Pronunciation | Arabic: [ħamdaːn] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Meaning | praiseworthy |
Region of origin | Arabia |
Other names | |
Related names | Ahmad, Hamid, Hamdi, Muhammad |
Hamdan (Arabic: حمدان Ḥamdān) is a name of Arab origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include:
Given name
[edit]- Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, hereditary Prince of Dubai
- Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman
- Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter
Middle name
[edit]- Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee
Surname
[edit]- Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman
- Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993), Egyptian geographer, author, university professor
- Ghassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator
- Gibran Hamdan (born 1981), American NFL and NFL Europe quarterback
- Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Mais Hamdan (born 1982), Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter
- Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard
- Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden
- Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress
- Zeid Hamdan, Lebanese music producer
Sheikh Hamdan
[edit]It may refer to:
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician
- Other
- Al-Hamdan, famous Druze family
- Banu Hamdan, ancient Yemeni tribal confederation
- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan
- Hamdan Air Base in Syria - see Deir ez-Zor Airport