# Hamad (name)

Hamad, (Arabic: حمد) or Hammad is an Arabic given name and surname, and may refer to:

## Sheikh Hamad

Sheikh Hamad may refer to prince of Arab nation or just an honorary title:

### Qatar

* Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar (1995–2013)
* Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Khalid Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
* Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani

### Bahrain

* Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), Ruler of Bahrain
* Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain

### UAE

* Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah

### Oman

* Sayyed Hamad bin Said (died 1803), Sultan of Oman
* Sayyed Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar (1857–1896), Sultan (ruler) of Zanzibar

## Other people with the given name

* Hamad Al Abedy (born 1991), Qatari football player
* Hamad Aladwani, Kuwaiti paralympic athlete sprinter
* Hamad Amar (born 1964), Poopi Druze politician and Member of Knesset
* Hamad Al-Asmar (born 1987), Jordanian football player
* Hamad Al Enezi (born 1986), Kuwaiti football player
* Hamad Al-Eissa (born 1982), Saudi Arabian football player
* Hamad Al Fardan (born 1987), Bahraini racing driver
* Hamad Ganayem (born 1987), Israeli Arab football player
* Hamad Al Harbi (born 1980), Kuwaiti football player
* Hamad Al-Jassir (1907–2000), Saudi Arabian journalist and historian
* Hamad Khalaily (born 1928), Israeli-Arab politician and Member of the Knesset
* Hamad Masauni (born 1973), Tanzanian politician and member of Parliament
* Hamad Rashid Mohamed (born 1950), Tanzanian politician and Member of Parliament
* Hamad Al-Montashari (born 1982), Saudi footballer
* Hamad al-Naqi (born c. 1986), Kuwaiti blogger imprisoned for his writings
* Hamad Ndikumana (1978–2017), Rwandan football player
* Hamad Abu Rabia (1929–1981), Bedouin Israeli politician and Member of Knesset
* Hamad Al-Sagoor (born 1979), Saudi Arabian football player
* Hamad Al Tayyar (born 1982), Kuwaiti football player
* Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, journalist, director general of the Al Jazeera Media Network

## Other people with the middle name

* Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian jurist and justice minister

## Other people with the surname

* Abdérazak Hamad (born 1975), Algerian handball player
* Adnan Hamad (born 1961), Iraqi international football player
* Ali Ahmed Ali Hamad, Bahraini alleged Al Qaeda commander
* Bahiya Al-Hamad (born 1992), Qatari rifle shooter
* Essam Hamad (born 1973), Iraqi football player
* Fathi Hamad (born 1961), Palestinian political leader in Hamas
* Ghazi Hamad (born 1964), Palestinian politician and administrator
* Hamad Ali Hamad (born 1964), Tanzanian politician and Member of Parliament
* Hassan Ahmed Hamad, Egyptian athlete
* Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad, Sudanese politician
* Jiloan Hamad (born 1990), Swedish football player
* Karam al-Hamad (born 1990), Syrian journalist and human rights activist
* Khalil Abou Hamad (1936–1992), Lebanese lawyer and politician
* Mehad Hamad, Emirati artist
* Mesaad Al-Hamad (born 1986), Qatari football player
* Rashid Hamad (born 1987), Qatari sport shooter
* Salameh Hammad (born 1944), Jordanian politician
* Sam Hamad (born 1958), Canadian politician
* Seif Sharif Hamad (1943–2021), Zanzibari politician
* Turki al-Hamad (born 1952), Saudi Arabian political analyst, journalist, and novelist