Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, meaning "rightly guided". People having the name Mehdi are in general originating from Iran mostly and sometimes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United States of America. This name is a variation of the name

Mahdi The Mahdi ( ar, ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, al-Mahdī, lit=the Guided) is a Messianism, messianic 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 de ...

which has an Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti.

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 hip hop and house music producer and DJ. He was signed to the label Ed Banger Records, founded by his friend Pedro Winter, in ...

(1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer *

Mehdi Bagheri Mehdi Bagheri ( fa, مهدی باقری), (born 16 November 1980), is an Iranian kamancheh player and composer. Biography Mehdi was born in Kermanshah in 1980. He began his musical endeavors by learning to play the Tonbak instructed by Ramin Taf ...

(born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer *

Mehdi Bahmad Mehdi Bahmad ( ar, مهدي بحمد, link=no) is a Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist. Early life Bahmad was born in Rabat, Morocco, from a Moroccan mother and an Amazigh father. Before moving t ...

, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist *

Mehdi Bajestani Mehdi Bajestani ( fa, مهدی بجستانی; born January 12, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his performance as Saeed Hanaee in the crime thriller '' Holy Spider'' (2022). Career He is member of the Naqshineh Theatre group ...

(born 1974), Iranian actor *

Mehdi Bozorgmehr Mehdi Bozorgmehr ( fa, مهدی بزرگمهر; born in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian musician and composer. Biography Mehdi Bozorgmehr was born in Tehran, Iran. He is a prolific composer of symphonic, choral, ensemble, arranger, children music, an ...

, Iranian musician and composer *

Mehdi Charef Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film '' Le thé au harem d'Archimède'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard sectio ...

, French-Algerian film director and screenwriter *

Mehdi Dehbi Mehdi Dehbi (born 5 December 1985) is a Belgian actor and theatre director, known for his roles in ' (2009, English title: ''He is My Girl''), ' (2011), '' Le Fils de l'Autre'' (2012, English title: ''The Other Son''), ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (20 ...

(born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director *

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

, 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 Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian artist, painter, and muralist. Known for his gigantic trompe-l'œil-style murals in central Tehran, Ghadyanloo has become the most prolific Iranian public artist with over 100 murals a ...

(born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist * Mehdi Halıcı (1927-2008), a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history. Also widely known as Cemşid Bender, a pseudonym he used for books and articles on Kurdish culture and history *

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of gh ...

, Pakistani ghazal singer *

Mehdi Hosseini Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a Persian composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Hosseini was born in Tehran, Iran, and received his master's degree and Doctor of Musi ...

(born 1979), Persian composer of contemporary classical music *

Mehdi Khalaji Mehdi Khalaji ( fa, مهدی خلجی, born 21 September 1973) is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst and a former Shia cleric. He has been researching at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy since ...

(born 1973), Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst * Mehdi Pakdel (born 1980), Iranian actor *

Mehdi Mahdloo Brando Mehdi Mahdloo Torkaman is an American-Italian actor, writer, screenwriter, model and startupper. In January 2021, he was included in the "best 2020 models and actors" list by the international magazine "Arts Tribune". Private life Ma ...

, Italian actor, model and writer * Mehdi Mousavi (born 1976), Iranian poet *

Mehdi Norowzian Mehdi Norowzian (Persian: مهدی نوروزیان) is an Iranian-British director. He was nominated for an Oscar for his short film ''Killing Joe'' (1999) at the 72nd Academy Awards The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy ...

, Iranian-British film director *

Mehdi Rajabian Mehdi Rajabian ( fa, مهدی رجبیان; born October 1989) is an Iranian composer and musician. He was imprisoned for pursuing illegal musical activities in 2013. In 2019, he released the album ''Middle Eastern'' in collaboration with a numb ...

, Iranian musician *

Mehdi Sahabi Mehdi Sahabi ( 4 February 1944 in Qasvin (Iran) – November 9, 2009 in Paris (France) ) was an Iranian translator, painter, and writer. Born in the provincial Iranian capitol of Qazvin in 1944, Sahabi translated novels originally in English, Fre ...

(1944–2009), Iranian translator, painter and writer *

Mehdi Saki Mehdi Saki (born 1974, Khuzekstan) is an Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term f ...

(born 1974), Iranian actor, composer and singer

Politics

Mehdi Abrishamchi Mehdi Abrishamchi ( fa, مهدی ابریشم‌چی born in 1947 in Tehran) is a high-ranking member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK). Early life Abrishamchi came from a well-known anti-Shah bazaari family in Tehran, and participated i ...

, member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) described as "the right hand man of Massoud Rajavi", the group's leader *

Mehdi Azar Mehdi Azar (1901–1994) was an Iranian physician, professor of medicine and politician who served as the minister of culture in the period 1952–1953. In addition to his political activities he was one of the leading Iranian physicians in kid ...

(1901–1994), Iranian physician and politician *

Mehdi Bazargan Mehdi Bazargan ( fa, مهدی بازرگان; 1 September 1907 – 20 January 1995) was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government. He was appointed prime minister in February 1979 by Ay ...

, Prime Minister of Iran in 1979 *

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(1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965), Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference *

Mehdi Frashëri Mehdi bey Frashëri (28 February 1872 – 25 May 1963) was an Albanian intellectual and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Albania in the 1930s and as Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee in the Albanian puppet governme ...

(1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician. Served as Prime Minister of Albania in the 1930s *

Mehdi Hashemi Mehdi Hashemi (1944 – 28 September 1987) was an Iranian Shi'a cleric who was defrocked by the Special Clerical Court. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he became a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards; he was executed by the Is ...

, Iranian cleric and senior official *

Mehdi Huseynzade Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade ( az, Mehdi Hüseynzadə; russian: Мехти Гусейнзаде; 22 December 1918, in Novxanı, Azerbaijan – 2 November 1944, in Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II. H ...

(1918–1944), Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II *

Mehdi Jomaa Mehdi Jomaa ( ar, مهدي جمعة; born 21 April 1962) is a Tunisian engineer and was the acting Prime Minister of Tunisia from 29 January 2014 to 6 February 2015. He was chosen on 14 December 2013. Jomaa was Minister of Industry in the Ali ...

(born 1962), Tunisian engineer and acting Prime Minister of Tunisia *

Mehdi Karroubi Mehdi Karroubi ( fa, مهدی کروبی, Mehdi Karrubi, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and Iranian reform movement, reformist politician leading the National Trust Party (Iran), National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iran ...

(born 1937), Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician, former speaker of Parliament in Iran * Mehdi Noorbakhsh, Iranian academic and political activist affiliated with the Freedom Movement of Iran *

Mehdi Tabatabaei Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi ( fa, سید مهدی طباطبایی شیرازی, March 21, 1936 — May 17, 2018) was an Iranian Shia cleric and conservative politician who served as member of the Parliament of Iran from 2004 to 2008, represen ...

(1936—2018), Iranian Shia cleric and Seyyed, conservative politician who served as member of the Parliament of Iran *

Mehdi Zana Mehdi Zana (born 20 December 1940 in Silvan) is an author and former Kurdish politician from Turkey. At: "KORT BIOGRAFI ÖVER FÖRFATTAREN OCH POLITIKERN MEHDI ZANA" He is prominent Kurdish political activist a former Mayor of Diyarbakır. Followi ...

(born 1940), Kurdish politician from Turkey

Sports

Mehdi Abdesmad Mehdi Abdesmad (born September 28, 1991) is a Canadians, Canadian-born former American football defensive end. He played college football at Boston College Eagles football, Boston College. Professional career Tennessee Titans Abdesmad went undr ...

(born 1991), Canadian-born American football player in the defensive end *

Mehdi Abdi Mehdi Abdi Ghara ('' fa, مهدی عبدی قرا''; born 30 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. Personal life Mehdi Abdi was born on 30 November 1998 in Q ...

(born 1998), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Abeid Mehdi Abeid ( ar, مهدي عبيد; born 6 August 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan and the Algeria national team. Early life Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Fran ...

(born 1992), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Abtahi Seyyed Mehdi Abtahi ( fa, سیدمهدی ابطحی; born 2 March 1963) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former footballer. Career Abtahi made 38 appearances for the Iran national football team from 1985 to 1993. Honors Iran *AF ...

(born 1963), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Baala Mehdi Baala ( ar, مهدي بعلة; born 17 August 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French, middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event. Baala has won several major international championships medals in the 1500 metres event – a ...

(born 1978), French, middle-distance runner *

Mehdi Baghdad Mehdi Baghdad (born 13 April 1985) is a French mixed martial artist who fights out of Los Angeles, California. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team ...

(born 1985), French mixed martial artist *

Mehdi Bazargard Seyed Mehdi Bazargarde Shalkohimojarad (born 16 March 1979, Tehran, 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 ...

(born 1979), Iranian volleyball player * Mehdi Beneddine (born 1996), French footballer * Mehdi Berrahma (born 1992), Moroccan footballer * Mehdi Bouadla (born 1982), French-Algerian boxer *

Mehdi Boudjemaa Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 7 April 1998) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as midfielder for Turkish club Hatayspor. Career On 19 February 2019, Boudjemaa signed his first professional contract with En Avant de Guing ...

(born 1998), French footballer *

Mehdi Boukassi Mohamed El Mehdi Boukassi ( ar, محمد المهدي بوكاسي; born 15 June 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Tadamon Sour. Career Boukassi played in Portugal and Bulga ...

(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 footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Cerbah spent most of his career playing for Algerian sides USM Alger, JS Kabylie and RC Kouba. He played one season of indoor football ...

(born 1953), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Fonounizadeh Mehdi Fononi Zadegan ( fa, مهدی فنونی زاده) (born 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player. Club career National team Honours * Gold Medal winner at 1990 Asian Games, as member of the Iran national football tea ...

(born 1962), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Ghayedi Mehdi Ghayedi ( fa, مهدی قایدی, born 5 December 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward or second striker for Persian Gulf League club Esteghlal and the Iran national team. Club career Iranjavan Ghayedi w ...

(born 1998), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Hafsi, also known as Mehdi Labeyrie (born 1978), French-born Tunisian basketball player * Mehdi Hasan (cricketer, born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Mehdi Hasheminasab Seyyed Mehdi Hasheminasab ( fa, سید مهدی هاشمی‌نسب; born January 27, 1974) is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career He served his golden days in Persepolis and Esteghlal. Club career statistics International career After ...

(born 1973), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Jannatov Mekhti Ramazanovich Dzhenetov ( az, Mehdi Ramazan oğlu Cənnətov; russian: Мехти Рамазанович Дженетов; born 26 January 1992) is a professional football player who plays for Zira FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Bor ...

(born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer * Mehdi Kadi (born 1994), French footballer *

Mehdi Khalil Mehdi Salim Khalil ( ar, مهدي سليم خليل, ; born 19 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Khalil is known as "the Mountain" () because of his height. K ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Mehdi Khodabakhshi Mehdi Khodabakhshi ( fa, مهدی خدابخشی, sr-cyr, Махди Ходабахши; born April 21, 1991, in Tonekabon, Iran) is an Iranian-born Serbian Taekwondo practitioner. He was two times world champion, in 2014 and in 2022. Career ...

(born 1991), Iranian-born Serb Taekwondo practitioner. *

Mehdi Lacen Medhi Gregory Giuseppe Lacen ( ar, مهدي لحسن; born 15 March 1984) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After starting out at Laval, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, represe ...

, Algerian football player *

Mehdi Lehaire Mehdi Lehaire (born 22 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Resovia, on loan from Miedź Legnica. Club career He made his debut for the main squad of Lierse on 19 May 2017 in the Europa L ...

(born 2000), Belgian footballer * Mehdi Léris (born 1998), French footballer * Mehdi Leroy, French football player *

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia ( fa, ; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or right back. He is currently under contract by Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also manages his own yo ...

, Iranian footballer * Mehdi Mehdipour (born 1994), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Méniri Mehdi Méniri ( ar, مهدي منيري; born 29 June 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level. Club career Born in Metz, Méniri first played senior footb ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Meriah Mehdi Meriah (born 5 June 1979) is a retired Tunisian football (soccer) player who played as a left back or a midfielder. He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also ...

(born 1979), Tunisian footballer *

Mehdi Momeni Mehdi Momeni Larimi ( fa, مهدی مومنی) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Machine Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Momeni joined Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ف� ...

, Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Nafti Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti ( ar, مهدي النفطي; born 28 November 1978) is a Tunisian football manager and former player. Nafti played as a defensive midfielder for Toulouse, Racing Santander, Birmingham City, Aris, Valladolid, Murcia and C� ...

, Tunisian footballer * Mehdi Ouertani (born 1990), Tunisian footballer *

Mehdi Pashazadeh Mehdi Pashazadeh ( fa, مهدی پاشازاده, born 27 December 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He played for several clubs, including Esteghlal Tehran, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Fortuna Köln ...

(born 1973), Iranian footballer and football coach *

Mehdi Rahmati Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Oskuei ( fa, سید مهدی رحمتی اسکویی; born February 3, 1983) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Aluminium Arak in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played for the Iran nation ...

, Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Salehpour Mehdi Salehpour ( fa, مهدی صالح‌پور, born August 25, 1975, in Tehran) is an Iranian footballer. He has played for both Esteghlal and Persepolis. He won 2001–02 Hazfi Cup with Esteghlal and played for Persepolis in 2004–05 Iran Pr ...

(born 1975), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Sharifi Mehdi Sharifi ( fa, مهدی شریفی, born 16 August 1992), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Shahr Khodro F.C. in the Iran Premier League as a forward. Club career Zob Ahan Before going to Sepahan, he was playing for Zob A ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Tahrat Mehdi Jean Tahrat (born Mehdi Serge Jean; 24 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for club Troyes. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career In July 2014, afte ...

(born 1990), Algerian footballer *

Mehdi Taj Mehdi Taj ( fa, مهدی تاج) is an Iranian sports executive and administrator who is president of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran since August 2022 for second term. Also he was president of the Iranian Football Federation from ...

, Iranian sports executive and administrator *

Mehdi Taremi Mehdi Taremi ( fa, مهدی طارمی; born 18 July 1992) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Iran national team. A late bloomer, he begun his career at Shahin Bushehr and Iranjav ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Terki Mehdi Terki (born 27 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ratchaburi in Thai League 1. Born in France, he has represented Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).sv ...

(born 1991), Algerian footballer * Mehdi Tikdari (born 1996), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Torabi Mehdi Torabi ( fa, مهدی ترابی; born 10 September 1994) is an Iranian professional Football player, footballer who plays as a Winger (football), winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis F.C., Persepolis and Iran national footbal ...

(born 1994), Iranian footballer *

Mehdi Torkaman Mehdi Torkaman ( fa, مهدی ترکمان; born March 8, 1989) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a left back for Mes Rafsanjan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Saipa He made his debut for Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAI ...

(born 1989), Iranian footballer * Mehdi Yaghoubi (born 1930), Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler *

Mehdi Zamani Mehdi Zamani ( fa, مهدی زمانی; born 20 December 1989) is an Iranian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres, who was banned for two years for doping. Career He started out as an 800 metres runner. He placed sixth in ...

, Iranian sprint athlete *

Mehdi Zatout Mehdi Zatout (born January 1, 1984) is a retired French–Algerian Muay Thai kickboxer. Biography ''Mehdi Zatout'' is a ISKA and WBC World Champion and started Muay Thai when he was 10 years old. He was hooked instantly, and just two years ...

(born 1983), Algerian-French Muay Thai kickboxer *

Mehdi Zeffane Mehdi Embareck Zeffane ( ar, مهدي إمبارك زفان; born 19 May 1992) is a professional footballer with Ligue 1 club Clermont. He plays primarily as a right-back, but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder. Born in Fran ...

(born 1992), Algerian footballer

Others

* Mehdi Aminrazavi, Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism * Mehdi Ashraphijuo, American mathematician, financial risk manager and writer *

Mehdi Bahadori Mehdi N. Bahadori (Persian: مهدی بهادری‌نژاد) (born 1933, Tehran) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Sharif University of Technology. His research specialties include solar energy applications and passive cooling of buil ...

(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 a contemporary Persian people, Iranian theoretical physicist, academic, scholar, philosopher and distinguished professor at Sharif University of Techno ...

, Iranian theoretical physicist *

Mehdi Ghezali Mehdi Mohammad Ghezali ( ar, مهدي محمد غزالي), in media previously known as the Cuban-Swede ( sv, Kubasvensken), is a Swedish citizen of Algerian and Finnish descent who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guanta ...

, Swedish bank robber *

Mehdi Hasan Mehdi Raza Hasan (born July 1979) is a British-American political journalist, broadcaster and author of Indian descent. Hasan has been the host of ''The Mehdi Hasan Show'' on Peacock since October 2020 and on MSNBC since February 2021. In 2 ...

(born 1979), British-American journalist, broadcaster and author *

Mehdi Hasan (Pakistani journalist) Mehdi Hasan ( ur, مہدی حسن) ''SI'' was a Pakistani left-wing journalist, media historian, and acedemian.Mehdi Kazemi Mehdi Kazemi (مهدی کاظمی, born 1989) is an Iranian man who is wanted in Iran for sodomy. Originally in the UK to study, he was granted asylum by Britain in 2008. Background Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the legal code has been based ...

, Iranian asylum seeker in the UK *

, Iranian journalist *

Mehdi Khazali Mehdi Khazali ( fa, مهدی خزعلی, also Romanized as Mahdi Khazali; born November 25, 1965) is an Iranian publisher, physician, blogger and son of a leading right-wing cleric and former Counsel of Guardians member, Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazal ...

(born 1965), publisher, physician, blogger *

Mehdi Sadaghdar Mehdi Sadaghdar ( ; ; born 13 January 1977), also known on YouTube as ElectroBOOM, is an Iranian-Canadian YouTuber, electrical engineer, and comedian. Early life Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British ...

, also known as ElectroBOOM, Iranian-Canadian electrical engineer, YouTuber and comedian *

Mehdi Semsar Mehdi Semsar (1929–2003) was a prominent Iranian journalist and translator. Life and career Mehdi Semsar was born in 1929 in Bushehr a port of Persian Gulf. He passed his childhood and high school studies in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Provi ...

(1929–2003), Iranian journalist and translator *

Mehdi Shahbazi Mehdi Shahbazi (1942, Kermanshah, Imperial State of Iran – November, 2007, California, USA) was a self-made American business man who emigrated to United States in the 1960s from his native Iran. Over the years, Mr. Shahbazi embraced the Ameri ...

, American businessman

People with the middle name

Mohamed Mehdi Hasan Mohamed Mehdi Hasan (born 14 September 1971) is a Bangladeshi sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 19 ...

(born 1971), Bangladeshi Olympic sprinter *

Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani Mehdi Mehdikhani ('' fa, مهدی مهدی‌خانی''; born 28 July 1997 in Kermanshah) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepol ...

(born 1997), Iranian footballer *

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

(born 1943), Pakistani retired four-star air officer and a fighter pilot who served as the eighth Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force *

Syed Mehdi Shah Syed Mehdi Shah is a Pakistan Politician who is currently Serving as the Governor of Gilgit Baltistan and Previously was the first Chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. The post was created under Presidential Order For Govrnance 2009 for Gilg ...

, first Chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.

People with the surname

* Aga Syed Mehdi (1959–2000), Kashmiri Shia leader and social activist *

Amir Mehdi Amir Mehdi (sometimes spelled Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi) was a Pakistani mountaineer and porter known for being part of the team which managed the first successful ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953, and of K2 in 1954 with an Italia ...

(or Amir Mahdi, and also known as Hunza Mehdi), Pakistani mountaineer *

Anisa Mehdi Anisa Marie Mehdi is an Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1978 and obtained her master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She worked as an associate producer at CBS News in New Yor ...

, Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist * Asif Mehdi (born 1966), Pakistani ghazal and playback singer *

Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi (1 April 1946, Amroha, British India – 19 May 2008, Karachi, Pakistan) was a Pakistani painter artist. He is famous for his pen drawings. Early life Eqbal Mehdi was born to Syed Mir Ali, in Amroha, then British India (now India ...

(1946–2008), Pakistani painter *

Georges Mehdi Kastriot "Georges" Mehdi (1934 in Cannes, France – November 6, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian judoka of French ascendance, considered one of the most prominent practitioners of judo in Brazil. Biography Early career Born in Ca ...

(1934–2018), Brazilian judoka of French descent * M. T. Mehdi (1928-1998), Iraqi-American politician and pro-Palestinian activist based in New York *

Parvez Mehdi Parvez Mehdi, born Pervez Akhtar (1947 – 29 August 2005) was a Pakistani ghazal singer. Early life Parvez Mehdi was born Pervez Akhtar in Lahore in 1947. He was trained in music by his father Bashir Hussain Rahi, who was also a singer. C ...

, born Pervez Akhtar (1947–2005), Pakistani ghazal singer * Qasim Mehdi, Pakistani molecular biologist and population genetics *

Sahim Saleh Mehdi Sahim Saleh Mehdi (born 17 October 1967) is a former South Yemen athlete, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres, men's 200m, he finished 8th in his heat and failed to advance. ...

(born 1967), South Yemen athlete * Tanvir Mehdi (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer

References

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