Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine

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, meaning "rightly guided". People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America. This name is a variation of the name

Mahdi The Mahdi () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the Eschatology, End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad, and will appear shortly before Jesu ...

, which is of Arabic origin. Other, less common variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi, Mahadi, Mehedi.

People with the given name

Arts and entertainment

DJ Mehdi Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (20 January 1977 – 13 September 2011), better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French-Tunisian hip hop and house music producer and DJ. He was signed to the label Ed Banger Records, founded by his friend Pedro W ...

(1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer *

Mehdi Bagheri Mehdi Bagheri (), (born 16 November 1980), is an Iranian kamancheh player and composer. Biography Mehdi was born in Kermanshah in 1980. He began his musical endeavors by learning to play the Tonbak instructed by Ramin Tafazoli. He then started l ...

(born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer * Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist * Mehdi Bajestani (born 1974), Iranian actor * Mehdi Bozorgmehr (born 1971), Iranian musician and composer *

Mehdi Charef Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film '' Le thé au harem d'Archimède'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section ...

(born 1952), French-Algerian film director and screenwriter *

Mehdi Dehbi Mehdi Dehbi (born 5 December 1985) is a Belgian actor and theatre director, known for his roles in ' (2009, English title: ''He is My Girl''), ' (2011), '' Le Fils de l'Autre'' (2012, English title: ''The Other Son''), ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (20 ...

(born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director * Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (1977-2011), French-Tunisian hip hop and electro producer, better known as

* Mehdi Forough (1911–2008), Iranian scholar, author, dramatist, writer on dramatic arts and culture, translator *

Mehdi Ghadyanloo Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian artist, painter, and muralist. Known for his gigantic trompe-l'œil-style murals in central Tehran, Ghadyanloo has become the most prolific Iranian public artist with over 100 murals a ...

(born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist *

Mehdi Halıcı Mehdi Halıcı (10 April 1927 – 8 April 2008) was a Kurds, Kurdish writer from Turkey who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history. He was also widely known as Cemşid Bender, the pseudonym he used for books ...

(1927-2008), a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin *

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan (; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012), known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, ...

(1927-2012), Pakistani ghazal singer *

Mehdi Hosseini Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a Persian composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Hosseini was born in Tehran, Iran, and received his master's degree and Doctor of Music ...

(born 1979), Persian composer of contemporary classical music *

Mehdi Khalaji Mehdi Khalaji (, born September 21, 1973) is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst, and a former Shia cleric. He has been researching at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy since 2005, and is now a s ...

(born 1973), Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst * Mehdi Pakdel (born 1980), Iranian actor *

Mehdi Mousavi Mehdi Mousavi, also Mehdi Moosavi, also Seyed Mahdi Mousavi (Persian: سید مهدی موسوی)(born 1976) is an Iranian poet. He is known for poems on social issues. Mousavi was arrested in 2013, along with poet Fateme Ekhtesari. Mousavi was ...

(born 1976), Iranian poet *

Mehdi Norowzian Mehdi Norowzian (Persian: مهدی نوروزیان) is an Iranian-British director. He was nominated for an Oscar for his short film ''Killing Joe'' (1999) at the 72nd Academy Awards. Early life He was born in Iran, and later moved to the UK. ...

, Iranian-British film director *

Mehdi Rajabian Mehdi Rajabian (; born October 1989) is an Iranian composer and musician. He was imprisoned for pursuing illegal musical activities in 2013 and 2015. In 2019, he released the album ''Middle Eastern'' in collaboration with a number of other Middl ...

(born 1989), Iranian musician * Mehdi Sahabi (1944–2009), Iranian translator, painter and writer *

Mehdi Saki Mehdi Saki (born 1974, Khuzestan) is an Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West As ...

(born 1974), Iranian actor, composer and singer

Politics

Mehdi Abrishamchi Mehdi Abrishamchi (; born in 1947 in Tehran) is an Iranian dissident political leader and high-ranking member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK). and an official in the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Early life Abrishamchi came f ...

(born 1947), Iranian dissident and member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) *

Mehdi Azar Mehdi Azar (1901–1994) was an Iranian physician, professor of medicine and politician who served as the minister of culture in the period 1952–1953. In addition to his political activities he was one of the leading Iranian physicians in kidn ...

(1901–1994), Iranian physician and politician *

Mehdi Bazargan Mehdi Bazargan (; 1 September 1907 – 20 January 1995) was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Interim government of Iran, 1979, Iran's interim government. One of the leading figures of Iranian Revolutio ...

(1907-1995), Prime Minister of Iran in 1979 *

Mehdi Ben Barka Mehdi Ben Barka (; 1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965) was a Moroccan nationalist, Arab socialist, politician, revolutionary, anti-imperialist, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) and secretary of the Tricontinenta ...

(1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965), Moroccan politician *

Mehdi Frashëri Mehdi bey Frashëri (28 February 1872 – 25 May 1963) was an Albanian intellectual and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Albania in the 1930s and as Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee in the Albanian puppet govern ...

(1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician, former prime minister of Albania *

Mehdi Hashemi Mehdi Hashemi (1944 – 28 September 1987) was an Iranian Shia cleric who after the 1979 Iranian Revolution became a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. He was defrocked by the Special Clerical Court and executed by the Islami ...

(1944-1987), Iranian cleric and senior official *

Mehdi Huseynzade Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade (; ; 22 December 1918, in Novxanı, Azerbaijan – 2 November 1944, in Vitovlje, Nova Gorica, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II. He was posthumously awar ...

(1918–1944), Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II *

Mehdi Jomaa Mehdi Jomaa (; born 21 April 1962) is a Tunisian engineer and was the acting Prime Minister of Tunisia from 29 January 2014 to 6 February 2015. He was chosen on 14 December 2013. Jomaa was Minister of Industry in the Ali Laarayedh government. ...

(born 1962), Tunisian engineer and acting Prime Minister of Tunisia *

Mehdi Karroubi Mehdi Karroubi (, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading the National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, Karroubi was put under house arrest in February 2011. As of 2021, he ...

(born 1937), Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician * Mehdi Noorbakhsh (born 1954), Iranian academic and political activist * Mehdi Tabatabaei (1936—2018), Iranian Shia cleric and politician *

Mehdi Zana Mehdi Zana (born 20 December 1940) is an author and former Kurdish politician from Turkey. At: "KORT BIOGRAFI ÖVER FÖRFATTAREN OCH POLITIKERN MEHDI ZANA" He is prominent Kurdish political activist a former Mayor of Diyarbakır. Following the cou ...

(born 1940), Kurdish politician from Turkey

Sports

* Mehdi Abdesmad (born 1991), Canadian-born American football player in the defensive end * Mehdi Abdi (born 1998), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Abeid Mehdi Abeid (; born 6 August 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed and the Algeria national team. Early life Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, to Algerian parents ...

(born 1992), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Abtahi Seyyed Mehdi Abtahi (; born 2 March 1963) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former footballer. Career Abtahi made 33 appearances for the Iran national football team from 1985 to 1993. Honors Iran *AFC Asian Cup ** 1988, Third Pla ...

(born 1963), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala (; born 17 August 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event. Baala has won several major international championships medals in the 1500 metres event – an Olympic Games bronze, ...

(born 1978), French, middle-distance runner * Mehdi Baghdad (born 1985), French mixed martial artist * Mehdi Bazargard (born 1979), Iranian volleyball player * Mehdi Beneddine (born 1996), French footballer *

Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani (, born 25 August 1983) is a Morocco, Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Europe with Sébastien Loeb Racing. He was TCR Europe Champion in 2020 with the Belgian team Comtoyou Racing. He became the first Morocc ...

(born 1983), Moroccan racing driver *

Mehdi Bouadla Mehdi Bouadla (born 2 February 1982) is a French-Algerian professional boxer. He has challenged once each for a middleweight world title and the European super-middleweight title. Professional career Bouadla made his professional debut on 15 Oc ...

(born 1982), French-Algerian boxer * Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 1998), French footballer *

Mehdi Boukassi Mohamed El Mehdi Boukassi (; born 15 June 1996) is an Algerian nationalism, Algerian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Bulgarian First League club POFC Botev ...

(born 1996), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Bourabia (born 1991), Moroccan footballer * Mehdi Carcela, or Mehdi François Carcela-González (born 1989), Belgian-born Moroccan footballer *

Mehdi Cerbah Mehdi Cerbah (3 April 1953 – 29 October 2021) was an Algerian association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for the Algeria national football team, Algeria national team. Career Cerbah spent mos ...

(1953–2021), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Essoussi Mehdi Essoussi (born 28 February 2001) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC. Early life Essoussi was born in Tunis, Tunisia, before moving to Montreal, Canada, when he was one, followe ...

(born 2001), Tunisian footballer *

Mehdi Fonounizadeh Mehdi Fononi Zadegan () (born 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player. Club career National team Honours * Gold Medal winner at 1990 Asian Games, as member of the Iran national football team. *Nominated for 1993 Asian Fo ...

(born 1962), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Ghayedi (born 1998), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Hafsi Mehdi Jamel Labeyrie-Hafsi, known as Mehdi Labeyrie or Mehdi Hafsi (born February 23, 1978) is a former French-born Tunisian professional basketball player. Professional career During his pro club career, Hafsi played in the French Pro A Leag ...

, also known as Mehdi Labeyrie (born 1978), French-born Tunisian basketball player *

Mehdi Haj Mohamad Mehdi Haj Mohamad (; 7 July 1950 – 1 February 2025) was an Iranian footballer. He played as a forward for the Taj SC. Haj Mohamad died on 1 February 2025, at the age of 74.Mehdi Hasan (cricketer, born 1990) (born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Mehdi Hasheminasab Seyyed Mehdi Hasheminasab (; born January 27, 1974) is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career He served his golden days in Persepolis and Esteghlal. Club career statistics International career After a number of very good seasons with Pers ...

(born 1973), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Jannatov Mekhti Ramazanovich Dzhenetov (; ; born 26 January 1992) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Born in Russia, he represents the Azerbaijan national team. Career Club Dzhenet ...

(born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer * Mehdi Kadi (born 1994), French footballer * Mehdi Khalil (born 1991), Lebanese footballer *

Mehdi Khodabakhshi Mehdi Khodabakhshi (, sr-Cyrl, Махди Ходабахши; born April 21, 1991, in Tonekabon, Iran) is an Iranian-born Serbian Taekwondo practitioner. He was two times world champion, in 2014 and in 2022. Career He represented Iran until 2 ...

(born 1991), Iranian-born Serb Taekwondo practitioner. *

Mehdi Lacen Medhi Gregory Giuseppe Lacen (; born 15 March 1984) is a retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After starting out at Laval, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing Alavés, Racing de Sant ...

(born 1984), Algerian football player *

Mehdi Lehaire Mehdi Lehaire (born 22 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Corvinul Hunedoara, on loan from I liga club Miedź Legnica. Club career He made his debut for the main squad of Lierse on 19 ...

(born 2000), Belgian footballer *

Mehdi Léris Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris (; born 23 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right wing-back for club Pisa. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team. Léris began his career with French club Stade ...

(born 1998), French footballer *

Mehdi Leroy Mehdi Leroy (born 18 April 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Leroy helped Troyes become one of the winners of the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the final Troyes beat Newcastle United on away goals after ...

(born 1978), French football player *

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia (; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional association football, football coach and former player usually played as a winger (association football), right winger or right back. He was at Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and ...

(born 1977), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Mehdipour (born 1994), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Méniri Mehdi Méniri (; born 29 June 1977) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Born in France, he represented Algeria national football team, Algeria at international level ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Meriah (born 1979), Tunisian footballer *

Mehdi Momeni Mehdi Momeni Larimi (; born 21 September 1985) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Momeni joined Foolad in 2010 after spending the previous year at Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran Fo ...

(born 1985), Iranian footballer * Mehdi El Moutacim (born 2000), Finnish footballer * Mehdi Nafti (born 1978), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Ouertani (born 1990), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Pashazadeh (born 1973), Iranian footballer and football coach *

Mehdi Rahmati Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Oskuei (; born February 3, 1983) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Shams Azar F.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played for the Iran national team between 2004 and 2013. Club career ...

(born 1983), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Salehpour (born 1975), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Sharifi (born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Tahrat Mehdi Jean Tahrat (born Mehdi Serge Jean; 24 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for club Troyes. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career In July 2014, afte ...

(born 1990), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Taj (born 1960), Iranian sports executive and administrator *

Mehdi Taremi Mehdi Taremi (, ; born 18 July 1992) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Iran national football team, Iran national team. A late ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Terki Mehdi Terki (born 27 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympic Charleroi. Born in France, he has represented Algeria at youth level. Club career On 10 January 2022, Terki signed with Swift Hesperange ...

(born 1991), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Tikdari (born 1996), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Torabi (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Torkaman (born 1989), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Yaghoubi Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi (; 2 April 1930 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956 in his weight category of under 57 kg. He also won a br ...

(1930-2021), Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler * Mehdi Zamani (born 1989), Iranian sprint athlete * Mehdi Zeffane (born 1992), Algerian footballer

Others

Mehdi Aminrazavi Mehdi Aminrazavi (born September 22, 1957) is an Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism. He is the Kurt Leidecker Chair in Asian Studies and a professor of philosophy and religion as well as director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Pr ...

(born 1957), Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism * Mehdi Ashraphijuo, American mathematician, financial risk manager and writer *

Mehdi Bahadori Mehdi N. Bahadori (Persian: مهدی بهادری‌نژاد) (born 1933, Tehran) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Sharif University of Technology. His research specialties include solar energy applications and passive cooling of buil ...

(born 1933), Iranian professor of mechanical engineering * Mehdi Bayat (born 1979), French-Iranian businessman, president of the Royal Belgian Football Association *

Mehdi Dibaj Mehdi Dibaj (1935 – June/July 1994) was an Iranian Christian convert from Shia Islam, pastor, and Christian martyr. Background Dibaj became a Christian as a young man and joined the Presbyterian church, but years later, he joined the church o ...

(1935–1994), Iranian Christian convert from Shia Islam, pastor and Christian martyr *

Mehdi Golshani Mehdi Golshani (Persian language, Persian: مهدی گلشنی, born 1939 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian theoretical physicist, and a distinguished professor at Sharif University of Technology. He is a member of the Iranian Science and Culture H ...

(born 1939), Iranian theoretical physicist * Mehdi Ghezali (born 1979), Swedish bank robber *

Mehdi Hasan Mehdi Raza Hasan ( ; born July 1979) is a British and American progressive broadcaster, writer, and founder of the media company Zeteo. He presented ''The Mehdi Hasan Show'' on Peacock from October 2020 and on MSNBC from February 2021 until ...

(born 1979), British-American journalist, broadcaster and author * Mehdi Hasan (Pakistani journalist) (1937-2022), Pakistani journalist *

Mehdi Hasan Aini Qasmi Mehdi Hasan Aini Qasmi is an Indian Islamic scholar and social activist. He is the founder and director of India Islamic Academy, Deoband, and the president of Tanzeem Abna E Madaris, Deoband. He has been active in religious education, humanitar ...

, Indian Islamic scholar and social activist *

Mehdi Kazemi Mehdi Kazemi (مهدی کاظمی, born 1989) is an Iranian man who is wanted in Iran for sodomy. Originally in the UK to study, he was granted asylum by Britain in 2008. Background Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the legal code has been based ...

(born 1989), Iranian asylum seeker in the UK *

(born 1973), Iranian journalist *

Mehdi Khazali Mehdi Khazali (, also Romanized as Mahdi Khazali; born November 25, 1965) is an Iranian publisher, physician, blogger and son of a leading right-wing cleric and former Counsel of Guardians member, Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali. He is also an Islam ...

(born 1965), publisher, physician, blogger *

Mehdi Rabbani Mehdi Rabbani (; died 13 June 2025) was an Iranian brigadier general in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He served as Deputy Head for Operations of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2 ...

(died 2025), Iranian brigadier general * Mehdi Sadaghdar (born 1977), also known as ElectroBOOM, Iranian-Canadian electrical engineer, YouTuber and comedian *

Mehdi Semsar Mehdi Semsar (1929–2003) was a prominent Iranian journalist and translator. Life and career Mehdi Semsar was born in 1929 in Bushehr a port of Persian Gulf. He passed his childhood and high school studies in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Prov ...

(1929–2003), Iranian journalist and translator * Mehdi Shahbazi (1942-2007), American businessman

People with the middle name

Mohamed Mehdi Hasan Mohamed Mehdi Hasan (born 14 September 1971) is a Bangladeshi sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded ...

(born 1971), Bangladeshi Olympic sprinter * Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer *

Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1 October 1943) best known as PQ Mehdi, is a retired four-star rank, four-star air officer and former fighter pilot who served as the eighth CAS of the PAF, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force from 199 ...

(born 1943), Pakistani retired four-star air officer and a fighter pilot *

Syed Mehdi Shah Syed Mehdi Shah (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan since 15 August 2022. Previously, he served as the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan The chief minister of Gilgit Ba ...

, first Chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.

People with the surname

* Aga Syed Mehdi (1959–2000), Kashmiri Shia leader and social activist *

Amir Mehdi Amir Mehdi (sometimes spelled Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi; 1913–1999) was a Pakistanis, Pakistani mountaineer and porter known for being part of the team which made the first successful ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953, and of 1954 I ...

(or Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi) (1913-1999), Pakistani mountaineer *

Anisa Mehdi Anisa Marie Mehdi is an Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1978 and obtained her master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She worked as an associate producer at CBS News in New Yor ...

, Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist * Asif Mehdi (1966–2021), Pakistani ghazal and playback singer *

Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi (1 April 1946, Amroha, British India – 19 May 2008, Karachi, Pakistan) was a Pakistani painter artist. He is famous for his pen drawings. Early life Eqbal Mehdi was born to Syed Mir Ali, in Amroha, then British India (now Ind ...

(1946–2008), Pakistani painter *

Georges Mehdi Kastriot "Georges" Mehdi (1934 – November 6, 2018) was a French-born Brazilian judoka, considered one of the most prominent practitioners of judo in Brazil. Biography Early career An Algerian native born in Cannes, France, George originally ca ...

(1934–2018), Brazilian judoka of French descent * M. T. Mehdi (1928–1998), Iraqi-American politician and pro-Palestinian activist * Parvez Mehdi, born Pervez Akhtar (1947–2005), Pakistani ghazal singer * Qasim Mehdi (1941–2016), Pakistani molecular biologist and population genetics * Sahim Saleh Mehdi (born 1967), South Yemen athlete *

Tabish Mehdi Tabish Mehdi (3 July 1951 – 22 January 2025) was an Indian poet specialising in naʽat, a literary critic, journalist, and author who made contributions to Urdu literature. His literary career spanned several decades, during which he worked i ...

(1951–2025), Indian poet, literary critic, journalist, and author * Tanvir Mehdi (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer