Khaled al-Asaad, Syrian archaeologist and author (born 1932)

Khaled al-Asaad

Syrian archaeologist (1932–2015)

Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad was a Syrian archaeologist who headed the antiquities in the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over forty years. Al-Asaad was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State on 18 August 2015, at the age of 83.