Adham ( ar, أدهم) is an

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, meaning "dark", "black", used to describe shiny black stallions. It is also used as a surname. People with the name include:

Given name

Adham Ahmedbaev , image = , order = 3rd , title = Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan , term_start = 13 December 2013 , term_end = 4 January 2017 , predecessor = Bahodir Matlyubov , successor = Abdusalom Azizov , president ...

(born 1966), Uzbek politician * Adham Al-Akrad (1974–2020), Syrian rebel leader * Adham Al-Sqour (born 1994), Jordanian gymnast *

Adham Baba } Dato' Sri Dr. Adham bin Baba ( ms, أدهم بن بابا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 6 October 1962) is a Malaysian doctor and a politician who served as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2021 to 2022. Pr ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician * Adham Barzani (born 1962), Iraqi politician * Adham El Idrissi (born 1997), Dutch footballer * Adham El Zabedieh, Lebanese rugby league footballer *

Adham Hatem Elgamal Adham Hatem Elgamal (born 4 February 1998) is an Egyptian badminton player. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2020 African Championships together with his partner Doha Hany. Elgamal competed at the 2019 African Games, won a silver in the mi ...

(born 1998), Egyptian badminton player *

Adham Faramawy Adham Faramawy (ادهم فرماوي) is an artist of Egyptian descent born in Dubai, based in London. He studied at both The Slade School of Fine Art and The Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Bur ...

, British artist * Adham Fawzy (born 2000), Egyptian chess player *

Adham Hadiya Adham Hadiya ( ar, أدهم هدية, he, אדהם האדיה, born 12 February 1985) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer who is currently the manager of Maccabi Bnei Reineh. Honours *Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, l ...

(born 1985), Israeli footballer *

Adham Hassoun Adham Amin Hassoun is a convict formerly incarcerated in the United States as a conspirator of José Padilla, an American initially held as an enemy combatant for supplying aid to terrorists. Hassoun, a Lebanese-born Palestinian who first moved to ...

, detainee in United States custody * Adham Hemdan (born 1959), Kuwaiti swimmer *

Adham Khalid Adham Khalid Ali Abdelhameed ( ar, أدهم خالد علي عبدالحميد; born 14 January 2002), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a left back for UAE Pro League club Al Ain. Early life Adham Khalid is an Egyptian player b ...

(born 2002), Egyptian footballer *

Adham Khan Adham Khan (1531 – 16 May 1562) was a general of Akbar. He was the younger son of Maham Anga, and thus, was the foster brother of Akbar. In his fourth regnal year, Akbar married him to Javeda Begum, the daughter of Baqi Khan Baqlani. Conquest ...

(1531–1562), general of Akbar *

Adham Khanjar Adham Khanjar ( ar, أدهم خنجر) (1890–1922) was a Lebanese Shia Muslim revolutionary and Syrian nationalist who participated in guerilla warfare against the forces of the French occupation of Lebanon and Syria, and the attempt to assassi ...

, Lebanese Shiite rebel *

Adham Makhadmeh Adham Mohammad Tumah Makhadmeh ( ar, ادهم المخادمة; born 1986) is a Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of ...

(born 1986), Jordanian football referee *

Adham Medhat Adham Medhat ( ar, ادهم مدحت; born May 30, 1975) is an Egyptian sport shooter. At age thirty-three, Medhat made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), ...

(born 1975), Egyptian sport shooter *

Adham Nabulsi Adham Nabulsi ( ar, ادهم نابلسي, born 20 November 1993) is a Jordanian Palestinian , vocalist, producer, composer, and songwriter. He debuted on television when he participated on The X Factor (Arabic TV series) ''The X Factor Arabia ...

(born 1993), Jordanian-Palestinian artist, vocalist, producer, composer, and songwriter *

Adham Ahmed Saleh Adham Ahmed Saleh (born June 27, 1993) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Ryu Han-su Ryu Han-Su (born February 1, 19 ...

(born 1993), Egyptian wrestler *

Adham Shaikh Adham Shaikh is a composer, record producer and sound designer living near Nelson, British Columbia. Shaikh's interest in music began by exploring synthesizers in the early 1980s. In the early 1990s, he found the electronic music scene full of inn ...

, Canadian composer *

Adham Sharara Adham Sharara (born Cairo 24 March 1953) is a Canadian sports official. He is current Chairman and Honorary President of the International Table Tennis Federation, having succeeded Xu Yinsheng Xu Yinsheng (; born 12 May 1938 in Shanghai) is ...

(born 1953), Canadian sports official *

Adham Wanly Adham Wanly ( ar, إبراهيم أدهم إسماعيل محمد وانلي) (25 February 1908 in Alexandria, Egypt – 20 December 1959) was an Alexandrian painter who learnt in the atelier of the Italian Otorino Becchi 1932, then set up ...

(1908-1959), Egyptian painter

Surname

Abbas Adham Abbas Adham ( fa, عباس ادهم; ''Abbās Adham'', 1885 – 31 October 1969) was an Iranian physician and politician who served as health minister (Surgeon Ministry) in Abdolhossein Hazhir and Mohammad Sa'ed cabinets. He was called Alam-o ...

(1885–1969), Iranian physician and politician *

Adel Adham Adel Adham ( ar, عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian villain actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. Career Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egy ...

(1928–1996), Egyptian actor *

Allen Adham Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three gradua ...

, American businessman *

Ibrahim ibn Adham Ibrahim ibn Adham also called Ibrahim Balkhi (); c. 718 – c. 782 / AH c. 100 – c. 165 is one of the most prominent of the early ascetic Sufi saints. The story of his conversion is one of the most celebrated in Sufi legend, as that of a prin ...

, Arab Muslim saint and Sufi mystic *

Ismail Adham Isma'il Ahmad Adham ( ar, إسماعيل أحمد أدهم ''Ismā'īl Aḥmad Adham''; 1911 – July 1940) was an Egyptian writer and literary critic who was born in the Ottoman Empire and lived in Alexandria. He claimed to have been educated in ...

(1911–1940), Egyptian writer *

Kamal Adham Kamal Adham ( ar, كمال ابراهيم ادهم; 1929 – 29 October 1999) was a Saudi businessman and the director general of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah from 1965 to 1979. He served as a royal counsellor to both King Faisal and King Khalid. ...

(1929–1999), Turkish-born Saudi intelligence chief and businessman * Mohamed Ashour El-Adham (born 1985), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

Adham Sabri Ragol Al Mostaheel () (also transliterated as Rajul al Mustaheel) (The Man of the Impossible) is an action series of books written by Egyptian author Nabil Farouk and published by Modern Arab Association as a part of Rewayat. 160 titles were publ ...

, the main character in Ragol Al Mostaheel series by Nabil Farouk

Other uses

Adham Khan's Tomb Adham Khan's Tomb is the 16th-century tomb of Adham Khan, a general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was the younger son of Maham Anga, Akbar's wet nurse thus also his foster brother. However, when Adham Khan murdered Akbar’s favourite g ...

, Indian monument *

Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque The Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque ( ar, مسجد السلطان إبراهيم بن أدهم) is the largest mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanina, located northeast of Jerusalem. It is named after a Muslim man who lived in the town and ...

, the largest mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanina * In

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spelling, this name is written as Edhem or more frequently as Ethem. {{DEFAULTSORT:Adham Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names