Hamdan ( ') is a name of

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include:

Given name

* Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman * Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter

Middle name

* Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee

Surname

* Abdullah Al-Hamdan (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer, *

Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (, 1887–1965), commonly known as Abdullah Suleiman and also by his nickname Wazīr Kullī Shaīʾ (the minister of everything), was the treasurer and long-term as well as first Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia), ...

(1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman * Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993), Egyptian geographer, author, university professor * Ghassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator * Gibran Hamdan (born 1981), American NFL and NFL Europe quarterback * Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Mais Hamdan Mais Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim (, born October 31, 1982), better known as Mais Hamdan (), is a Jordanian actress, singer and TV presenter. Her sisters are Mai Selim and Dana Hamdan. Early life Mais Hamdan was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em ...

(born 1982), Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter * Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard * Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden * Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress * Zeid Hamdan, Lebanese music producer

Sheikh Hamdan

It may refer to: * Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi * Sheikh

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the House of Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He is the Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, UAE sin ...

, hereditary Prince of Dubai * Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai * Sheikh

, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai * Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician * Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician ;Other: * Al-Hamdan, famous

Druze The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...

family *

Banu Hamdan Banu Hamdan (; Ancient South Arabian script, Musnad: 𐩠𐩣𐩵𐩬) is an ancient, large, and prominent Arab tribe in northern Yemen. Origins and location The Hamdan stemmed from the eponymous progenitor Awsala (nickname Hamdan) whose descent ...

, ancient

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

i tribal confederation * '' Hamdan v. Rumsfeld'', US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan * Hamdan Air Base in

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

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