Hamdan ( ') is a name of

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

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

Middle name

* Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee

Surname

* Abdullah Al-Hamdan (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer, *

Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (, 1887–1965), commonly known as Abdullah Suleiman and also by his nickname Wazīr Kullī Shaīʾ (the minister of everything), was the treasurer and long-term as well as first Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia), ...

(1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman * Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993), Egyptian geographer, author, university professor * Ghassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator * Gibran Hamdan (born 1981), American NFL and NFL Europe quarterback * Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Mais Hamdan Mais Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim (, born October 31, 1982), better known as Mais Hamdan (), is a Jordanian actress, singer and TV presenter. Her sisters are Mai Selim and Dana Hamdan. Early life Mais Hamdan was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em ...

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

Mustafa Hamdan Mustafa Hamdan (or Mustapha Hamdan), (; born 1955) is a retired Lebanese army general and head of the presidential guard, and head of Al-Mourabitoun movement. Career Mustafa Hamdan was tasked with protecting army commander Émile Lahoud in 1990 ...

, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard *

Saad Hamdan Saad Hamdan () 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 Hero 6'' - Fred * '' Bol ...

, Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Salim Ahmed Hamdan Salim Ahmed Salim 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 No ...

, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden * Yasmine Hamdan (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, Kazamada ...

, Lebanese music producer

Sheikh Hamdan

It may refer to: * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1912 to 1922. Biography Hamdan was the fifth son of Zayed I, Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Zayed I had many sons (at least seven) by several wives. His eldest son, Khalifa, ...

, ruler of Abu Dhabi * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the House of Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He is the Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, UAE sin ...

, hereditary Prince of Dubai * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (, '; 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 (UAE). He was the second son of the late rul ...

, Deputy Ruler of Dubai * Sheikh

, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; born 19 February 1963) is an Emirati royal and politician. He is the ruler's representative in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son of the late Zayed bi ...

(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 bi ...

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

Al-Hamdan Al Hamdan () is a Druze clan based in Jabal al-Druze, a mountainous region in southeastern Syria. They were among the earliest Druze settlers in Jabal Hawran and were the dominant local force in that region between their establishment there in 1711 ...

, famous

Druze The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...

family *

Banu Hamdan Banu Hamdan (; Ancient South Arabian script, 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 descent ...

, ancient

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

i tribal confederation * ''

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

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

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

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