Hamdan ( ar, حمدان ') is a name of

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include:

Given name

* Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, hereditary Prince of Dubai *

Hamdan Mohamad Tan Sri Hamdan bin Mohamad is one of several Malaysian businessmen who spearheaded Malaysian companies to overseas nations. He is an executive director, president and chief executive of Ranhill Berhad. He joined Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd in 1981 ...

, Malaysian businessman * Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter

Middle name

* Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee

Surname

* Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Gamal Hamdan Gamal Hamdan () (February 2, 1928 – April 17, 1993) was an Egyptian scholar and geographer. Among his most prominent books are ''The Character of Egypt'', ''Studies of the Arab World'', and ''The Contemporary Islamic World Geography'', which ...

(1928-1993), Egyptian geographer, author, university professor * Ghassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator *

Gibran Hamdan Gibran Latif Hamdan (born February 8, 1981) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League and NFL Europa. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played co ...

(born 1981), American NFL and NFL Europe quarterback * Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Jamal al-Din Hamdan, 19th century Lebanese Druze Sheikh *

Jamal Hamdan (actor) Jamal Hamdan (, born 20 February 1958) is a Lebanese actor and voice actor. Filmography Film *Warshots. 1996 Television *''Bab Almorad'' - Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq, Ali ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq. 2014 *''Qiyamat Al Banadiq''. 2013 *' ...

(born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Mais Hamdan Mais Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ( ar, ميس عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born October 31, 1982), better known as Mais Hamdan ( ar, ميس حمدان), is a Jordanian actress, singer and TV presenter. Her sisters are Mai Selim and Da ...

(born 1982), Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter *

Mustafa Hamdan Mustafa Hamdan (or Mustapha Hamdan), ( ar, مصطفى حمدان; born 1955) is a retired Lebanese army general and head of the presidential guard, and head of Al-Mourabitoun movement. Career Mustafa Hamdan is known for fighting Israel in 1982. ...

, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard *

Saad Hamdan Saad Hamdan ( ar, سعد حمدان) is a Lebanese singer, actor and voice actor. He is known for '' Ghanoujet Baya'' (2006). Filmography Film Television Dubbing roles * ''1001 Nights'' * ''Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' * '' Big He ...

, Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Salim Ahmed Hamdan Salim Ahmed Hamdan () (born February 25, 1968) is a Yemeni man, captured during the invasion of Afghanistan, declared by the United States government to be an illegal enemy combatant and held as a detainee at Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to November ...

, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden *

Yasmine Hamdan Yasmine Hamdan ( ar, ياسمين حمدان; born 1976) is a Lebanese singer and songwriter, now based in Paris. Biography Hamdan became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded with Zeid Hamdan (no relation) while she was still living in B ...

(born 1976), Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress *

Zeid Hamdan Zeid Hamdan is a Lebanese music producer. He was named one of 8 leading lights in Lebanese culture by CNN. He has worked with many leading artists including, Soap Kills, The New Government, Katibe5, Shiftz, Hiba Mansouri, Kanjha Kora, Kazamad ...

, Lebanese music producer

Sheikh Hamdan

It may refer to: * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, حمدان بن راشد أل مكتوم, '; 25 December 1945 – 24 March 2021) was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates ...

, Deputy Ruler of Dubai * Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 1963) is an Emirati politician and royal. He is the ruler's representative in the western region of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son o ...

(born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (حمدان بن محمد آل نهيان) was an Emirati politician and distant cousin of the founder of UAE, the first President, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was also the emir of Abu Dhabi emirate. Hamdan bin ...

(1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician ;Other: *

Al-Hamdan Al Hamdan ( ar, ال حمدان) is a Druze clan based in Jabal al-Druze, a mountainous region in southeastern Syria. They were among the earliest Druze settlers in Jabal Hauran and were the dominant local force in that region between their estab ...

, famous

Druze The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...

family *

Banu Hamdan Banu Hamdan ( ar, بَنُو هَمْدَان; Musnad: 𐩠𐩣𐩵𐩬) is an ancient, large, and prominent Arab tribe in northern Yemen. Origins and location The Hamdan stemmed from the eponymous progenitor Awsala (nickname Hamdan) whose desc ...

, ancient

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...

i tribal confederation * ''

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ''Hamdan v. Rumsfeld'', 548 U.S. 557 (2006), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that military commissions set up by the Bush administration to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay violated both the Uniform Code of Mili ...

'', US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan * Hamdan Air Base in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

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