Fuad (name)

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Fuad (Arabic: فؤاد) also spelt Fouad is a given name or surname derived from the Arabic name "Fuad" meaning "heart".^[1][2]

Originally an Arabic given name, it became widespread throughout the Middle East during the 9th and 12th centuries.

In other languages

• Arabic: فؤاد (Fu'ad, Fouad, Fawad)
• Azerbaijani: Fuad
• Turkish: Fuat
• Urdu: Fawad

Famous people named Fuad

Business

• Fuad El-Hibri (1958-), American businessman

Entertainment

• Fouad el-Mohandes (1924–2006), Egyptian stage and screen actor

Music

• Fuat Mansurov (1928–2010), Russian conductor

Nobility

• Fuad I of Egypt (1868–1936), known as Fuad I, king of Egypt and Sudan
• Fuad II of Egypt (1952–), king of Egypt and Sudan

Politics

• Fuad Chehab (1902-1973), former Lebanese president
• Fuad Guliyev (1941-), Azerbaijani politician
• Fuad Hassan (1929-2007), Indonesian politician
• Fouad Mebazaa (1933-), Tunisian politician
• Fuad Rouhani (1907–2004), Iranian politician
• Fouad Siniora (1943-), Lebanese politician

Sports

• Fawad Alam (1985-), Pakistani cricketer
• Fuad Anwar (1972-), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Fuad Aslanov (1976-), Azerbaijani boxer
• Fouad Bachirou (1990-), French footballer
• Fuad Ibrahim (1991-), Ethiopian footballer
• Fuad Reveiz (1963-), Colombian-American football placekicker

Others

• Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915-1971), Azerbaijani sculptor

Places

• Port Fuad, Egypt

Fictional characters

• Fouad, a fictional character from the FOX television series Family Guy

See also

• Gabriel (surname)
• Port Fuad

References