Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an
Arabic
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male
given name
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common in most parts of the
Muslim world
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. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the
Arabic
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(), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle ().
Lexicology
As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a
Quranic
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prophecy attributed to
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
in the Quran
which most Islamic scholars concede is about
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
.
It also shares the same roots as
Mahmud
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''.
Siam Mahmud
*Mahmood (singer) (born 1 ...
,
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
and
Hamed
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د):
# (Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it ...
. 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
Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet.
Some
Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
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 '
Paraclete' 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 Muslim
Sahih Muslim ( ar, صحيح مسلم, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim), group=note is a 9th-century ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (815–875). It is one of the most valued b ...
, and others contain
hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...
in which Muhammad personally refers to himself as Ahmad. Christian orientalist such as
William Montgomery Watt
William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish Orientalist, historian, academic and Anglican priest. From 1964 to 1979, he was Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Watt was one ...
, 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
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
in the Quranic verse 61:6.
According to the ''New Encyclopedia of Islam'', and the older ''
Encyclopaedia of Islam'', the word ''Ahmad'' has no
etymological
Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words a ...
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's biography of Muhammad, the
Sirat Rasul Allah
Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya (), commonly shortened to Sīrah and translated as prophetic biography, are the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Quran and Hadiths, most historical information about his life and the ...
, Islamic scholar
Alfred Guillaume 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
Farewell Discourse to his disciples, Jesus promised that he would "send the
Holy Spirit" to them after his departure, in
John 15:26 stating: "whom I will send unto you from the Father,
ven
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the Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me."
John 14:17 states "
ven
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the 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
Paraclete. 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 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
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ( ar, عمر بن عبد العزيز, ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; 2 November 680 – ), commonly known as Umar II (), was the eighth Umayyad caliph. He made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, and ...
and
Leo III:
"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,
Abu Turab
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Caliph, who is seen by twelver Imamiyah Shia as the first of their 12 Imams. According to authentic narrations the title "Abu Turab" Kunya (Arabic ...
and
Salman the Persian
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, 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 race
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Prophets, 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
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, although primarily in the
Middle East
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. More recently, this transliteration has become increasingly popular in the
United States
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due to use by members of the
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community.
''Ahmed'' is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the
Ottoman Empire
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. This transliteration is also used throughout the
Muslim world
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.
''Ahmet'' is the modern
Turkish 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
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principles.
List of people with the name
Ahmad
*Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Dhuhli ( ar, أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل الذهلي, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal al-Dhuhlī; November 780 – 2 August 855 CE/164–241 AH), was a Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and ...
, (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
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الرشيد; October 796 – 5 January 842), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh (, ), was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling ...
. 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 (r. 862–866).
* Ahmad Shah Durrani, Founder of Last Afghan Durrani Empire
* Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Mughal Emperor
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* 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
Ahmad Abbas (Arabic: أحمد عباس; born 8 October 1985) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Qaisumah and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career
Abbas began his career with Saudi Professional ...
, Saudi Arabian footballer
*Ahmad Abdalla
Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader ( ar, أحمد عبد الله السيد) (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter.
His debut feature film is '' Heliopolis'' (2009); his second film is ''Microph ...
, Egyptian film director
*Ahmad Adel
Ahmad Adel ( ar, أحمد عادل; born January 7, 1984) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the right back position for El-Ittihad El-Iskandary (El Ittihad).
He is a talented young defender who transferred to Al Ahly in January 2007. He is kno ...
, Egyptian footballer
*Ahmad Ahmadi
Ahmad Ahmadi (; 1885–1944), known as ''Pezeshk Ahmadi'' meaning Physician Ahmadi, was born in Mashhad to Mohammad Ali Ahmadi. He worked as a nurse at Qasr prison in Tehran, where he was ordered to kill political prisoners; he was later execut ...
, Iranian physician
*Ahmad Ismail Ali
Ahmad Ismail Ali ( ar, أحمد إسماعيل علي) (14 October 1917 – 26 December 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the October War of 1973, and is best known for his planning of the attack acros ...
(1917–1974), Egyptian army officer
*Ahmad Alaq
Ahmad Alaq ( ug, أحمد; died 1503) was the Khan of Eastern Moghulistan ( Uyghurstan) from 1487 to 1503. He was the second son of Yunus Khan. His mother was Shah Begum, fourth daughter of Badakhshan prince Lali.
Ahmad Alaq was a direct male-l ...
, Khan of eastern Moghulistan
Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Ten ...
*Ahmad Amin
Ahmad Amin (Arabic: أحمد أمين), (1954-1886) was an Egyptian historian and writer. He wrote a series of books on the history of the Islamic civilization (1928–1953), a famous autobiography (''My Life'', 1950), as well as an important ...
, Egyptian historian and writer
*Ahmad A'zam
Ahmad A'zam ''(Аҳмад Аъзам)'' (28 June 1949 – 4 January 2014) was an Uzbek writer, author, journalist, scriptwriter and literature critic.
Life
Ahmad A'zam was born in Jomboy region (Ghazira village) of Samarkand city in Uzbekis ...
, 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
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ( so, Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi or Axmed Gurey, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, ar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي ; 1506 – 21 February 1543) was an imam and general of the Adal Sultan ...
, The Somali Imam of Adal Sultanate
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who conquered Abyssinia
* Ahmad Bahar, Iranian politician
*Ahmad Balshe, Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known professionally as Belly
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* Ahmad Belal, Egyptian former football player
*Ahmad Black
Ahmad Black (born December 12, 1988) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS Nationa ...
, American football safety for the Florida Gators
*Ahmad Bradshaw
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, American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts, released via free agency from the New York Giants
*Ahmad Brooks
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, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
* Ahmad Bunnag of Siam
*Ahmad Bustomi
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, Indonesian footballer
*Ahmad Carroll
Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Carroll was also a member of the J ...
, American football free agent
* Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesian Islamic revivalist
* Ahmad Dhani, 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
Ahmad Fanākatī or Banākatī ( fa, ; ; before 1242 — 10 April 1282) was a Persian Muslim from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) who served as finance minister of the Yuan dynasty during Kublai's reign. He became known as a chief minister ...
, financial officer of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty
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* Ahmad Fuadi, Indonesian writer
* Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born 2000), American football player
* Ahmad Gooden (born 1995), American football player
*Ahmad Hardi Ahmad Hardi ( ku, Ehmed Herdî; 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a prominent Kurdish poet.
He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has ...
, Kurdish poet
* Ahmad Hawkins, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers
* Ahmad Hijazi (born 1994), Lebanese footballer
*Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Dhuhli ( ar, أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل الذهلي, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal al-Dhuhlī; November 780 – 2 August 855 CE/164–241 AH), was a Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and ...
, Founder of the Hanbalite
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school of Muslim jurisprudence
*Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāšid ibn Ḥammād, ( ar, أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; ) commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Muslim traveler, famous for his account of hi ...
, Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
ambassador to the Volga Bulgars
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* Ahmad ibn Tulun, founder of the Tulunid dynasty
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* Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov, "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, American jazz pianist
*Ahmad Sayyed Javadi
Ahmad Sayyed Javadi ( fa, احمد صدر حاجسیدجوادی; 24 June 1917 – 31 March 2013) was an Iranian lawyer, political activist and politician, who served as interior minister and justice minister. He was the first interior min ...
, Iranian lawyer and politician
*Ahmad Kasravi
Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( fa, سید احمد حکمآبادی تبریزی, Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( fa, احمد کسروی, Ahmad-e Kasravi), was a pre-eminent Iran ...
, Iranian linguists and historian
*Ahmad Khatib Shaikh Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi (1860 – 1916) was a Minangkabau Islamic teacher. He was born in Koto Tuo, Dutch East Indies on 6 Dzulhijjah 1276 H (1860 M) and died in Mecca, Ottoman Empire on 8 Jumadil Awal 1334 H (1916 M). He served as the ...
, first Masjid al-Haram Imam of Indonesia
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n origin
*Ahmad Maher (disambiguation) Ahmad Maher may refer to:
*Ahmad Mahir Pasha (1888–1945), former Prime Minister of Egypt
* Ahmad Maher (diplomat) (1935–2010), grandson of Ahmad Mahir Pasha and former Foreign Minister of Egypt
* Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director
* ...
, various people
* Ahmad Majid, 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
Ahmad Mirfendereski (9 May 1918–2 May 2004) was an Iranian diplomat, politician and the last minister of foreign affairs of the Shah era in Iran.
Career
Mirfendereski began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs and held many posts ther ...
(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
Ahmad ibn Rustah Isfahani ( fa, احمد ابن رسته اصفهانی ''Aḥmad ibn Rusta Iṣfahānī''), more commonly known as Ibn Rustah (, also spelled ''Ibn Rusta'' and ''Ibn Ruste''), was a tenth-century Persian explorer and geographer ...
, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia
*Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moo ...
, sportscaster and former football player
*Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti politician and a member of the ruling family, Al Sabah.
Early life and education
Sabah was born on 5 September 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University ...
(born 1952), Kuwaiti royal and politician
*Ahmad Sa'adat
Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat; ar, احمد سعدات, links=no; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan, is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palesti ...
, Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( ar, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين, translit=al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn, PFLP) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary so ...
*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)
Ahmad Said (born 15 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from March 2008 to May 2014 and Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) from 1995 to his promotion to the Menteri ...
, 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, Afghan
Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
*Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity
** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...
military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
*Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shah Qajar ( fa, احمد شاه قاجار; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 Januar ...
, Last Shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
of the Qajar dynasty
*Ahmad Shamlou
Ahmad Shamlou ( fa, احمد شاملو, ''Ahmad Šāmlū'' , also known under his pen name A. Bamdad ( fa, ا. بامداد)) (December 12, 1925 – July 23, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most infl ...
, Persian poet and writer
*Ahmad Shukeiri
Ahmad al-Shukeiri ( ar, أحمد الشقيري, also transliterated al-Shuqayri, Shuqairi, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry; 1 January 1908 – 26 February 1980) was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964–1967. ...
, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
* Ahmad Sohrab, Persian author
*Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif
Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif (31 May 1935 – 27 May 2022), popularly known as Buya Syafi'i, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and intellectual. He was chairman of Muhammadiyah between 1998 and 2005. Educated in the United States, he was known for his ...
, 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
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...
* Ahmad Taktouk (born 1984), Lebanese footballer
* Ahmad Tekuder (died 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate
*Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (February 16, 1932 – March 13, 2014) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession, K ...
, President of Sierra Leone
* Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, 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, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods
*Ahmad Yani
General Ahmad Yani (19 June 1922 – 1 October 1965) was the Commander of the Indonesian Army, and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house.
Early life
Ahmad Yani was born in Jena ...
, Indonesian Army general
* Ahmad Zarruq, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh
*Ahmad Yaakob
Ahmad bin Yakob (born 1 February 1950) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as the 19th Menteri Besar of Kelantan since May 2013 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pekan (stat ...
, Malaysian politician; Menteri Besar of Kelantan
*Ahmad Najib Aris
Ahmad Najib bin Aris (1976 – 23 September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime made headlines across Malaysia. He was sentenced to d ...
, Malaysian convicted rapist and killer who was hanged for the rape and murder of Canny Ong
Surname
* Alimuddin Ahmad
Syed Alimuddin Ahmad ( bn, সৈয়দ আলীমুদ্দীন আহমদ; 1884 - 1920), popularly known as Master Saheb ( bn, মাস্টার সাহেব), was a Bengali bodybuilder and wrestler. He participated in the an ...
(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 (1873-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar and Pir of Sarsina
* Feroz Ahmad
Feroz Ahmad (born 1938) is a retired academic, historian and political scientist who taught at different universities, including the University of Massachusetts Boston, Tufts University, Harvard University, Columbia University and Yeditepe Univer ...
(born 1938), Indian academic and historian
* Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (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
''Malaṯily Bathhouse'' ( ar, حمام الملاطيلي "Ĥamam al-Malaṯily") is a 1973 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abu Seif. The main actors are Shams al-Baroudi and Yusuf Shåban. It is adapted from a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. Sama ...
''
Ahmed
* Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
* Ahmed II
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 ...
, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Ahmed Abu Ismail, Egyptian economist and politician
* Ahmed Abukhater, urban and regional planner and Palestinian-American powerlifter
* Ahmed Ahmed
Ahmed Ahmed ( ar, أحمد أحمد), (; born June 27, 1970) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian.
Early life
Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Rivers ...
, Egyptian American actor and comedian
* Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Diyarbakır – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. ...
(1927–1991), Turkish poet
* Ahmed Ali Awan (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker
Ross Andrew Parker (17 August 198421 September 2001), from Peterborough, England, was a seventeen-year-old white English male murdered in an unprovoked racially motivated crime. He bled to death after being stabbed, beaten with a hammer an ...
* Ahmed Baduri Ahmed Tahir Baduri was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Eritrea between 2001 and 2005, replacing Haile Menkerios. Baduri was replaced by Araya Desta.
Baduri was born in Hargigo in 1946. After finishing elemen ...
, Eritrean diplomat
* Ahmed Elmi Osman
Personal life
Osman belongs to the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan.
Career
Early career
In 2009, Osman served as the Minister of Aviation of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia. He later helped form Khatumo State administratio ...
, Somali politician
* Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ' (1 July 1914 – 4 October 1982) was the fourth president of Iraq, from 17 July 1968 to 16 July 1979. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and ...
, former President of Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
* Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella ( ar, أحمد بن بلّة '; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 ...
, the first President of Algeria
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* Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician
* Ahmed Chalabi
Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi ( ar, أحمد عبد الهادي الجلبي; 30 October 1945 – 3 November 2015) was an Iraqi politician, a founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC) who served as the President of the Governing Council of ...
, leader of the Iraqi National Congress
The Iraqi National Congress (INC; Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني العراقي ''Al-Moutammar Al-Watani Al-'Iraqi'') is an Iraqi political party that was led by Ahmed Chalabi who died in 2015. It was formed as an umbrella opposition group ...
* Ahmed Galal (born 1948), Egyptian economist
* Ahmed al-Ghamdi
Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi ( ar, احمد صلاح سعيد الغامدي, , also transliterated as Alghamdi) (July 2, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 at ...
(1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175
United Airlines Flight 175 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The flight's scheduled plan was from Logan International Airport, in Boston, ...
* Ahmed al-Haznawi
Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi al-Ghamdi ( ar, أَحْمَدُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٱلْحَزْنَوِيِّ ٱلْغَاْمِدِيِّ, ) (October 11, 1980 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi Arabian terrorist hijacker of United Airlines Fl ...
(1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda attackers aboard the plane on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in S ...
* 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
Ahmed Hussen ( so, Axmed Xuseen; born 1976) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the minister of housing and diversity and inclusion since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Hussen has also sat as the mem ...
, 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
* 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
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda attackers aboard the plane on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in S ...
* 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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