Riad (also spelled Riyad or Riyadh, ar, رياض, ) is a masculine

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given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens".

People with the given name

* Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army * Riad Asmat (born 1971), Malaysian businessman * Riad Bajić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer *

Riad Benayad Riad Benayad ( ar, رياض بن عياد; born November 2, 1996) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Espérance de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team. Club career On September 29, 2017, Benayad mad ...

(born 1996), Algerian footballer *

Riad Benchadi Riad Benchadi (born November 7, 1978 in Batna, Algeria, Batna) is an Algerian Association football, football player who is currently playing for MCB EL MADHER in the Ligue Régional 2 'BATNA'. Personal Born in Batna, Algeria, Batna, Benchadi is o ...

(born 1978), Algerian footballer *

Riad Beyrouti Riad Beyrouti ( ar, ریاض بیروتي; born 6 May 1944 in Damascus – died 4 November 2019 in Honfleur, France) was a Syrian painter. He lived in Lower Normandy from 1969 until his death. Biography Riad Beyrouti graduated from the Damas ...

(born 1944), Syrian painter *

Riad Chibani Riad Chibani (born 27 January 1964) is an Algerian judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(born 1964), Algerian judoka *

Riad Darar Riad Hammoud Darar ( ar, رياض حمود دارار, born 1954) is a Syrian opposition political and social activist and author from Deir ez-Zor. He was a proponent of human rights for Kurds in Syria since 2000. During his activism, he was i ...

(born 1954), Syrian activist and author *

Riad Hammadou Riad Hammadou (born December 5, 1976 in Algiers) is a former Algerian footballer. He played the majority of his career for the French club Lille OSC. Club career Hammadou played for Lille and AS Beauvais Oise in the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. He als ...

(born 1976), Algerian footballer * Riad Higazy (1919–1967), Egyptian earth scientist *

Riad Ismat Mohammad Riad Hussain Ismat ( ar, رياض عصمت) (11 July 1947 – 13 May 2020) was a Syrian writer, critic and theatre director. He served as Minister of Culture of Syria from 3 October 2010 to 23 June 2012. Early life, education and care ...

(1947–2020), Syrian politician * Riad Jarjour, Syrian Christian clergyman * Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian *

Riad Nouri Riad Nouri, also known as Ryad Nouri, (born 7 June 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Ajaccio. Career On 27 June 2015, Ajaccio announced the signing of Nouri. On 14 August 2015, he scored his first g ...

(born 1985), French-Algerian footballer *

Riad Rahal Riad Rahal ( Arabic: رياض رحال) is a Lebanese Greek Orthodox politician and surgeon. Rahal was born in Akkar January 5, 1950. He studied surgery and medicine at University of Tours, France. He was elected to parliament in the 2009 Leba ...

(born 1950), Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician * Riad Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian volleyballer * Riad Salamé (born 1950), Lebanese banker and governor * Riad al-Saray (1975–2010), Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician * Riad Seif (born 1946), Syrian political dissident and businessman * Riad Shehata (–died 1942), Egyptian photographer *

Riad Al Solh Riad Reda Al Solh ( ar, رياض الصلح; 17 August 1894 – 17 July 1951) was the first prime minister of Lebanon after the country's independence.

, first prime minister of Lebanon * Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981), Egyptian composer and musician * Riad Taha (1927–1980), Lebanese journalist * Riad al-Turk (born 1930), Syrian politician * Riad Yassin (born 1955), Yemeni Foreign Minister * Riad Yunes (born 1928), Dominican sports shooter

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Riyad Naasan Agha Riyad Nassan Agha ( ar, رياض نعسان آغا) (born 1947) is a former minister of culture of Syria. He served as Syria's ambassador to Oman and the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات ...

(born 1947), Syrian politician * Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Iraqi-born British kickboxer *

Riyadh Khalaf Riyadh Khalaf (born 7 February 1991) is an Irish broadcaster, author, activist, and YouTube personality who has worked in the media industry in Ireland, Australia and the UK. Early life Born to Irish mother Lorraine and Iraqi father Sam, Khala ...

, (born 1991) Irish broadcaster, author, and YouTuber *

Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary Riyad Hassan El Khoudary ( ar, رياض حسن الخضري) (born July 27, 1943) is a Palestinian professor. He has been the president of Gaza University since August 1, 2020. He is the vice-chairman of the board of trustees of Al-Quds Open ...

(born 1943), Palestinian academic *

Riyad Mahrez Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Manchester City and captains the Algeria national team. Mahrez began his career ...

(born 1991), Algerian footballer *

Riyad al-Maliki Riyad al-Maliki ( ar, رياض المالكي; born 31 May 1955) is former Minister of Information, government spokesperson, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in its 12th government, and resumed office as Foreign ...

, Palestinian politician * Riyadh Roberts, the legal name of rapper

YoungstaCPT Riyadh Roberts (born Riyadh Emandien; 23 December 1991), known professionally as YoungstaCPT (or simply YoungCPT), is a South African rapper and songwriter. He is known for incorporating details about his Cape Malay culture and his Cape Town r ...

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Ali Mohamed Riad Ali Mohamed Riadh (6 June 1904 – 31 January 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward. He played for Zamalek, and also represented Egypt as a forward at both the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Zamalek ...

(1904–?), Egyptian footballer *

Hussein Riad Hussein Mohamed Shafiq ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق, more commonly known by his stage name Hussein Riad ( ar, حسين رياض , (1897–1965) was an Egyptian actor, who mainly played "dad roles". His career spanned about 46 years and he appe ...

(1897–1965), Egyptian actor *

Mahmoud Riad Mahmoud Riad ( ar, محمود رياض) (January 8, 1917 – January 25, 1992) was an Egyptian diplomat. He was Egyptian ambassador to United Nations from 1962 to 1964, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1964 to 1972, and Secretary-Gener ...

(1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat *

Mohamed Riad Riad Ahmed Riad Mohamed Riad () (born September 18, 1927) an Egyptian scholar and geographer. Among his books is “Journey in the time of Nubia", His original family name is Qassem Urfally. In 1949 he obtained his B.A in Geography from Fouad I ...

(born 1927), Egyptian scholar and geographer * Mohamed Ali Riad (1927–1958), Egyptian fencer *

Tarek Riad Tarek Riad (born 13 July 1960 in Cairo) is an Egyptian sport shooter. He competed in pistol shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2 ...

(born 1960), Egyptian sport shooter *

Tomas Riad Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) is a Swedish linguist, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992 and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there. Riad is al ...

(born 1959), Swedish linguist * Wael Riad (born 1981), Egyptian footballer

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