Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the

triconsonantal The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowels ...

Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys. The name is banned for newborn children, in the

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region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan.

Lexicology

The name ' is the standard, primary transliteration of the Arabic

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 ...

, , that comes from the Arabic

passive Passive may refer to: * Passive voice, a grammatical voice common in many languages, see also Pseudopassive * Passive language, a language from which an interpreter works * Passivity (behavior), the condition of submitting to the influence of o ...

participle of ''ḥammada'' (), ''praise'', and further from

Semitic root Ḥ-M-D (''praise''); hence ''praised, or praiseworthy''. However, its actual pronunciation differs

colloquially Colloquialism (), also called colloquial language, everyday language or general parlance, is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversa ...

, for example, in

Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian ( ar, العامية المصرية, ), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and ...

: , while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: . The name has one of the highest numbers of English spelling variants in the world. Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed,

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 ...

, Tahmid and

Hamid 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 ...

Transliterations

The name may be abbreviated to ''Md.'', ''Mohd.'', ''Muhd.'', ''Mhd.'', or simply ''M.'' because of its utmost meaning, its popularity has meant that it can become hard to distinguish people when there is a multitude with the same name. In some cases it may be to keep a personal name less tied to a religious context. This is only done if the person has a second given name. Some men who have ''Muhammad'' (or variant) as a first name choose not to use it, as it is such a common name. Instead they use another given name. For example, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Siad Barre,

Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, ( Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial ...

, Ayub Khan , Nawaz Sharif and

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

use their second given name.

Statistics

According to the sixth edition of ''

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'' (2000), ''Muhammad'' is probably the most common given name in the world, including variations. ''

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'' reported in 2014 that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name ''Muhammad'', which would make it the most popular name in the world. It is sometimes reported that ''Muhammad'' is the most popular boy’s name in all of Britain; however, this is based on combining multiple spelling variations such as ''Mohammed'', but not combining spelling variants of popular British names such as Ollie and Olly. Based on statistics for the 100 most popular boys' names in England and Wales, the combined count for Muhammad and Mohammed (6233) was higher than Oliver and Olly (6049), but lower than the combined count for Harry and Henry (7684). ''Mohammed'' and ''Mohamed'' were the most popular baby name in ''département''

Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobig ...

(2002, 2008) and in Marseilles (2007, 2009), France. Similarly, since 2008 it has been the most popular baby boy name in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium's most Muslim-populated cities. In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name ''Muhammad'' and that in 2004 alone, 167 new-born babies were registered. In 2009 ''Muhammad'', the most common spelling variant, was ranked 430th in the US. According to the

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, ''Mohammad'' was ranked 589th, ''Mohammed'' 633rd, and ''Muhammad'' the 639th most popular first name for newborns in 2006. In the 1990 United States census, the Muhammad variant of the spelling was ranked 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages.Unless otherwise noted, figures are from http://www.name-stats.com/search.php?subject=Muhammad&submit=Search. ''They don't include different forms of spelling except for 2009 and 2010 for the UK.'' In April 2017, the

Chinese government The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, m ...

prohibited parents from choosing the name Muhammad as the given name for a child. The list included more than two dozen names and was targeted at the 10 million Uighurs in the western region of

. If all variants of Muhammad are counted, there are 15,723 people in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

named Muhammad, accounting for 0.7% of the Finnish male population. The most common spelling is Mohamed, accounting for 38% of the Muhammad name carriers. it is worth noticing that approximately 60% of people named Muhammad live in Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa.

Given name

Mamadou

* Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire * Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention *

Mamadou Boye Bah Mamadou Boye Bah (1 April 1930 – 26 May 2009) was a Guinean political figure and economist and was one of the leading opponents of the presidents Sékou Touré and Lansana Conté. Bah had originally worked in the Touré government in the early 1 ...

, Guinean economist and politician * Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat * Mamadou Dembelé, Malian politician *

Mamadou Dia Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was p ...

, Senegalese politician, former prime minister * Mamadou Diop (politician), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar * Mamadou Koulibaly, Ivorian politician * Mamadou Lamine Loum, Senegalese politician, former prime minister * Mamadou Lamine Traoré, Malian politician * Mamadou Maidah, Nigerien politician and diplomat * Mamadou Ouédraogo, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician * Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party * Mamadou Seck (politician), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal * Mamadou Sylla, Guinean judge and businessman *

Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNS ...

, Nigerien politician, former president * Mamadou Alimou Diallo, Guinean footballer * Mamadou Bagayoko, Malian footballer * Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989), Ivorian footballer * Mamadou Bah, Guinean footballer * Mamadou Baldé, Senegalese footballer * Mamadou Camara, French footballer * Mamadou Danso, Gambian footballer

Mochamad

* Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, Indonesian architect and politician * Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono, Indonesian bureaucrat

Mochammad

* Mochammad Al Amin Syukur Fisabillah, Indonesian football player * Mochammad Sanoesi, Indonesian police general

Mohamad

* Mohamad Aziz, Malaysian politician * Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese-American award-winning journalist * Mohamad Jawad Chirri, American imam * Mohamad Elzahabi, Lebanese militant *

Mohamad Haidar Mohamad Faouzi Haidar ( ar, محمد فوزي حيدر, ; born 8 November 1989) is a Lebanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger or Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for cl ...

(born 1989), Lebanese footballer * Mohamad Nor Ismail, Malaysian footballer *

Mohamad Kasebi Mohamad Kasebi ( fa, محمد کاسبی; born 1951) is an Iranian actor and film director. Kasebi was one of the founders of "Art Bureau of Islamic Propagation Organization" in 1979, in which he acted in many films and plays. After a few short ...

, Iranian actor * Mohamad Jalal Kdouh (born 1997), Lebanese footballer * Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi (born 1957), Iranian-born Canadian scholar, editor, author, professor * Mohamad Zbida, Syrian footballer

Mohamed

Mohamed Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz can refer to a number of people: * Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) (1946–2016), President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) *Mohamed Abdelaziz (Libyan politician) Mohamed Abdelaziz is a Libyan polit ...

(1947–2016), president of the

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (; SADR; also romanized with Saharawi; ar, الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية ' es, República Árabe Saharaui Democrática), also known as Western Sahara, is a ...

( Western Sahara) from 1982 until his death in 2016 * Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (born 1962), President of Somalia from 2007 to 2022 *

Mohamed Aboussalam Mohamed Aboussalam (born 20 August 1996) is a French-Moroccan basketball player who plays for Cambrai Basket and . Professional career Aboussalam played for the youth teams of Rouen, before joining the LNB Pro B team in 2016. In 2018, he signed ...

(born 1996), Moroccan basketball player * Moustafa Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor * Mohamed Amsif (born 1989), Moroccan footballer * Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat (1918–1981), Egyptian politician and President from 1970 to 1981 * Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat (born 1955), Egyptian politician and nephew of former Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat * Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997), Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the

Israeli national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

Mohamed Atta Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( ; ar, محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks in 2001 in which f ...

(1968–2001), Egyptian Islamist terrorist and ringleader of the hijackers of

American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001 as part of the September 11 attacks. Lead hijacker Mohamed Atta deliberately crashed the plane into the North Towe ...

in the September 11 attacks *

Mohamed Bairouti Mohamed Bairouti ( ar, محمد بيروتي) (born 29 January 1976) is a former Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية ا ...

(born 1976), Syrian footballer *

Mohamed ElBaradei Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei ( ar, محمد مصطفى البرادعي, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī, ; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who served as the vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14 July ...

(born 1942), Director General of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

International Atomic Energy Agency *

Mohamed Siad Barre Mohamed Siad Barre ( so, Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: ; ar, محمد سياد بري; c. 1910 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali head of state and general who served as the 3rd president of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 199 ...

(1919/1921?–1995), President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991 *

Mohamed Choua Mohamed Choua (born 25 December 1992) is a Moroccan professional basketball player. He currently plays for the ASS Sale club of the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup and the Nationale 1, Morocco’s first division. He represented Morocco's natio ...

, Moroccan basketball player *

Mohamed Diab Mohamed Diab ('' ar, محمد دياب'', , born 1978) is an Egyptians, Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film 678 (film), ''Cairo 678 ...

(born 1978), Egyptian director and screenwriter * Mohamed Diaby (born 1990), Ivorian footballer * Mohamed Diaby (footballer, born 1996), French footballer * Mohamed Diamé (born 1987), French-Senegalese footballer * Mohamed Emam (born 1984), Egyptian Actor * Mohamed Elsayed, Egyptian boxer * Mohamed Fadl, Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Farah, British Somali runner * Mohamed Fakhir, Moroccan footballer * Mohamed al-Fayed (born 1929), Egyptian-born,

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

-based multi-millionaire * Mohamed Fayez, Emirati footballer * Mohamed Hamri, Moroccan painter * Mohamed Harbi, Algerian historian * Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan (born 1961), Egyptian musician *

Mohamed Henedi Mohamed Henedi Ahmed Abdel Gawad ( ar, محمد هنيدي أحمد عبد الجواد) is an Egyptian comedian actor born in Giza, Egypt, on 1 February 1965, and has gained a cinematic bachelor's degree. Henedi started his career in 1991 in ...

, Egyptian comedy actor * Mohamed Ibrahim (disambiguation), several people * Mohamed Kamal Fadel,

Polisario Front The Polisario Front, Frente Polisario, Frelisario or simply Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro), (in ar, rtl=yes, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الس� ...

diplomatic * Mohamed Kouradji (1952–2020), Algerian football referee * Mohamed Osman Jawari, acting President of Somalia and incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia * Mohamed Osman Mohamud, Somali-born terrorist who nearly set off a bomb in Oregon *

Mohamed Mrsal Mohamed Issa Mrsal (born 1 January 1978) is a Libyan basketball player who competed as a member of the Libya national basketball team since in the 2000s. Mrsal was one of the most consistent members of the Libya national basketball team, Libyan t ...

, Libyan basketball player * Mohamed Namiz, Sri Lankan cricketer * Mohamed Niang, Senegalese basketball player * Mohamed Nur, Mayor of Mogadishu * Mohamed Ofkir (born 1996), Norwegian footballer * Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Salama Badi, Sahrawi ambassador to

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...

Mohamed Salem (footballer, born 1940) Mohamed "Ben" Salem (May 24, 1940 in Oran, French Algeria – May 4, 2008 in Belfort, France) was an Algerian association football player who spent most of his career with CS Sedan. He started his career as a striker before ending his career a ...

(1940–2008), Algerian footballer * Mohamed Salem (footballer, born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed al-Shehhi, Emirati footballer * Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer * Mohamed El-Tabii, Egyptian journalist * Mohamed El Yaagoubi, Moroccan footballer * Mohamed Yehia Zakaria (born 1938), Emirati of Egyptian origin pioneer of the beverage industry in the Arab world * Mohamed Youssef (basketball) (born 1986), Libyan basketball player * Mohamed Zein Tahan, Lebanese footballer * Mohamed Zidan (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed II of the Maldives, Sultan of the Maldives

Mohammad

* Arif Mohammad Khan, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala *

Askia Mohammad Benkan Askia Mohammad Benkan, also Askiya Muhammad Bonkana, was the third ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537. Mohammad Benkan assumed power after Askiya Musa (son of Askia Mohammad I) was assassinated. Musa was assassinated in the village of ...

, ruled the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537 *

Askia Mohammad I Askia Muhammad I (b. 1443 – d. 1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern ...

(c. 1442-1538), king of the

Songhai Empire The Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel/Sudan in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, it was one of the largest states in African history. The state is known by its historiographical ...

(1493–1528) *

Mohammad Ahsan Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games gold medalis ...

, Indonesian badminton player * Mohammad Amin Fatemi, Afghan physician * Mohammad Asghar (born 1945), Welsh politician *

Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুল; born 7 July 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team, captaining the team in all formats of the game. A top-order batsman ...

(born 1984), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Mohammad Azharuddin Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963) is an Indian politician and a former international cricketer and former captain of India national cricket team. He is the working president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee and was the mem ...

, Former Indian cricket captain * Mohammad Azizi, Iranian footballer * Mohammad Bakri, Israeli Arab actor * Mohammad Barghouti, Palestinian politician *

Mohammad Dawran Major General Mohammad Dawran (January 20, 1954) was Commander of the Afghan Air Force.http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2010/01/04/ministry-gets-firefighting-vehicles He was promoted to the post in 2005 by Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and the Co ...

, Afghan military personnel *

Mohammad Farid Mohammad Farid or Muhammad Farîd ( ar, محمد فريد) (January 20, 1868 in Cairo – November 15, 1919 in Berlin) was an influential Egyptian political figure. He was a nationalist leader, writer, and lawyer. Origins Of Turkish origin, Fa ...

, Egyptian political figure *

Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta (; 12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was an Indonesian statesman and nationalist who served as the country's first vice president. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indone ...

, first Vice President of Indonesia *

Mohammad Hejazi Mohammad Hossein-Zadeh Hejazi ( fa, محمد حسین‌زاده حجازی, 20 January 1956 – 18 April 2021) was a military commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Early life and education Hejazi was born in Isfahan in 1956. He ...

, Iranian general * Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas (1963–), Egyptian musician * Mohammad Hossein Shahriar (1906–1988), Iranian poet, writing in Persian and Azerbaijani *

Mohammad Hussain (disambiguation) Mohammad or Muhammad Hussain may refer to: * Mohammad Hussain (cricketer), former Pakistani Test cricketer * Muhammad Hussain (islamist), American Islamist terrorist * Mohammad Majid Hussain, Indian politician * Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935 ...

, several people * Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni (1983–2019), Pashtun human rights activist * Mohammad Jasmir Ansari, Indian politician *

Mohammad Kaif Mohammad Kaif () (born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the India national under-19 cricket ...

(1980–), Indian cricketer *

Mohammad Khadem Mohamed Khadem Khorasani Azghadi ( fa, محمد خادم خراسانی ازغدى, 7 September 1935 – 24 November 2020) was an Iranian featherweight freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1962 World Championships and placed eighth a ...

, Iranian wrestler * Mohammad Khatami (1943–), the

President of Iran The president of Iran ( fa, رئیس‌جمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader. The president ...

, 1997 to 2005 * Mohammad Mahseiri (died 2013), Jordanian politician * Mohammad Mokri, Kurdish scholar *

Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak Malay styles and titles#Dato' Sri, Dato' Sri Hajj, Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian peop ...

, Malaysian Prime Minister *

Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (Pashto/ prs, محمد نجیب‌الله احمدزی, ; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996), commonly known as Dr. Najib, was an Afghan politician who served as the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Par ...

(1947–1996),

President of Afghanistan The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces. On 15 August 2021, as th ...

from 1987 to 1992. He was assassinated in 1996 * Mohammad Nami, Saudi footballer * Mohammad Navazi, Iranian footballer * Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricketer * Mohammad Yousuf (disambiguation), several people * Mohammad Oraz, Kurdish mountain climber *

Mohammad Panjali Seyed Mohammad Panjali Qomi ( fa, سید محمد پنجعلی قمی; born July 26, 1955 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He played for Bargh Tehran, Fath Tehran, Aboomoslem, Persepolis FC, Al-Gharafa ...

, Iranian footballer * Mohammad Rafique (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Mohammad Reza Sharifinia Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia ( fa, محمدرضا شریفی‌نیا, born 15 June 1955) is an Iranian actor and film producer . Early life Sharifinia was born on 15 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from the ''Faculty of Dramatic Arts'', ...

, Iranian actor and film director *

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( fa, محمدرضا پهلوی, ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah (), was the last ''Shah'' (King) of the Imperial State of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Irani ...

as the last

Shah of Iran This is a list of monarchs of Persia (or monarchs of the Iranic peoples, in present-day Iran), which are known by the royal title Shah or Shahanshah. This list starts from the establishment of the Medes around 671 BCE until the deposition of th ...

* Mohammad Sadli, Indonesian politician * Mohammad Saleh (born 1946), second Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Indonesia for judicial affairs * Mohammad Sidique Khan (1974–2005), English suicide bomber in the 7/7 attacks * Mohammad Taghi Bahar (1886–1951),

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian poet, politician, mathematician, logician, journalist, essayist, and historian * Mohammad Toaha, Bangladeshi politician * Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989), Iranian statesman * Mohammad Va'ez Abaee-Khorasani (1940?–2004), Iranian cleric and reformist politician *

Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yusuf, Muhammad Yousuf and other spellings, may refer to: Politicians * Mohammad Yusuf (politician), prime minister and foreign minister of Afghanistan * Mohammad Yousef, a governor of Daykundi of Province, Afghanistan * Muhammad Yusuf ...

, Pakistan Test cricketer * Mohammad Abubakar Durrani, Pakistani canoeist and filmmaker *

Mohammad bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. H ...

, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia * Mohammad Ridzwan bin Samad, a convicted rioter and gang member of

Salakau Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...

in Singapore. * Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor, a convicted rioter and gang member of

in Singapore. * Mohammad-Ali Abtahi * Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem * Mohammad-Ali Angaji *

Mohammad Ali Araki , location = , Title = Grand Ayatollah , Period = , Predecessor = , Successor = , ordination = , post = , birth_date = , birth_place = Arak, Iran , death_date = , death_place = Qom, Iran ...

* *

Mohammad Ali Gerami Qomi Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Gerami Qomi (Persian: محمدعلى گرامى قمي; born 1938) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja', Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Al ...

* Mohammad Alavi Gorgani * Mohammad Ali Esmaeelpoor Ghomsheie * *

Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad-Ali Mousavi Jazayeri ( fa, محمدعلی موسوی جزایری) (born 1941) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric, who has been appointed as the representative of Vali-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in Khuzest ...

* * Ali Movahedi-Kermani * Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei * Mohammad-Ali Rahmani * * Mohammad-Ali Shahidi * Mohammad Ali Shomali * Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri * * * Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri * * Mohammad Bagher Kharazi * *

Mohammed Emami-Kashani Mohammad Emami-Kashani ( fa, محمد امامی کاشانی) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran. He is also the head of Shahid Motahari University ...

* * Mohammad Fazel Lankarani * Mohammad Feyz Sarabi * * Mohammad Hadi Ghazanfari Khansari * * * Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard * Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi Faqih * * Mohammad Hassan Ghadrdan Gharamaleki * Mohammad Hassan Rahimian * * *

Mohammad Beheshti Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti ( fa, سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after t ...

* * *

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* * Mohammad al-Shirazi * Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Zanjani * Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai * * * Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati *

Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani ( fa, سید محمد عزالدین حسيني زنجانی) (1 November 1921 – 14 May 2013) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja'. He studied in seminaries of Qom, Iran under Grand Ayato ...

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ( fa, محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and judge and the current attorney-general of Iran since 1 April 2016. He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Specia ...

* Muhammad Jafar Moravej * Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari * Mohammad-Javad Bahonar * Mohammad Javad Pishvai * Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi *

Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari Sayyid Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari ( fa, محمد کاظم شریعتمداری), also spelled Shariat-Madari (5 January 1906 – 3 April 1986), was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah. He favoured the traditional Shiite practice of keeping clerics away ...

* Mohammad Khamenei * Mohammad Khatami * * * * * Mohammad Mofatteh * * Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani * Mohammad Momen *

Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha Sayyid Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha (born 1945) is an Iranian cleric and secretary general of the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics. He was the founder of the now defunct '' Salam'' and was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. ...

* Mohammad Mofti al-shia Mousavi * *

Nasser Biria Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria ( fa, محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric, conservative politician and head of psychology department at Imam Khomeini Educational Research Institute. He is a senior member of Front of Is ...

* Mohammad Qomi * Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani * * Mohammad Reyshahri * * Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani * Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani Araghi * * * Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani *

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani ( fa, محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Acting Prime Minister of Iran from 2 Septemb ...

* * Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini *

Mohammad-Reza Modarresi Yazdi Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Modarresi-Yazdi (born 1955 in Yazd) is one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran and also a member of the Assembly of Experts. See also * List of Ayatollahs References

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* Mohammad Reza Naseri Yazdi * Mohammad Reza Nekoonam * Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli *

Sadegh Khalkhali Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) ( fa, صادق خلخالی) was an Iranian Shia cleric who is said to have "brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution" that ...

* Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani *

Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh ( fa, محمدصادق صالحی‌منش) is an Iranian cleric and politician. He was founder and commander of the Vali Amr Corps, responsible for the security of the Supreme Leader of Iran, from 1986 to 1993 and s ...

* Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani *

Mohammad Sadoughi Mohammad Sadoughi ( fa, محمد صدوقی; 1909–1982) known as "Sevomin-Shahide-Mehrab" (the 3rd martyr of Mihrab) is an Iranian Twelver Shia Ayatollah who was born in Yazd. He was a/the representative of Yazd people in the assembly of experts ...

* Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi * * Mohammad Shahcheraghi * Mohammad-Taher Shubayr al-Khaqani *

Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi ( ar, محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي; fa, ; b. 1945) is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist. al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matte ...

* Mohammad Taqi al-Khoei *

Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani ( fa, محمدتقی بهجت فومنی) (24 August 1916 – 17 May 2009) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. Biography Mohammad-Taqi was born on 24 August 1916 in the Fouman, Gilan province in ...

* Mohammad Taghi Falsafi * Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari *

Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji (born March 31, 1948) is an Iranian Shia cleric. He has been described as "a prominent Qom cleric close to reformist clerics Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri and Ayatollah Yousef Sane'i." He was arrested on January 13, 2010, ...

* Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi *

Mohammed Taqi Morvarid Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid ( fa, ; 1921 – 22 October 2012) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Shia Islam, Shia Ulama, cleric and politician. He was a member of the first Assembly of Experts representing the Ilam Province electorate. M ...

* *

Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi ( fa, محمدتقی پورمحمدی, was born 1956 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th and 5th Assembly of Experts from electorate East A ...

* * Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari * Mohammad Taghi Vaezi * Mohammad Vaez Mousavi * *

Mohammad Yazdi Mohammad Yazdi ( fa, محمد یزدی, 2 July 1931 – 9 December 2020) was an Iranian conservative and principlist cleric who served as the head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999. In 2015, he was elected to lead Iran's Assembl ...

* Seyyed Mohammad Ziaabadi

Mohammed

Mohammed Afroz The 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder, commonly known as the Nirbhaya case, involved a rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 December 2012 in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South West Delhi district, South West Delhi. The incident took place ...

, Indian juvenile rapist and murderer who was one of the culprits of the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder * Mohammed Ajeeb, British politician * Mohammed Ali bin Johari (1976–2008), Singaporean convicted murderer * Mohammed Ammouri (died 2004), murder victim * Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian * Mohammed Anas, Ghanaian footballer * Mohammed Atef, Egyptian al-Qaeda chief *

Mohammed Awad Mohammed Hussain Awad Al-Juboori () was a political party member of the Iraqi National Dialogue Council that is a moderate Sunni block. He was a representative of this block at the National Assembly of Iraq. On 12 April 2007, he was killed in th ...

, Iraqi politician *

Mohammed Bouyeri Mohammed Bouyeri ( ar, محمد بويري ; born 8 March 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch convicted terrorist serving a life sentence without parole in the prison of Nieuw Vosseveld (Vught) for the assassination of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh. A ...

, Moroccan-Dutch Islamic terrorist *

Mohammed El-Bakkar Mohammed El-Bakkar ( ar, محمد البكار; died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, September 8, 1959) was a Lebanese tenor, '' oud'' player, and conductor. El-Bakkar was a noted tenor and appeared in several Arabic-language films, m ...

, Lebanese tenor * Mohammed Dib (1920–2003), probably

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

's most prolific and well-known

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...

Mohammed Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim ( prs, محمد فهیم, also known as "Marshal Fahim"; 1957 – 9 March 2014) was a politician in Afghanistan who served as Vice President from June 2002 until December 2004 and from November 2009 until his death. Betwee ...

, Former Afghan vice-president * Mohammed Emwazi, ISIL member *

Mohammed George Mohammed Michael "Mo" George (born 11 March 1982) is a British actor who played Gus Smith on the soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2002 to 2008. Early life Mohammed Michael George was born to a Jamaican mother and Antiguan father, in Hackney, ...

, British actor * Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (1939–2003), assassinated

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 ...

i Shia *

Mohammed Saeed Harib Mohammed Saeed Harib ( ar, محمد سعيد حارب; born in 1978, in Dubai) is an animator from the United Arab Emirates, accredited as the creator and producer of ''FREEJ''; an animated UAE cartoon series. Harib is a Northeastern University gr ...

, United Arab Emirati animator * Mohammed Hussain, Indian field hockey player * Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, Moroccan writer * Mohammed Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti politician * Mohammed Kumalia, Nigerian politician *

Mohammed bin Laden Muhammad Binladin ( ar, محمد بن لادن, translit=Muḥammad Binlādin; – 3 September 1967) was a Saudi tycoon who founded the Saudi Binladin Group. He worked primarily in the construction industry and became the wealthiest non-royal S ...

(1895?–1968),

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

i immigrant to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

, and wealthy investor, businessman and patriarch of the

bin Laden family The Binladin family ( ar, عائلة بن لادن, ) is an Arab family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. It is the namesake and controlling shareholder of Saudi Binladin Group, a multinational construct ...

* Mohammed Manga, Senegalese football player *

Mohammed Al-Marwani Mohammed Al-Marwani ( ar, محمد المرواني; born July 24, 1989, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Al-Wehda Sports Club of the Saudi Premier League.Mohammed III of Morocco, former King of Morocco *

Mohammed IV of Morocco ''Mawlay'' Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman ( ar, محمد بن عبد الرحمن), known as Muhammad IV ( ar, محمد الرابع), born in Fes in 1803 and died in Marrakesh in 1873, was the Sultan of Morocco from 28 August 1859 to 16 September 18 ...

, former King of Morocco *

Mohammed V of Morocco 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 monoth ...

, former King of Morocco *

Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس; born 21 August 1963) is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the 'Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Moh ...

(1963–), King of Morocco from 1999 *

Mohammed Mossadegh Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...

(1882–1967), Prime Minister of Iran from 1951–1953 * Mohammed Said Nabulsi (1928–2013), Jordanian banker, economist and politician * Mohammed Omar (1959–), Afghanistan's Talibani ''

de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

from 1996–2001 *

(1919–1980), the second and last

, ruling from 1941 until 1979 *

Mohammed al-Qahtani Mohammed Mani Ahmad al-Qahtani ( ar, محمد ماني احمد القحطاني) (sometimes transliterated as al-Kahtani) (born November 19, 1975) is a Saudi citizen who was detained as an al-Qaeda operative for 20 years in the United States ...

, Saudi Arabian held at Guantanamo Bay thought to be a ''20th hijacker'' suspect * Mohammed Rafi (1924–1980),

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n Bollywood playback singer *

Mohammed Al-Salhi Mohammed Obeid Al-Salhi ( ar, محمد الصالحي, born May 11, 1986) is a Saudi middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Running career He won the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He then competed at the ...

, Saudi Arabian middle distance runner * Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur * Mohammed Nadir Shah (1880–1933),

King of Afghanistan This article lists the heads of state of Afghanistan since the foundation of the first modern Afghan state, the Hotak Empire, in 1709. History The Hotak Empire was formed after a successful uprising led by Mirwais Hotak and other Afghan trib ...

from 1929 until his assassination in 1933 *

Mohammed Zahir Shah Mohammed Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: , 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Serving for 40 years, Zahir was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan ...

(1914–), the last

from 1933 to 1973 * Mohammed Racim, Algerian artist * Mohammed Sheikh, English cricketer * Mohammed Timoumi, Moroccan footballer *

Mohammed Haydar Zammar Mohammed Haydar Zammar ( ar, محمد حيدر زمار ''Muḥammad Ḥaydar Zammār'') (born 1961) is a Syrian-German militant who served as an important al-Qaida recruiter, and is currently a member of the Islamic State. He claims to have re ...

, German al-Qaeda recruiter * Mohammed Irfan, Indian playback singer * Mohammed Shami, Indian cricketer *

Mohammed Seisay Mohammed Seisay (born May 22, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Nebraska. Seisay signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2014, and played for the Seat ...

, American football player * Mohammed Abdur Rahiman, Indian politician * Mohammed Naseeb Qureshy, Indian geologist * Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz,

's Ambassador to the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن فيصل آل سعود, ''Moḥammed bin Fayṣal Āl Saʿūd''; 1937–14 January 2017) was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of King Faisal and was one of the pioneers in the establishm ...

, Saudi businessman * Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, Indian educationist and politician *

Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...

, Vice President and Prime Minister of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

(UAE), and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai * Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer * Major General Mohammed Amin Naik, a former Indian Army officer *

Mohammed Shahid Mohammed Shahid (14 April 1960 – 20 July 2016) was an Indian field hockey player. He is considered one of India's best to have played the game and was known for his dribbling skills. He was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal ...

, former Indian field-hockey player

Muhamad

Muhamad Ali Aman Muhammad Ali Aman is former member of the Singapore Malay National Organisation, which is also known aPertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) a major political party in Singapore. He is also the former vice-chairman of Singapore Democratic ...

, Southeast Asian politician * Muhamad Salih Dilan, Kurdish Poet *

Muhamad Radhi Mat Din Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din (born 17 July 1965) is a Malaysian football coach, former footballer, and politician. Football career He spent his entire career by playing in midfield for Kedah FA, where he was also the longest serving captain in ...

, Malaysian football assistant coach * Muhamad Khalid Jamlus, Malaysian footballer *

Muhamad Kanan Muhamad Kanan ( ar, محمّد كنعان; he, מוחמד כנעאן, born 17 October 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List and the Arab National Party between 1999 and 2003. Biograph ...

, Israeli Arab politician * Muhamad Aly Rifai, Arab American Internist and Psychiatrist * Muhamad Hasik bin Sahar, Singaporean gang member and convicted killer serving life imprisonment in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

Muhamed

Muhamed Alaim Muhamed Alaim (born 10 February 1981) is a Bosnians, Bosnian retired professional football (soccer), football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Alaim played 10 years for FK Sarajevo and appeared in 270 league games for ...

, Bosnian football goalkeeper * Muhamed Bešić, Bosnian football midfielder * Muhamed Haneef, Indian physician * Muhamed Keita, Norwegian football striker * Muhamed Amin Zaki, Kurdish writer * Muhamed Zulić, Croatian politician

Muhammad

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 ...

(570–8 June 632) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and central figure of the

world religion World religions is a category used in the Religious studies, study of religion to demarcate the five—and in some cases more—largest and most internationally widespread religious movements. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ...

of Islam. *

Muhammad ibn Maslamah Muhammad ibn Maslamah al-Ansari ( ar, محمد بن مسلمة الأنصاري, Muḥammad ibn Maslamah al-Anṣārī; 588 or 591 – 663 or 666) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet ...

, (588 or 591–665) was an Arab knight and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet". * Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (637–700) was an Alid political and religious leader, and also the third son of caliph Ali * Muhammad ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab Muslim conquest of Armenia. He defeated the Byzantines and conquered their Armenian territories, crushed an Armenian rebellion in 704–705 and made the country into an Umayyad province. * Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince, the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who played important role in the politics of the Umayyad Caliphate. * Muhammad ibn al-Walid was an Umayyad Prince and son of Caliph Al-Walid I who ruled from October 705 to 715. * Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of seventh Umayyad Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. * Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of the ninth Umayyad Caliph

Yazid II Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ( ar, يزيد بن عبد الملك, Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; — 28 January 724), also referred to as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 9 February 720 until his death in 724. Early life Yazid was b ...

. * Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad famously known by his regnal title al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph and the most powerful man of world in the 8th century. He ruled from 6 October 775 to 24 July 785. * Abu Muhammad Musa, was (died 786) was an Abbasid caliph, better known by his regnal name Al-Hadi. * Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title al-Amin, was the sixth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful political leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 24 March 809 to 27 September 813. * Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tasim, was the eighth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful Arab military leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 9 August 833 to 5 January 842. * ''Abu Isa Muhammad'' was a son of Harun al-Rashid and Irbah. * ''Abu Yaqub Muhammad'' was a son of Harun al-Rashid * ''Abu Sulayman Muhammad'', was a son of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. * ''Abu Ali Muhammad'', was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid. * ''Abu Ahmad Muhammad'', was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid. * Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid Prince and father of the twelfth Abbasid Caliph

al-Musta'in Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن محمد; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 8 ...

who ruled from 8 June 862 to 17 October 866. * Muhammad ibn Ja'far famously known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir, was the eleventh Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 11 December 861 – 7 June 862 * Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil was famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tazz, was the thirteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 866 to 13 July 869. * Muhammad ibn Harun al-Wathiq was famously known by his regnal title Al-Muhtadi, was the fourteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 869 to 21 June 870. As a ruler, al-Muhtadi sought to emulate the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. Historian Khatib states that he adopted perpetual fasting since the day of his leadership until his murder. * Muhammad ibn Al-Muktafi was an Abbasid Prince and son of Caliph

al-Muktafi Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ( ar, أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh ( ar, المكتفي بالله, , Content with God Alone), was the Caliph of the Ab ...

. * Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid was famously known by his regnal title Al-Qahir, was the nineteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 932 to 934. * Muhammad ibn al-Mustakfi, was the tenth century Abbasid prince, son of the Abbasid caliph

al-Mustakfi Abu’l-Qāsim ʿAbdallāh ibn Ali ( ar, أبو القاسم عبد الله بن علي; 908 – September/October 949), better known by his regnal name al-Mustakfī bi’llāh ( ar, المستكفي بالله, , Desirous of Being Satisfied wit ...

(r. 944–946). *

Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im ( ar, محمد ابن القائم) also known as Muhammad Dhakirat was an Abbasid dynasty, Abbasid prince, son of Abbasid caliph Al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Baghdad), Al-Qa'im. He was designated as heir apparent by his fath ...

, 11th century Abbasid prince and father of caliph

Al-Muqtadi Abū'l-Qasim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im (Arabic: أبو القاسم عبد الله بن محمد بن القائم) better known by his laqab, regnal name Al-Muqtadi ''(1056 – February 1094)'' (Arabic: المقتدي 'the follower ...

(r. 1075–1094). * Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī aṭ-Ṭāʾī (1165–1240) Arab mystic, poet, and philosopher * Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd (1126–1198) Arab philosopher * Muhammad Aladdin an Egyptian leading novelist. * Muhammad Ma Jian, Chinese Muslim Confucian and Islamic scholar * Muhammad Nur Aziz Wardana, Indonesian basketball player *

Muhammad Osamanmusa Muhamad Osamanmusa ( th, มูฮัมหมัด อุสมานมูซา, born January 19, 1998) is a Thai futsal player. He plays for Córdoba CF Futsal in the Primera División de Futsal, the premier professional futsal league in Spa ...

(born 1998), Thai futsal player * Muhammad Amin Bughra Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic * Muhammad Ali (1942–2016), American heavyweight boxing champion *

Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( ar, سيد محمد نقيب العطاس '; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sci ...

(1931–), Malaysian philosopher * Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (631–658), Son of

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

, raised by Ali * Muhammad bin Nayef (1959–), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia *

Muhammad al-Baqir Muḥammad al-Bāqir ( ar, مُحَمَّد ٱلْبَاقِر), with the full name Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, also known as Abū Jaʿfar or simply al-Bāqir () was the fifth Imam in Shia Islam, succee ...

676–743 Shī‘ah Imām *

Muhammad Baqir Majlisi Mohammad Baqer Majlesi (b. 1037/1628-29 – d. 1110/1699) ( fa, علامه مجلسی ''Allameh Majlesi''; also Romanized as: Majlessi, Majlisi, Madjlessi), known as Allamah Majlesi or Majlesi Al-Thani (Majlesi the Second), was a renowned and ver ...

a very powerful Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric, during the Safavid era. * Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909–1963), Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953–1955 *

Muhammad of Ghor Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad ibn Sam ( fa, معز الدین محمد بن سام), also Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori, also Ghūri ( fa, معز الدین محمد غوری) (1144 – March 15, 1206), commonly known as Muhammad of Ghor, also Gh ...

(1162–1206), Persian conqueror and sultan between 1171 and 1206 * Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), born into

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

, helped found

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, acting as its Governor-General *

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

(1924–1988), ruled

from 1977 to 1988 under martial law *

Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philos ...

(1877–1938), poet born into the British Raj, considered one of the founding fathers of Pakistan * Muhammad El-Amin (born 1987), American professional basketball player * Muhammad al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (?–1350), Sunni Islamic scholar * Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, Pakistani al-Qaeda operative *

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī ( ar, محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي, Muḥammad ibn Musā al-Khwārazmi; ), or al-Khwarizmi, was a Persians, Persian polymath from Khwarazm, who produced vastly influential works in Mathematics ...

(~780–~850) Persian mathematician * Sultan Muhammad of Khwarezmia (?–1220), last ruler of

Khwarezmia Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...

* Muhammad al-Mahdi (869–?), Last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām * Muhammad ibn Maslama (589–666) * Muhammad Ibn Qasim (al-Alawi), Arab fugitive * Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (born 1984), British-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter and producer *

Muhammad Naguib Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan ( ar, الرئيس اللواء محمد بك نجيب يوسف قطب القشلان, ; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984), also known as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian revolutionary, and, along ...

(1901–1984), first

President of Egypt The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the E ...

, in 1953 * Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849),

viceroy A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning " ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

, sometimes considered the founder of modern Egypt *

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ur, ‎; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek. He was also a professor of international co ...

(1947–), Muslim scholar, professor, poet and politician *

Dwight Muhammad Qawi Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton; January 5, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1998. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC and ''Ring'' magazine light heavyweight tit ...

(1953–), former world boxing champion * Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), Alchemist, physician, and philosopher * Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207–1273), Persian poet and Sufi mystic from Balkh, now in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

* Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian military general and a statesman * Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan 1990–1999, 2013–2017 * Muhammad ibn Talha, son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah *

Muhammad al-Taqi Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad ( ar, محمد بن علي الجواد, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, – 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida. ...

(811–835), Twelver Shī‘ah Imām *

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj ibn Juff ibn Yiltakīn ibn Fūrān ibn Fūrī ibn Khāqān (8 February 882 – 24 July 946), better known by the title al-Ikhshīd ( ar, الإخشيد) after 939, was an Abbasid commander and governor who beca ...

(882–946), autonomous ruler of Egypt 935–946, founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty * Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–), President of Pakistan 1998–2001 * Muhammad al Warraq (800?–?), 9th Century skeptical scholar and critic of Islam *

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance ...

(1940–), Nobel Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank * Muhammad ibn Zayd (died 900), emir of Tabaristan *

Muhammad Muhammad Taib Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib ( Jawi: محمد بن محمد طيب; born 29 July 1945), also fondly known as Mat Taib and also Mat Tyson, is a Malaysian politician who currently is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major ...

, Malaysian politician *

Muhammad V of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V ( Jawi: ; born 6 October 1969) has reigned as the 29th Sultan of Kelantan since September 2010 and served as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from December 2016 until his abdication in January 2019. He was proclaimed ...

, 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan of Kelantan * Muhammad Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah (1717-1795), Indian

Nawab of the Carnatic The Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil N ...

Muhammad Ali Khan Saif Muhammad Ali Khan Saif ( ps, محمد علی خان سیف) belongs to Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, He is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of Senate of Pakistan, from March 2015 to March 2021. He served as Federal Minister for tourism, ...

, Pakistani politician * Muhammad Ali Khan Bhutto, Pakistani politician *

Muhammad Sultan Mirza Muhammad Sultan Mirza (1375 – 1403) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and a grandson of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. As Timur's favourite grandson, Muhammad Sultan served as one of his principal military commanders, he ...

, grandson and sometime-heir of the

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

n conqueror

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kü ...

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (4 April 156511 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda and founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar. He was an able adm ...

, fifth Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty *

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1612 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qutb ...

, sixth Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty * Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia * Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud, former Deputy Governor of Riyadh Province and a member of Saudi Royal Family *

Muhammad bin Saud Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin ( ''Muḥammad bin Suʿūd Āl Muqrin''; 1687–1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of Diriyah and is considered the founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty, which are named for his father, Sa ...

, founder of the

first Saudi State The Emirate of Diriyah (), also known as the First Saudi State, was established in February 1727 (1139 AH). In 1744, the emir of Najdi town called Diriyah Muhammad bin Saud and the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance ...

* Muhammad I of Córdoba, fifth

Emir of Córdoba Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

* Muhammad II of Córdoba, fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia) * Muhammad III of Córdoba, tenth Caliph of Córdoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia) *

Muhammad I of Granada , predecessor = None , successor = Muhammad II , succession2 = Taifa King of Arjona , reign2 = , birth_date = , birth_place = Arjona, Almohad Caliphate , death_date = , death_place = near Granada, Emirate of Granad ...

, former

Sultan of Granada ) , common_languages = Official language:Classical ArabicOther languages: Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic, Berber, Ladino , capital = Granada , religion = Majority religion:Sunni IslamMinority religions:Roman ...

* Muhammad II of Granada, former

* Muhammad III of Granada, former

Muhammad IV of Granada Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail (), known as Muhammad IV, (14 April 131525 August 1333) was the ruler of the Emirate of Granada on the Iberian Peninsula from 1325 to 1333. He was the sixth sultan of the Nasrid dynasty, succeeding to the throne ...

, former

Muhammad XII of Granada Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر, Abū ʿAbdi-llāh Muḥammad ath-thānī ʿashar) (c. 1460–1533), known in Europe as Boabdil (a Spanish rendering of the name ''Abu Abdallah''), was the ...

, former

* Muhammad I of Khwarazm, former

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 ...

Khwarazm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...

Muhammad II of Khwarezm Ala ad-Din Muhammad II ( Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه; full name: ''Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish'') was the Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. His ancestor was Anushtegin Gh ...

, former

, an Abbasid Prince and father of twenty-seventh Abbasid caliph

. *

Muhammad II of Ifriqiya Abu 'l-Gharaniq Muhammad II ibn Ahmad ( ar, أبو الغرانيق محمد الثاني بن أحمد) (died 875) was the eighth Emir of Ifriqiya from 864 to 875. He succeeded his uncle Ziyadat Allah II (863–864), inheriting from his predece ...

, eight Emir of the Aghlabids * Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi (1886-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician * Muhammad Kho Abdullah, Muslim name of Kho Jabing (1984–2016), a convicted Malaysian killer who was

sentenced to death Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

by hanging in

. * Muhammad Syamsul Ariffin bin Brahim (born 30 May 1983), Singaporean gang member of

and

fugitive A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also known ...

on the run for murder since 31 May 2001. * Muhammad Nabi, Afganistan cricketer

Muhammadu

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 A ...

, Nigerian politician who served as military dictator from 1983 to 1985, and democratically elected president from 2015

Muhammed

* Muhammed al-Ahari, American essayist *

Muhammed Amin Andrabi Muhammad Amin Andrabi (born 1940 in Srinagar, Kashmir, died 30 December 2001) was a member of the prominent Andrabi Sayyed family. He was the son of the Sufi shaykh and a religious scholar Mir Ahmad. He belonged to the Traditionalist School of me ...

, Indian academic * Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey, Kurdish historian * Muhammed Yusuf Khan, Indian military leader * Muhammed Latif, Iraqi major general * Muhammed Lawal, American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial arts fighter * Muhammed Mansooruddin, Bengali author * Muhammed Suiçmez (1975–), German musician * Muhammed Taib, Saudi Arabian lawyer *

Muhammed Tokcan Muhammed Tokcan ( Abkhaz name Tug-ipa), (born 1969, in Gebze), was one of the hijackers arrested for the hijacking of the ''Avrasya'' in 1996. The leader of the militants, Muhammed Tokcan, escaped from the prison in Dalaman on October 6, 1997. Tok ...

, Turkish hijacker of the Avrasya in 1996 * Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish philosopher and theologian * Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, member of the Saudi Royal Family * Muhammed V of Granada, former

* Muhammed VI of Granada, former

* Muhammed VII of Granada, former

* Muhammed VIII of Granada, former

* Muhammed IX of Granada, former

* Muhammed X of Granada, former

* Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi (900-960) Arab Alchemist

Muhammet

* Muhammet Akagündüz, Austrian footballer * Muhammet Demir, Turkish footballer * Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş, Turkish footballer *

Muhammet Kızılarslan Muhammet Kızılarslan (born July 23, 1986) is an Olympic skier competing in the cross-country discipline. Born 1986 in Sungurlu, a town in the province of Çorum Province, Turkey, Kızılarslan started skiing in Ankara, where he lives now. H ...

, Turkish skier * Muhammet Özdin, Turkish footballer

Surname

Mohamad

* Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925), Malaysian politician; Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003; 2018–2020)

Mohamed

* Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), Emirati footballer * Ahmed Mohamed (disambiguation), various people *Amin Mohammed (born 1996), known online as Chunkz, British Youtube personality *

Amina Mohamed Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril ( so, Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; ar, أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary ...

, Somali lawyer, diplomat and politician * Antonio Mohamed, Argentine football coach *

Binyam Mohamed Binyam Ahmed Mohamed (, , born 24 July 1978), also referred to as Benjamin Mohammed, Benyam Mohammed or Benyam Mohammed al-Habashi, is an Ethiopian national and United Kingdom resident, who was detained as a suspected enemy combatant by the US Go ...

, Ethiopian detained in Guantanamo Bay between 2004 and 2009 * Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed (1907–1962), Malay activist * Hassan Mohamed (disambiguation), various people *

Hussein Mohamed Hussein Mohamed ( so, Xuseen Maxamed, ar, حسين محمد) is a Somali entrepreneur. He is a leader of the Somali business community in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_cap ...

, Somali entrepreneur * Ismail Mohamed (born 1980), Maldivian footballer * Kassim Mohamed, Kenyan Canadian *

Magid Mohamed Magid Mohamed ( ar, ماجد محمد; born 1 October 1985) is a Qatari Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shamal SC, Al-Shamal. He previously played for Al-Sadd Sports Club, Al Sadd and has been regularly called up ...

(born 1985), Qatari footballer * Mandy Mohamed (born 2000), Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast *

Mike Mohamed Michael Patrick Mohamed (born March 11, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at California. Mohamed is the first player of Punjab ...

, American football player *

Mohamed Mohamed (disambiguation) Mohamed Mohamed is the name of: Politics * Mohamed Abdi Mohamed or Mohamed Gandhi, Somali geologist, anthropologist, historian and politician * Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951), Djiboutian FRUD politician * Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (born ...

, various people *

Mohd Mohamed Mohammed Yousuf Mohamed ( ar, محمد يوسف محمد) (born Sep 9, 1982) is a Qatari professional basketball player. He currently plays for Al-Gharafa SC of the Qatari Basketball League. He represented Qatar's national basketball team at t ...

, Qatari basketball player *

Mostafa Mohamed (disambiguation) Mostafa Mohamed may refer to : *Mostafa Mohamed (footballer), Egyptian football forward * Mostafa Mohamed (militant), Egyptian-Australian member of Jabhat al-Nusra *Mostafa Mohamed (wrestler), Egyptian-Greco-Roman wrestler *Mustafa Mohamed, Somali-S ...

, various people * Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981), Somali-British novelist * Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted killer

Mohammed

* Amina J. Mohammed, 5th and current

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations is the deputy to the secretary-general of the United Nations. The office was created to handle many of the administrative responsibilities of the secretary-general, help manage Secretariat operat ...

* Bala Mohammed, Nigerian politician and

Governor of Bauchi State This is a list of administrators and governors of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Bauchi State was formed in 1976-02-03 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states. See also *States of Nigeria *List of state governors o ...

Boonaa Mohammed Boonaa Mohammed (born April 14, 1987) is a Canadian spoken-word poet and writer of Oromo people, Oromo descent. Early life Mohammed is a second generation Ethiopian immigrant of Oromo people, Oromo ancestry. His Parents came to Canada as politic ...

, Canadian spoken-word poet * Fazeer Mohammed, Trinidadian cricket commentator * Ferdoos Mohammed, Egyptian actress * Ghulam Mohammed, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly *

Jawar Mohammed Jawar Mohammed ( om, Jawaar Mahammad; born 12 May 1986) is an Ethiopian political analyst and activist. One of the founders of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), Jawar was a leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests. He has been credited ...

, Ethiopian political analyst and activist *

Kausar Mohammed Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice actress. She is best known for her roles in ''East of La Brea'', ''What Men Want'', '' Little'' and voicing Yasmina 'Yaz' Fadoula in Netflix's ''Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous''. ...

, American actress and comedian * Khaled Mohammed, Qatari football player * Khaleel Mohammed, Guyanese-American academic *

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaikh; also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; born March 1, 1964 or April 14, 1965) is a Pakistani Islamist militant held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-re ...

, Pakistani Islamist militant * Lai Mohammed, Nigerian politician and Minister of Information and Culture * Mesud Mohammed, Ethiopian professional footballer * Mohammed Taher Mohammed, Iraqi weightlifter *

Musa Mohammed (footballer) Musa Mohammed Mayieko (born 6 June 1991) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays for Nkana, as a centre back. Club career Born in Nairobi, Mohammed began his career at Gor Mahia, serving as captain. With Gor Mahia he won the Kenyan Premie ...

(born 1991), Kenyan football player *

Nazr Mohammed Nazr Tahiru Mohammed ( ; born September 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who had a journeyman career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for eight different teams over 18 seasons. He is the current ...

, American retired basketball player *

Nick Mohammed Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade. Outside of the United Kingdom, M ...

, British actor, comedian, and writer. *

Nick Mohammed (wrestler) Nick Mohammed (29 January 1926 – 11 March 2011) was a Canadian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1 ...

, Canadian wrestler * Rajaa Mohammed, Kuwaiti actress * Ramzi Mohammed, Somali national convicted of involvement in the attempted London bombing of 21 July 2005 * Shaffaq Mohammed, British politician and Member of the European Parliament * Sohail Mohammed, American judge * Syed Mohammed, Indian cricketer * Terique Mohammed, Canadian soccer player * Zehn Mohammed, English football player

Muhammad

* Al-Quadin Muhammad (born 1995), American football player *

Asia Muhammad Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Muhammad has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, four doubles titles on WTA Challenger Tour as well as 13 singles and 35 doubles titles o ...

(born 1991), American tennis player *

Clara Muhammad Clara Muhammad (born Clara Evans; also known as Clara Poole; November 2, 1899 – August 12, 1972) was born in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of Mary Lou (Thomas) and Quartus Evans. She was the wife of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Th ...

, born Clara Evans, wife of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad * Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), born Elijah Poole, African American religious leader * Idris Muhammad, born Leo Morris, American musician * John Allen Muhammad (born John Allen Williams; 1960-2009), American serial/spree killer and one of the two D.C. Snipers * Khalfani Muhammad (born 1994), American football player * Kiara Muhammad (born 1998), American actress *

Muhsin Muhammad Muhsin Muhammad II (; born Melvin Darnell Campbell Jr. May 5, 1973) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Muhammad played college football for ...

, American football player * Ruby Muhammad, American centenarian *

Shabazz Muhammad Shabazz Nagee Muhammad (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected with the 14 ...

(born 1993), American basketball player * Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player

Patronymics

ibn

* Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hazm (?–737), scholar *

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ( ar, إِبْرَاهِيم ٱبْن مُحَمَّد), was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Maria al-Qibtiyya. He died at the age of 2. Eclipse occurrence In his book " ''Al-Bidāya wa-n-Nihāya''" Ibn K ...

(630–632), the Islamic prophet's son *

Qasim ibn Muhammad Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ( ar, قاسم بن محمد) was the eldest of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He died in 601 CE (before the start of his father's prophethood in 609), after his third birthday and is buried in Jannat al- ...

(598–600), the Islamic prophet's son *

Abdullah ibn Muhammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ( ar, عبد الله بن محمد) also known as al-Ṭāhir () and al-Ṭayyib () was one of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija. Qasim ibn Muhammad was his older brother. His full name was Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ...

(600–614), the Islamic prophet's son * Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad (1332-1406) Arab historiographer and historian * Marwan ibn Muhammad * Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as ''Al-Saffah'' (r. 750–754) was the first Abbasid caliph and founder of Abbasid Caliphal dynasty. * Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as ''Al-Mansur'' was the second Abbasid caliph from 754 to 775. * Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi also known as ''Ibrahim ibn Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess, singer and composer. * Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi, also known as ''Ubaydallah ibn Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess and officer. * Ali ibn al-Mahdi, also known as Ali ibn Muhammad. was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and his wife Rayta. * Musa al-Hadi also known as ''Musa ibn Muhammad'' was the fourth Abbasid caliph from 785 to 786. * Harun al-Rashid also known as ''Harun ibn Muhammad'' was the fifth Abbasid caliph from 786 to 809. * Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi. * Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. * Isa ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi, was the youngest brother of Harun al-Rashid. * Musa ibn Muhammad al-Amin, was the son of Abbasid caliph

al-Amin Abu Musa Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو موسى محمد بن هارون الرشيد, Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd; April 787 – 24/25 September 813), better known by his laqab of Al-Amin ( ar, الأمين, al-Amī ...

. * Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Amin was the second son of caliph Al-Amin. *

Al-Wathiq Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو جعفر هارون بن محمد المعتصم; 17 April 812 – 10 August 847), better known by his regnal name al-Wāthiq bi’llāh (, ), was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 84 ...

(812–847), also known as ''Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'' was the Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847. * Al-Mutawakkil (822–861) also known as ''Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'' was the tenth Abbasid caliph from 847 to 861. * Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim was the Abbasid prince and father of

Al-Musta'in Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن محمد; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 8 ...

*''Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'', was an Abbasid princess and the patron of Art and science. * Ali ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim * Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim, one of the youngest sons of caliph al-Mu'tasim. * Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz or simply as ''Ibn al-Muʿtazz'' was an Arab prince and poet. * Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Muhtadi, was the son of Abbasid caliph

al-Muhtadi Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الواثق‎; – 21 June 870), better known by his regnal name Al-Muhtadī bi-'llāh (Arabic: , "Guided by God"), was the Caliph of the Abbasid Calipha ...

. * Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im, better known as ''

'' was the caliph of Baghdad during later Abbasid period.

bint

Fatimah bint Muhammad Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, t ...

(605–632 disputed), the Islamic prophet's daughter *

Zainab bint Muhammad Zainab bint Muhammad ( ar, زَيْنَب بِنْت مُحَمَّد) (598/599—629 CE), was the eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadijah. Marriage She married her maternal cousin, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', be ...

, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis) *

Ruqayyah bint Muhammad Ruqayya bint Muhammad ( ar, رقية بنت محمد, translit=Ruqayya bint Muḥammad; –March 624) was the second eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija. She married the third caliph Uthman and the couple had a son Abd Al ...

, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis) *

Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ( ar, أم كلثوم بنت محمد) (–630) was the third daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid. Conversion to Islam She was born in Mecca, probably the fifth of their ...

, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis) *

was the wife of Arab caliph Al-Mansur. * Abbasa bint al-Mahdi also known ''Abbasa bint Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess. * Ulayya bint al-Mahdi also known as ''Ulayya bint Muhammad'' was an Abbasid princess and Arab poet. * Banuqa bint al-Mahdi also known as ''Banuqa bint Muhammad'' was elder sister of caliph

Harun ar-Rashid Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar , أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...

. * Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, also known as ''Aliyah bint Muhammad'' was an Abbasid princess.

Teknonymy

* Al-Hadi, also known as Abu Muhammad Musa al-Hadi, was the 4th Abbasid caliph. *

Al-Muktafi Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ( ar, أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh ( ar, المكتفي بالله, , Content with God Alone), was the Caliph of the Ab ...

also known as Abu Muhammad Ali, was the 17th Abbasid caliph from 902 – 13 August 908.

Fictional

* Mohammed Avdol, an Egyptian

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''. *Mohammed, a minor character in

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Derived names

Umm Muhammad

* Umm Muhammad bint Salih, was the wife of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. * Hubshiya also known as ''Umm Muhammad'' was the mother of Abbasid caliph

Al-Muntasir Abu Ja'far Muhammad ( ar, أبو جعفر محمد; November 837 – 7 June 862), better known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir bi-llah (, "He who triumphs in God") was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 861 to 862, during the "Anarchy at Sa ...

* Qurb, also known as Umm Muhammad was the mother of

. * Ashin, also known as ''Umm Muhammad'' was the mother of 12th-century caliph of Baghdad

al-Muqtafi Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد بن أحمد المستظهر; 9 April 1096 – 12 March 1160), better known by his regnal name al-Muqtafi li-Amr Allah (), was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad f ...

Famous derived names

* Muhammad Ali * Mohammad-Reza *

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, several people

Legality and restrictions

China

In 2017 legislation made it illegal in China to give children names that the Chinese government deemed to "exaggerate religious fervor”. This prohibition included a ban on naming children Muhammad. The legislation was officially intended to prevent "religious extremism" among the country's Uighur minority, but appears to have been a possible act of persecution against the Uighur community.

Pakistan

The government of Pakistan forbids members of its Ahmadi community from naming their children Muhammad. Al Jazeera reported in 2021 that blasphemy charges had been filed against Ahmadis who wrote "Mohammed" on a

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in an unspecified amount of instances.

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References

Surnames of Sri Lankan origin {{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Bengali Muslim surnames Pakistani masculine given names Arab culture Turkish masculine given names Мохьмад (Mokhmad), Магомад (Magomad), Магомед (Magomed), Мухьаммад (Mukhammad), Мухьаммед (Mukhammed) Surnames of Maldivian origin Maldivian-language surnames ar:محمد (اسم) bs:Muhammed fr:Mohammed he:מוחמד (פירושונים) tr:Muhammet