Riad (also less commonly spelled Riyad, Riyadh or Ryaid), , ) is a masculine

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

People with the given name

* Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army * Riad Asmat (born 1971), Malaysian businessman * Riad Bajić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer * Riad Benayad (born 1996), Algerian footballer * Riad Benchadi (born 1978), Algerian footballer * Riad Beyrouti (1944–2019), Syrian painter * Riad Bouchaker (born 1973), Algerian perpetrator of a mass stabbing * Riad Chibani (born 1964), Algerian judoka * Riad Darar (born 1954), Syrian activist and author * Riad Hammadou (born 1976), Algerian footballer * Riad Higazy (1919–1967), Egyptian earth scientist * Riad Ismat (1947–2020), Syrian politician * Riad Jarjour (born 1948), Syrian Christian clergyman * Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian * Riad Nouri (born 1985), French-Algerian footballer * Riad Rahal (born 1950), Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician * Riad Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian volleyballer * Riad Salamé (born 1950), Lebanese banker and governor * Riad al-Saray (1975–2010), Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician * Riad Seif (born 1946), Syrian political dissident and businessman * Riad Shehata (died 1942), Egyptian photographer * Riad Al Solh (1894–1951), first prime minister of Lebanon *

Riad Al Sunbati Riad Mohamed El Sunbati (), also written as Riad Sonbati or Riadh Sonbati (30 November 1906 – 10 September 1981) was a 20th-century Egyptians, Egyptian composer and musician who was considered an icon of Egyptian Music. He composed 539 works ...

(1906–1981), Egyptian composer and musician * Riad Taha (1927–1980), Lebanese journalist * Riad al-Turk (1930–2024), Syrian politician * Riad Yassin (born 1955), Yemeni politician and diplomat * Riad Yunes (1928-?), Dominican sports shooter

Riyad

* Riyad Naasan Agha (born 1947), Syrian politician * Riyadh Al-Azzawi (born 1986), Iraqi-born British kickboxer * Riyadh Khalaf, (born 1991) Irish broadcaster, author, and YouTuber * Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary (born 1943), Palestinian academic *

Riyad Mahrez Riyad Karim Mahrez (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and captains the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time. Ma ...

(born 1991), Algerian footballer * Riyad al-Maliki (born 1955), Palestinian politician * Riyadh Roberts, the legal name of rapper YoungstaCPT (born 1991)

People with the surname

* Ali Mohamed Riad (1904–1978), Egyptian footballer * Hussein Riad (1897–1965), Egyptian actor * Khadiga Riad (1914–1981), Egyptian painter * Mahmoud Riad (1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat * Mohamed Riad (born 1927), Egyptian scholar and geographer * Mohamed Ali Riad (1927–1958), Egyptian fencer * Tarek Riad (born 1960), Egyptian sport shooter * Tomas Riad (born 1959), Swedish linguist * Wael Riad (born 1981), Egyptian footballer

People with the given name

Riyad

People with the surname

See also