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Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Ţũlũn (220 - 270 AH/835 - 884 AD) was the founder of the Tũlũnid dynasty that ruled Egypt briefly between 868 and 905 AD. Originally sent by the Abbassid caliph as governor to Egypt, ibn Ţũlũn established himself as an independent ruler.
Ahmad ibn `Ali al-Thani His Highness Shaikh Ahmad bin 'Ali Al-Thani (1917-1977) () was the Emir of the State of Qatar through the final years of dependency and briefly 1971-1972 independent Amir. He was born at Doha in 1917 as the 2nd son of Shaikh 'Ali bin 'Abdu'llah Al-Thani, his predecessor as amir.
Ahmad ibn-al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi Abou-t-Tayyib Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi (Arabic: أب٠الطيب اŘŮ…ŘŻ بن الŘسين المتنبّي ) ‎ (915–965) was an Arab (Iraqi-born) poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language.
Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi Ahmad I al-Mansur (also Ahmed el-Mansour and El-Mansour Eddahbi (the guilded)) (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ المنصŮر السعدي) was Sultan of Saadi dynasty from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. He was the third son of Mohammed ash-Sheikh who became sultan of Morocco.
Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah Of Laws (AIKOL) is the law faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia. Previously known as the Kulliyyah Of Laws, it was renamed in 2000 after the its founding father and ex-Dean, Professor Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Bin Mohamad Ibrahim.
Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ إسماعيل علي) (October 14, 1917 - December 26, 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the Yom Kippur War. He is best known for his planning of the attack across the Suez Canal that surprised Israel on October 6, 1973, and began the Yom Kippur War.
Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones on July 2, 1930) is a highly-regarded American jazz pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began using the name 'Ahmad Jamal' after his conversion to Islam around 1952.
Ahmad Jannati Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (born in Esfahan in 1926) () is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. He is the leader of the Guardian Council, the body in charge of checking the Majlis (Iranian parliament) with the Constitution of Iran and sharia (Islamic religious law) and approving the candidates in various elections.
Ahmad Kamal Ahmad Kamal (born April 9, 1938) is a Pakistani diplomat, most noted for his work at the United Nations. He served as a professional diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan for close to forty years until his retirement in 1999.
Ahmad Kamal Faridi Ahmad Kamal Faridi (Inspector Faridi, later Colonel Faridi, aka Colonel Hardstone) is a fictional spy and crime-fighter, created by Ibn-e-Safi as the lead character of the of Urdu spy novel series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World).
Ahmad Lalar Ahmad Lalar is a Muslim inmate on the HBO drama Oz played by Chris Gardner. A young convert, he is seen as one of their weaker members and eventually targeted for execution by Aryan Brotherhood member James Robson.
Ahmad Merritt Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He originally signed with the Chicago Bears of the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin in 2000.
Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani (born 1923 in Kuwait — died 1990) was a writer and teacher who wrote Kuwait's National Anthem lyrics. In 1938, he graduated from the "al-Mubarakiyah" Secondary School, Kuwait.
Ahmad Miller Ahmad Rasheed Miller (born April 10, 1978 in Bradenton, Florida) 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.
Ahmad Motamedi Seyyed Ahmad Motamedi (In Persian: سید اŘŮ…ŘŻ معتمدی) (born 1953 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He was the Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology until August 24, 2005, and was replaced by Mohammad Soleimani.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. With some 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art to his credit, Qasmi was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature.
Ahmad RashÄd Ahmad RashÄd (born Bobby Moore November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and most notably, the Minnesota Vikings where he earned four Pro Bowl selections from 1978 to 1981.
Ahmad Sa'adat Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat/Saadat, Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ سعدات) is a Palestinian politician, and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab (Persian: اŘŮ…ŘŻ صادق‌بناب) is an Iranian politician. He was in a short time the Minister of Roads and Transportation after Ahmad Khorram, the former Minister was impeached by the Majlis on October 3, 2004.
Ahmad Shabery Cheek Ahmad Shabery Cheek is a Malaysian politician and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kemaman in Terengganu. He is a member of United Malays National Organization, the main component party of Barisan Nasional or National Front in English, which is the ruling party of the federal government of Malaysia.
Ahmad Shafaat Distinguished Mathematician and currently, professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information System, John Molson School of Business of Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. Born in Pakistan, Shafaat completed both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the university of Punjab in Lahore and specialized in Mathematics.
Ahmad Shah of Malaysia In full, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah (born October 24, 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan) was the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from March 29, 1979 to April 25, 1984, and fifth Sultan of modern Pahang.
Ahmad Shukeiri Ahmad Shukeiri (January 1 1908–February 26 1980) (Arabic ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الشقيري, also transcribed al-Shuqayri, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry etc.), was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization from 1964–1967.
Ahmad Sirhindi Shaykh Ahmad al-Farooqi Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar and prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. He is regarded as having rejuvenated Islam, due to which he is commonly called "Mujadid Alf Thani", meaning "reviver of the second millennium", referring to the Islamic tradition of Mujaddid.
Ahmad Sohrab MĂrzá Aḥmad Sohráb (1893 - 1958) was a Persian-American author and Bahá'Ă who co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and West in New York, and was excommunicated from the Bahá'Ă Faith in 1939 by Shoghi Effendi.
Ahmad Tajuddin Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sultan Mohammad Jamalul Alam II (commonly referred to as Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin) (June 4, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th sultan of Brunei from September 11 1924 until his death. After the death of his father, Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, due to his young and tender age of 11, the reign was temporarily held by a Council of Regency whose member consist of Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman and Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin from September 11, 1924 to September 19, 1931.
Ahmad Tavakkoli Ahmad Tavakkoli (اŘŮ…ŘŻ ŘŞŮÚ©Ů„ŰŚ in Persian) is a conservative representative of Tehran in the Iranian parliament, and the Director of Strategic Majlis Research Center. He was a possible candidate for the role of Speaker of the Parliament, but he refused to run for the post.
Ahmad Teebi Ahmad Teebi has served as a Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto since 1998, when he moved to Toronto from McGill University. He heads the Section of Clinical Genetics & Dysmorphology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16, 1932 in Pendembu, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone) is the President of Sierra Leone (1996–1997, 1998–present). He worked for the United Nations Development Programme, and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992.
Ahmad Thomson Ahmad Thomson is a British barrister and writer and also a member of the Murabitun movement. He is the author of several books, including the revised edition of Dajjal: the AntiChrist (1997); Making History (1997); the revised editions of Jesus, Prophet of Islam and Blood on the Cross (in two volumes, For Christ's Sake and Islam in Andalus) with Muhammad Ata Ur-Rahim (1996); The Next World Order (1994); The Difficult Journey and The Way Back (1994).
Ahmadi Ahmadis ( Ahmadiyya), is the collective name given to the two distinct groups (The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement) comprising of followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from Qadian, in Punjab, India. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a Muslim who claimed to have fulfilled Christian and Islamic prophesy, and who proclaimed himself the Mujaddid (Reformer) of Islam for the modern age.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: الجماعة الأŘŮ…ŘŻŮŠŘ©; transliterated: ) is one of two communities arising from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat founded in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908). The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder.
Ahmed al-Barak Amed Shya'a al-Barak was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council, created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq and dissolved in June 2004. A Shia Muslim from the city of Babylon, al-Barak is a lawyer and coordinator for the Iraqi Bar Association.
Ahmed al-Ghamdi Ahmed Salah al-Ghamdi (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ الغامدي, also transliterated Alghamdi) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 175 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack.Unless otherwise sourced, statements in this article come primarily from the 9/11 Commission Report.
Ahmed al-Haznawi Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ابراهيم الŘزناŮŮŠ) (October 11, 1980 – September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack.
Ahmed al-Nami Ahmed Abdullah al-Nami (اŘŮ…ŘŻ النامي, also transliterated Alnami or al-Nawi) (December 13, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi aka Abu Mohjen is a Palestinian who became leader of Osbat al-Ansar in 1991 after founder Sheik Hisham Shreidi, was killed by Fatah rivals.al-Saadi, Ahmad Abd al-Karim profile Abu Mohjen is believed to have been behind the transformation of Osbat al-Ansar from a Palestinian-centered militant group into an al-Qaeda supported pan-Islamic organization.
Ahmed Abdel Haye Kira Ahmed Abdel Haye Kira (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عبدالŘŮŠ Ůيرا) was born in Fareskoor and was one of the most wanted underground fighters during the British occupation of Egypt. Ahmed studied medicine at the Cairo School of Medicine in early 1920s.
Ahmed Abdul-Malik Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born January 30, 1927 in Brooklyn; died October 2, 1993 in Long Branch, New Jersey) was a jazz bassist and oud player of Sudanese descent. He is noted for integrating Mideastern and North African music styles in his jazz music.
Ahmed Abdullah Ali Ahmed Abdullah Ali (born 10 October 1980) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England.
Ahmed Abdullah Masdoosi Ahmad AbdullÄh al- MasdĹ«sÄ« (1905-1968) اŘŮ…ŘŻ عبدالله المسدŮسى was born in 1905 in Mahboobnagar, India in an Arab family BaMasdoos which was migrated to Deccan from Hazrmout (Hadhrmout) Yemen. His father Musdoos Bin Abdullah was a highly respected emir of Bamusdoos tribe as well as the qazi(cleric/magistrate), Imam and leader.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ أب٠الغيط ) (born June 12 1942 in Heliopolis) has been the foreign minister of Egypt since July 2004, since the government of Ahmed Nazif took office. Previously Aboul Gheit had been ambassador to the United Nations.
Ahmed Agiza Ahmed Agiza is one of two Egyptian asylum-seekers, the other being Muhammad Zery, who were secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden on 18 December 2001, reputedly following a request from the United States Central Intelligence Agency. This alleged CIA operation is cited by critics as a prime example of the practice of extraordinary rendition, whereby agencies of the U.
Ahmed Al Maktoum Ahmed Al Maktoum (born 31 December 1963) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Al Maktoum, a member of the ruling family of Dubai, had been participating in hunting since childhood, but it was not until the age of 34 that he took up shooting as a sport.
Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi (born 22 March 1947) was a famous goalkeeper who played for Al-Kuwait Sports Club and the Kuwaiti National team. Al-Tarabilsi performed well in the 1982 World Cup, specially against Czechoslovakia and England.
Ahmed Al-Waeli Ahmed Al-Waeli (1928–2003) (Arabic: الدŮŘŞŮر الشيخ ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الŮائلي) is one of the most well-known Shiite Islamic prominent clerks in the twentieth century. He preached the Islamic thoughts through books and lectures.
Ahmed Amla Ahmed Mahomed Amla (born September 15, 1979, in Durban, Natal is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins. A right handed batsman, he made his first class debut as a teenager in 1997/98.
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (1927 Diyarbakır -1991) was a Turkish poet of Kurdish origin. His father was Arif Hikmet Bey, a noncommissioned officer in the Turkish Army and later a prefect and his mother, who died when he was a child, was Sare Hanım, a Kurdish woman from Diyarbakır.
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عصمت عبد المجيد) (born 1923) is an Egyptian diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Egypt between 1984 and 1991; and as the Secretary-General of the Arab League from 1991 until 2001.
Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz (born 1940) (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ بن عبد العزيز ) is the youngest brother of the what is commonly referred to as the Sudairi Seven or the Al Fahd faction of Saudi Arabia's royal family.
Ahmed Barada Ahmed Barada (born 25 April 1977, in Cairo, Egypt) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He finished runner-up at both the World Open and the Super Series Finals in 1999 (losing in both finals to Peter Nicol).
Ahmed Ben Bella Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella (Muhammad Ahmad Bin Balla) () (born December 25 1918, Maghnia, Algeria) was the first President of Algeria, and seen by many as the Father of the Nation. Ben Bella was born in a small village in western Algeria during the height of the French colonial period to a Sufi Muslim family.
Ahmed Best Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is a voice actor most famous (or infamous) for his role as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), for which he won a Golden Raspberry in 1999. However, he has been involved in numerous other projects as a live actor and a producer.
Ahmed Bey Ahmed Bey or Hadj Ahmed Bey (1784 - 1850) (Arabic: الŘاج ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ باي) was the last Bey of Constantine. He led the Algerian resistance to the French occupation in the eastern part of Algeria from 1836 to 1848.
Ahmed Bilal Ahmed Ibrahim Bilal was a member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven, some members of which attempted to travel to Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 in order to aid the Taliban. He was indicted and arrested in Malaysia in October of 2002.
Ahmed Bouchiki Ahmed Bouchiki, an Algerian-born Moroccan citizen working as a waiter in Lillehammer, Norway, was killed by Israeli agents of the Mossad intelligence agency on July 21 1973, in what is known as the Lillehammer affair.
Ahmed Deedat Ahmed Hussein Deedat (Hindi: अहमद हŕĄŕ¤¸ŕĄŕ¤¨ दीदत, Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ Řسین ديدات), July 1, 1918 - August 8, 2005, was a Muslim scholar of comparative religions, an author and lecturer. He delivered lectures around the world.
Ahmed Dini Ahmed Ahmed Dini Ahmed (1932–12 September 2004) (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ ديني ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ) was a politician in Djibouti. He served as vice-president of the government council from 1959 to 1960 as a member of the African People's League for Independence (LPAI) and as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 as a member of the Popular Assembly for Progress Party (RPP).
Ahmed DoÄźan Ahmed Demir DoÄźan () (born 29 March 1954) is an ethnic Turk human rights activist and politician in Bulgaria. He leads the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, a liberal political party aimed at protecting the rights of minorities in Bulgaria and other parts of Europe.
Ahmed El Faleh Ahmed El Faleh (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الŮالŘ) (born February 26 1982 in Iraq & currently living in Arizona, USA) is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fourth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.
Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja' Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja' (Somali spelling: Axmed Faarax Cali 'Idaajaa', ) is one of the first Somali language writers and 'father' of the Somali written folklore. His magnum opus is the publication of the story of Somali oral poetry (including a large collection of examples):
Ahmed Faraz Ahmed Faraz (Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ Ůراز) (January 14, 1931 in Nowshera - Pakistan) is considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century and greatest living Urdu poet of present times. Faraz is his 'takhallus', whereas his real name is Syed Ahmed Shah.
Ahmed Faseeh Ahmed Faseeh, often known by the name Fasy, is a guitarist. Born in the Maldives, he came to Malaysia in late 1996 to obtain a degree in information technology at Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology.
Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi,1 (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الجلبي 'Ahmad al-JalabÄ«) (born October 30, 1944) was interim oil minister in Iraqin 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 announced in May 2006, he was not awarded a post.
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil Adam Kozina (Arabic: born June 26, 1967 in Qatif - Bab Al Shamal, Saudi Arabia is wanted by the United States government in connection with the June 25, 1996 attack on the Khobar Towers complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and charged June 21, 2001 with 46 1/2 separate criminal counts including murder for having driven the bomb truck that blew up Khobar Towers.
Ahmed II Ahmed II (Ottoman Turkish: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ثانى Aḥmed-i sÄnÄ«) (February 25, 1643 – 1695) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Ahmed II was the son of Sultan Ibrahim I (1640–48) and succeeded his brother Suleiman II (1687–91) in 1691.
Ahmed III Ahmed III (Ottoman Turkish: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ثالث Aḥmed-i sÄlis) (December 30, 1673—July 1, 1736) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–87). He succeeded to the throne in 1703 on the abdication of his brother Mustafa II (1695–1703).
Ahmed Ismail Ahmed Ismail (born October 21, 1975 in Cairo) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. One year earlier, he captured the gold medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.
Ahmed Ismail Manik Ahmed Ismail Manik AKA Sikka - The biggest contributor of the MDP, also known as the god father of MDP which cannot be separated from him and his violent political history. In 1969, along with Mohamed Nasheed (Annie)’s father, Sikka hired hit man Abdulla Luthfee to assassinate the then Maldives President Ibrahim Nasir
Ahmed Jibril Ahmed Jibril (; born c. 1938) is the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC), part of the left-wing, secular Palestinian rejectionist front, so-called because they reject proposals for a peaceful settlement with Israel.
Ahmed Karamanli Ahmed or Ahmad Karamanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli, (most commonly Ahmed Karamanli) (1686-1745) was a Janissary who went on to found the Karamanli dynasty (1711-1835) of Tripolitania or Tripoli (in present-day Libya). He reigned (1711-1745), as the first Karamanli Pasha of Tripolitania.
Ahmed Khaled Towfik Dr. Ahmed Khaled Towfik Farraag (commonly known as Ahmed Khaled Towfik) is an Egyptian novelist/author who is one of the very first Egyptian writers to attempt writing Metaphysical/Science Fiction novels with all Egyptian characters and events that happen in Egypt and all around the globe.
Ahmed Maher Ahmed Maher (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ماهر ) (born 1935) was the foreign minister of Egypt from 2001 until 2004. He studied law at Cairo University, served as a junior diplomat in Africa and is generally considered an 'outsider' but is a skilled career diplomat.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ عمر سعید Ř´ŰŚŘ®) (sometimes known as Sheikh OmarNote that this term is more commonly used in reference to Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, Sheik SyedSyed being a wrong transliteration of سعید, or by the alias "Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad" CNN.com October 6, 2001.
Ahmed Orabi Colonel Ahmed Orabi (April 1, 1841 - September 21, 1911), (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عرابي) also known as Urabi Pasha or Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian army general who revolted against the khedive and European domination of Egypt in 1879 in what has become known as the Urabi Revolt.
Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born 1949) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He has been foreign minister of Mauritania since 7 August 2005 when he was appointed as part of the new government that came shortly after a military coup.
Ahmed Pasha Hassanein Ahmed Pasha Hassanein is an Oxford-graduate Egyptian, grandson of the last Admiral of Egyptian fleet before the British dismantle it upon occupation on 1882, son of Al-Azhar Professor, diplomat, Olympic champion in fencing, veteran Photographer, established writer in Arabic and English, King's tutor, politician, ladies charmer and a world-famous daring explorer of the 1920s.
Ahmed Rami (poet) Ahmed Mohammed Rami (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ رامى) (August 9, 1892 - June 4, 1981) (also transliterated Ahmad Mohammed Rami) was an Egyptian poet. He is best known for writing lyrics for the famous Egyptian singers Umm Kalthoum and Mohammed Abdel Wahab.
Ahmed Resmî Efendi Ahmed Resmî Efendi, also called Ahmed bin İbrahim Giridî, which mean, respectively, Ahmed Efendi of Resmo, or Ahmed the son of İbrahim the Cretan, was a Cretan Turk statesman, diplomat and author of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. In international relations terms, his most important -and hapless- task was to act as the chief of the Ottoman delegation during the negotiations and the signature of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca.
Ahmed Ressam Ahmed Ressam (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ رسام) (born May 19, 1967) aka "The Millennium Bomber" was convicted and given a prison sentence of 22 years in a plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999.
Ahmed Riza Ahmed Riza, an activist, scientist and the minister of Education during the second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire), in the Ottoman Empire, Young Turks. He had been concerned with the conditions of the farmers and wanted to implement agricultural methods.
Ahmed Sadiq Ahmed Sadiq (born July 7, 1984) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. There he was outscored in the first round of the Lightweight (60 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner Mario César Kindelán Mesa.
Ahmed Said Khadr Ahmed Said Khadr (1945- 2 October 2003) (ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ سعيد خضر) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was an al-Qaeda leader and an associate of Osama bin Laden.
Ahmed Salah Hussein Ahmed Salah (born December 31, 1956 in Ali Sabieh) is a former long-distance runner from Djibouti, best known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships.
Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-1984) was an African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984. Touré was one of the primary Guinean nationalists involved in the liberation of the country from France.
Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa (Dhivehi: އަހްމަދު ޝަފީގް އިބްŢާހިމް މޫŢާ) (b. November 4, 1968), commonly known as Ahmed Moosa or sappĂ©, is a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party's general council.
Ahmed Shah Abdali Ahmad ShÄh AbdÄlÄ« (c.1723-1773) (Pashto/ - Ahmad Ĺ Äh AbdÄlÄ«), also known as Ahmad ShÄh DurrÄnÄ«, known to Pashtuns as Ahmad ShÄh BÄbÄ, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is therefore often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan.
Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Sharif (Bangla: আহমদ শরীফ) (1921-1999 CE) was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bangla literature. Born in Chittagong, Sharif retired as a Professor from University of Dhaka in 1983.
Ahmed Shawki (socialist) Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization. He also serves on the steering committee of the National Council of Arab-Americans.
Ahmed Shawqi Ahmed Shawqi (1868 - 1932) (); Egyptian poet and dramatist who pioneered the modern Arabic literary movement, most notably introducing the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. Shawqi also produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th century Arabic literary movement.
Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi (born 5 January 1932 in SĂ©tif) is an Algerian politician. He was Foreign Minister of Algeria from 1982 to 1988 and served as education minister during the one-party regime, promoting "Arabization".
Ahmed Tasnim Vice Admiral Ahmed Tasnim, Sitaria-e-Jurat(SJ) & Bar. He was the Captain Commander of the PNS Hangor when it sunk the INS Khukri at 2000hrs on 8 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India.
Ahmed Tevfik Pasha Ahmed Tevfik Pasha was the last Ottoman grand vizier, who had also held office during two different periods before his last (a total of four different periods officially since his first office also saw a change of sultan). This first office was from 13 April 1909 to 5 May 1909 under Abdulhamid II in the beginning, and then under Mehmed VI ReĹźad.
Ahmed Vefik Pasha Ahmet Vefik PaĹźa (Istanbul, 1823-1891) was a famous Turkish statesman, diplomat, playwright and translator of the Tanzimat period. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman parliament.
Ahmed Wali Karzai Ahmad Wali Khan Karzai, younger brother of Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is the representative for southern Afghanistan in Kandahar. Ahmad Wali Khan Karzai was chosen as a representative of Kandahar province for the 2002 Loya jirga and also the 2004 Constitutional Loya Jirga.
Ahmed Yacoubi Ahmed Yacoubi (1931 - 1985) was born in Fes, Morocco in 1931 and was a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed on both his mother and father's sides. The expatriate writer and composer Paul Bowles met the young Ahmed ben Driss el-Yacoubi in the autumn of 1947 in Fez, and encouraged him to continue drawing and painting the highly imaginative characters in
Ahmed Yassin Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (Arabic: ) (circa 1937 — March 22, 2004) was the co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist Movement group Hamas. Because of its attacks on civilian targets, Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union"Council Decision" Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005, the United States"Country reports on terrorism", U.
Ahmed Yusuf Ahmed Ali Yusuf (born November 20, 1974, in Garbaharey, Somalia) is Somali-born Swedish citizen who was listed on the United Nations list of individuals belonging to or associated with the al-Qaeda organisation. He was put on the list because of his affiliation with the Somali-based wire transfer network al-Barakat, which the U.
Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani is the Minister for Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment in the Afghan Transitional Administration. A US citizen, he used to serve in the US consulate in Peshawar for several years.
Ahmed Zaki Ahmed Abdullrahman Zaki (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عبد الرŘمن زŮى) (November 18, 1949 – March 27, 2005) was one of Egypt's leading film stars. He was characterised by his talent, skill and ability in acting and impersonating.
Ahmad ibn `Ali al-Thani His Highness Shaikh Ahmad bin 'Ali Al-Thani (1917-1977) () was the Emir of the State of Qatar through the final years of dependency and briefly 1971-1972 independent Amir. He was born at Doha in 1917 as the 2nd son of Shaikh 'Ali bin 'Abdu'llah Al-Thani, his predecessor as amir.
Ahmad ibn-al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi Abou-t-Tayyib Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi (Arabic: أب٠الطيب اŘŮ…ŘŻ بن الŘسين المتنبّي ) ‎ (915–965) was an Arab (Iraqi-born) poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language.
Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi Ahmad I al-Mansur (also Ahmed el-Mansour and El-Mansour Eddahbi (the guilded)) (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ المنصŮر السعدي) was Sultan of Saadi dynasty from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. He was the third son of Mohammed ash-Sheikh who became sultan of Morocco.
Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah Of Laws (AIKOL) is the law faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia. Previously known as the Kulliyyah Of Laws, it was renamed in 2000 after the its founding father and ex-Dean, Professor Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Bin Mohamad Ibrahim.
Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ إسماعيل علي) (October 14, 1917 - December 26, 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the Yom Kippur War. He is best known for his planning of the attack across the Suez Canal that surprised Israel on October 6, 1973, and began the Yom Kippur War.
Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones on July 2, 1930) is a highly-regarded American jazz pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began using the name 'Ahmad Jamal' after his conversion to Islam around 1952.
Ahmad Jannati Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (born in Esfahan in 1926) () is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. He is the leader of the Guardian Council, the body in charge of checking the Majlis (Iranian parliament) with the Constitution of Iran and sharia (Islamic religious law) and approving the candidates in various elections.
Ahmad Kamal Ahmad Kamal (born April 9, 1938) is a Pakistani diplomat, most noted for his work at the United Nations. He served as a professional diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan for close to forty years until his retirement in 1999.
Ahmad Kamal Faridi Ahmad Kamal Faridi (Inspector Faridi, later Colonel Faridi, aka Colonel Hardstone) is a fictional spy and crime-fighter, created by Ibn-e-Safi as the lead character of the of Urdu spy novel series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World).
Ahmad Lalar Ahmad Lalar is a Muslim inmate on the HBO drama Oz played by Chris Gardner. A young convert, he is seen as one of their weaker members and eventually targeted for execution by Aryan Brotherhood member James Robson.
Ahmad Merritt Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He originally signed with the Chicago Bears of the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin in 2000.
Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani (born 1923 in Kuwait — died 1990) was a writer and teacher who wrote Kuwait's National Anthem lyrics. In 1938, he graduated from the "al-Mubarakiyah" Secondary School, Kuwait.
Ahmad Miller Ahmad Rasheed Miller (born April 10, 1978 in Bradenton, Florida) 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.
Ahmad Motamedi Seyyed Ahmad Motamedi (In Persian: سید اŘŮ…ŘŻ معتمدی) (born 1953 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He was the Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology until August 24, 2005, and was replaced by Mohammad Soleimani.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. With some 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art to his credit, Qasmi was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature.
Ahmad RashÄd Ahmad RashÄd (born Bobby Moore November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and most notably, the Minnesota Vikings where he earned four Pro Bowl selections from 1978 to 1981.
Ahmad Sa'adat Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat/Saadat, Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ سعدات) is a Palestinian politician, and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab (Persian: اŘŮ…ŘŻ صادق‌بناب) is an Iranian politician. He was in a short time the Minister of Roads and Transportation after Ahmad Khorram, the former Minister was impeached by the Majlis on October 3, 2004.
Ahmad Shabery Cheek Ahmad Shabery Cheek is a Malaysian politician and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kemaman in Terengganu. He is a member of United Malays National Organization, the main component party of Barisan Nasional or National Front in English, which is the ruling party of the federal government of Malaysia.
Ahmad Shafaat Distinguished Mathematician and currently, professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information System, John Molson School of Business of Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. Born in Pakistan, Shafaat completed both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the university of Punjab in Lahore and specialized in Mathematics.
Ahmad Shah of Malaysia In full, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah (born October 24, 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan) was the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from March 29, 1979 to April 25, 1984, and fifth Sultan of modern Pahang.
Ahmad Shukeiri Ahmad Shukeiri (January 1 1908–February 26 1980) (Arabic ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الشقيري, also transcribed al-Shuqayri, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry etc.), was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization from 1964–1967.
Ahmad Sirhindi Shaykh Ahmad al-Farooqi Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar and prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. He is regarded as having rejuvenated Islam, due to which he is commonly called "Mujadid Alf Thani", meaning "reviver of the second millennium", referring to the Islamic tradition of Mujaddid.
Ahmad Sohrab MĂrzá Aḥmad Sohráb (1893 - 1958) was a Persian-American author and Bahá'Ă who co-founded the New History Society and the Caravan of East and West in New York, and was excommunicated from the Bahá'Ă Faith in 1939 by Shoghi Effendi.
Ahmad Tajuddin Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ibni Almarhum Sultan Mohammad Jamalul Alam II (commonly referred to as Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin) (June 4, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th sultan of Brunei from September 11 1924 until his death. After the death of his father, Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, due to his young and tender age of 11, the reign was temporarily held by a Council of Regency whose member consist of Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman and Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yassin from September 11, 1924 to September 19, 1931.
Ahmad Tavakkoli Ahmad Tavakkoli (اŘŮ…ŘŻ ŘŞŮÚ©Ů„ŰŚ in Persian) is a conservative representative of Tehran in the Iranian parliament, and the Director of Strategic Majlis Research Center. He was a possible candidate for the role of Speaker of the Parliament, but he refused to run for the post.
Ahmad Teebi Ahmad Teebi has served as a Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto since 1998, when he moved to Toronto from McGill University. He heads the Section of Clinical Genetics & Dysmorphology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16, 1932 in Pendembu, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone) is the President of Sierra Leone (1996–1997, 1998–present). He worked for the United Nations Development Programme, and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992.
Ahmad Thomson Ahmad Thomson is a British barrister and writer and also a member of the Murabitun movement. He is the author of several books, including the revised edition of Dajjal: the AntiChrist (1997); Making History (1997); the revised editions of Jesus, Prophet of Islam and Blood on the Cross (in two volumes, For Christ's Sake and Islam in Andalus) with Muhammad Ata Ur-Rahim (1996); The Next World Order (1994); The Difficult Journey and The Way Back (1994).
Ahmadi Ahmadis ( Ahmadiyya), is the collective name given to the two distinct groups (The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement) comprising of followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from Qadian, in Punjab, India. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a Muslim who claimed to have fulfilled Christian and Islamic prophesy, and who proclaimed himself the Mujaddid (Reformer) of Islam for the modern age.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: الجماعة الأŘŮ…ŘŻŮŠŘ©; transliterated: ) is one of two communities arising from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat founded in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908). The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder.
Ahmed al-Barak Amed Shya'a al-Barak was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council, created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq and dissolved in June 2004. A Shia Muslim from the city of Babylon, al-Barak is a lawyer and coordinator for the Iraqi Bar Association.
Ahmed al-Ghamdi Ahmed Salah al-Ghamdi (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ الغامدي, also transliterated Alghamdi) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 175 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack.Unless otherwise sourced, statements in this article come primarily from the 9/11 Commission Report.
Ahmed al-Haznawi Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ابراهيم الŘزناŮŮŠ) (October 11, 1980 – September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack.
Ahmed al-Nami Ahmed Abdullah al-Nami (اŘŮ…ŘŻ النامي, also transliterated Alnami or al-Nawi) (December 13, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi aka Abu Mohjen is a Palestinian who became leader of Osbat al-Ansar in 1991 after founder Sheik Hisham Shreidi, was killed by Fatah rivals.al-Saadi, Ahmad Abd al-Karim profile Abu Mohjen is believed to have been behind the transformation of Osbat al-Ansar from a Palestinian-centered militant group into an al-Qaeda supported pan-Islamic organization.
Ahmed Abdel Haye Kira Ahmed Abdel Haye Kira (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عبدالŘŮŠ Ůيرا) was born in Fareskoor and was one of the most wanted underground fighters during the British occupation of Egypt. Ahmed studied medicine at the Cairo School of Medicine in early 1920s.
Ahmed Abdul-Malik Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born January 30, 1927 in Brooklyn; died October 2, 1993 in Long Branch, New Jersey) was a jazz bassist and oud player of Sudanese descent. He is noted for integrating Mideastern and North African music styles in his jazz music.
Ahmed Abdullah Ali Ahmed Abdullah Ali (born 10 October 1980) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England.
Ahmed Abdullah Masdoosi Ahmad AbdullÄh al- MasdĹ«sÄ« (1905-1968) اŘŮ…ŘŻ عبدالله المسدŮسى was born in 1905 in Mahboobnagar, India in an Arab family BaMasdoos which was migrated to Deccan from Hazrmout (Hadhrmout) Yemen. His father Musdoos Bin Abdullah was a highly respected emir of Bamusdoos tribe as well as the qazi(cleric/magistrate), Imam and leader.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ أب٠الغيط ) (born June 12 1942 in Heliopolis) has been the foreign minister of Egypt since July 2004, since the government of Ahmed Nazif took office. Previously Aboul Gheit had been ambassador to the United Nations.
Ahmed Agiza Ahmed Agiza is one of two Egyptian asylum-seekers, the other being Muhammad Zery, who were secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden on 18 December 2001, reputedly following a request from the United States Central Intelligence Agency. This alleged CIA operation is cited by critics as a prime example of the practice of extraordinary rendition, whereby agencies of the U.
Ahmed Al Maktoum Ahmed Al Maktoum (born 31 December 1963) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Al Maktoum, a member of the ruling family of Dubai, had been participating in hunting since childhood, but it was not until the age of 34 that he took up shooting as a sport.
Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi (born 22 March 1947) was a famous goalkeeper who played for Al-Kuwait Sports Club and the Kuwaiti National team. Al-Tarabilsi performed well in the 1982 World Cup, specially against Czechoslovakia and England.
Ahmed Al-Waeli Ahmed Al-Waeli (1928–2003) (Arabic: الدŮŘŞŮر الشيخ ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الŮائلي) is one of the most well-known Shiite Islamic prominent clerks in the twentieth century. He preached the Islamic thoughts through books and lectures.
Ahmed Amla Ahmed Mahomed Amla (born September 15, 1979, in Durban, Natal is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins. A right handed batsman, he made his first class debut as a teenager in 1997/98.
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (1927 Diyarbakır -1991) was a Turkish poet of Kurdish origin. His father was Arif Hikmet Bey, a noncommissioned officer in the Turkish Army and later a prefect and his mother, who died when he was a child, was Sare Hanım, a Kurdish woman from Diyarbakır.
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عصمت عبد المجيد) (born 1923) is an Egyptian diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Egypt between 1984 and 1991; and as the Secretary-General of the Arab League from 1991 until 2001.
Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz (born 1940) (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ بن عبد العزيز ) is the youngest brother of the what is commonly referred to as the Sudairi Seven or the Al Fahd faction of Saudi Arabia's royal family.
Ahmed Barada Ahmed Barada (born 25 April 1977, in Cairo, Egypt) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He finished runner-up at both the World Open and the Super Series Finals in 1999 (losing in both finals to Peter Nicol).
Ahmed Ben Bella Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella (Muhammad Ahmad Bin Balla) () (born December 25 1918, Maghnia, Algeria) was the first President of Algeria, and seen by many as the Father of the Nation. Ben Bella was born in a small village in western Algeria during the height of the French colonial period to a Sufi Muslim family.
Ahmed Best Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is a voice actor most famous (or infamous) for his role as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), for which he won a Golden Raspberry in 1999. However, he has been involved in numerous other projects as a live actor and a producer.
Ahmed Bey Ahmed Bey or Hadj Ahmed Bey (1784 - 1850) (Arabic: الŘاج ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ باي) was the last Bey of Constantine. He led the Algerian resistance to the French occupation in the eastern part of Algeria from 1836 to 1848.
Ahmed Bilal Ahmed Ibrahim Bilal was a member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven, some members of which attempted to travel to Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 in order to aid the Taliban. He was indicted and arrested in Malaysia in October of 2002.
Ahmed Bouchiki Ahmed Bouchiki, an Algerian-born Moroccan citizen working as a waiter in Lillehammer, Norway, was killed by Israeli agents of the Mossad intelligence agency on July 21 1973, in what is known as the Lillehammer affair.
Ahmed Deedat Ahmed Hussein Deedat (Hindi: अहमद हŕĄŕ¤¸ŕĄŕ¤¨ दीदत, Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ Řسین ديدات), July 1, 1918 - August 8, 2005, was a Muslim scholar of comparative religions, an author and lecturer. He delivered lectures around the world.
Ahmed Dini Ahmed Ahmed Dini Ahmed (1932–12 September 2004) (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ ديني ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ) was a politician in Djibouti. He served as vice-president of the government council from 1959 to 1960 as a member of the African People's League for Independence (LPAI) and as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 as a member of the Popular Assembly for Progress Party (RPP).
Ahmed DoÄźan Ahmed Demir DoÄźan () (born 29 March 1954) is an ethnic Turk human rights activist and politician in Bulgaria. He leads the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, a liberal political party aimed at protecting the rights of minorities in Bulgaria and other parts of Europe.
Ahmed El Faleh Ahmed El Faleh (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الŮالŘ) (born February 26 1982 in Iraq & currently living in Arizona, USA) is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fourth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.
Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja' Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja' (Somali spelling: Axmed Faarax Cali 'Idaajaa', ) is one of the first Somali language writers and 'father' of the Somali written folklore. His magnum opus is the publication of the story of Somali oral poetry (including a large collection of examples):
Ahmed Faraz Ahmed Faraz (Urdu: اŘŮ…ŘŻ Ůراز) (January 14, 1931 in Nowshera - Pakistan) is considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century and greatest living Urdu poet of present times. Faraz is his 'takhallus', whereas his real name is Syed Ahmed Shah.
Ahmed Faseeh Ahmed Faseeh, often known by the name Fasy, is a guitarist. Born in the Maldives, he came to Malaysia in late 1996 to obtain a degree in information technology at Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology.
Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi,1 (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ الجلبي 'Ahmad al-JalabÄ«) (born October 30, 1944) was interim oil minister in Iraqin 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 announced in May 2006, he was not awarded a post.
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil Adam Kozina (Arabic: born June 26, 1967 in Qatif - Bab Al Shamal, Saudi Arabia is wanted by the United States government in connection with the June 25, 1996 attack on the Khobar Towers complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and charged June 21, 2001 with 46 1/2 separate criminal counts including murder for having driven the bomb truck that blew up Khobar Towers.
Ahmed II Ahmed II (Ottoman Turkish: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ثانى Aḥmed-i sÄnÄ«) (February 25, 1643 – 1695) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Ahmed II was the son of Sultan Ibrahim I (1640–48) and succeeded his brother Suleiman II (1687–91) in 1691.
Ahmed III Ahmed III (Ottoman Turkish: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ثالث Aḥmed-i sÄlis) (December 30, 1673—July 1, 1736) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–87). He succeeded to the throne in 1703 on the abdication of his brother Mustafa II (1695–1703).
Ahmed Ismail Ahmed Ismail (born October 21, 1975 in Cairo) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. One year earlier, he captured the gold medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.
Ahmed Ismail Manik Ahmed Ismail Manik AKA Sikka - The biggest contributor of the MDP, also known as the god father of MDP which cannot be separated from him and his violent political history. In 1969, along with Mohamed Nasheed (Annie)’s father, Sikka hired hit man Abdulla Luthfee to assassinate the then Maldives President Ibrahim Nasir
Ahmed Jibril Ahmed Jibril (; born c. 1938) is the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC), part of the left-wing, secular Palestinian rejectionist front, so-called because they reject proposals for a peaceful settlement with Israel.
Ahmed Karamanli Ahmed or Ahmad Karamanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli, (most commonly Ahmed Karamanli) (1686-1745) was a Janissary who went on to found the Karamanli dynasty (1711-1835) of Tripolitania or Tripoli (in present-day Libya). He reigned (1711-1745), as the first Karamanli Pasha of Tripolitania.
Ahmed Khaled Towfik Dr. Ahmed Khaled Towfik Farraag (commonly known as Ahmed Khaled Towfik) is an Egyptian novelist/author who is one of the very first Egyptian writers to attempt writing Metaphysical/Science Fiction novels with all Egyptian characters and events that happen in Egypt and all around the globe.
Ahmed Maher Ahmed Maher (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ ماهر ) (born 1935) was the foreign minister of Egypt from 2001 until 2004. He studied law at Cairo University, served as a junior diplomat in Africa and is generally considered an 'outsider' but is a skilled career diplomat.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ عمر سعید Ř´ŰŚŘ®) (sometimes known as Sheikh OmarNote that this term is more commonly used in reference to Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, Sheik SyedSyed being a wrong transliteration of سعید, or by the alias "Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad" CNN.com October 6, 2001.
Ahmed Orabi Colonel Ahmed Orabi (April 1, 1841 - September 21, 1911), (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عرابي) also known as Urabi Pasha or Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian army general who revolted against the khedive and European domination of Egypt in 1879 in what has become known as the Urabi Revolt.
Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born 1949) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He has been foreign minister of Mauritania since 7 August 2005 when he was appointed as part of the new government that came shortly after a military coup.
Ahmed Pasha Hassanein Ahmed Pasha Hassanein is an Oxford-graduate Egyptian, grandson of the last Admiral of Egyptian fleet before the British dismantle it upon occupation on 1882, son of Al-Azhar Professor, diplomat, Olympic champion in fencing, veteran Photographer, established writer in Arabic and English, King's tutor, politician, ladies charmer and a world-famous daring explorer of the 1920s.
Ahmed Rami (poet) Ahmed Mohammed Rami (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ رامى) (August 9, 1892 - June 4, 1981) (also transliterated Ahmad Mohammed Rami) was an Egyptian poet. He is best known for writing lyrics for the famous Egyptian singers Umm Kalthoum and Mohammed Abdel Wahab.
Ahmed Resmî Efendi Ahmed Resmî Efendi, also called Ahmed bin İbrahim Giridî, which mean, respectively, Ahmed Efendi of Resmo, or Ahmed the son of İbrahim the Cretan, was a Cretan Turk statesman, diplomat and author of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. In international relations terms, his most important -and hapless- task was to act as the chief of the Ottoman delegation during the negotiations and the signature of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca.
Ahmed Ressam Ahmed Ressam (Arabic: اŘŮ…ŘŻ رسام) (born May 19, 1967) aka "The Millennium Bomber" was convicted and given a prison sentence of 22 years in a plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999.
Ahmed Riza Ahmed Riza, an activist, scientist and the minister of Education during the second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire), in the Ottoman Empire, Young Turks. He had been concerned with the conditions of the farmers and wanted to implement agricultural methods.
Ahmed Sadiq Ahmed Sadiq (born July 7, 1984) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. There he was outscored in the first round of the Lightweight (60 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner Mario César Kindelán Mesa.
Ahmed Said Khadr Ahmed Said Khadr (1945- 2 October 2003) (ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ سعيد خضر) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was an al-Qaeda leader and an associate of Osama bin Laden.
Ahmed Salah Hussein Ahmed Salah (born December 31, 1956 in Ali Sabieh) is a former long-distance runner from Djibouti, best known for winning a bronze medal in marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships.
Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-1984) was an African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984. Touré was one of the primary Guinean nationalists involved in the liberation of the country from France.
Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa (Dhivehi: އަހްމަދު ޝަފީގް އިބްŢާހިމް މޫŢާ) (b. November 4, 1968), commonly known as Ahmed Moosa or sappĂ©, is a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party's general council.
Ahmed Shah Abdali Ahmad ShÄh AbdÄlÄ« (c.1723-1773) (Pashto/ - Ahmad Ĺ Äh AbdÄlÄ«), also known as Ahmad ShÄh DurrÄnÄ«, known to Pashtuns as Ahmad ShÄh BÄbÄ, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is therefore often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan.
Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Sharif (Bangla: আহমদ শরীফ) (1921-1999 CE) was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bangla literature. Born in Chittagong, Sharif retired as a Professor from University of Dhaka in 1983.
Ahmed Shawki (socialist) Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization. He also serves on the steering committee of the National Council of Arab-Americans.
Ahmed Shawqi Ahmed Shawqi (1868 - 1932) (); Egyptian poet and dramatist who pioneered the modern Arabic literary movement, most notably introducing the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. Shawqi also produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th century Arabic literary movement.
Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi (born 5 January 1932 in SĂ©tif) is an Algerian politician. He was Foreign Minister of Algeria from 1982 to 1988 and served as education minister during the one-party regime, promoting "Arabization".
Ahmed Tasnim Vice Admiral Ahmed Tasnim, Sitaria-e-Jurat(SJ) & Bar. He was the Captain Commander of the PNS Hangor when it sunk the INS Khukri at 2000hrs on 8 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India.
Ahmed Tevfik Pasha Ahmed Tevfik Pasha was the last Ottoman grand vizier, who had also held office during two different periods before his last (a total of four different periods officially since his first office also saw a change of sultan). This first office was from 13 April 1909 to 5 May 1909 under Abdulhamid II in the beginning, and then under Mehmed VI ReĹźad.
Ahmed Vefik Pasha Ahmet Vefik PaĹźa (Istanbul, 1823-1891) was a famous Turkish statesman, diplomat, playwright and translator of the Tanzimat period. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman parliament.
Ahmed Wali Karzai Ahmad Wali Khan Karzai, younger brother of Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is the representative for southern Afghanistan in Kandahar. Ahmad Wali Khan Karzai was chosen as a representative of Kandahar province for the 2002 Loya jirga and also the 2004 Constitutional Loya Jirga.
Ahmed Yacoubi Ahmed Yacoubi (1931 - 1985) was born in Fes, Morocco in 1931 and was a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed on both his mother and father's sides. The expatriate writer and composer Paul Bowles met the young Ahmed ben Driss el-Yacoubi in the autumn of 1947 in Fez, and encouraged him to continue drawing and painting the highly imaginative characters in
Ahmed Yassin Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (Arabic: ) (circa 1937 — March 22, 2004) was the co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist Movement group Hamas. Because of its attacks on civilian targets, Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union"Council Decision" Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005, the United States"Country reports on terrorism", U.
Ahmed Yusuf Ahmed Ali Yusuf (born November 20, 1974, in Garbaharey, Somalia) is Somali-born Swedish citizen who was listed on the United Nations list of individuals belonging to or associated with the al-Qaeda organisation. He was put on the list because of his affiliation with the Somali-based wire transfer network al-Barakat, which the U.
Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani is the Minister for Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment in the Afghan Transitional Administration. A US citizen, he used to serve in the US consulate in Peshawar for several years.
Ahmed Zaki Ahmed Abdullrahman Zaki (Arabic: ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ عبد الرŘمن زŮى) (November 18, 1949 – March 27, 2005) was one of Egypt's leading film stars. He was characterised by his talent, skill and ability in acting and impersonating.
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