Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an

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male

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common in most parts of the

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. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.

Etymology

The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the

(), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle ().

Lexicology

As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a

Quranic The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , si ...

prophecy attributed to

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...

. It also shares the same roots as

Mahmud Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 19 ...

and

Hamed Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د): # (Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it ...

. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a

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named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some

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ic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of

at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word '

Paraclete Paraclete ( grc, παράκλητος, la, paracletus) means 'advocate' or 'helper'. In Christianity, the term ''paraclete'' most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit. Etymology ''Paraclete'' comes from the Koine Greek word (). A combination o ...

' from the Biblical text,"Isa", Encyclopedia of Islam although this view is not universal considering translations, meanings and etymology.A. Guthrie and E. F. F. Bishop, p. 253–254. Traditional Islamic sources, such as

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. A ...

Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim ( ar, صحيح مسلم, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim), group=note is a 9th-century '' hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (815–875). It is one of the most valued b ...

, and others contain

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

in which Muhammad personally refers to himself as Ahmad. Christian orientalist such as

William Montgomery Watt William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish Orientalist, historian, academic and Anglican priest. From 1964 to 1979, he was Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh. Watt was one ...

, however, tried to argue that the use of Ahmad as a proper name for "Muhammad" did not exist until well into the second Islamic century, previously being used only in an adjectival sense. But his argument is weak,as Muhammad had called himself Ahmad. And Watt didn't give any reference on behalf of his claim. As in Sahih Bukhari, 3532: Watt concludes that the development of the term being used as a name in reference to Muhammad came later in the context of Christian-Muslim polemics, particularly with Muslim attempts to equate Muhammad with the Biblical 'Paraclete', owing to a prophecy attributed to

in the Quranic verse 61:6. According to the ''New Encyclopedia of Islam'', and the older ''

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'', the word ''Ahmad'' has no

etymological Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words a ...

attachment to the word ''Muhammad'', but instead has been defined and understood according to its form and likeness to the word ''Muhammad''.

Interpretations and meanings of Ahmad

Development

Regarding

Ibn Ishaq Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār (; according to some sources, ibn Khabbār, or Kūmān, or Kūtān, ar, محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار بن خيار, or simply ibn Isḥaq, , meaning "the son of Isaac"; died 767) was an 8 ...

's biography of Muhammad, the

Sirat Rasul Allah Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya (), commonly shortened to Sīrah and translated as prophetic biography, are the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Quran and Hadiths, most historical information about his life and the ...

, Islamic scholar

Alfred Guillaume Alfred Guillaume (8 November 1888 – 30 November 1965) was a British Christian Arabist, scholar of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and Islam. Career Guillaume was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, the son of Alfred Guillaume. He took up Arabic ...

wrote:

Ahmad passage

Here are two translations of the passage in question in Surat 61 verse 6: The verse in the Quran attributes a name or designation, describing or identifying who would follow Jesus. In his

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to his disciples, Jesus promised that he would "send the

Holy Spirit In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...

" to them after his departure, in John 15:26 stating: "whom I will send unto you from the Father,

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the Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me." John 14:17 states "

the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you."''John'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 , page 442.''The Gospel of John: Question by Question'' by Judith Schubert 2009 , pages 112–127. Regarding verse 61: 6 in the Quran: Contrary to the above claim that Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham did not mention Ahmad and the respective passage, there is Ibn Ishaq's work with the title Kitab al-Maghazi and Ibn Hisham who mention and connect the words Mohammad & Ahmad with the

. Additionally it has been documented that there was an attempt to connect the respective quranic verse with the Paraclete even earlier then Ibn Ishaq. Moreover, a later interpolation of this passage to the Quran, just to serve as an ex eventu prove for the early Muslim scholars, has also been refuted in modern Islamic Studies. This is supported by the fact that the earliest as well as the later manuscripts of the Quran contain the exact passage and wording in Surah 61.

Scholarship regarding the Greek translation

"Early translators knew nothing about the surmised reading of periklutos for parakletos, and its possible rendering as Ahmad …. Periklutos does not come into the picture as far as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham are concerned. The deception is not theirs. The opportunity to introduce Ahmad was not accepted – though it is highly improbable that they were aware of it being a possible rendering of Periklutos. It would have clinched the argument to have followed the Johannine references with a Quranic quotation." "Furthermore the Peshitta, Old Syriac, and Philoxenian versions all write the name of John in the form Yuhanan, not in the Greek form Yuhannis.. Accordingly to find a text of the Gospels from which Ibn Ishaq could have drawn his quotation we must look for a version which differs from all others in displaying these characteristics. Such a text is the

Palestinian Syriac Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) was a Western Aramaic dialect used by the Melkite Christian community in Palestine and Transjordan between the fifth and thirteenth centuries. It is preserved in inscriptions, manuscripts (mostly palimpses ...

Lectionary of the Gospels which will conclusively prove that the Arabic writer had a Syriac text before him which he, or his informant, skillfully manipulated to provide the reading we have in the Sira.". "Muslim children are never called Ahmad before the year 123AH. But there are many instances prior to this date of boys called 'Muhammad.' Very rarely is the name 'Ahmad' met with in pre-Islamic time of ignorance (Jahiliya), though the name Muhammad was in common use. Later traditions that the prophet's name was Ahmad show that this had not always been obvious, though commentators assume it after about 22 (AH)." "It has been concluded that the word Ahmad in Quran as-Saff 61:6 is to be taken not as a proper name but as an adjective... and that it was understood as a proper name only after Muhammad had been identified with the Paraclete." "Note that by the middle of the 2nd century AH, Muslims already identified Muhammad with the Greek word "Paracletos" (Counsellor / Advocate) or the Aramaic translation "Menahhemana."

Alleged historical document regarding the topic

Text of the correspondence between `

Umar II Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ( ar, عمر بن عبد العزيز, ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; 2 November 680 – ), commonly known as Umar II (), was the eighth Umayyad caliph. He made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, an ...

and Leo III: "We recognize Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the authors of the Gospel, and yet I know that this truth, recognized by us Christians wounds you, so that you seek to find accomplices for your lie. In brief, you admit that we say that it was written by God, and brought down from the heavens, as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar,

Abu Turab Abū Turāb () or ''Father of Dust'', is a title attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Muslim Caliph, who is seen by twelver Imamiyah Shia as the first of their 12 Imams. According to authentic narrations the title "Abu Turab" Kunya (Arabic) ...

and Salman the Persian, who composed that, even though the rumor has got round among you that God sent it down from heavens…. odhas chosen the way of sending he human raceProphets, and it is for this reason that the Lord, having finished all those things that He had decided on beforehand, and having fore-announced His incarnation by way of His prophets, yet knowing that men still had need of assistance from God, promised to send the Holy Spirit, under the name of Paraclete, (Consoler), to console them in the distress and sorrow they felt at the departure of their Lord and Master. I reiterate, that it was for this cause alone that Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, since He sought to console His disciples for His departure, and recall to them all that He had said, all that He had done before their eyes, all that they were called to propagate throughout the world by their witness. Paraclete thus signifies "consoler", while Muhammad means "to give thanks", or "to give grace", a meaning which has no connection whatever with the word Paraclete." However the authenticity of the correspondence has been put into question by scholars.Bart D. Ehrman Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, Oxford University Press, USA (2012) 978-0199928033

Transliterations

''Ahmad'' is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the

, although primarily in the

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. More recently, this transliteration has become increasingly popular in the

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due to use by members of the

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

community. ''Ahmed'' is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

. This transliteration is also used throughout the

. ''Ahmet'' is the modern Turkish transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings. The less common transliterations of ''Ahmad'' are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia. ''Achmat'' is the fairly standard transliteration used by South Africa's Muslim community, and its pronunciation shows evidence of the influence of Afrikaans: the which represents ح �is pronounced as an Afrikaans (i.e. closer to the Arabic خ); and the د is realised as a (closer to the Arabic ت) which follows Afrikaans

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principles.

List of people with the name

Ahmad

Ahmad ibn Hanbal Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Dhuhli ( ar, أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل الذهلي, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal al-Dhuhlī; November 780 – 2 August 855 CE/164–241 AH), was a Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and ...

, (780–855) was an Arab Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and founder of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence. *Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tasim, was an Abbasid prince and son of Abbasid caliph

Al-Mu'tasim Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الرشيد; October 796 – 5 January 842), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh (, ), was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling ...

. He was also patron of Science, philosophy and Art. * Ahmad ibn Muhammad, (died 866) better known as Al-Musta'in was the twelfth

Abbasid caliph The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The family came ...

(r. 862–866). *

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( ps, احمد شاه دراني; prs, احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In July 1747, Ahm ...

, Founder of Last Afghan Durrani Empire *

Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ahmad Shah Bahadur , also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi (23 December 1725 – 1775 AD), was the fourteenth Mughal Emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age ...

Mughal Emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled ...

* Sheikh Ahmad, Siamese official of Persian ancestry * Ahmad (rapper), West Coast hip hop performer * Ahmad Abbas, Saudi Arabian footballer *

Ahmad Abdalla Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader ( ar, أحمد عبد الله السيد) (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter. His debut feature film is '' Heliopolis'' (2009); his second film is ''Microph ...

, Egyptian film director * Ahmad Adel, Egyptian footballer * Ahmad Ahmadi, Iranian physician *

Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali ( ar, أحمد إسماعيل علي) (14 October 1917 – 26 December 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the October War of 1973, and is best known for his planning of the attack across ...

(1917–1974), Egyptian army officer *

Ahmad Alaq Ahmad Alaq ( ug, أحمد; died 1503) was the Khan of Eastern Moghulistan ( Uyghurstan) from 1487 to 1503. He was the second son of Yunus Khan. His mother was Shah Begum, fourth daughter of Badakhshan prince Lali. Ahmad Alaq was a direct male-l ...

, Khan of eastern

Moghulistan Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Ten ...

Ahmad Amin Ahmad Amin (Arabic: أحمد أمين), (1954-1886) was an Egyptian historian and writer. He wrote a series of books on the history of the Islamic civilization (1928–1953), a famous autobiography (''My Life'', 1950), as well as an important ...

, Egyptian historian and writer * Ahmad A'zam, Uzbek writer *

Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Ahmed Ibrahim Artan so, Ahmed Ibrahim Cartan ; ar, أحمد ابراهيم عرتن) is a Somali diplomat, author and currently Minister of Security of Puntland.. He is the former Labourers and Youth adviser to the Somali president. Persona ...

, Somali diplomat, author and politician *

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ( so, Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi or Axmed Gurey, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, ar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي ; 1506 – 21 February 1543) was an imam and general of the Adal Sulta ...

, The Somali Imam of

Adal Sultanate The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II ...

who conquered Abyssinia * Ahmad Bahar, Iranian politician *Ahmad Balshe, Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known professionally as

Belly Belly may refer to: Anatomy * The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach ** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking ** Belly dance * The fleshy, cent ...

* Ahmad Belal, Egyptian former football player * Ahmad Black, American football safety for the Florida Gators *

Ahmad Bradshaw Ahmad Bradshaw (born March 19, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played college football at Marshall. He is a two-time Super Bowl champio ...

, American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts, released via free agency from the New York Giants *

Ahmad Brooks Ahmad Kadar Brooks (born March 14, 1984) is an American former football outside linebacker. He played college football at Virginia, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Supplemental Draft. He has also play ...

, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers * Ahmad Bunnag of Siam *

Ahmad Bustomi Ahmad Bustomi (born 13 July 1985) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 2 club PSMS Medan. He is one of the 2007 Sea Games team member Ivan Kolev upbringing. His favourite players are Bima Sakti and Andre ...

, Indonesian footballer *

Ahmad Carroll Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Carroll was also a member of the J ...

, American football free agent *

Ahmad Dahlan Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan (born as Muhammad Darwis;‎ ar, أحمد دحلان;‎ 1 August 1868 – 23 February 1923), often abbreviated to K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, was an Indonesian Muslim religious leader and revivalist, who established the Mu ...

, Indonesian Islamic revivalist *

Ahmad Dhani Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo (born Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo; 26 May 1972), better known as Ahmad Dhani, Dhani Muhammad Prasetyo or Dhani S. Manaf, is an Indonesian musician. He was the frontman of Dewa 19 with his colleague Once Mekel as the co-lead singer, ...

, Indonesian musician * Ahmad Dukhqan, Jordanian politician *

Ahmad Fanakati Ahmad Fanākatī or Banākatī ( fa, ; ; before 1242 — 10 April 1282) was a Persian Muslim from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) who served as finance minister of the Yuan dynasty during Kublai's reign. He became known as a chief minister ...

, financial officer of

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of ...

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fif ...

* Ahmad Fuadi, Indonesian writer * Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born 2000), American football player *

Ahmad Gooden Ahmad Gooden (born October 27, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Samford. College career Gooden was a member of the Samford Bulldogs f ...

(born 1995), American football player * Ahmad Hardi, Kurdish poet *

Ahmad Hawkins Ahmad Hawkins (born December 10, 1978) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Virginia. He was signed by the Colorado Crush as a street free agent in 2003. Hawkins also played for the Berlin Thunder, Nashvil ...

, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers *

Ahmad Hijazi Ahmad Mostafa Hijazi ( ar, أحمد مصطفى حجازي, ; born 22 August 1994) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for club Ansar. Club career After spending three seasons on loan from Ahed—at Racing Beirut, Nabi Chit, ...

(born 1994), Lebanese footballer *

, Founder of the

Hanbalite The Hanbali school ( ar, ٱلْمَذْهَب ٱلْحَنۢبَلِي, al-maḏhab al-ḥanbalī) is one of the four major traditional Sunni schools (''madhahib'') of Islamic jurisprudence. It is named after the Arab scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d ...

school of Muslim jurisprudence *

Ahmad ibn Fadlan Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāšid ibn Ḥammād, ( ar, أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; ) commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Muslim traveler, famous for his account of hi ...

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Mutta ...

ambassador to the

Volga Bulgars Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria, was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state ...

Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Tulun ( ar, أحمد بن طولون, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn; c. 20 September 835 – 10 May 884) was the founder of the Tulunid dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria between 868 and 905. Originally a Turkic slave-soldier, in 868 I ...

, founder of the

Tulunid dynasty The Tulunids (), were a Mamluk dynasty of Turkic origin who were the first independent dynasty to rule Egypt, as well as much of Syria, since the Ptolemaic dynasty. They were independent from 868, when they broke away from the central authority ...

Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ahmad-Jabir Ismayil oghlu Ahmadov ( az, Əhməd-Cabir İsmayıl oğlu Əhmədov) – was a professor of "Commodity research and examination of food" in "Azerbaijan State Economic University", Doctor of Philosophy in technical sciences (1973), Prof ...

, "Honored teacher" of Azerbaijan *

Ahmad Jalloul Ahmad Adnan Jalloul ( ar, أحمد عدنان جلول, ; born 23 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Safa. Career statistics International Honours Safa * Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 201 ...

(born 1992), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Biography Early life Jamal was born Fr ...

, American jazz pianist * Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, Iranian lawyer and politician *

Ahmad Kasravi Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( fa, سید احمد حکم‌آبادی تبریزی, Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( fa, احمد کسروی, Ahmad-e Kasravi), was a pre-eminent Iran ...

, Iranian linguists and historian * Ahmad Khatib, first

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Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, serve ...

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n origin *

Ahmad Maher (disambiguation) Ahmad Maher may refer to: *Ahmad Mahir Pasha Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root ...

, various people * Ahmad Majid, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet * Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum * Ahmad Miller, former defensive tackle for the National Football League * Ahmad Mirfendereski (1918–2004), Iranian diplomat *

Ahmad Merritt Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Wisconsin. Merritt was also a member of the Dallas ...

, American football free agent *

Ahmad Muin Yaacob On 25 November 2016, at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Singapore, during a heated argument, Ahmad Muin bin Yaacob, a 23-year-old Malaysian cleaner, killed his 54-year-old supervisor Maimunah binte Awang by stabbing her with a pair of grass cutters ...

, Malaysian convicted murderer *

Ahmad Nivins Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is a former American professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's. High school ca ...

, American basketball player *

Ahmad ibn Rustah Ahmad ibn Rustah Isfahani ( fa, احمد ابن رسته اصفهانی ''Aḥmad ibn Rusta Iṣfahānī''), more commonly known as Ibn Rustah (, also spelled ''Ibn Rusta'' and ''Ibn Ruste''), was a tenth-century Persian explorer and geographer ...

, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia *

Ahmad Rashad Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Mo ...

, sportscaster and former football player *

Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti politician and a member of the ruling family, Al Sabah. Early life and education Sabah was born on 5 September 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University ...

(born 1952), Kuwaiti royal and politician *

Ahmad Sa'adat Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat; ar, احمد سعدات, links=no; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan, is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palesti ...

, Secretary-General of the

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( ar, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين, translit=al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn, PFLP) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary so ...

* Ahmad Saad, a Saudi Arabian football player. *

Ahmad Said (politician) Ahmad Said (born 15 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from March 2008 to May 2014 and Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) from 1995 to his promotion to the Menteri ...

, Malaysian politician *

Ahmad Ali Sepehr Ahmad Ali Sepehr, also known as Movarrekh Al Dowleh, (1889–1976) was an Iranian historian and politician. He held several government posts during both the Qajar and Pahlavi rule. Early life and education Sepehr was born in Tehran in 1889. His ...

, Iranian historian and politician *

Ahmad Shah Massoud ) , branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front , serviceyears = 1975–2001 , rank = General , unit = , commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan Wa ...

Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity **Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pash ...

military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan *

Ahmad Shah Qajar Ahmad Shah Qajar ( fa, احمد شاه قاجار; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 Januar ...

, Last

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

of the

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic origin ...

Ahmad Shamlou Ahmad Shamlou ( fa, احمد شاملو, ''Ahmad Šāmlū'' , also known under his pen name A. Bamdad ( fa, ا. بامداد)) (December 12, 1925 – July 23, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most infl ...

, Persian poet and writer *

Ahmad Shukeiri Ahmad al-Shukeiri ( ar, أحمد الشقيري, also transliterated al-Shuqayri, Shuqairi, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry; 1 January 1908 – 26 February 1980) was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964–1967. ...

, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization *

Ahmad Sohrab Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb (March 21, 1890 – April 20, 1958) was a Persian- American author and Baháʼí who served as ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's secretary and interpreter from 1912 to 1919. He co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and ...

, Persian author *

Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif (31 May 1935 – 27 May 2022), popularly known as Buya Syafi'i, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and intellectual. He was chairman of Muhammadiyah between 1998 and 2005. Educated in the United States, he was known for his ...

, Indonesian intellectual *

Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; August 22, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th Sultan of Brunei from 11 September 1924 until his death. After his death in 1950, he was then succeeded by his younger brother Omar Ali Saifuddien ...

, 27th Sultan of

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by th ...

Ahmad Taktouk Ahmad Walid Taktouk ( ar, أحمد وليد تكتوك, ; born 29 September 1984) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Sagesse. Club career Taktouk started his career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, before moving to Nejmeh in 20 ...

(born 1984), Lebanese footballer * Ahmad Tekuder (died 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate *

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (February 16, 1932 – March 13, 2014) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession, K ...

, President of Sierra Leone *

Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, أحمد بن علي بن عبد الله بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; 1922 – 25 November 1977) was the Emir of Qatar who ruled from 1960 to 1972. Qatar's f ...

, Emir of the State of Qatar *

Ahmad Thomas Ahmad Thomas (born December 15, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. Professional career Oakland Raiders Thomas was signed by the Oakla ...

(born 1994), American football player * Ahmad Treaudo, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods *

Ahmad Yani General Ahmad Yani (19 June 1922 – 1 October 1965) was the Commander of the Indonesian Army, and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house. Early life Ahmad Yani was born in Jena ...

, Indonesian Army general *

Ahmad Zarruq Ahmad Zarruq () also known as Imam az-Zarrūq ash Shadhili (Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Īsa) (1442–1493 CE) was a 15th-century Moroccan Shadhili Sufi, jurist and saint from Fes. He is considered one of the most prominent and ac ...

, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh *

Ahmad Yaakob Ahmad bin Yakob (born 1 February 1950) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as the 19th Menteri Besar of Kelantan since May 2013 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pekan (stat ...

, Malaysian politician; Menteri Besar of Kelantan *

Ahmad Najib Aris Ahmad Najib bin Aris (1976 – 23 September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime made headlines across Malaysia. He was sentenced to d ...

, Malaysian convicted rapist and killer who was hanged for the rape and murder of Canny Ong

Surname

* Alimuddin Ahmad (1884-1920), Bengali activist and revolutionary *

Ekramuddin Ahmad Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Bengali government officer and litterateur. He was known for his support of the Santal people during his government service and his literary criticisms after retirement. Early life and educatio ...

(1872-1940), Bengali litterateur * Nesaruddin Ahmad (1873-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar and Pir of Sarsina *

Feroz Ahmad Feroz Ahmad (born 1938) is a retired academic, historian and political scientist who taught at different universities, including the University of Massachusetts Boston, Tufts University, Harvard University, Columbia University and Yeditepe Unive ...

(born 1938), Indian academic and historian * Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian politician * Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Indonesian badminton player

Fictional characters

* Aĥmad, from ''

Malatily Bathhouse ''Malaṯily Bathhouse'' ( ar, حمام الملاطيلي "Ĥamam al-Malaṯily") is a 1973 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abu Seif. The main actors are Shams al-Baroudi and Yusuf Shåban. It is adapted from a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. Sama ...

Ahmed

Ahmed I Ahmed I ( ota, احمد اول '; tr, I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal ...

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...

of the

Ahmed II Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

, sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Ahmed III Ahmed III ( ota, احمد ثالث, ''Aḥmed-i sālis'') was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at ...

, sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Ahmed Abu Ismail Ahmed Abu Ismail (1915–2013) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as minister of finance in the 1970s. Early life and education Ismail was born in Samannud in March 1915. He hailed from a wealthy middle-class family. He attend ...

, Egyptian economist and politician * Ahmed Abukhater, urban and regional planner and Palestinian-American powerlifter *

Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed ( ar, أحمد أحمد), (; born June 27, 1970) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian. Early life Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Rivers ...

, Egyptian American actor and comedian * Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet * Ahmed Ali Awan (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated

murder of Ross Parker Ross Andrew Parker (17 August 198421 September 2001), from Peterborough, England, was a seventeen-year-old white English male murdered in an unprovoked racially motivated crime. He bled to death after being stabbed, beaten with a hammer an ...

Ahmed Baduri Ahmed Tahir Baduri was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Eritrea between 2001 and 2005, replacing Haile Menkerios. Baduri was replaced by Araya Desta. Baduri was born in Hargigo in 1946. After finishing elemen ...

, Eritrean diplomat *

Ahmed Elmi Osman Personal life Osman belongs to the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan. Career Early career In 2009, Osman served as the Minister of Aviation of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia. He later helped form Khatumo State administratio ...

, Somali politician *

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ' (1 July 1914 – 4 October 1982) was the fourth president of Iraq, from 17 July 1968 to 16 July 1979. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and ...

, former President of

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

Ahmed Ben Bella Ahmed Ben Bella ( ar, أحمد بن بلّة '; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 ...

, the first President of

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

* Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician *

Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi ( ar, أحمد عبد الهادي الجلبي; 30 October 1945 – 3 November 2015) was an Iraqi politician, a founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC) who served as the President of the Governing Council of ...

, leader of the

Iraqi National Congress The Iraqi National Congress (INC; Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني العراقي ''Al-Moutammar Al-Watani Al-'Iraqi'') is an Iraqi political party that was led by Ahmed Chalabi who died in 2015. It was formed as an umbrella opposition group ...

Ahmed Galal Ahmed Galal may refer to: * Ahmed Galal (footballer) * Ahmed Galal (politician) {{hndis, Galal, Ahmed ...

(born 1948), Egyptian economist *

Ahmed al-Ghamdi Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi ( ar, احمد صلاح سعيد الغامدي, , also transliterated as Alghamdi) (July 2, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 at ...

(1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of

United Airlines Flight 175 United Airlines Flight 175 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The flight's scheduled plan was from Logan International Airport, in Boston, ...

* Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of

United Airlines Flight 93 United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda attackers aboard the plane on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in S ...

* Ahmed Hulusi, Turkish writer and Sufi *

Ahmed Hussen Ahmed Hussen ( so, Axmed Xuseen; born 1976) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the minister of housing and diversity and inclusion since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Hussen has also sat as the mem ...

, Somali-Canadian lawyer *

Ahmed Imamovic Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

, Bosnian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

* Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (1929–2017), South African politician, political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. *

Ahmed Khadr Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, أحمد سعيد خضر; March 1, 1948 – October 2, 2003) was a Canadian citizen who began working in Afghanistan in the 1980s. There he has been described as having had ties to a number of militant and Mujahideen ...

, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier of al-Qaeda *

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philosopher, ...

Mujaddid A ''mujaddid'' ( ar, مجدد), is an Islamic term for one who brings "renewal" ( ar, تجديد, translit=tajdid, label=none) to the religion. According to the popular Muslim tradition, it refers to a person who appears at the turn of every ...

of 14th century of Islam *

Ahmed Köprülü Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family *

Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, أحمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 12 July 1950) is the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security, Group Chairman of A.R.M. Holding and Dubai Real Estate Centre and Ch ...

, United Arab Emirati politician * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati businessman * Ahmed M. Hassan Somali politician *

Ahmed Marei Ahmed Mohamed Marei (Arabic: أحمد مرعي; born 5 January 1959) is an Egyptian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the head coach for Zamalek SC of the Egyptian Basketball Super League (EBSL). Previously h ...

, Egyptian basketball coach and former player * Ahmed Mohiuddin, Pakistani

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual cell, a multicellular organism, or a community of interacting populations. They usually specialize ...

Ahmed Musa Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team. Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a ...

, Nigerian footballer * Ahmed Naamani (born 1979), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem (born 26 October 1976) is a United Arab Emirati cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

, cricketer *

Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan (Arabic: أحمد بن سيف آل نهيان; born 7 November 1963) is a member of the Al Nahyan family in the United Arab Emirates and the founder and was the chairman of Etihad Airways. Early life, education, and ca ...

, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways *

Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, أحمد بن زايد آل نهيان, 1968 – 26 March 2010) was an Emirati businessman and the managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Early life and education Ahmed was born in 1968. He ...

, Emirati businessman * Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of

Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif ( ar, أحمد نظيف, ; born 8 July 1952) served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptian ...

(born 1952), Egyptian politician * Ahmed Nizam, Indian cricketer *

Ahmed Patel Ahmedbhai Muhammedbhai Patel (21 August 194925 November 2020), also known as Ahmed Patel, was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress. He was the political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. P ...

, Indian politician *

Ahmed Plummer Ahmed Kamil Plummer (born March 26, 1976) is a former American football player who played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-2005. A 5'11", 191 lb. cornerback from Ohio State University, Plummer was selected by the 49ers in t ...

, former NFL player *

Ahmed Rushdi ), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = , ...

, Pakistani singer *

, Egyptian politician * Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia *

Ahmed Sanjar Senjer ( fa, ; full name: ''Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah'') (''b''. 1085 – ''d''. 8 May 1157) was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until in 1118,Seljuk Turks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; fa, سلجوقیان ''Saljuqian'', alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes by the Turk ...

* Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist * Ahmed Al Saqr (born 1970), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmed Şerafettin Ahmed Şerafettin (1894–13 June 1933), colloquially known as Şeref Bey, was a Turkish people, Turkish football player and manager. Being one of the notable figures of Beşiktaş J.K., Şeref Bey was the first club captain and manager of the c ...

, Turkish football manager *

Ahmed Sheikh Ahmed Sheikh (born 1949) is a Palestinian journalist and the current editor-in-chief of the Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera. Ahmed Sheikh was born in Nablus on the West Bank. He left his homeland in 1968 to study in Jordan. Views on the ...

, Palestinian journalist *

Ahmed Talbi Ahmed Talbi (born 28 August 1981 in Berkane) is a Moroccan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footba ...

, Moroccan footballer *

Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan (1889–1923) was a Turkish-born Saudi royal and government official who was one of the advisors to Abdulaziz, Emir of Nejd, who later founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was the paternal uncle of Iffat Al Thu ...

(1889–1923), Turkish born Saudi royal *

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was amo ...

, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea *

Ahmed Yassin Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin ( ar, الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل حسن ياسين; 1 January 1937 – 22 March 2004) was a Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, a militant Islamist and Palestinian nationalist organiza ...

, former leader of Palestinian

Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni- Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qas ...

Ahmed Yesevi Ahmad Yasawi ( kk, Қожа Ахмет Ясауи, Qoja Ahmet Iasaui, قوجا احمەت ياساۋٸ; fa, خواجه اَحمدِ یَسوی, Khwāje Ahmad-e Yasavī; 1093–1166) was a Turkic poet and Sufi, an early mystic who exerted a pow ...

, leader of

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...

mysticism * Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999

Nobel Prize in Chemistry ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then "M ...

for his work on

femtochemistry Femtochemistry is the area of physical chemistry that studies chemical reactions on extremely short timescales (approximately 10−15 seconds or one femtosecond, hence the name) in order to study the very act of atoms within molecules (reactants) ...

; Surname *

Nick Ahmed Nicholas Mark Ahmed (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Ahmed attended East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, wh ...

(born 1990), American baseball player

Ahmet

Ahmet Akdilek Ahmet Akdilek (born 9 March 1988) is a Turkish road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . In the national team, he is coached by Luka Zele. He qualified for participation in the men's road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He al ...

(born 1988), Turkish cyclist *

Ahmet Alkan Ahmet Ugur Alkan is a Turkish economist and the former dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey. Alkan is a member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences The Turkish Academy of Sciences ( tr, Türkiye Bil ...

, Turkish economist * Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist * Ahmet Bilek (1932–1971), Turkish Olympic champion *

Ahmet Bozer Ahmet C. Bozer (born 1960) is a Turkish business executive. He is executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International, which consists of The Coca-Cola Company's Asia Pacific, Europe, Eurasia & Africa, and Latin America operations. ...

(born 1960), Turkish business executive * Ahmet Cevdet, multiple people * Ahmet Cömert (1926–1990), Turkish amateur boxer, coach, referee, boxing judge and sports official *

Ahmet Davutoğlu Ahmet Davutoğlu (; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as ...

(born 1959), Turkish politician and political scientist *

Ahmet Dursun Ahmet Dursun (born 25 January 1978) is a Turkish former professional footballer. Career Dursun started his career in Germany when he signed for SG Wattenscheid 09. In 1996, he was transferred to the Turkish club Kocaelispor and he was selected ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Ahmet Enünlü Ahmet Enünlü (born July 3, 1948) is a world champion Turkish bodybuilder. Enünlü was the fore-runner and the most successful performer of this sport in Turkey. He became the WABBA overall world champion in 1977 and 197 ...

(born 1948), Turkish bodybuilder *

Ahmet Burak Erdoğan Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (born 4 July 1979) is a Turkish businessman, the owner of MB Denizcilik, and the eldest son of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey. Personal life Ahmet Burak Erdoğan was born in Istanbul on 4 July 1979, the son o ...

(born 1979), son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan *

Ahmet Ertegun Ahmet Ertegun (, Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegün; ; – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist. Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. He discovered and ch ...

(923–2006), Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records *

Ahmet Gülhan Ahmet Gülhan is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 74 kg division. He is a member of Amasya Şekerspor. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After beating Ali Abdo from Australia he lost with Bu ...

(born 1978), Turkish wrestler *

Ahmet Haşim Ahmet Haşim (also written as Ahmed Hâşim; 1884? – 4 June 1933) was an influential Turkish poet of the early 20th century. Biography Ahmed Hâşim was born in Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Ira ...

(1884–1933), Turkish writer *

Ahmet Hromadžić Ahmet Hromadžić (11 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was a Bosnian writer. Bibliography *Labudova poljana, novel, Sarajevo, 1952. *Patuljak iz Zaboravljene zemlje, novel, Sarajevo, 1956. *Patuljak vam priča, short stories, Sarajevo, 1957. ...

(1923–2003), Bosnian writer *

Ahmet İsvan Ahmet İsvan (1923–2017) was a leftist Turkish politician. He served as the mayor of Istanbul between 1973 and 1977. He was among the pioneers of the municipal socialism in Turkey. Early life and education İsvan was born in Istanbul in 1923. ...

(1923–2017), Turkish politician *

Ahmet Kaya Ahmet Kaya (28 October 1957 – 16 November 2000) was a Turkish– Kurdish folk singer. Kaya was persecuted by Turkish nationalist celebrities and authorities. Kaya left Turkey in an act of self- exile, and moved to France, where he would sho ...

(1957–2000), Turkish–Kurdish folk singer * Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941–2013), Turkish seismologist * Ahmet İzzet Pasha (1864–1937), Ottoman general * Ahmet Kireççi (1914–1979), Turkish sports wrestler *

Ahmet Koç Ahmet Koç is a bağlama artist from Turkey. Before the "Paradoks" He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place. His prev ...

, Turkish musician *

Ahmet Köksal Ahmet Köksal (1920 - 24 January 1997) was a Turkish poet and writer. Early life and education Ahmet Köksal was born in Kızılkeçili, Çanakkale, Kızılkeçili a village of Çanakkale in 1920. He went to primary and middle school in Çanak ...

, (1920-1997), Turkish poet and writer *

Ahmet Kuru Ahmet Kuru (born 23 April 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. After coming through Werder Bremen's youth system, he played for the club's reserves, Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Spor ...

(born 1982), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Li (born 1991), Chinese-Turkish table tennis player *

Ahmet Öcal Ahmet Öcal (born 17 December 1979) is a Belgian footballer. In the past he played for K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (1999–2003), Diyarbakırspor (2003–2005), Altay S.K. (2005) and K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel (2005–2008), before signin ...

(born 1979), Belgian footballer *

Ahmet Örken Ahmet Örken (born 12 March 1993) is a Turkish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Born in Çumra, Konya Province, Örken began with cycling sport at the age of fourteen in 2007 at Çumra, Konya Province, ...

(born 1993), Turkish cyclist * Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (born 1936), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler *

Ahmet Rasim Ahmet Rasim (1864–1932) was an Ottoman liberal politician and writer, who wrote primarily about social issues. Biography Ahmet Rasim was born in Istanbul in 1864. He was a graduate of the Darüşşafaka High School. After graduation he worked ...

, Turkish writer and politician * Ahmet Sağlam (born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Ahmet Necdet Sezer Ahmet Necdet Sezer (; born 13 September 1941) is a Turkish statesman and judge who served as the tenth president of Turkey from 2000 to 2007. Previously he was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from 1998 to 2002. The Grand Nation ...

(born 1941), tenth President of the Republic of Turkey * Ahmet Burak Solakel (born 1982), Turkish footballer *

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 – 24 January 1962) was a Turkish poet, novelist, literary scholar and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important representatives of Literary modernism, modernism in Turkish literature. In addition ...

(1901–1962), Turkish writer *

Ahmet Türk Ahmet Türk (born 2 July 1942, Derik, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). He has been a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for several terms and was elected twice as the Ma ...

(born 1942), Turkish politician *

Ahmet Fikri Tüzer Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (1878, Şumnu, Ottoman Empire, today Shumen in Bulgaria – 16 August 1942, Ankara) was a Turkish politician, who was a member of the Republican People's Party and the acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey ...

(1878–1942), Turkish politician * Ahmet Ümit (born 1960), Turkish author *

Ahmet Uzel Ahmet Uzel (1930 – 5 October 1998) was a Turkish composer. Uzel launched his career in 1948 and penned his first poem and composed music for the first time the same year. Even though he did not receive any formal education in music or literatur ...

(1930–1998), Turkish composer * Ahmet Üzümcü (born 1951), Turkish diplomat *

Ahmet Uzun Ahmet Uzun (born 1950 in Nicosia) was Minister of Finance in the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk ...

, Turkish Cypriot politician *

Ahmet Vardar Ahmet Vardar (1937 – 25 February 2010) was a notable Turkish journalist and television presenter. Biography Vardar was born 1937 in Istanbul. He worked for many newspapers, the longest for the daily ''Sabah''. He served for many years as the ...

(1937–2010), Turkish journalist *

Ahmet Emin Yalman Ahmet Emin Yalman (1888–19 December 1972) was a Turkish journalist, author and professor. He was a liberal and opposed the spread of the Nazi ideology in his home country. Early life and education Ahmet Emin Yalman was born into a Dönmeh fa ...

(1888–1972), Turkish journalist *

Ahmet Yıldırım Ahmet Yıldırım (born 25 February 1974 in Amasya) is a Turkish former professional footballer and coach who is currently the manager of Sarıyer. Club career Yıldırım has played for Fenerbahçe S.K., Samsunspor, Ankaragücü, İstanb ...

(born 1974), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish scientist *

Ahmet Zappa Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974) is an American musician and writer, and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. Early life Ahmet Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children born to musician Frank Zappa and ...

(born 1974), American musician, actor and novelist *

Ahmet Zogu Zog I ( sq, Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's y ...

, King of Albania (1928-1939)

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Achmad Jufriyanto Achmad Jufriyanto Tohir (born 7 February 1987 in Tangerang, Banten) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Career statistics Club International goals :''Scores and results lis ...

, Indonesian footballer * Achmad Nawir, Dutch East Indies footballer * Achmad Saba'a, Arab-Israeli footballer *

Achmad Soebardjo Achmad Soebardjo Djojoadisoerjo (23 March 1896 – 15 December 1978) was a diplomat, one of Indonesia's founding fathers, and an Indonesian national hero. He was the first Foreign Minister of Indonesia. In 1933, he received the degree '' Meester ...

, Indonesian diplomat * Achmat Dangor, South African writer *

Achmed Abdullah Achmed Abdullah (12 May 1881 – 12 May 1945) was the pseudonym of American writer Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff (his legal name). He is most noted for his pulp stories of crime, mystery and adventure. He wrote screenplays for some successf ...

, Russian writer *

Achmed Akkabi Achmed Akkabi (born 3 October 1983, in The Hague) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor. Akkabi was born and raised in The Hague into a family of six. His parents are both immigrants from Morocco. Akkabi became a national celebrity as 'Rachid the merchand ...

, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor *

Achmed Labasanov Achmed Labasanov (born April 24, 1978) is a former Chechen-Russian mixed martial artist who competed as a heavyweight between 1998 and 2002. During his career he has fought for organisations such as Fighting Network RINGS, IAFC - Absolute Fight ...

, Russian mixed martial artist * Achmet (oneiromancer), Occultist *

Ahmat Acyl Ahmat Acyl (1944–1982) was a Chadian Arab militia leader during the Chadian Civil War. He was the head of the Democratic Revolutionary Council until his death in 1982, and served as the foreign minister in Goukouni Oueddei's government. Vol ...

, Chadian Arab insurgent leader *

Ahmat Brahim Ahmat Brahim (born 8 December 1982) was a Chadian football midfielder. He last played for Elect-Sport FC. Career He played most of his career for Chadian club Renaissance FC. He finished his career in Elect-Sport FC. International goals :''S ...

, Chadian footballer * Ahmat Taboye, Chadian writer *

Akhmed Avtorkhanov Akhmed Avdorkhanov (1973 – 19 September 2005) was a former head of security for Ichkerian President Aslan Maskhadov. Officially the Russian state suggested he was killed by Shamil Basayev in a dispute over money or due to ideology, as he o ...

, Chechen leader *

Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmad-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov ce, Къадири Ӏабдулхьамидан кӀант Ахьмад-Хьажи, Q̇adiri Jabdulẋamidan khant Aẋmad-Ẋaƶi (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionar ...

, First President of the Chechen Republic *

Akhmed Zakayev Akhmed Halidovich Zakayev ( ce, Заки Хьалид кlант Ахьмад, Zaki Halid-khant Ahmad; russian: Ахмед Халидович Закаев, Akhmed Khalidovich Zakayev; born 26 April 1959) is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Pri ...

, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic * Ahmaud Arbery,

murder victim ; Surname * Rosli Ahmat (1970–2002),

Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Ind ...

armed robber and murderer * Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (1885–1949), Indonesian Ulama

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