Ahmed is a common Arab given name. The name is used in most parts of the Islamic world, sometimes as the variant Ahmad. Persons with the name Ahmed include:
- Sheik Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas.
- Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a Saudi Arabian prince
- Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress.
- 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.
- Ahmed al-Nami, alleged airplane hiijacker during September 11, 2001 attacks
- Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, alleged al-Qaeda financier
- Ahmed al-Haznawi, alleged airplane hiijacker during September 11, 2001 attacks
- Fazel Ahmed Manawi, Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.
- Ahmad Fanakati, financial officer of the Mongol Empire
- Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former president of Iraq.
- Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria.
- Ahmed Sanjar, a ruler of the Seljuk Turks.
- Ahmad ibn Rustah, Persian chronicler (born in Isfahan, Persia).
- Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family.
- Ahmed Yesevi, a leader of Sufi mysticism.
- Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman.
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadi movement.
- Iajuddin Ahmed, the President of Bangladesh.
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone.
- Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan.
- Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait.
- Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
- Ahmed Sékou Touré, first President of Guinea
- Ahmed Maher, former Egyptian foreign minister
- Ahmad Shukeiri, first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization
- Ahmad, West Coast hip hop performer
Fictional characters with the name Ahmed:
- Ahmed (Arabian Nights), a prince in the "Arabian Nights," noted for a magic tent which would expand so as to shelter an army, and contract so that it could go into one's pocket.
Places and sites named after persons with the name Ahmed:
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul. Built in honour of Ahmed I.
- Ahmedabad, India.
- Ahmednagar, India.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org
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