Kamel Bey El-Assaad (10 February 1932 – 25 July 2010) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss).

[2] Coming from a large feudal Shia family 'El Assaad' from southern Lebanon, Kamel Asaad held the title of "Bakaweit" (title of nobility plural of "Beik" granted to a few wealthy families in Lebanon in the early eighteenth century).

[citation needed] He completed his Elementary and Secondary studies at Ecole de la Sagesse (Arabic: مدرسة الحكمة) in Beirut, and continued with a law degree from the University of Paris.

[4] He married Ghada al Kharsaa and the couple had three children, Ahmed, a son, and Iman and Maha, two daughters.

He was a candidate for a seat in the Lebanese Parliament in the elections of 2009,[5] but failed to win against a stronger list of Amal-Hezbollah alliance.