Ahmad (name)

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Aḥmad (أحمد also Ahmed), is the transliteration of an Arabic given name that comes from the Arabic Triconsonantal root of H-M-D ("praise"), meaning "highly praised" implying "one who constantly thanks God". One of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's many names is Ahmad.

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In fiction it may refer to:

In geography it may refer to:

In recent events it may refer to:

  • Dr Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004-)
  • Professor Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry
  • Sheik Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas
  • Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress
  • K. S. Nissar Ahmed, popular Kannada poet and writer from India
  • Ahmed Shah Massoud, an Afghan (Tajik/Persian) military leader who played a leading role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan
  • Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
  • Fazel Ahmed Manawi, Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan

In history it may refer to:

In other fields it may refer to:

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