Ahmed is a common Arab given name. The name is used in most parts of the Islamic world, sometimes as the variant Ahmad. Persons with the name Ahmed include: The definition of who an Arab is has three main aspects: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... The Islamic world is the world-wide community of all believers in Islam, who are known as Muslims, and who number approximately one-and-a-half billion people. ...

• Sheik Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas.
• Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a Saudi Arabian prince
• Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress.
• Ahmed Shah Massoud, an Afghan (Tajik/Persian) military leader who played a leading role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan.
• Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority.
• Ahmed al-Nami, alleged airplane hiijacker during September 11, 2001 attacks
• Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, alleged al-Qaeda financier
• Ahmed al-Haznawi, alleged airplane hiijacker during September 11, 2001 attacks
• Fazel Ahmed Manawi, Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.
• Ahmad Fanakati, financial officer of the Mongol Empire
• Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former president of Iraq.
• Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria.
• Ahmed Sanjar, a ruler of the Seljuk Turks.
• Ahmad ibn Rustah, Persian chronicler (born in Isfahan, Persia).
• Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family.
• Ahmed Yesevi, a leader of Sufi mysticism.
• Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman.
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadi cult.
• Iajuddin Ahmed, the President of Bangladesh.
• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone.
• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan.
• Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait.
• Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
• Ahmed Sékou Touré, first President of Guinea
• Ahmed Maher, former Egyptian foreign minister
• Ahmad Shukeiri, first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization
• Ahmad, West Coast hip hop performer

Fictional characters with the name Ahmed: Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin Yemach shmo vezichro (~1937 — March 22, 2004) was the leader of Hamas until he was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz is a Saudi prince serves as Deputy Minister of Interior. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines (also known as Saudia) is Saudi Arabias domestic and international airline, and one of the largest airlines of the Middle East. ... Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi1 (Arabic: احمد الجلبي) (born October 30, 1944) is the interim minister for oil and a deputy prime minister in Iraq, as of April 28, 2005 [1]. He is also part of a three-man executive council for the umbrella Iraqi opposition group, the Iraqi... The Iraqi National Congress (INC) is an umbrella Iraqi opposition group led by Ahmed Chalabi. ... Ahmed Shah Massoud Ahmed Shah Massoud (احمد شاه مسعود) (c. ... Tajik may refer to: Tajiks, an ethnicity with dwellers in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan Tajik, one of the of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Persia or Persian most often refer to: Persia The Persians, an ethnic group, also called Tajiks Persian language Persian (Pokémon) See also Iranian, Iranian peoples, Iranian languages and Aryan. ... Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia), also known as Abu Alaa, was the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and is currently Prime Minister and holds the security portfolio of the Palestinian Authority. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... This photograph of Ahmed al_Nami was released by the FBI in the days following the attack. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Known as Sheikh Omar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a British citizen, of Pakistani descent, with links to various Islamic-based terrorist organisations, including Al-Qaeda and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... This photograph of Ahmed al-Haznawi was released by the FBI in the days following the attack. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Fazel Ahmed Manawi is currently a Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. ... Ahmad Fanākatī (? - 1282) was a Muslim financial staff of Khubilai Khan of the Mongol Empire (Dai-ön Ulus). ... The Mongol Empire (1206–1368) was the largest contiguous land empire in world history (with its only rival in total extent being the British Empire). ... Sultan Ahmed I Ahmed I (April 18, 1590 – November 22, 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Sultan Ahmed II Ahmed II (February 25, 1643 – 1695) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire. ... Sultan Ahmed III Köçeks at a fair Köçek troupe dancing at Sultan Ahmed IIIs 14-day celebration of his sons circumcision in 1720. ... General Ahmed Hassan al_Bakr (July 1, 1914 _ October 4, 1982) was President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. ... Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella (Muhammad Ahmad Bin Balla) (born December 25, 1916, Maghnia, Algeria) was the first President of Algeria, and seen by many as the Father of the Nation. ... Muizz ad-Din Ahmed Sanjar (1084/1086 - May 8, 1157) was the sultan of Great Seljuk from 1118 to 1153. ... The Seljuk Turks (Turkish: Selçuk; Arabic: سلجوق Saljūq, السلاجقة al-Salājiqa; Persian: سلجوقيان Saljūqiyān; also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that occupied parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. ... Ibn Rustah (in Persian: ابن رسته) was a 10th century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia (See Encyclopaedia Iranica [1]). He wrote a geographical compendium. ... Isfahan or Esfahan can refer to either a city or a province in Iran: Isfahan (city) Isfahan (province) Isfahan (rugs) Ispahan a kind of rose and an older pronounciation of the citys name. ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... Fazıl Ahmed Köprülü (1635 – October 19, 1676), of the Köprülü family, was the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1661 when he inherited the title from his father Mehmed Köprülü. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Wazir) is an Arabic term for a high-ranking religious and political advisor, often to a king or sultan. ... The Köprülü (also Kiuprili, Koprili and Kuprili) was an Ottoman noble family of Albanian origin. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (February 13, 1835–May 26, 1908) was a Muslim religious figure and the founder of the Ahmadiyya religious movement in Islam. ... Ahmadi Muslims, or Ahmadiyya, are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... Prof. ... Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (born November 26, 1939) is the current prime minister of Malaysia, succeeding Mahathir bin Mohamad. ... Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16, Sierra Leone (1996-1997, 1998 - present). ... Omar al-Bashir Field Marshal Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (born January 1, 1944) is the president of the Sudan. ... Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah (born June 29, 1926) is the emir of Kuwait, of the Al-Sabah dynasty in power there since the mid-18th century. ... Emir (also sometimes rendered as Amir or Ameer, Arabic commander) is a title of nobility historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa. ... Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 1929) is the Prime Minister of Kuwait. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 1922 - March 26, 1984) was the first President of Guinea (1958 - 1984). ... Ahmed Maher (born 1935) was the foreign minister of Egypt from 2001 until 2004. ... Ahmad Shukeiri (1908 - 1980), also Al-Shuqeiry, Shukeiry, etc. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ... Ahmad Ali Lewis (born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is a West Coast hip hop performer. ... In the 1980s, hip hop music began to break into the mainstream of the United States. ...

• Ahmed (Arabian Nights), a prince in the "Arabian Nights," noted for a magic tent which would expand so as to shelter an army, and contract so that it could go into one's pocket.

Places and sites named after persons with the name Ahmed: In the Arabian Nights, Ahmed is a prince, noted for a magic tent which would expand so as to shelter an army, and contract so that it could go into ones pocket. ... The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (كتاب ألف ليلة و ليلة in Arabic or هزار و یک شب in Persian), also known as The book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, 1001 Arabian Nights, or simply the Arabian Nights, is a piece of classic Arabic literature in...

• Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul. Built in honour of Ahmed I.
• Ahmedabad, India.
• Ahmednagar, India.