Ahad ( fa, احد) ( ar, احد) ( ur, احد) is a Middle Eastern given forename primarily used by Muslims
and Jews. It is also used as a family name (surname) (e.g.
Oli Ahad
Oli Ahad ( – 20 October 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and language activist of the Bengali language movement, Language Movement. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life
Ahad was born in t ...
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In Arabic Ahad means "one" and is usually used by Muslims when referring to Allah
by prefixing Ahad with Al-, i.e. Al-Ahad.
Given name
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Ahad bint Abdullah
Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah ( ar, عهد بنت عبدالله بن حمد البوسعيدية; born 4 April 1970) is the wife of the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq.
Early life
She is the daughter of Sayyid Abdullah ...
(born 1971), Omani royal
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Ahad Ha'am
Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg (18 August 1856 – 2 January 1927), primarily known by his Hebrew name and pen name Ahad Ha'am ( he, אחד העם, lit. 'one of the people', Genesis 26:10), was a Hebrew essayist, and one of the foremost pre-state Zi ...
, pen name of Asher Ginsberg (1856–1927), Hebrew writer
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Ahad Israfil (1972–2019), American shooting survivor
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Ahad Pazaj
Ahad Pazaj ( fa, احد پازاج, born June 22, 1970 in Ardabil, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, ...
(born 1970), Iranian wrestler
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Ahad Raza Mir (born 1993), Pakistani actor
Surname
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Abdul Ahad (music director) (1918–1996), Bangladeshi musical artist
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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad (born 1975), Iraqi journalist
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Oli Ahad
Oli Ahad ( – 20 October 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and language activist of the Bengali language movement, Language Movement. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life
Ahad was born in t ...
(1928–2012), Bangladeshi politician
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Samia Ahad, Pakistani chef
Fictional character
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Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a
Levantine member of the Assassin Order, main character of the videogame series
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
.
Religion
* Al-Ahad
Names of God in Islam
Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names
Names of God in Islam
Arabic feminine given names