Ahmad
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Ahmad or Ahmed are the principal transliterations of the Arabic given name, . The name comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D, meaning "highly praised", implying "one who constantly thanks God
".
's many names is Ahmed, the name "Muhammad
" pre-dating "Ahmed". The context by which "Ahmed" is referred to as "praised" can at times be mistaken. This has to do with the fact that since the prophet Muhammad was so highly regarded in Islam
that the name "Ahmed" has come to mean "highly praised".
The name has its origins in a prophecy from Jesus Christ, mentioned once in the Quran in Surah 61: The Ranks.
61:6 And [this happened, too,] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O children of Israel! Behold, I am an apostle of God unto you, [sent] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to give [you] the glad tiding of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed." But when he [whose coming Jesus had foretold] came unto them with all evidence of the truth, they said: "This [alleged message of his] is [nothing but] spellbinding eloquence!"
, although primarily in the Middle East
. More recently, this transliteration has become increasing popular in the United States
due to use by members of the African American
community.
Ahmed is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the Ottoman Empire
. This transliteration is also used throughout the Muslim world
.
Ahmet is the modern Turkish
transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings.
The less common transliterations of Ahmad are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia.
God in Islam
In Islamic theology, God is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer, and judge of the universe. Islam puts a heavy emphasis on the conceptualization of God as strictly singular . God is unique and inherently One , all-merciful and omnipotent. According to the Islamic...
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Etymology
One of the Islamic prophet MuhammadMuhammad
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's many names is Ahmed, the name "Muhammad
Muhammad (name)
Muhammad was a prophet and an Arabic religious and political leader who preached and established Islam.Muhammad may also refer to:*Muhammad , listing people with the given name or surname Muhammad...
" pre-dating "Ahmed". The context by which "Ahmed" is referred to as "praised" can at times be mistaken. This has to do with the fact that since the prophet Muhammad was so highly regarded in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
that the name "Ahmed" has come to mean "highly praised".
The name has its origins in a prophecy from Jesus Christ, mentioned once in the Quran in Surah 61: The Ranks.
61:6 And [this happened, too,] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O children of Israel! Behold, I am an apostle of God unto you, [sent] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to give [you] the glad tiding of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed." But when he [whose coming Jesus had foretold] came unto them with all evidence of the truth, they said: "This [alleged message of his] is [nothing but] spellbinding eloquence!"
Transliterations
Ahmad is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the Muslim worldMuslim world
The term Muslim world has several meanings. In a religious sense, it refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, it refers to Islamic civilization, inclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization...
, although primarily in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. More recently, this transliteration has become increasing popular in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
due to use by members of the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
community.
Ahmed is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. This transliteration is also used throughout the Muslim world
Muslim world
The term Muslim world has several meanings. In a religious sense, it refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, it refers to Islamic civilization, inclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization...
.
Ahmet is the modern Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings.
The less common transliterations of Ahmad are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia.
Ahmad
- Ahmad (rapper)Ahmad (rapper)Ahmad Ali Lewis, who was born October 12, 1975 , in Los Angeles, California, is an American emcee. Credited simply as Ahmad, he is best known for the 1994 single "Back in the Day," a nostalgic song that became a signifier for nostalgia in hip-hop culture.Ahmad is also a member of the Christian hip...
, West Coast hip hop performer - Ahmad AbbasAhmad AbbasAhmad Abbas is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Nassr.-Club career:...
, Saudi Arabian footballer - Ahmad AbdallaAhmad AbdallaAhmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader is an Egyptian film director, editor and screen writer.His debut feature film is Heliopolis - 2009, his second film is Microphone - 2010- Microphone - 2010 :...
, Egyptian film director - Ahmad Shah Abdali, founder of Durrani EmpireDurrani EmpireThe Durrani Empire was a Pashtun dynasty centered in Afghanistan and included northeastern Iran, the Kashmir region, the modern state of Pakistan, and northwestern India. It was established at Kandahar in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, an Afghan military commander under Nader Shah of Persia and chief...
- Ahmad AdelAhmad AdelAhmad Adel is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the right back position for El-Ittihad El-Iskandary .He is a talented young defender who transferred to Al-Ahly in January 2007. He is known for fast performance. Adel was playing for Al-Ahly until the age of 16, when his family traveled to live in...
, Egyptian footballer - Ahmad Ahmadi, Iranian physician
- Ahmad AlaqAhmad AlaqAhmad Alaq , was Khan of eastern Moghulistan from 1487 to 1503. He was the second son of Yunus Khan. His mother was Shah Begum, fourth daughter of Badakhshan prince Lali, who was considered to be the descendant of Alexander the Great....
, Khan of eastern MoghulistanMoghulistanMoghulistan or Mughalistan is a historical geographic unit in Central Asia that included parts of modern-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Chinese Autonomous Region of Xinjiang... - Ahmad A'zamAhmad A'zamAhmad A'zam – Uzbek writer, author, journalist, scriptwriter and literature critic.He was born in 1949 in Jomboy region of Samarkand city in Uzbekistan...
, Uzbek writer - Ahmad Bahar, Iranian politician
- Ahmad BlackAhmad BlackAhmad Black is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for Florida....
, American football safety for the Florida Gators - Ahmad BradshawAhmad BradshawAhmad Bradshaw is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants...
, American football running back for the New York Giants - Ahmad BrooksAhmad BrooksAhmad Brooks is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Supplemental Draft. He played college football at Virginia.He is the son of late NFL defensive tackle Perry...
, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers - Ahmad CarrollAhmad CarrollAhmad Raheem Carroll is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers 25th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft...
, American football free agent - Ahmad Ibn HanbalAhmad ibn HanbalAhmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-Shaybani was an important Muslim scholar and theologian. He is considered the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh...
, Founder of the Hanbalite School of Law and Theology - Ahmad ibn FadlanAhmad ibn FadlanAhmad ibn Fadlān ibn al-Abbās ibn Rāšid ibn Hammād was a 10th century Arab traveler, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Arab Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars...
, AbbasidAbbasidThe Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
ambassador to the Volga Bulgars - Ahmad FanakatiAhmad FanakatiAhmad Fanākatī was a Muslim financial minister of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty.-History:He came from Fanakat , a town on the upper Syr Darya in Central Asia. Trusted by Chabui Khatun, Kublai's favorite wife, he was entrusted with state finances in 1262...
, financial officer of Kublai KhanKublai KhanKublai Khan , born Kublai and also known by the temple name Shizu , was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294 and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China...
's Yuan DynastyYuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an... - Ahmad HardiAhmad HardiAhmad Hardi was a prominent Kurdish poet.He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has had an enduring influence on the modern Kurdish poetry...
, Kurdish poet - Ahmad HawkinsAhmad HawkinsAhmad Hawkins is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League. He has also played for the Alabama Vipers. He was signed by the Colorado Crush as a street free agent in 2003...
, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers - Ahmad Tejan KabbahAhmad Tejan KabbahAlhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah served as President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007.He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992...
, President of Sierra Leone - Ahmad KasraviAhmad KasraviAhmad Kasravi , was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer.Born in Hokmabad , Tabriz, Iran, Kasravi was an Iranian Azeri Initially, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary. Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution...
, Iranian linguists and historian - Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people
- Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum
- Ahmad Shah Massoud, an AfghanPashtun peoplePashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan - Ahmad MillerAhmad MillerAhmad Rasheed Miller is a former defensive tackle for the National Football League. He was chosen with the final pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, giving him the nickname Mr. Irrelevant. After being drafted by the Houston Texans, he went through training camp but was cut prior to their final preseason...
, former defensive tackle for the National Football League - Ahmad MerrittAhmad MerrittAhmad Rashad Merritt is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000...
, American football free agent - Ahmad NivinsAhmad NivinsAhmad Naadir "Slim" Nivins is an American professional basketball player. A power forward, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 56th overall pick of the 2009 draft. He was quickly released and is now playing in Europe for Bàsquet Manresa in the Spanish ACB...
, American basketball player - Ahmad ibn RustahAhmad ibn RustahIbn Rustah was a 10th century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia....
, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia - Ahmad RashādAhmad RashadAhmad Rashād is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals...
, sportcscaster and former football player - Sheikh Ahmad of Siam
- Ahmad Shah (disambiguation)Ahmad Shah (disambiguation)Ahmed Shah or Ahmad Shah may refer to:*Several rulers of that name:**Ahmad Shah Durrani , founder of the Durrani dynasty and also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali...
, various people - Ahmad Shamlou, Persian poet and writer
- Ahmad ShukeiriAhmad ShukeiriAhmad al-Shukeiri also transcribed al-Shuqayri, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry, etc.), was the first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, serving in 1964–67....
, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization - Ahmad Sohrab, Persian author
- Ahmad TajuddinAhmad TajuddinDuli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sir Sultan Mohammad Jamalul Alam II , KCMG, KBE was the 27th sultan of Brunei from September 11, 1924 until his death...
, 27th Sultan of BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... - Ahmad Tekuder (d. 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate
- Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
- Ahmad TreaudoAhmad TreaudoAhmad Rashad Treaudo is an American football cornerback for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods - Ahmad Shah QajarAhmad Shah QajarAhmad Shah Qajar was Shah of Iran from July 16, 1909, to October 31, 1925 and the last of the Qajar dynasty.- Reign :...
, Last ShahShahShāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
of the Qajar dynastyQajar dynastyThe Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925.... - Ahmad ZarruqAhmad ZarruqAhmed Zarruq was a Shadhili Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Zarruqiyye branch of the Shadhili Sufi order...
, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh
Ahmed
- Ahmed IAhmed IAhmed I or Ahmed Bakhti was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.-Biography:...
, sultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of the Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries... - Ahmed IIAhmed IIAhmed II Khan Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695...
, sultan of the Ottoman Empire - Ahmed IIIAhmed IIIAhmed III was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV . His mother was Mâh-Pâre Ummatullah Râbi'a Gül-Nûş Valide Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hajioglupazari, in Dobruja...
, sultan of the Ottoman Empire - Ahmed AhmedAhmed Ahmed-Early life:Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family came to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Riverside, California.-Career:...
, Egyptian American actor and comedian - Ahmed ArifAhmed ArifAhmed Arif was a Kurdish poet of Turkey.Ahmed Arif has studied philosophy at Ankara University. He has been arrested on political grounds in 1950 and spent time in prison till 1952. Published in various literary journals, his poems were widely read due to their original lyricism and imagery...
(1927–1991), Turkish poet - Ahmed Baduri, Eritean diplomat
- Ahmed Hassan al-BakrAhmed Hassan al-BakrGeneral Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr , was the fourth President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979.-Military career:...
, former President of IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.... - Ahmed Ben BellaAhmed Ben BellaMohamed Ahmed Ben Bella was a soldier and Algerian revolutionary, who became the first President of Algeria.-Youth:...
, the first President of AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... - Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician
- Ahmed ChalabiAhmed ChalabiAhmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi is an Iraqi politician. He was interim oil minister in Iraq in April-May 2005 and December-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections, and when the new Iraqi cabinet was...
, leader of the Iraqi National CongressIraqi National CongressThe Iraqi National Congress is an umbrella Iraqi opposition group led by Ahmed Chalabi. It was formed with the aid and direction of the United States government following the Gulf War, for the purpose of fomenting the overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.-History:INC was set up following the... - Ahmed al-GhamdiAhmed al-GhamdiAhmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks.Ghamdi was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979...
(1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175 was United Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight, from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California... - Ahmed al-HaznawiAhmed al-HaznawiAhmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks....
(1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the... - Ahmed HulusiAhmed HulusiAhmed Hulusi was born on 21 January 1945, in Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, and was named Ahmed by his mother, and Hulusi by his father.He spent his first 18 years without any prior religious knowledge, believing only in 'a Creator'...
, Turkish writer and Sufi - Ahmed Imamovic, BosnianBosniansBosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... - Ahmed Khadr, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier of al-Qaeda
- Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, MujaddidMujaddidA Mujaddid , according to the popular Muslim tradition, refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and restore it to its pristine purity...
of 14th century of islam - Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family
- Ahmed bin Rashid Al MaktoumAhmed bin Rashid Al MaktoumMajor General Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security. He is the current Chairman of the Al Wasl FC club located in Dubai....
, United Arab Emirati politician - Ahmed bin Saeed Al MaktoumAhmed bin Saeed Al MaktoumSheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of The Emirates Group and Chairman of Dubai World.- Background:...
, United Arab Emirati businessman - Ahmed MohiuddinAhmed MohiuddinDr. Ahmed Mohiuddin was a noted scientist, scholar and researcher of Pakistan....
, a noted Pakistani biologistBiologistA biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work... - Ahmed NadeemAhmed NadeemAhmed Nadeem is a United Arab Emirati cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 1997, including seven first-class and eight List A matches...
, cricketer - Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways
- Ahmed bin Zayed Al NahyanAhmed bin Zayed Al NahyanHH Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was an Emirati businessman and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority . In 2009 Ahmed was regarded as the 27th most powerful person in the world by Forbes., while his eldest brother Khalifa, President of UAE, Chairman of ADIA, listed the 2nd in...
, Emirati businessman - Ahmed al-NamiAhmed al-NamiA former law student and muezzin, Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks.Born in Saudi Arabia, Nami had served as a muezzin and was a college student...
(1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the... - Ahmed NazifAhmed NazifAhmed Nazif served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011...
(born 1952), Egyptian politician - Ahmed NizamAhmed NizamSheikh Ahmed Nizam is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who plays for Jammu and Kashmir...
, Indian cricketer - Ahmed PatelAhmed PatelAhmed Patel is a senior leader of Indian National Congress party. He is the present political secretary to Congress President and Leader Sonia Gandhi. Patel is among the core think tank of the INC today. He is one of the crucial leaders in the decision making process of the party at national level...
, Indian politician - Ahmed PlummerAhmed PlummerAhmed Kamil Plummer is a former NFL player who played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-2005. A 5'11", 191 lb. cornerback from Ohio State University, Plummer was selected by the 49ers in the 1st round in the 2000 NFL Draft...
, former NFL player - Ahmed RushdiAhmed RushdiAhmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music." Rushdi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in south asia and was a natural baritone, yet could sing high tenor...
, Pakistani singer - Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudAhmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudPrince Ahmed bin Salman was a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia and a media executive who also was a major figure in international Thoroughbred horse racing....
, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia - Ahmed SanjarAhmed SanjarAhmad Sanjar Ahmad Sanjar Ahmad Sanjar (Mu'iz ud-Dīn Ahmad-e Sanjar; was the sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire from 1118 to 1153. He was initially the sultan of Khorasan until he gained the rest of the territory upon the death of Muhammad I....
, a ruler of the Seljuk Turks - Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist
- Ahmed ŞerafettinAhmed ŞerafettinAhmed Şeraffettin Bey or Şeref Bey was an Ottoman/Turkish football manager. He was also the first manager of the Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. , as well as one of the team's icons. He played a very important role for the club, bringing them to three league championships...
, Turkish football manager - Ahmed SheikhAhmed SheikhAhmed Sheikh is a Palestinian journalist and the current editor-in-chief of the Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera.Ahmed Sheikh was born in Nablus on the West Bank. He left his homeland in 1968 to study in Jordan.-External links:...
, Palestinian journalist - Ahmed TalbiAhmed TalbiAhmed Talbi is a Moroccan footballer. He is currently attached to Moghreb Tétouan.-External links:*...
, Moroccan footballer - Ahmed Sékou TouréAhmed Sékou TouréAhmed Sékou Touré was an African political leader and President of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984...
, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea - Ahmed YassinAhmed YassinSheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin was a founder of Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian paramilitary organization and political party. Yassin also served as the spiritual leader of the organization...
, former leader of Palestinian HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades... - Ahmed YeseviAhmed YeseviKhoja Ahmat Yssawi , was a Turkic poet and Sufi , an early mystic who exerted a powerful influence on the development of mystical orders throughout the Turkic-speaking world. Yasavi is currently the earliest known Turkic poet who composed poetry in a Turkic dialect...
, a leader of Sufi mysticism - Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
for his work on femtochemistryFemtochemistryFemtochemistry is the science that studies chemical reactions on extremely short timescales, approximately 10–15 seconds .-Introduction:...
Ahmet
- Ahmet AlkanAhmet AlkanAhmet Ugur Alkan is a Turkish economist and the former dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.-External links:*...
, Turkish economist - Ahmet AlmazAhmet AlmazAhmet Almaz is a Turkish journalist, translator, and non-fiction writer.Almaz was born in Anamur. He attended school in Konya, Ceyhan, Karman and Anamur. He went to university in 1993, publishing his first work, The Birth of Stars Ahmet Almaz is a Turkish journalist, translator, and non-fiction...
, Turkish journalist - Ahmet BilekAhmet BilekAhmet Bilek , was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the flyweight class and a trainer...
, Turkish Olympic champion - Ahmet ÇelikzencirAhmet ÇelikzencirAhmet Çelikzencir is a Turkish midfielder.He has played for Sidespor, Kemerspor, Ispartaspor, Karabükspor, Bulancakspor and Kasımpaşa SK. He is currently playing for Tokatspor.-References:...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet DursunAhmet DursunAhmet Dursun is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays for Kocaelispor in the Turkcell Super League.-Career:...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet EnünlüAhmet EnünlüAhmet Enünlü is a world champion Turkish bodybuilder. He was the fore-runner and the most successful performer of this sport in Turkey . He became the WABBA overall world champion in 1977 and 1978. In 1979, he won the overall amateur Mr...
, Turkish bodybuilder - Ahmet ErtegunAhmet ErtegunAhmet Ertegün was a Turkish American musician and businessman, best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs and served as Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum...
, Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records - Ahmet GülhanAhmet GülhanAhmet Gülhan is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After beating Ali Abdo from Australia he lost with Buvaisar Saitiev from Russia. In Repechage Round he lost with and was eliminated by Cho Byung-Kwan from South Korea...
, Turkish wrestler - Ahmet GüvençAhmet GüvençAhmet Güvenç is a Turkish rock bass player. He played for Barış Manço in his band Kurtalan Ekspres. He also plays in the band Bunalim.- References :...
, Turkish rock musician - Ahmet İzzet, Ottoman general
- Ahmet KanneciAhmet KanneciAhmet Kanneci is a Turkish guitar virtuoso particularly on the Classic style. Currently, Kanneci is the chairman of the Department of Guitar, at Hacettepe University State Conservatory and actively teaching as well.-Biography:...
, Turkish guitar virtuoso - Ahmet KireççiAhmet KireççiAhmet Kireççi , was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the Olympic medal twice, the bronze medal in the Middleweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1936 Olympics and the gold medal in the Heavyweight class of Men's Greco-Roman category at the 1948 Olympics.Born in the southern...
, Turkish sports wrestler - Ahmet KoçAhmet Koç- Before the "Paradoks" :He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place...
, Turkish musician - Ahmet KuruAhmet KuruAhmet Kuru is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a striker.-Career Clubs:* 2001-02 Werder Bremen II 4/2* 2002-03 Werder Bremen II 31/7* 2003-04 Werder Bremen II 31/13...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet ÖcalAhmet ÖcalAhmet Öcal is a Belgian football player. In the past he played for K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen , Diyarbakırspor , Altay S.K. and K.V.S.K...
, Belgian footballer - Ahmet Suat ÖzyazıcıAhmet Suat ÖzyaziciAhmet Suat Özyazıcı is a Turkish former footballer and a successful manager.Özyazıcı played football at the club İdmanocağı in his hometown Trabzon for several years. Following his retirement, he became a manager. In the 1975–76 season, he led Trabzonspor to its first league championship title...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman
- Ahmet PolatAhmet PolatAhmet Polat is a Dutch-Turkish photographer living in Istanbul. Polat has studied at the St. Joost Academy in Breda.Ahmet Polat, recipient of ICP’s, International Center of Photography, “Young Photographer” award, is a photographer whose work questions preconceived notions.His upbringing was the...
, Turkish photographer - Ahmet SağlamAhmet SaglamAhmet Sağlam , is a Turkish football player currently playing for Göztepe in defender position, on loan from Eskişehirspor. Sağlam is a product of Bayer Leverkusen's youth system....
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet Necdet SezerAhmet Necdet Sezer- External links :* , Presidency of the Republic of Turkey...
, tenth President of the Republic of Turkey - Ahmet Burak SolakelAhmet Burak SolakelAhmet Burak Solakel is a Turkish football defender who plays for Denizlispor in the Süper Lig.-External links:*...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet Hamdi TanpınarAhmet Hamdi TanpinarAhmet Hamdi Tanpınar was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament between 1942 and 1946.-Biography:...
, Turkish writer - Ahmet TürkAhmet TürkAhmet Türk is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. He was the chairman of the former pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party in Turkey and was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. On December 11, 2009, the Constitutional Court of Turkey voted to ban the DTP, accusing it of connection with PKK...
, Turkish politician - Ahmet Fikri TüzerAhmet Fikri TüzerAhmet Fikri Tüzer was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey for one day from 8 July 1942 to 9 July 1942 representing the Republican People's Party....
, Turkish politician - Ahmet ÜmitAhmet ÜmitAhmet Ümit is an Turkish author and poet best known for his work in thrillers.-Biography:Born in Gaziantep in 1960. Finished his Primary, Middle and High School there...
, Turkish author - Ahmet UzunAhmet UzunAhmet Uzun is the Minister of Finance in the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a non-recognized state. He was appointed to this portfolio in the TRNC Government of Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer on April 28, 2005.-References:...
, Turkish Cypriot politician - Ahmet VardarAhmet VardarAhmet Vardar was a notable Turkish journalist and television programmer.-Biography:Vardar was born in Istanbul in 1937. He worked for many newspapers, the longest for Sabah. He was a Sabah New Agency General Manager for many years. Vardar worked as a journalist for some fifty odd years...
, Turkish journalist - Ahmet YıldırımAhmet YildirimAhmet Yıldırım was a Turkish professional footballer who played lastly as a defender for Adanaspor in the TFF First League before finishing 2008-2009 season. He is currently sports director of Mersin İdmanyurdu.-Club career:...
, Turkish footballer - Ahmet YıldızAhmet YildizAhmet Yıldız is a Turkish professor of Physics and Molecular Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of how motor proteins walk along their filaments....
, Turkish scientist - Ahmet ZappaAhmet ZappaAhmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa is an American musician, actor and novelist.-Early life:Ahmet was born in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children born to businesswoman Adelaide Gail Sloatman and musician Frank Zappa. Ahmet's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab and French descent and his...
, American musician, actor and novelist
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- Achmad JufriyantoAchmad JufriyantoAchmad Jufriyanto is an Indonesian footballer. He is called "Jupe". Jufriyanto currently plays for Indonesia Super League club Sriwijaya FC. He played for Persita before former Arema manager Ivan Kolev signed him in 2008. Jufriyanto has played for the Indonesia national under-23 football team,...
, Indonesian footballer - Achmad NawirAchmad NawirAchmad Nawir was a Dutch East Indian doctor and footballer. Nawir played for a local club HBS Soerabaja and also the Dutch East Indian national football team.-Career:...
, Dutch East Indies footballer - Achmad Saba'aAchmad Saba'aAchmad Saba'a is an Israeli Arab professional association football player currently contracted to Maccabi Netanya.-Hapoel Majd al-Kurum:Achmad grew up in the youth ranks of Hapoel Majd al-Kurum and made his debut for the senior side in 1997. In 1999-00 he was one the main players in the club's...
, Arab-Israeli footballer - Achmat DangorAchmat DangorAchmat Dangor is a South African writer. His most important works include the novels Kafka's Curse and Bitter Fruit , but he is also the author of three collections of poetry, a novella and a short-story collection...
, South African writer - Achmed AbdullahAchmed AbdullahAchmed Abdullah , a pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, was a Russian-born writer. He is most noted for his pulp stories of crime, mystery and adventure. He wrote screenplays for some successful films. He was the author of the progressive Siamese drama Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness,...
, Russian writer - Achmed AkkabiAchmed AkkabiAchmed Akkabi is a Moroccan-Dutch actor.Akkabi was born and raised in The Hague into a family of six. Both his parents are both immigrants from Morocco...
, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor - Achmed LabasanovAchmed LabasanovAchmed Labasanov is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division and has fought the majority of his fights for RINGS and IAFC...
, Russian mixed martial artist - Achmet (oneiromancer)Achmet (oneiromancer)Achmet, son of Seirim , the author of a work on the interpretation of dreams, the Oneirocriticon of Achmet, is probably the same person as Abu Bekr Mohammed Ben Sirin, whose work on the same subject is still extant in Arabic in the Royal Library at Paris, and who was born AH 33 and died AH 110...
, Occultist - Ahmat Acyl, Chadian Arab insurgent leader
- Ahmat BrahimAhmat BrahimAhmat Brahim is a Chadian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Renaissance FC.-External links:*...
, Chadian footballer - Ahmat TaboyeAhmat TaboyeAhmat Taboye is a literary critic from Chad. As head of the Department of Letters at the University of N'Djamena, he published Anthologie de la littérature tchadienne in 2003, which covers 40 years of Chadian literature. In May 2007, the Ministry of Cultural and Artistic Development named him a...
, Chadian writer
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- Abdullah Ahmad BadawiAbdullah Ahmad BadawiTun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
, former Prime Minister of Malaysia - Abdullahi Yusuf AhmedAbdullahi Yusuf AhmedAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmed is a veteran Somali politician. He is one of the founders of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, as well as the Puntland State of Somalia, where he served as the autonomous region's first President...
, former President of Somalia - Adnan AhmedAdnan AhmedAdnan Farooq Ahmed is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent...
, football player - Aneel AhmadAneel AhmadAneel Ahmad is a British filmmaker, writer, film director, and producer who specialises in documentaries and shorts.-Personal life:The self-taught filmmaker was brought up on the poor and often violent estate of Longsight in Manchester....
, film director - Dajan AhmetDajan AhmetDajan Ahmet was an Estonian actor and stage director of Tatar heritage....
, Estonian actor - Hocine Aït AhmedHocine Aït AhmedHocine Aït Ahmed is an Algerian politician....
, Algerian politician - Iajuddin AhmedIajuddin Ahmed-Early life:Ahmed was born in Bikrampur of Dhaka District, erstwhile Bengal province, British India . As the son of Moulvi Ibrahim Mia, Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. and M.S. at the University of Dhaka in 1952 and 1954 respectively and later received his M.S. and Ph.D...
, the Former President of Bangladesh - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
- Kafeel AhmedKafeel AhmedKafeel Ahmed was one of two terrorists behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, who later died of his injuries sustained in the attacks.-History:...
(died 2007), one of the perpetrators of the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack - K. S. Nissar AhmedK. S. Nissar AhmedK.S. Nissar Ahmed is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada language. His full name is Kokkare Hosahalli Shekar Nissar Ahmed. His father K.S. Haider was a sanitary inspector and a teacher before joining the Revenue Department in Bangalore...
, popular Kannada poet and writer from IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
- Matthew AhmatMatthew AhmatMatthew Ahmat is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s....
, Australian rules footballer - Matthew AhmetMatthew AhmetMatthew Ahmet is a London born practitioner of Shaolin Kung Fu who is best known for appearing in the acclaimed Shaolin Temple show Wheel of Life Superstars of Dance Matthew Ahmet is the only non-Chinese Shaolin Disciple of the Shaolin Temple to perform alongside the famous Shaolin Wheel of life...
, British wushu practitioner - Mirza Ghulam AhmadMirza Ghulam AhmadMīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. He claimed to be the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah , and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end days...
, Messiah claimant from India, founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam - Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood AhmadMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood AhmadMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad , was Khalifatul Masih II, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from his second wife, Nusrat Jehan Begum...
, Khalifatul Masih IIKhalifatul MasihKhalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadiyya Muslim CommunityThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder... - Mirza Nasir AhmadMirza Nasir AhmadHafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad was Khalifatul Masih III, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the third successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on November 8, 1965, the day after the death of his predecessor and father, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.Nasir Ahmad is credited with...
, Khalifatul Masih III of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Tahir AhmadMirza Tahir AhmadMirza Tahir Ahmad was Khalifatul Masih IV, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad...
, Khalifatul Masih IV of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor AhmadMirza Masroor AhmadHis Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad is Khalifatul Masih V, the spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fifth successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on April 22, 2003, a few days after the death of his predecessor Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth Caliph for the Ahmadiiya...
, Khalifatul Masih III of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mısırlı AhmetMisirli AhmetMısırlı Ahmet is a Turkish virtuoso darbuka player. His music spans various genres and carries influences from Indian, Arabic, Latin American and jazz music....
, Turkish virtuoso darbuka player - Nazir Ahmed, Baron AhmedNazir Ahmed, Baron AhmedNazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed is a member of the House of Lords, having become the United Kingdom's first Muslim life peer in 1998. Many of his political activities relate to the Islamic community both in the UK and abroad, and he has often attracted controversy...
, British peer and politician - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan
- Rangzieb AhmedRangzieb AhmedRangzieb Ahmed is a British Citizen who was allegedly the highest ranking Al-Qaeda operative in the United Kingdom. Ahmed, who was a key link between British recruits and al-Qaeda leaders, was responsible for setting up a terrorist cell in Manchester, and had contacts with one of the terrorists...
, British terrorist, director of Al-QaedaAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - Robert AhmatRobert AhMat- References :...
, Australian rules footballer - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
- Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad, British peer and politician
- Zackie AchmatZackie AchmatZackie Achmat is a South African activist, most widely known as founder and chairman of the Treatment Action Campaign and for his work on the behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa.-Early life:...
, South African activist
Fictional characters
- Ahmed JohnsonAnthony NorrisAnthony "Tony" Norris , better known by his ring name, Ahmed Johnson, is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation, where he is a one time Intercontinental Champion and the first-ever winner of the Kuwait Cup.-Global Wrestling...
, American former professional wrestler - Prince Ahmed, prince in the Arabian Nights