Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male

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common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.

Etymology

The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle ().

Lexicology

As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a

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named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some

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ic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word '

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' from the Biblical text,"Isa", Encyclopedia of Islam although this view is not universal considering translations, meanings and etymology.A. Guthrie and E. F. F. Bishop, p. 253–254. Traditional Islamic sources, such as

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...

, Sahih Muslim, and others contain hadith in which Muhammad personally refers to himself as Ahmad. Christian orientalist such as William Montgomery Watt, however, tried to argue that the use of Ahmad as a proper name for "Muhammad" did not exist until well into the second Islamic century, previously being used only in an adjectival sense. But his argument is weak,as Muhammad had called himself Ahmad. And Watt didn't give any reference on behalf of his claim. As in Sahih Bukhari, 3532: Watt concludes that the development of the term being used as a name in reference to Muhammad came later in the context of Christian-Muslim polemics, particularly with Muslim attempts to equate Muhammad with the Biblical 'Paraclete', owing to a prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quranic verse 61:6. According to the ''New Encyclopedia of Islam'', and the older ''

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'', the word ''Ahmad'' has no etymological attachment to the word ''Muhammad'', but instead has been defined and understood according to its form and likeness to the word ''Muhammad''.

Interpretations and meanings of Ahmad

Development

Regarding

Ibn Ishaq Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār (; according to some sources, ibn Khabbār, or Kūmān, or Kūtān, ar, محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار بن خيار, or simply ibn Isḥaq, , meaning "the son of Isaac"; died 767) was an 8 ...

's biography of Muhammad, the Sirat Rasul Allah, Islamic scholar

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wrote:

Ahmad passage

Here are two translations of the passage in question in Surat 61 verse 6: The verse in the Quran attributes a name or designation, describing or identifying who would follow Jesus. In his

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to his disciples, Jesus promised that he would "send the

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" to them after his departure, in John 15:26 stating: "whom I will send unto you from the Father, venthe Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me." John 14:17 states " venthe Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you."''John'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 , page 442.''The Gospel of John: Question by Question'' by Judith Schubert 2009 , pages 112–127. Regarding verse 61: 6 in the Quran: Contrary to the above claim that Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham did not mention Ahmad and the respective passage, there is Ibn Ishaq's work with the title Kitab al-Maghazi and Ibn Hisham who mention and connect the words Mohammad & Ahmad with the

. Additionally it has been documented that there was an attempt to connect the respective quranic verse with the Paraclete even earlier then Ibn Ishaq. Moreover, a later interpolation of this passage to the Quran, just to serve as an ex eventu prove for the early Muslim scholars, has also been refuted in modern Islamic Studies. This is supported by the fact that the earliest as well as the later manuscripts of the Quran contain the exact passage and wording in Surah 61.

Scholarship regarding the Greek translation

"Early translators knew nothing about the surmised reading of periklutos for parakletos, and its possible rendering as Ahmad …. Periklutos does not come into the picture as far as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham are concerned. The deception is not theirs. The opportunity to introduce Ahmad was not accepted – though it is highly improbable that they were aware of it being a possible rendering of Periklutos. It would have clinched the argument to have followed the Johannine references with a Quranic quotation." "Furthermore the Peshitta, Old Syriac, and Philoxenian versions all write the name of John in the form Yuhanan, not in the Greek form Yuhannis.. Accordingly to find a text of the Gospels from which Ibn Ishaq could have drawn his quotation we must look for a version which differs from all others in displaying these characteristics. Such a text is the

Palestinian Syriac Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) was a Western Aramaic dialect used by the Melkite Christian community in Palestine and Transjordan between the fifth and thirteenth centuries. It is preserved in inscriptions, manuscripts (mostly palimpsests, ...

Lectionary of the Gospels which will conclusively prove that the Arabic writer had a Syriac text before him which he, or his informant, skillfully manipulated to provide the reading we have in the Sira.". "Muslim children are never called Ahmad before the year 123AH. But there are many instances prior to this date of boys called 'Muhammad.' Very rarely is the name 'Ahmad' met with in pre-Islamic time of ignorance (Jahiliya), though the name Muhammad was in common use. Later traditions that the prophet's name was Ahmad show that this had not always been obvious, though commentators assume it after about 22 (AH)." "It has been concluded that the word Ahmad in Quran as-Saff 61:6 is to be taken not as a proper name but as an adjective... and that it was understood as a proper name only after Muhammad had been identified with the Paraclete." "Note that by the middle of the 2nd century AH, Muslims already identified Muhammad with the Greek word "Paracletos" (Counsellor / Advocate) or the Aramaic translation "Menahhemana."

Alleged historical document regarding the topic

Text of the correspondence between ` Umar II and

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: "We recognize Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the authors of the Gospel, and yet I know that this truth, recognized by us Christians wounds you, so that you seek to find accomplices for your lie. In brief, you admit that we say that it was written by God, and brought down from the heavens, as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar,

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and Salman the Persian, who composed that, even though the rumor has got round among you that God sent it down from heavens…. odhas chosen the way of sending he human raceProphets, and it is for this reason that the Lord, having finished all those things that He had decided on beforehand, and having fore-announced His incarnation by way of His prophets, yet knowing that men still had need of assistance from God, promised to send the Holy Spirit, under the name of Paraclete, (Consoler), to console them in the distress and sorrow they felt at the departure of their Lord and Master. I reiterate, that it was for this cause alone that Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, since He sought to console His disciples for His departure, and recall to them all that He had said, all that He had done before their eyes, all that they were called to propagate throughout the world by their witness. Paraclete thus signifies "consoler", while Muhammad means "to give thanks", or "to give grace", a meaning which has no connection whatever with the word Paraclete." However the authenticity of the correspondence has been put into question by scholars.Bart D. Ehrman Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, Oxford University Press, USA (2012) 978-0199928033

Transliterations

''Ahmad'' is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the Muslim world, although primarily in the Middle East. More recently, this transliteration has become increasingly popular in the United States due to use by members of the African American community. ''Ahmed'' is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the Ottoman Empire. This transliteration is also used throughout the Muslim world. ''Ahmet'' is the modern

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transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings. The less common transliterations of ''Ahmad'' are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia. ''Achmat'' is the fairly standard transliteration used by South Africa's Muslim community, and its pronunciation shows evidence of the influence of Afrikaans: the which represents ح �is pronounced as an Afrikaans (i.e. closer to the Arabic خ); and the د is realised as a (closer to the Arabic ت) which follows Afrikaans Final-obstruent devoicing principles.

List of people with the name

Ahmad

* Ahmad ibn Hanbal, (780–855) was an Arab Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and founder of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence. *Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tasim, was an Abbasid prince and son of Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tasim. He was also patron of Science, philosophy and Art. * Ahmad ibn Muhammad, (died 866) better known as Al-Musta'in was the twelfth

Abbasid caliph The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The family came t ...

(r. 862–866). *

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( ps, احمد شاه دراني; prs, احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In July 1747, Ahm ...

, Founder of Last Afghan Durrani Empire *

Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ahmad Shah Bahadur , also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi (23 December 1725 – 1775 AD), was the fourteenth Mughal Emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age ...

, Mughal Emperor * Sheikh Ahmad, Siamese official of Persian ancestry *

Ahmad (rapper) Ahmad Ali Lewis (born October 12, 1975), simply known as Ahmad (often stylized AHMAD), is an American rapper, songwriter, motivational speaker and author from Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for the 1994 single " Back in the ...

, West Coast hip hop performer * Ahmad Abbas, Saudi Arabian footballer * Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director * Ahmad Adel, Egyptian footballer * Ahmad Ahmadi, Iranian physician * Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974), Egyptian army officer * Ahmad Alaq, Khan of eastern Moghulistan * Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian and writer * Ahmad A'zam, Uzbek writer *

Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Ahmed Ibrahim Artan so, Ahmed Ibrahim Cartan ; ar, أحمد ابراهيم عرتن) is a Somali diplomat, author and currently Minister of Security of Puntland.. He is the former Labourers and Youth adviser to the Somali president. Persona ...

, Somali diplomat, author and politician * Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, The Somali Imam of Adal Sultanate who conquered Abyssinia *

Ahmad Bahar Haj Sheikh Ahmad Bahar (1889 Mashad, Iran – 1957 Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian politician, a patriotic poet, prominent journalist, writer, publisher and farmer. Literary career He was one of the best students of late Sheikh Abdoljavad Adib Neish ...

, Iranian politician *Ahmad Balshe, Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known professionally as Belly *

Ahmad Belal Ahmad Farag Mohamed Belal ( ar, أحمد فرج محمد بلال ; born August 20, 1980) is an Egyptian football striker. Career Ahmed Belal started playing professionally for the Egyptian team, Al Ahly, since 2000. He competed for the club ...

, Egyptian former football player * Ahmad Black, American football safety for the Florida Gators * Ahmad Bradshaw, American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts, released via free agency from the New York Giants * Ahmad Brooks, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers * Ahmad Bunnag of Siam * Ahmad Bustomi, Indonesian footballer * Ahmad Carroll, American football free agent *

Ahmad Dahlan Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan (born as Muhammad Darwis;‎ ar, أحمد دحلان;‎ 1 August 1868 – 23 February 1923), often abbreviated to K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, was an Indonesian Muslim religious leader and revivalist, who established the Muh ...

, Indonesian Islamic revivalist *

Ahmad Dhani Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo (born Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo; 26 May 1972), better known as Ahmad Dhani, Dhani Muhammad Prasetyo or Dhani S. Manaf, is an Indonesian musician. He was the frontman of Dewa 19 with his colleague Once Mekel as the co-lead singer, ...

, Indonesian musician *

Ahmad Dukhqan Ahmad Dukhqan (1930 – 18 April 2015) was a Jordanian politician and engineer of Circassian descent. He was Vice President of the Natural Resources Authority between 1981 and 1984 and undersecretary of the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Dukhqan serv ...

, Jordanian politician * Ahmad Fanakati, financial officer of

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of th ...

's Yuan Dynasty *

Ahmad Fuadi Ahmad Fuadi (born 30 December 1973) is an Indonesian writer, novelist and social entrepreneur. His debut novel Negeri 5 Menara (The Land of 5 Towers) broke the publisher's sales record ( Gramedia Pustaka Utama) for the last 37 years. Negeri 5 Me ...

, Indonesian writer * Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born 2000), American football player *

Ahmad Gooden Ahmad Gooden (born October 27, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Samford. College career Gooden was a member of the Samford Bulldogs fo ...

(born 1995), American football player * Ahmad Hardi, Kurdish poet *

Ahmad Hawkins Ahmad Hawkins (born December 10, 1978) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Virginia. He was signed by the Colorado Crush as a street free agent in 2003. Hawkins also played for the Berlin Thunder, Nashvi ...

, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers *

Ahmad Hijazi Ahmad Mostafa Hijazi ( ar, أحمد مصطفى حجازي, ; born 22 August 1994) is a Lebanese Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Al Ansar FC, Ansar. Club career After spending ...

(born 1994), Lebanese footballer * Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Founder of the Hanbalite school of Muslim jurisprudence * Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Abbasid ambassador to the Volga Bulgars *

Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Tulun ( ar, أحمد بن طولون, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn; c. 20 September 835 – 10 May 884) was the founder of the Tulunid dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria between 868 and 905. Originally a Turkic slave-soldier, in 868 ...

, founder of the Tulunid dynasty *

Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ahmad-Jabir Ismayil oghlu Ahmadov ( az, Əhməd-Cabir İsmayıl oğlu Əhmədov) – was a professor of "Commodity research and examination of food" in "Azerbaijan State Economic University", Doctor of Philosophy in technical sciences (1973), Prof ...

, "Honored teacher" of Azerbaijan *

Ahmad Jalloul Ahmad Adnan Jalloul ( ar, أحمد عدنان جلول, ; born 23 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Safa. Career statistics International Honours Safa * Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 201 ...

(born 1992), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Biography Early life Jamal was born Fr ...

, American jazz pianist * Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, Iranian lawyer and politician * Ahmad Kasravi, Iranian linguists and historian * Ahmad Khatib, first

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Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

of Indonesian origin * Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people *

Ahmad Majid Ahmad Majid ( bn, আহমদ মজিদ, Ahmôd Môjid, fa, ), was a Faujdar of Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb and governorship of Subahdar Azim-ush-Shan. Career In 1699, Majid granted some land to Bh ...

, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet *

Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم) (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Sport career ...

Ahmad Miller Ahmad Rasheed Miller (born April 10, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was chosen with the final pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, giving him the nickname Mr. Irrelevant. After being drafted by the Houston Texans, he went through ...

, former defensive tackle for the National Football League * Ahmad Mirfendereski (1918–2004), Iranian diplomat *

Ahmad Merritt Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Wisconsin. Merritt was also a member of the Dalla ...

, American football free agent *

Ahmad Muin Yaacob On 25 November 2016, at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Singapore, during a heated argument, Ahmad Muin bin Yaacob, a 23-year-old Malaysian cleaner, killed his 54-year-old supervisor Maimunah binte Awang by stabbing her with a pair of grass cutters an ...

, Malaysian convicted murderer *

Ahmad Nivins Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is a former American professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's. High school car ...

, American basketball player * Ahmad ibn Rustah, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia * Ahmad Rashad, sportscaster and former football player * Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 1952), Kuwaiti royal and politician * Ahmad Sa'adat, Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine *

Ahmad Saad Ahmad Saad Abdullah is a Saudi Arabian football player who played in the Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), k ...

, a Saudi Arabian football player. * Ahmad Said (politician), Malaysian politician *

Ahmad Ali Sepehr Ahmad Ali Sepehr, also known as Movarrekh Al Dowleh, (1889–1976) was an Iranian historian and politician. He held several government posts during both the Qajar and Pahlavi rule. Early life and education Sepehr was born in Tehran in 1889. His ...

, Iranian historian and politician *

Ahmad Shah Massoud ) , branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front , serviceyears = 1975–2001 , rank = General , unit = , commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan Wa ...

, Afghan military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan * Ahmad Shah Qajar, Last Shah of the

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...

* Ahmad Shamlou, Persian poet and writer * Ahmad Shukeiri, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization *

Ahmad Sohrab Mírzá Aḥmad Sohráb (March 21, 1890 – April 20, 1958) was a Persian- American author and Baháʼí who served as ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's secretary and interpreter from 1912 to 1919. He co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and ...

, Persian author * Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif, Indonesian intellectual *

Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; August 22, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th Sultan of Brunei from 11 September 1924 until his death. After his death in 1950, he was then succeeded by his younger brother Omar Ali Saifuddie ...

, 27th Sultan of Brunei *

Ahmad Taktouk Ahmad Walid Taktouk ( ar, أحمد وليد تكتوك, ; born 29 September 1984) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Sagesse. Club career Taktouk started his career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, before moving to Nejmeh in 201 ...

(born 1984), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmad Tekuder Ahmed Tekuder ( Mongolian: ''Tegülder'', meaning “perfect”; fa, تکودر) (c.1246 10 August 1284), also known as Sultan Ahmad (reigned 1282–1284), was the sultan of the Persian-based Ilkhanate, son of Hulegu and brother of Abaqa. He was ...

(died 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate * Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone *

Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, أحمد بن علي بن عبد الله بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; 1922 – 25 November 1977) was the Emir of Qatar who ruled from 1960 to 1972. Qatar's f ...

, Emir of the State of Qatar *

Ahmad Thomas Ahmad Thomas (born December 15, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. Professional career Oakland Raiders Thomas was signed by the Oa ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Ahmad Treaudo Ahmad Rashad Treaudo (born April 15, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He spent his redshirt freshman season at Delta State University in 2002 and transferred t ...

, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods * Ahmad Yani, Indonesian Army general *

Ahmad Zarruq Ahmad Zarruq () also known as Imam az-Zarrūq ash Shadhili (Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Īsa) (1442–1493 CE) was a 15th-century Moroccan Shadhili Sufi, jurist and saint from Fes. He is considered one of the most prominent and acco ...

, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh * Ahmad Yaakob, Malaysian politician; Menteri Besar of Kelantan * Ahmad Najib Aris, Malaysian convicted rapist and killer who was hanged for the rape and murder of Canny Ong

Surname

* Alimuddin Ahmad (1884-1920), Bengali activist and revolutionary *

Ekramuddin Ahmad Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Bengali government officer and litterateur. He was known for his support of the Santal people during his government service and his literary criticisms after retirement. Early life and education ...

(1872-1940), Bengali litterateur *

Nesaruddin Ahmad Nesaruddin Ahmad ( bn, নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in ...

(1873-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar and Pir of Sarsina * Feroz Ahmad (born 1938), Indian academic and historian *

Najm Hamad Al Ahmad Najm Hamad Al Ahmad ( ar, نجم حمد الأحمد) (born 1969) is a Syrian jurist and justice minister from 2012 until 2017. Early life and education Ahmad was born in Aleppo in 1969. He hails from an Alawi family. He holds a bachelor's degre ...

(born 1969), Syrian politician *

Ricky Ahmad Subagja Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history. Career In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then bienni ...

, Indonesian badminton player

Fictional characters

* Aĥmad, from '' Malatily Bathhouse''

Ahmed

Ahmed I Ahmed I ( ota, احمد اول '; tr, I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal f ...

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of the Ottoman Empire * Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Ahmed III Ahmed III ( ota, احمد ثالث, ''Aḥmed-i sālis'') was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at H ...

, sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Ahmed Abu Ismail Ahmed Abu Ismail (1915–2013) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as minister of finance in the 1970s. Early life and education Ismail was born in Samannud in March 1915. He hailed from a wealthy middle-class family. He attended ...

, Egyptian economist and politician *

Ahmed Abukhater , Ahmed Abukhater ( ar, أحمد أبو خاطر) is an architect, environmental scientist, and an urban and regional planner by trade.• University at Albany, State University of New York, Faculty Experts: Ahmed Abukhater. Available a ...

, urban and regional planner and Palestinian-American powerlifter * Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian American actor and comedian * Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet * Ahmed Ali Awan (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker * Ahmed Baduri, Eritrean diplomat * Ahmed Elmi Osman, Somali politician * Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former President of Iraq * Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria * Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician * Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress *

Ahmed Galal Ahmed Galal may refer to: * Ahmed Galal (footballer) * Ahmed Galal (politician) Ahmed Galal (born 1948) is an Egyptian economist and politician, who was appointed minister of finance in the interim government headed by Hazem Al Beblawi on 16 Ju ...

(born 1948), Egyptian economist * Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 * Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 *

Ahmed Hulusi Ahmed Hulusi (born 1945 in Istanbul, Turkey) is an Islamic author from Turkey, whose works focus on philosophical and religious ideas. Biography He was born on 21 January 1945 in Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, and was named Ahmed, meaning ‘highly pr ...

, Turkish writer and Sufi * Ahmed Hussen, Somali-Canadian lawyer *

Ahmed Imamovic Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

, Bosnian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

* Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (1929–2017), South African politician, political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. * Ahmed Khadr, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier of al-Qaeda * Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Mujaddid of 14th century of Islam * Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family * Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati politician * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati businessman * Ahmed M. Hassan Somali politician * Ahmed Marei, Egyptian basketball coach and former player * Ahmed Mohiuddin, Pakistani people, Pakistani biologist * Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer * Ahmed Naamani (born 1979), Lebanese footballer * Ahmed Nadeem, cricketer * Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways * Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirati businessman * Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 * Ahmed Nazif (born 1952), Egyptian politician * Ahmed Nizam, Indian cricketer * Ahmed Patel, Indian politician * Ahmed Plummer, former NFL player * Ahmed Rushdi, Pakistani singer * Ahmed Rushdi (politician), Ahmed Rushdi, Egyptian politician * Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia * Ahmed Sanjar, ruler of the Seljuk Turks * Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist), Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist * Ahmed Al Saqr (born 1970), Lebanese footballer * Ahmed Şerafettin, Turkish football manager * Ahmed Sheikh, Palestinian journalist * Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer * Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan (1889–1923), Turkish born Saudi royal * Ahmed Sékou Touré, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea * Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas * Ahmed Yesevi, leader of Sufi mysticism * Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry ; Surname * Nick Ahmed (born 1990), American baseball player

Ahmet

* Ahmet Akdilek (born 1988), Turkish cyclist * Ahmet Alkan, Turkish economist * Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist * Ahmet Bilek (1932–1971), Turkish Olympic champion * Ahmet Bozer (born 1960), Turkish business executive * Ahmet Cevdet (disambiguation), Ahmet Cevdet, multiple people * Ahmet Cömert (1926–1990), Turkish amateur boxer, coach, referee, boxing judge and sports official * Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959), Turkish politician and political scientist * Ahmet Dursun (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Enünlü (born 1948), Turkish bodybuilder * Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (born 1979), son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan * Ahmet Ertegun (923–2006), Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records * Ahmet Gülhan (born 1978), Turkish wrestler * Ahmet Haşim (1884–1933), Turkish writer * Ahmet Hromadžić (1923–2003), Bosnian writer * Ahmet İsvan (1923–2017), Turkish politician * Ahmet Kaya (1957–2000), Turkish–Kurdish folk singer * Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941–2013), Turkish seismologist * Ahmet İzzet Pasha (1864–1937), Ottoman general * Ahmet Kireççi (1914–1979), Turkish sports wrestler * Ahmet Koç, Turkish musician * Ahmet Köksal, (1920-1997), Turkish poet and writer * Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Li (born 1991), Chinese-Turkish table tennis player * Ahmet Öcal (born 1979), Belgian footballer * Ahmet Örken (born 1993), Turkish cyclist * Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (born 1936), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler * Ahmet Rasim, Turkish writer and politician * Ahmet Sağlam (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941), tenth President of the Republic of Turkey * Ahmet Burak Solakel (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901–1962), Turkish writer * Ahmet Türk (born 1942), Turkish politician * Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (1878–1942), Turkish politician * Ahmet Ümit (born 1960), Turkish author * Ahmet Uzel (1930–1998), Turkish composer * Ahmet Üzümcü (born 1951), Turkish diplomat * Ahmet Uzun, Turkish Cypriot politician * Ahmet Vardar (1937–2010), Turkish journalist * Ahmet Emin Yalman (1888–1972), Turkish journalist * Ahmet Yıldırım (born 1974), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish scientist * Ahmet Zappa (born 1974), American musician, actor and novelist * Ahmet Zogu, King of Albania (1928-1939)

Other spellings

* Achmad Jufriyanto, Indonesian footballer * Achmad Nawir, Dutch East Indies footballer * Achmad Saba'a, Arab-Israeli footballer * Achmad Soebardjo, Indonesian diplomat * Achmat Dangor, South African writer * Achmed Abdullah, Russian writer * Achmed Akkabi, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor * Achmed Labasanov, Russian mixed martial artist * Achmet (oneiromancer), Occultist * Ahmat Acyl, Chadian Arab insurgent leader * Ahmat Brahim, Chadian footballer * Ahmat Taboye, Chadian writer * Akhmed Avtorkhanov, Chechen leader * Akhmad Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic * Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic * Ahmaud Arbery, African Americans, African American murder victim ; Surname * Rosli Ahmat (1970–2002), Singaporeans, Singaporean armed robber and murderer * Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (1885–1949), Indonesian Ulama

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