Iyad

Iyad is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Iyad Jamal Al-Din (born 1961), prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric
  • Iyad Al-Khatib (born 1992), Jordanian football player
  • Abdallah Iyad Barghouti (born 1979), Palestinian leading commander in Hamas' armed wing in the West Bank
  • Iyad Burnat (born 1973), leads Bil'in's non-violent struggle in the West Bank
  • Iyad Ag Ghaly (born 1954), Tuareg militant from Mali's Kidal Region
  • Iyad ibn Ghanm (died 641), Arab general important in the Muslim conquests of al-Jazira and northern Syria
  • Iyad Abu Gharqoud (born 1988), Palestinian professional footballer
  • Abu Ali Iyad (1934–1971), senior Palestinian field commander based in Syria and Jordan during the 1960s and early 1970s
  • Abu Iyad (Salah Khalaf) (1933–1991), deputy chief and head of intelligence for the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Qadi Iyad (1083–1149), a Sunni polymath, theologian, historian, poet, and genealogist
  • İyad el-Baghdadi (born 1977), Palestinian-Norwegian writer
  • Iyad bin Amin Madani (born 1946), Saudi public figure who served in different cabinet posts
  • Iyad Mando (born 1978), Syrian footballer
  • Iyad Rahwan (born 1978), Syrian-Australian scientist
  • Iyad Sughayer (born 1993), Jordanian-Palestinian classical pianist
  • Iyad Khalil Zaki (1944–2013), Iraqi Army General

See also

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