In the first Assassin’s Creed game, what is the full name of the main character?

The main character of the first Assassin’s Creed game is Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.

Altaïr is a Syrian Assassin active during the Third Crusade in 1191. At the beginning of the game, he is a highly ranked but overconfident member of the Brotherhood. After failing to follow the Assassin’s Creed, he is reduced in rank and must complete a series of missions to regain his status.

The game follows Altaïr through cities including Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus. His mentor is Al Mualim, while the modern-day storyline follows Desmond Miles, whose genetic memories are explored through the Animus. Desmond is important to the wider series but is not the historical protagonist of the first game.

Altaïr’s story also appears in later Assassin’s Creed material, including Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, which connects his life with Ezio Auditore’s. His name is sometimes written with different apostrophe or transliteration conventions, but “Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad” is the standard English form used for the character.