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Agustina GarcĂ­a Agustina Soledad GarcĂ­a (born June 12, 1981) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker twice (2002 and 2004) was named WorldHockey Women's Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Agustina Cherri Agustina Cherri (born February 15, 1983 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine actress, dancer and model. She is perhaps best known for her participation as Milagros in Chiquititas, a popular children's telenovela that also has had other stars Grecia Colmenares, Andrea Del Boca, Paul Lisazo and Jorge Martinez participate, among others.
AG Media Group Pakistan AG Media Group Pakistan is a new emerging group of Companies in Pakistan. Headed by Aftab Ahmed Chaudhry the companies are set up to provide the latest technologies related to various aspects of the media industry.
AG Schnittger Arbeitsgruppe (AG) Schnittger is a cell cycle research group based at the Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany. Founded as a collaborative effort with the University of Cologne's Department of Botany, the group was first established in 2002 and has been led since that time by well-regarded science researcher Dr.
AG-3 The AG-3 (Norwegian> Automatgevær 3, "Automatic Rifle #3") is a Norwegian version of the Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle. It has been standard issue for all branches of the Norwegian military since its formal approbation in 1966.
AG2R Prévoyance AG2R Prévoyance (UCI Team Code: A2R) are a French cycling team which did not take part in the inaugural UCI ProTour 2005, having to make do with being invited to compete in French races, such as Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix or the Tour de France. Following the signings of big cycling names Francisco Mancebo and Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance got the UCI ProTour license left vacant for the 2006 season, after Fassa Bortolo's exit from the competition.
AG36 The AG36 is a single shot 40 mm x 46 mm grenade launcher for the G36 assault rifle, designed by the German weapons manufacturing company Heckler & Koch. It originally appeared as Heckler & Koch's candidate for the US Army's Enhanced Grenade Launcher testing series for use with the XM8 and FN SCAR rifles.
AGA (automobile) AGA was a German automobile company, once quite large, which manufactured its wares in Berlin from 1919 to 1929, and which by 1922 was manufacturing 1000 cars a month. It was part of the Stinnes group of companies.
AGAST AGAST (The Adventure Game Authoring System) is a product that allows you to create your own adventure games in the spirit of The Secret of Monkey Island from Lucasfilm Games, or Space Quest and King's Quest from Sierra Entertainment. AGAST has its own script language to create games ranging from basic adventure games to complex 2D adventure game with animated characters and other advanced features.
AGCE Advanced General Certificate of Education (AGCE) is a new vocational qualification that replaced the AVCE in September 2005. The modular structure of each course available is also different from that of the AVCE.
AGCO AGCO Corporation () is an agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Duluth, Georgia. It was formed in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis' North American operations from KHD, Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz, a German company that owned the Deutz-Fahr brand of agriculture equipment.
AGCO Allis AGCO-Allis agricultural equipment were what AGCO Corporation renamed the Deutz-Allis ag equipment after AGCO purchased the business from Deutz-Fahr and KHD of Germany. The brand traces its roots back to the Allis-Chalmers company.
AGEIA AGEIA, founded in 2002, is a fabless semiconductor company. AGEIA invented PhysX - a Physics Processing Unit chip capable of performing physics calculations much faster than general purpose CPUs; they also license out the PhysX SDK (formerly NovodeX SDK), a large physics middleware library for game production.
AGLA AGLA is a notariqon (kabbalistic acronym) for Ateh Gibor Le-olam Adonai,"The Lord is mighty forever." Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers has suggested an arbitrary interpretation of AGLA as "A the one first, A the one last, G, the trinity in unity, L, the completion of the Great Work.
AGM Armiger The ARMIGER (Anti Radiation Missile with Intelligent Guidance & Extended Range) missile is being developed by the DIEHL BGT Defence to replace existing AGM-88 HARM missiles in the German Air Force by the end of the decade. It will be an advanced high supersonic missile intended to destroy modern and future air defenses through direct hit.
AGM Siding, Victoria AGM Siding was a railway siding on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, the siding was opened during the 1960s and was the last new siding on the line, it operated until the closure of the line between Cranbourne and Leongatha in 1993.
AGM-12 Bullpup The AGM-12 Bullpup is an air-to-ground missile which was used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder and F-4 Phantom among others. It has been superseded by more advanced armaments, notably the AGM-62 Walleye and AGM-65 Maverick.
AGM-124 Wasp The AGM-124 Wasp is a missile developed by the United States of America. The Wasp grew out of the 1975 WAAM (Wide-Area Anti-Armour Munitions) program initiated by the US Air Force in order to develop a series of new air-to-ground anti-armour weapons for close-support aircraft.
AGM-129 ACM The AGM-129 ACM (Advanced Cruise Missile) is the US Air Force's current nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile used by the armed forces of the United States, replacing the earlier AGM-86 ALCM in that role. The AGM-129 includes a new inertial guidance system, a laser-based mapping system, and a number of stealth features to improve accuracy and penetration ability.
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) was a joint venture of the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium range precision guided weapon, especially for engagement of defended targets at ranges outside that of standard anti-aircraft defenses, thereby increasing aircraft survivability and minimizing friendly losses. The JSOW comes in two variants, A and C, designed for use against area targets and hard, fixed targets respectively.
AGM-159 JASSM The AGM-159 was a missile design proposed in 1996 by the Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) company as a contender in the JASSM project. The proposal was in competition with the Lockheed Martin AGM-158, which was selected for further development in 1998.
AGM-45 Shrike AGM-45 Shrike is an anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile antiaircraft radars. The Shrike was developed by the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow.
AGM-48 Skybolt The Douglas GAM-87A Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) developed during the late 1950s. It was intended to provide a "safer" basing for the USAF's ICBM missile force, on its mobile bomber fleet rather than fixed missile silos.
AGM-65 Maverick The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground tactical missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, and fuel storage facilities.
AGM-80 Viper AGM-80 Viper is the designation of an American air to surface missile with infrared seeker and inertial guidance system. Based upon the AGM-12C Bullpup-B, the AGM-80A Viper was developed by Chrysler at the end of the 60's but was cancelled in the 1970s.
AGM-86 ALCM The Boeing AGM-86B and AGM-86C ALCM are sub-sonic air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs) operated by the United States Air Force. The missiles were developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of Boeing B-52H bombers.
AGM-88 HARM The AGM-88 High-speed Anti Radiation Missile (HARM) is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions associated with surface-to-air missile radar systems. The missile was originally developed by Texas Instruments (TI) as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system.
AGML Annotated Gel Markup Language, or AGML, is a language that has been proposed to markup data obtained by 2-D gel electrophoresis based on the XML language. The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is particularly well suited to represent biological data and methods and is the choice to do this in most areas.
AGNULA AGNULA stands for 'A GNU/Linux distribution for Audio'. Originally funded by the European Commission, the project aimed to create two GNU/Linux distributions for use in music and audio production: ReHMuDi (the REd Hat MUltimedia DIstribution) and DeMuDi (the DEbian MUltimedia DIstribution).
AGR (automobile) The AGR was an English automobile built by Ariel & General Repairs of Brixton between 1911 and 1915. The company offered a 10/12 hp 1540 cc four-cylinder model based on the French Hurtu, a marque for which they were agents; the chassis price for this was ÂŁ255 or ÂŁ315 for an open two seater.
AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra The AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra (ガーベラ・テトラ) is a mobile suit in the fictional Gundam Universal Century universe. First appearing in the series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, designed by Mika Akitaka.
Ah Beng Ah Beng is a term commonly given to a member of a group of young Chinese men in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese men, whose age ranging from their early teens to late 20s, usually centralise in the busier and more developed cities in the region, but are usually seen as originating from smaller or more rural towns.
Ah Cama-Sotz Ah Cama-Sotz is an industrial techno/dark ambient solo project by Belgian musician Herman Klapholz (formerly of Hybryds, also of Pow[d]er Pussy and ¥π¥). Ah Cama-Sotz has released music on Spectre Records, Hands Productions, Old Europa Cafe, Klanggalerie and Ant-Zen, as well as Klapholz's own Bats & Cats label.
Ah Lian Ah Lian is a pejorative term commonly given to a certain group of young Chinese girls in Southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese girls, whose age ranging from their adolescent years to late 20s, usually centralised in the busier and more developed cities in the region.
Ah Puch In Maya mythology, Ah Puch was the God of death and King of Metnal, the underworld. He was depicted as a skeleton or corpse adorned with bells, sometimes the head of an owl; even today, some Mexicans and Central Americans believe that an owl's screeches signify imminent death...
Ah! My Goddess (TV series) In 2005, a new anime TV series of began airing in Japan, again produced by AIC and distributed in the US by Media Blasters. This version has returned to the manga roots of the series, retelling events much closer to their original form.
Ah, L'Amour Ah, L'Amour is Don Hertzfeldt's first 16mm student animated short; it was completed as a college project in 1995 at UC Santa Barbara, and was considered by Hertzfeldt himself to be an early embarrassment. Despite this, the short went on to win numerous awards, launching Hertzfeldt and his studio, Bitter Films, into cult status.
Aha-Erlebnis Aha-erlebnis is a German term, literally meaning 'aha-experience' and referring to the effect of suddenly finding the insight, solution or answer to a problem that has troubled someone for some time. The most famous example is Archimedes' Eureka!.
Ahadada Books Ahadada Books is a small press based in Tokyo, Japan and Toronto, Canada, specializing in new and experimental poetry. Ahadada Books is unique in the fact that it depends almost entirely on the Internet for the realization of its publishing projects, from soliciting manuscripts and manuscript preparation, to publicity and sales.
Ahadi Ahadi is a fictional lion character that was introduced in the children's book set The Lion King: Six New Adventures, a collection of spin-off stories from Disney's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. Ahadi reigned as the lion king of the Pride Lands after his father Mohatu, and his wife and queen was Uru.
Ahaetulla nasuta The Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta), is a slender green tree snake found in India (excluding the northwest; Maharashtra (Nasrapur, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna), Karnataka (Castle Rock), Bangladesh ?, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Ahaetulla prasina Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina is a widespread species of tree snake found in India (Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Miao - Changlang district, Chimpu, Itanagar - Papum Pare district)), Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand (including Phuket), Western Malaysia (including Pulau Tioman, Johor: Pulau Besar), Singapore, China (Hong Kong, westward through Guizhou and Yunnan to SE Xizang = Tibet), Indonesia (Borneo, Celebes = Sulawesi, Anamba Archipelago, Bali, Bangka, Belitung, Butung, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Mentawai Archipelago, Natuna Islands, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Sangihe Islands, Sebuku, Simeulue, Sula Archipelago, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Ternate, Lifou); Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India; Laos; Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia); Philippine Islands (including Palawan: Calamian Islands, Panay); Singapore; and Vietnam
Ahaggar Mountains The Ahaggar Mountains (), also known as the Hoggar, are a highland region in central Sahara, southern Algeria. They are located about 1,500 km (932 miles) south of the capital, Algiers and just west of Tamanghasset.
Ahakista Ahakista (Atha Ciste) is located approximately half way along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in West Cork, Ireland. It is a pretty wooded coastal village that has a deep and sheltered harbour.
Ahamkara Ahamkara (अहंकार) is a Sanskrit term that refers to egoism, that is the ego of one's self, the identification of one's own ego. It is the belief of self-consciousness or "I-ness" and the tendency to identify oneself with external phenomena, "The I-maker.
Ahankar Ahankar is the Gurmukhi word which translates to means ego or excessive pride due to one's possessions, material wealth, intelligence or powers. It gives an individual the feeling that he is superior to others and therefore they are at a lower level than him.
Aharon Yariv Aharon "Aharale" Yariv (December 20, 1920 - May 7, 1994) was a member of the Israeli Knesset and a major-general in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Born in Moscow, USSR, Yariv began his military service in the Haganah and later the British Army.
Aharonov-Bohm effect The Aharonov-Bohm effect, sometimes called the Ehrenberg-Siday-Aharonov-Bohm effect, is a quantum mechanical phenomenon by which a charged particle is affected by electromagnetic fields in regions from which the particle is excluded. The earliest form of this effect was predicted by Werner Ehrenberg and R.
Ahasuerus Ahasuerus (Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Standard Hebrew Aḥašveroš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḥašwērôš, commonly transliterated Achashverosh) is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and apocrypha. The name is generally thought to be equivalent to Xerxes, both being derived from the original Persian Khashayar-sha.
Ahava Ahava - water, the river (Ezra 8:21) by the banks of which the Jewish exiles assembled under Ezra when about to return to Jerusalem from Babylon. In all probability this was one of the streams of Mesopotamia which flowed into the Euphrates somewhere in the north-west of Babylonia.
Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim (Hebrew script: אהבה היא שיר לשניים, English translation: "Love Is A Song For Two") was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in Hebrew by Ilanit.
Ahí está el detalle Ahí está el detalle ("There's the rub", or literally "There's the detail", release internationally as Here Is the Point and You're Missing the Point in the United States) is a film of the golden age of the cinema of Mexico.
Ahd 54 Ahd 54 (Arabic عهد 54), "Covenant of '54", is a minor Algerian party led by Ali Fawzi Rebaine, who claims to have founded the first Algerian human rights organization. Its name is an allusion to the Soummam agreement of 1954 on Algeria's future, made by a conference of those fighting for Algeria's as yet unsecured independence.
Ahearn Field House Ahearn Field House is one of the athletic buildings on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. It currently is home to the K-State volleyball team and indoor track and field squad, and it houses facilities for the Department of Kinesiology, Department of Continuing Education, and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Ahesta Boro Ahesta Boro () is a musical composition played to welcome the bride and groom’s entrance to the wedding hall in Afghan weddings. Usually the accompanied couple is walked slowly under the sanction of the Glorious Quran as the attending guests rise in honor of the holy book.
Ahhotep I Ahhotep I (alternatively spelled Ahhotpe or Aahhotep), an Ancient Egyptian queen who lived circa 1560- 1530 BCE, during the early New Kingdom. A member of the Seventeenth dynasty of ancient Egypt, she was the daughter of Queen Tetisheri (Teti the Small) and Tao I, and likely the sister/wife of the pharaoh Tao II.
Ahhotep II Ahhotep II was a queen of Egypt during the early 18th Dynasty. She was either the wife of Kamose, or the wife of Amenhotep I and mother of Amenemhat, Amenhotep's heir apparent who died before assuming the throne.
Ahinadab Ahinadab is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household. He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim (1 Kings 4:14), east of Jordan.
Ahirani language Ahirani is a language today spoken in the Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule and Nashik (Baglan, Malegaon and Kalwan tehsils) districts of Maharashtra, India. It is further divided into dialects, such as Chalisgaon, Malegaon and Dhule group.
Ahiravan In the Ramayana Ahiravan was a demon who secretly carried away Rama and his brother Lakshmana to the nether-world, and consulted his friends and decided to sacrifice the life of the two divine brothers at the altar of his chosen deity with due ceremony. But Hanuman saved their life by killing Ahiravan and his armyhttp://www.
Ahista Ahista Ahista Ahista (Hindi: आहिस्ता आहिस्ता, Urdu: آہستہ آہستہ, translation: Slowly Slowly) is a Bollywood film starring Soha Ali Khan, Shayan Munshi and Abhay Deol. It was released in August, 2006.
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a state park located in Shasta County, California. Brilliant aqua bays and tree studded islets only a few yards long dot the shoreline of Ja-She Creek, Crystal Springs and Horr Pond.
Ahl Al Esheg Ahl El Eheg 1997 was Diana Haddad's second solo album which was released on February 1997, continued along the lines established by her debut album. The album was yet another hit for Diana, especially the title song.
Ahl's Heavy Artillery Company Ahl's Independent Company, Heavy Artillery (officially known as the 1st Delaware Heavy Artillery) was an heavy artillery battery that served in the Union army in the American Civil War. The company was mainly composed of former Confederate prisoners of war who had sworn allegiance to the Union (over 200 so-called "Galvanized Yankees").
Ahl-e-Hadeeth Ahl-e-Hadeeth is a Salafi Islamic movement in South Asia, especially Pakistan and India. As with all Salafists, they differ from orthodox traditionalist Sunnis in their rejection of the concept of taqlid which is dubbed as blind adherence (in this case to a specific madhab).
Ahla Donya Ahla Donya (Arabic:أحلى دنيا) is the name of the 4th studio album by Lebanese artist Elissa and was her first album to be produced by Rotana, following the termination of her contract with Mohsen Gaber's Alam al Phan. The album's first single was "Kol Youm Fi Omrey" which gained popularity.
Ahlab Ahlab (- fatness), a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala (probably hellenized , "gush halav") , now el-Jish.
Ahlam Ahlam Ali Al Shāmsi () (born February 13, 1969), commonly known as Ahlam () is a leading female singer from Bahrain who became a UAE citizen in 1996. She has 9 albums to her name, and is popular throughout the Middle East, particularly in the Gulf region.
Ahlam Mosteghanemi Ahlam (or Ahlem) Mosteghanemi (born 13 April 1953), the daughter of Algerian revolutionary leader Mohammed Chérif, is a notable Algerian writer. She is the first female Algerian writer to have her works translated into English; thus far, the first two of a trilogy have been translated.
Ahlgrens Ahlgrens is a former Swedish confectionery company. It was originally founded by Fredrik Ahlgren in the town of Gävle in 1885 as a store for paint and wallpaper, a business which was later extended to the production and sale of various types of chemicals, perfumes and other products.
Ahlspiess The Ahlspiess (or awl pike) was a thrusting spear developed and used primarily in Germany and Austria from the 15th to 16th centuries. The ahlspiess consisted of a long thin spike of square cross section measuring a meter (39 inches) or more in length, mounted to a round wooden shaft and secured with a pair of langets extending from the socket.
Ahlstrom Ahlstrom is a global manufacturer of specialty papers and nonwovens, using natural and synthetic fibers to produce roll goods for customers who turn them into hundreds of products. Ahlstrom's shares have been traded on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange since March 2006.
Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project The Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) is a team is a registered, non-profit, tax-exempt Internet-based group of volunteers operating throughout the world. Their primary project is runing Al-islam.
Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة) ("the adherents to the Sunnah and the community") or Followers of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah (alternately: Ahl ul-Sunnah Wa al-Jamma) (ASWJ) is an Islamist group operating in the United Kingdom, intended to be a successor to the banned organization Al-Muhajiroun. Founded in November 2005 in north London, its head is "Simon" Sulayman Keeler.
Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jamaa'h Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h: ( Arabic, أهل السنة و الجماعة ) This Arabic phrase means "the adherents to the Sunnah and the community". This is a term used by some Sunni Muslims to refer to themselves, especially the salafis.
Ahmad (name) Aḥmad ( 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.
Ahmad (rapper) Ahmad Ali Lewis (born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is a West Coast hip hop performer. Credited simply as Ahmad, he is best known for his solitary hit single, 1994's "Back in the Day", a nostalgic song that has become somewhat of a clichéd signifier for nostalgia in hip-hop culture.
Ahmad al-Akhader Nasser Albidani Ahmad al-Akhader Nasser Albidani (Arabic: ), (born in 1977 in Yemen), became briefly wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Ahmad al-Alawi Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Alawi (1869–14 July 1934), (Arabic: أحمد بن مصطفى العلاوي), was the founder of one of the most important modern Sufi Muslim orders, the Darqawiyya Alawiyya, a branch of the Shadhiliyya.
Ahmad al-Araj Ahmad al-Araj was a member of the Saadi Dynasty, son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim bi Amrillah and brother of his successor Mawlay Mohammed ash-Sheikh ash Sharif al-Hassani al-Darai at-Tagmadert, the first Saadi sultan of Morocco.
Ahmad al-Ghashmi Ahmed bin Hussein al-Ghashmi (1941-June 24 1978) (Arabic: أحمد حسين الغشمي) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 11 October 1977 until his death eight months later. Al-Ghashmi assumed power when his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, was assassinated by the current president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Ahmad al-Khatib Sayd Ahmad al-Hasan al-Khatib (Arabic: سيد أحمد الحسن الخطيب) (b. 1933) was a ceremonial head of state of Syria (November 18, 1970 - February 22, 1971) appointed by Hafez al-Assad to replace the ousted president Nureddin al-Atassi.
Ahmad al-Muqtadir Ahmad ibn Sulayman al-Muqtadir (or just Moctadir; , Abu Ja'far Ahmad al-Muqtadir bi-Llah ibn Sulayman) was a member of the Banu Hud family and ruled Zaragoza from 1049-1082. He was the son of the previous ruler, Al-Mustain I, Sulayman ibn Hud al-Judhami.
Ahmad al-Qalqashandi Shihab al-Din abu 'l-Abbas Ahmad ben Ali ben Ahmad Abd Allah al-Qalqashandi (born 1355 or 1356-died 1418) was a medieval Egyptian writer born in a village in the Nile Delta. He is the author of Subh al-a 'sha, a fourteen volume encyclopedia in Arabic, which included a section on cryptology.
Ahmad Abdel-Al Ahmad Abdel-Al is a member of the sufi muslim group Al-Ahbash, and one of many suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, as per a report from the investigation headed by German Detlev Mehlis for the United Nations.
Ahmad Abou El-Maati Ahmad Abou El-Maati (born October 1, 1964) is a suspected Canadian terrorist and brother of suspected Al-Qaeda member Amer el-Maati. In 2001 El-Maati was the subject of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into what appeared to be a terror plot involving an 18-wheeler truck he was driving.
Ahmad Adaya Ahmed Adaya (1927-2006) was an American Muslim real estate tycoon and philanthropist who was the founding partner of prominent California real estate company IDS Real Estate Group, He was known for establishing the New Horizon School for Muslim religious education in southern California. Adaya was born in Bantva Kathiawar and shifted to Pakistan after partition in 1947.
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885 - January 291950) (Arabic: أحمد الجابر الصباح) was sheikh of Kuwait from March 29 1921 to January 29 1950, and 10th ruler of the Al-Sabah dynasty of Kuwait. He was born in 1885 in Kuwait as the eldest son of Jabir II Al-Sabah, who was shaykh of Kuwait between 1915 and 1917.
Ahmad Albab Ahmad Albab is a 1968 Malaysian drama-comedy film directed by, written by and starring Malaysian artiste P. Ramlee about an arrogant and materialistic man who marries off his outspoken daughter to a poor villager to teach her a lesson.
Ahmad Baba Rachid Ahmad Baba Rachid (also known as Rachid Baba Ahmed) was an Algerian musical performer involved in a regional genre called raĂŻ. He is credited with the international popularization of the genre in 1976 through the new pop raĂŻ.
Ahmad Batebi Ahmad Batebi (born 1977 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian student who has been imprisoned since the Iranian Student Protests in July 1999. During the protests in the areas surrounding Tehran University, Batebi held up a bloodied shirt belonging to a fellow student who had been beaten by the Basij paramilitaries.
Ahmad Bin Byat Ahmad Abdullah Juma Bin Byat is Director General of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He has a management background through American education and held several roles in Etisalat, the local telecommunications monopoly in the UAE until he became the deputy manager of Dubai Branch.
Ahmad Carroll Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football cornerback currently a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. He was selected out of the University of Arkansas in the first round, with the 25th overall pick, of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Ahmad Dawood Seth Ahmed Dawood was the Pakistani Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the The Dawood Group, the CEO of Dawood Cottom Mills Ltd, the CEO of the Central Insurance Company, and the owner of Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited. He was one of the wealthiest people in Pakistan, and is considered to have been a great philanthropist and respected entrepreneur.
Ahmad Faruqui Ahmad Faruqui is a defense analyst and energy economist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who serves as director of research at the American Institute of International Studies. He is a regular contributor to Daily Times (Lahore, Pakistan, www.
Ahmad Hasan Dani Ahmad Hassan Dani (born 1920) is a Pakistani archaeologist and linguist, and is considered to be one of the foremost authorities on South Asian archaeology and history. He is Professor Emeritus at the Quaid-i-Azam University and the director of Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations.
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (Arabic: عبد الله أحمد حسن, born Albert Chepkurui on May 4, 1981 in Kaptarakwa, Kenya) is a long distance and cross country runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2003. Others who have made the same switch include Saif Saeed Shaheen.
Ahmad ibn Ali Ahmad ibn Ali (flourished mid 14th century) was the son of Jamal ad-Din I. The Emperor of Ethiopia Newaya Krestos made him governor of Ifat after his father Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din unsuccessfully revolted against the Emperor and was put into prison.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan Ahmad ibn Fadlān ibn al-Abbās ibn Rašīd ibn Hammād (أحمد إبن فضلان إبن ألعباس إبن رشيد إبن حماد) was a 10th century Muslim writer and traveler who wrote an account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars, the Kitāb ilā Malik al-Saqāliba كتاب إلى ملك الصقالبة.
Ahmad ibn Rustah Ibn Rustah (in Persian: احمد ابن رسته اصفهانی - Aḥmad ebn Roste Eṣfahānī) was a 10th century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia See Encyclopaedia Iranica Rustah was identified with the writer ibn Dasta, by Mihály Kmoskó] (1876–1931).

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