Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine

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, meaning "rightly guided". People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America. This name is a variation of the name

Mahdi The Mahdi () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the Eschatology, End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad, and will appear shortly before Jesu ...

, which is of Arabic origin. Other, less common variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi, Mahadi, Mehedi.

People with the given name

Arts and entertainment

DJ Mehdi Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (20 January 1977 – 13 September 2011), better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French-Tunisian hip hop and house music producer and DJ. He was signed to the label Ed Banger Records, founded by his friend Pedro W ...

(1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer * Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer * Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist * Mehdi Bajestani (born 1974), Iranian actor * Mehdi Bozorgmehr (born 1971), Iranian musician and composer * Mehdi Charef (born 1952), French-Algerian film director and screenwriter * Mehdi Dehbi (born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director * Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (1977-2011), French-Tunisian hip hop and electro producer, better known as

* Mehdi Forough (1911–2008), Iranian scholar, author, dramatist, writer on dramatic arts and culture, translator * Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist *

Mehdi Halıcı Mehdi Halıcı (10 April 1927 – 8 April 2008) was a Kurds, Kurdish writer from Turkey who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history. He was also widely known as Cemşid Bender, the pseudonym he used for books ...

(1927-2008), a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin *

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan (; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012), known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, ...

(1927-2012), Pakistani ghazal singer * Mehdi Hosseini (born 1979), Persian composer of contemporary classical music * Mehdi Khalaji (born 1973), Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst * Mehdi Pakdel (born 1980), Iranian actor * Mehdi Mousavi (born 1976), Iranian poet * Mehdi Norowzian, Iranian-British film director * Mehdi Rajabian (born 1989), Iranian musician * Mehdi Sahabi (1944–2009), Iranian translator, painter and writer * Mehdi Saki (born 1974), Iranian actor, composer and singer

Politics

* Mehdi Abrishamchi (born 1947), Iranian dissident and member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) * Mehdi Azar (1901–1994), Iranian physician and politician *

Mehdi Bazargan Mehdi Bazargan (; 1 September 1907 – 20 January 1995) was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Interim government of Iran, 1979, Iran's interim government. One of the leading figures of Iranian Revolutio ...

(1907-1995), Prime Minister of Iran in 1979 * Mehdi Ben Barka (1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965), Moroccan politician * Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician, former prime minister of Albania * Mehdi Hashemi (1944-1987), Iranian cleric and senior official * Mehdi Huseynzade (1918–1944), Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II * Mehdi Jomaa (born 1962), Tunisian engineer and acting Prime Minister of Tunisia * Mehdi Karroubi (born 1937), Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician * Mehdi Noorbakhsh (born 1954), Iranian academic and political activist * Mehdi Tabatabaei (1936—2018), Iranian Shia cleric and politician * Mehdi Zana (born 1940), Kurdish politician from Turkey

Sports

* Mehdi Abdesmad (born 1991), Canadian-born American football player in the defensive end * Mehdi Abdi (born 1998), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Abeid (born 1992), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Abtahi (born 1963), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Baala (born 1978), French, middle-distance runner * Mehdi Baghdad (born 1985), French mixed martial artist * Mehdi Bazargard (born 1979), Iranian volleyball player * Mehdi Beneddine (born 1996), French footballer *

Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani (, born 25 August 1983) is a Morocco, Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Europe with Sébastien Loeb Racing. He was TCR Europe Champion in 2020 with the Belgian team Comtoyou Racing. He became the first Morocc ...

(born 1983), Moroccan racing driver * Mehdi Bouadla (born 1982), French-Algerian boxer * Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 1998), French footballer * Mehdi Boukassi (born 1996), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Bourabia (born 1991), Moroccan footballer * Mehdi Carcela, or Mehdi François Carcela-González (born 1989), Belgian-born Moroccan footballer *

Mehdi Cerbah Mehdi Cerbah (3 April 1953 – 29 October 2021) was an Algerian association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for the Algeria national football team, Algeria national team. Career Cerbah spent mos ...

(1953–2021), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Essoussi (born 2001), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Fonounizadeh (born 1962), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Ghayedi (born 1998), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Hafsi, also known as Mehdi Labeyrie (born 1978), French-born Tunisian basketball player * Mehdi Haj Mohamad (1950-2025), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Hasan (cricketer, born 1990) (born 1990), Indian cricketer * Mehdi Hasheminasab (born 1973), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Jannatov (born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer * Mehdi Kadi (born 1994), French footballer * Mehdi Khalil (born 1991), Lebanese footballer * Mehdi Khodabakhshi (born 1991), Iranian-born Serb Taekwondo practitioner. * Mehdi Lacen (born 1984), Algerian football player * Mehdi Lehaire (born 2000), Belgian footballer * Mehdi Léris (born 1998), French footballer * Mehdi Leroy (born 1978), French football player *

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia (; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional association football, football coach and former player usually played as a winger (association football), right winger or right back. He was at Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and ...

(born 1977), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Mehdipour (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Méniri (born 1977), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Meriah (born 1979), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Momeni (born 1985), Iranian footballer * Mehdi El Moutacim (born 2000), Finnish footballer * Mehdi Nafti (born 1978), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Ouertani (born 1990), Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Pashazadeh (born 1973), Iranian footballer and football coach * Mehdi Rahmati (born 1983), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Salehpour (born 1975), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Sharifi (born 1992), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Tahrat (born 1990), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Taj (born 1960), Iranian sports executive and administrator * Mehdi Taremi (born 1992), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Terki (born 1991), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Tikdari (born 1996), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Torabi (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Torkaman (born 1989), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Yaghoubi (1930-2021), Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler * Mehdi Zamani (born 1989), Iranian sprint athlete * Mehdi Zeffane (born 1992), Algerian footballer

Others

* Mehdi Aminrazavi (born 1957), Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism * Mehdi Ashraphijuo, American mathematician, financial risk manager and writer * Mehdi Bahadori (born 1933), Iranian professor of mechanical engineering * Mehdi Bayat (born 1979), French-Iranian businessman, president of the Royal Belgian Football Association * Mehdi Dibaj (1935–1994), Iranian Christian convert from Shia Islam, pastor and Christian martyr *

Mehdi Golshani Mehdi Golshani (Persian language, Persian: مهدی گلشنی, born 1939 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian theoretical physicist, and a distinguished professor at Sharif University of Technology. He is a member of the Iranian Science and Culture H ...

(born 1939), Iranian theoretical physicist * Mehdi Ghezali (born 1979), Swedish bank robber * Mehdi Hasan (born 1979), British-American journalist, broadcaster and author * Mehdi Hasan (Pakistani journalist) (1937-2022), Pakistani journalist * Mehdi Hasan Aini Qasmi, Indian Islamic scholar and social activist * Mehdi Kazemi (born 1989), Iranian asylum seeker in the UK * Mehdi Khalaji (born 1973), Iranian journalist * Mehdi Khazali (born 1965), publisher, physician, blogger * Mehdi Rabbani (died 2025), Iranian brigadier general * Mehdi Sadaghdar (born 1977), also known as ElectroBOOM, Iranian-Canadian electrical engineer, YouTuber and comedian * Mehdi Semsar (1929–2003), Iranian journalist and translator * Mehdi Shahbazi (1942-2007), American businessman

People with the middle name

* Mohamed Mehdi Hasan (born 1971), Bangladeshi Olympic sprinter * Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer *

Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1 October 1943) best known as PQ Mehdi, is a retired four-star rank, four-star air officer and former fighter pilot who served as the eighth CAS of the PAF, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force from 199 ...

(born 1943), Pakistani retired four-star air officer and a fighter pilot *

Syed Mehdi Shah Syed Mehdi Shah (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan since 15 August 2022. Previously, he served as the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan The chief minister of Gilgit Ba ...

, first Chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.

People with the surname

* Aga Syed Mehdi (1959–2000), Kashmiri Shia leader and social activist * Amir Mehdi (or Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi) (1913-1999), Pakistani mountaineer * Anisa Mehdi, Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist * Asif Mehdi (1966–2021), Pakistani ghazal and playback singer * Eqbal Mehdi (1946–2008), Pakistani painter * Georges Mehdi (1934–2018), Brazilian judoka of French descent * M. T. Mehdi (1928–1998), Iraqi-American politician and pro-Palestinian activist * Parvez Mehdi, born Pervez Akhtar (1947–2005), Pakistani ghazal singer * Qasim Mehdi (1941–2016), Pakistani molecular biologist and population genetics * Sahim Saleh Mehdi (born 1967), South Yemen athlete * Tabish Mehdi (1951–2025), Indian poet, literary critic, journalist, and author * Tanvir Mehdi (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer