Ahmed
Ahmed ( Arabic أحمد, DMG aḥmad 'highly praised') is a variant of the name Ahmad , especially an Arabic male first name and family name . The Turkish form of the name is Ahmet .
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Abdalla Ahmed (* 1983), Egyptian volleyball player
- Abdel Latif Ahmed (* 1983), Egyptian volleyball player
- Abdelrahman Ahmed (* 1988), Egyptian Taekwondoin
- Abdinasir Yusuf Ahmed (* 1996), Somali soccer player
- Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (* 1959), Somali businessman, economist and politician
- Abdou Mohammed Ahmed (* 1970), Djiboutian tennis player
- Abdul Lahij Ahmed , Somali marathon runner
- Abdul Latif Ahmed (* 1976), Bahraini tennis player
- Abdullah Ali Ahmed (* 1961), Libyan sprinter
- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934–2012), Somali President
- Abida Ahmed (* 1923), Indian politician (Congress)
- Abiy Ahmed (* 1976), Ethiopian politician
- Abubakar Shariff Ahmed († 2014), Somali radical Islamic clergyman
- Adnan Ahmed (hockey player) (born 1977), Egyptian hockey player
- Adnan Ahmed (* 1984), Pakistani soccer player
- Afzaal Ahmed († 2015), Pakistani cricketer and referee
- Ahmed Al-Ahmed (* 1962), Kuwaiti fencer
- Ahmed Dini Ahmed (1932-2004), politician in Djibouti
- Akbar Ahmed (* 1943), Islamic scholar
- Akhlaq Ahmed (* 1971), Pakistani hockey player
- Alaa Ahmed (* 1952), Iraqi soccer player
- Alaa El-Din Ahmed (* 1980), Egyptian rower
- Ali Abdulla Mohamed Saeed Al Ahmed , Diplomat of the United Arab Emirates
- Ashfaq Ahmed (1946-2005), Pakistani hockey player
B.
- Badreldin Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed (* 1960), Sudanese diplomat
- Bashir Ahmed (born 1934), Pakistani hockey player
D.
- Dayib Ahmed (* 1993), Somali soccer player
F.
- Fakhruddin Ahmed (* 1940), politician in Bangladesh
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977), Indian President
- Fayza Ahmed (1934–1983), Egyptian singer and actress
G
- Gamal Mohamed Ahmed (* 1917), Sudanese politician
H
- Hadi Ahmed (* 1953), Iraqi soccer player
- Hafiz Uddin Ahmed (* 1946), Bengali politician
- Halimuddin Ahmed (* 1921), Indian politician (Janata)
- Hamid Ahmed , Iraqi basketball player
- Hassan Kamel Ahmed (* 1964), Iraqi soccer player
- Heba Ahmed (* 1985), Egyptian rower
- Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926–2015), Algerian politician
- Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012), Bangladeshi author and film director
- Hussain Ahmed (* 1932), Indian soccer player
I.
- Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012), Head of State of Bangladesh
- Ibrahim Ahmed (1914-2000), Kurdish writer
- Ishtiaq Ahmed (born 1962), Pakistani hockey player
- Ismail Haj Ahmed († 2011), Norwegian singer and dancer
- Israr Ahmed (* 1997), Pakistani squash player
- Issah Ahmed (* 1982), Ghanaian soccer player
J
- Jahan Uddin Ahmed (* 1904), Indian politician (PSP)
- Jamil Ahmed (* 1960), Pakistani tennis player
K
- Kamaluddin Ahmed (politician) (* 1930), Indian politician (INC)
- Kamaluddin Ahmed (physicist) (1939–2014), Pakistani physicist
- Khan Iftikhar Ahmed , Pakistani tennis player
- Khidir Abdelkarim Ahmed (1947–2012), Sudanese archaeologist
- Khondakar Moshtaque Ahmed (1918–1996), Bangladeshi politician
L.
- Leila Ahmed (* 1940), Egyptian-American professor of women's studies
- Lina Ahmed (* 1997), Egyptian hurdler
- Lubna Ahmed el Hussein (* 19 **), Sudanese journalist
M.
- Mahmoud Ahmed (* 1976), Egyptian water polo player
- Manzoor Ahmed (* 1968), Pakistani hockey player
- Masood Ahmed , Pakistani hockey player and official
- Maqsood Ahmed (cricketer) (1925-1999), Pakistani cricketer
- Maqsood Ahmed (squash player) (born 1957), Pakistani squash player
- Mofida Ahmed (* 1921), Indian politician (Congress)
- Mohamed Ahmed (politician) (1917–1984), Comorian politician
- Mohamed Ahmed-Chamanga (* 1952), Comorian linguist and politician
- Mohamed Ahmed (soccer player) (* 1989), emeratic soccer player
- Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani (1927–1996), Algerian politician
- Mohammed Ahmed (athlete) (* 1991), Canadian long-distance runner
- Mohammed Nasser Ahmed , Yemeni politician
- Moulaye Ahmed (* 1987), Mauritanian football player
- Muhammad Anis Ahmed (* 1973), Pakistani hockey player
- Mumtaz Ahmed (* 1970), Pakistani swimmer
- Muniruddin Ahmed (1934–2019), Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
- Mushtaq Ahmed (born 1932) , Pakistani hockey player
- Mushtaq Ahmed (born 1956) , Pakistani hockey player
- Muzaffar Ahmed (1936–2012), Bangladeshi economist
N
- Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (* 1978), British author, investigative journalist, human rights activist and film producer
- Nasir Ahmed (* 1984), Pakistani hockey player
- Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (* 1958), British politician
O
- Omar Mohammed Ahmed (* 1981), Bahraini tennis player
- Osman Hamdi Mohamed Ahmed (* 1954), Egyptian basketball player
- Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed (* 1955), Djiboutian politician
R.
- Rachid Baba Ali Ahmed (1946–1995), Algerian musician
- Raed Ahmed (* 1967), Iraqi weightlifter
- Rafi Ahmed (* 1948), Indian-American immunologist
- Riaz Ahmed (born 1941), Pakistani hockey player
- Riz Ahmed (* 1982), actor, MC and musician
- Ruhal Ahmed (* 1981), spent two years in Guantanamo without charge, victim of torture
S.
- Said Ahmed Ahmed (* 1970), Egyptian boxer
- Saifuddin Ahmed , Indian politician (AGP)
- Saladin Ahmed (* 1975), American author of fantasy and science fiction
- Sara Ahmed (* 1969), British-Australian scientist
- Sarfraz Ahmed (* 1987), Pakistani cricketer
- Shahabuddin Ahmed (* 1930), politician from Bangladesh
- Shahbaz Ahmed (* 1968), Pakistani hockey player
- Shekeel Ahmed (* 1970), Indian hockey player
- Shakil Ahmed (* 1988), Bangladeshi football player
- Shamha Ahmed (* 1982), Maldivian sprinter
- Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (* 1964), Somali politician
- Sohail Ahmed (* 1979), Pakistani boxer
- Sultan Ahmed (* 1953), Indian politician
- Syed Ahmed († 2015), Indian politician
T
- Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (* 1970), Scottish politician
Y
- Yazz Ahmed (* 1983), British-Bahraini jazz musician
Z
- Kazi Zafar Ahmed († 2015), Bengali politician
- Zemzem Ahmed (* 1984), Ethiopian obstacle runner
- Zubair Ahmed (* around 1955), Pakistani badminton player
- Zulfiqar Ahmed (* 1956), Saudi tennis player
Ottoman time
- Ahmed Cevdet Pascha (1822–1895), Ottoman statesman, historian and legal scholar
- Ahmed Rızâ (1858–1930), Ottoman politician
Ruler
- Ahmed I , Sultan of the Ottomans (1603–1617)
- Ahmed II , Sultan of the Ottomans (1691–1695)
- Ahmed III. , Sultan of the Ottomans (1703-1730)
First name
- Ahmed ibn Abd al-Aziz (* 1940), Saudi Arabian politician
- Ahmed Abdelwahed (* 1996), Italian athlete of Egyptian origin
- Ahmed Ben Bella (1918–2012), Algerian politician and head of state
- Ahmed Bey Sofwan , Indonesian diplomat
- Ahmed Ould Bouceif (1934–1979), Mauritanian politician
- Ahmed Cevad Pasha (1851–1900), general in the Ottoman army and statesman
- Ahmed-i Dāʻī , Ottoman poet
- Ahmed Dogan (* 1954), Bulgarian politician
- Ahmed al-Jabari (1960–2012), Palestinian military leader
- Ahmed Ezz (* 1959), Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
- Ahmed Fethi Pasha (1801–1858), Ottoman military, diplomat and founder of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum
- Ahmed Issa (1943–1983), Chadian athlete
- Ahmed Abu Jummaisa , Islamic Political Leader in Sudan
- Ahmed Karahisari († 1556), Ottoman calligrapher
- Ahmed Abu Khatallah (* 1971), alleged Islamist terrorist
- Ahmed al-Maghrabi (* 1945), Egyptian politician
- Ahmed bin Raschid Al Maktum (* 1950), Deputy Chairman of the “Dubai Police & Public Security” and acting President of the Al Wasl FC football club
- Ahmad ibn Said Al Maktum (* 1958), Chairman of Emirates Airlines and President of the Dubai Aviation Authority and international vice-president of Chelsea FC
- Ahmed Mansour (* 1962), Egyptian journalist
- Ahmed Mohamed (* 1955), Nigerien officer and politician
- Ahmed al-Muwallad (* 1988), Saudi hurdler
- Mohamoud Ahmed Nur (* 1956), Somali politician
- Ahmed Ounaies (* 1936), Tunisian diplomat and politician
- Ahmed İbrahim Resmî († 1783), Turkish chronicler and civil servant
- Ahmed Shuja Pasha (* 1952), Pakistani intelligence officer
- Ahmed Sassi (* 1993), Tunisian football player
- Ahmed Vefik Pasha (1823-1891), Turkish statesman
- Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016), Egyptian chemist and Nobel Prize winner