Khaled al-Asaad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Khaled al-Asaad

Syrian archeologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Tadmur, Homs Governorate, Syria

Date of Death: 18-Aug-2015

Profession: professor, historian, curator, archaeologist

Nationality: Syria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Khaled al-Asaad (Arabic: ???? ???????, Arabic pronunciation: [?l?æs?æd], January 1932 – 18 August 2015) was a Syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities at the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
He held this position for over 40 years.
Al-Asaad was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on 18 August 2015, at the age of eighty three.