Muhammad (name)

Muhammad (name)
Muhammad, also spelled Muhammed, Muhamad, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mahammad, Mohamad, Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys.
The name is banned for newborn children in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan.
Lexicology
The name is the standard, primary transliteration of the Arabic given name that comes from the Arabic passive participle of ḥammada, praise, and further from triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D (praise); hence praised, or praiseworthy. However, its actual pronunciation differs colloquially, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: , while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: .
The name has one of the highest numbers of English spelling variants in the world. Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed, Hamed, Tahmid and Hamid.
Transliterations
The name may be abbreviated to Md., Mohd., Muhd., Mhd., or simply M. because of its ubiquity. Its popularity has meant that it can become hard to distinguish people. In some cases it may be to keep a personal name less tied to a religious context. This is only done if the person has a second given name. Some men who have Muhammad (or variant) as a first name choose not to use it, as it is such a common name. Instead they use another given name. For example, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Siad Barre, Zia-ul-Haq, Ayub Khan, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif use their second given name.
Statistics
According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), Muhammad is probably the most common given name in the world, including variations. The Independent reported in 2014 that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad, which would make it the most popular name in the world. Approximately 60% of people named Muhammad live in Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan.
It is sometimes reported that Muhammad is the most popular boy's name in all of Britain; however, this is based on combining multiple spelling variations such as Mohammed, but not combining spelling variants of popular British names such as Ollie and Olly. Based on statistics for the 100 most popular boys' names in England and Wales, the combined count for Muhammad and Mohammed (6233) was higher than Oliver and Olly (6049), but lower than the combined count for Harry and Henry (7684).
Mohammed and Mohamed were the most popular baby name in département Seine-Saint-Denis (2002, 2008) and in Marseilles (2007, 2009), France.
Similarly, since 2008 it has been the most popular baby boy name in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium's most Muslim-populated cities.
In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name Muhammad and that in 2004 alone, 167 new-born babies were registered.
In 2009 Muhammad, the most common spelling variant, was ranked 430th in the US. According to the Social Security Administration, Mohammad was ranked 589th, Mohammed 633rd, and Muhammad the 639th most popular first name for newborns in 2006. In the 1990 United States census, the Muhammad variant of the spelling was ranked 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages.
In April 2017, the Chinese government prohibited parents from choosing the name Muhammad as the given name for a child. The list included more than two dozen names and was targeted at the 10 million Uighurs in the western region of Xinjiang.
If all variants of Muhammad are counted, there are 15,723 people in Finland named Muhammad, accounting for 0.7% of the Finnish male population. The most common spelling is Mohamed, accounting for 38% of the Muhammad name carriers.
Given name
Mamadou
Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire
Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention
Mamadou Boye Bah, Guinean economist and politician
Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
Mamadou Dembelé, Malian politician
Mamadou Dia, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
Mamadou Diop (politician), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
Mamadou Koulibaly, Ivorian politician
Mamadou Lamine Loum, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
Mamadou Lamine Traoré, Malian politician
Mamadou Maidah, Nigerien politician and diplomat
Mamadou Ouédraogo, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
Mamadou Seck (politician), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
Mamadou Sylla (politician), Guinean judge and businessman
Mamadou Tandja, Nigerien politician, former president
Mamadou Alimou Diallo, Guinean footballer
Mamadou Bagayoko, Malian footballer
Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989), Ivorian footballer
Mamadou Bah, Guinean footballer
Mamadou Baldé, Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Camara, French footballer
Mamadou Danso, Gambian footballer
Mochamad
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, Indonesian architect and politician
Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono, Indonesian bureaucrat
Mochammad
Mochammad Al Amin Syukur Fisabillah, Indonesian football player
Mochammad Sanoesi, Indonesian police general
Mohamad
Mohamad Ashiek Salleh, Singaporean convicted killer
Mohamad Aziz, Malaysian politician
Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese-American award-winning journalist
Mohamad Jawad Chirri, American imam
Mohamad Elzahabi, Lebanese militant
Mohamad Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
Mohamad Nor Ismail, Malaysian footballer
Mohamad Kasebi, Iranian actor
Mohamad Jalal Kdouh (born 1997), Lebanese footballer
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi (born 1957), Iranian-born Canadian scholar, editor, author, professor
Mohamad Zbida, Syrian footballer
Mohamed
Mohamed Abdelaziz (1947–2016), president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara) from 1982 until his death in 2016
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (born 1962), President of Somalia from 2007 to 2022
Mohamed Aboussalam (born 1996), Moroccan basketball player
Moustafa Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor
Mohamed Amsif (born 1989), Moroccan footballer
Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat (1918–1981), Egyptian politician and President from 1970 to 1981
Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat (born 1955), Egyptian politician and nephew of former Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat
Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997), Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israeli national basketball team
Mohamed Atta (1968–2001), Egyptian Islamist terrorist and ringleader of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11 attacks
Mohamed Bairouti (born 1976), Syrian footballer
Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942), Director General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency
Mohamed Siad Barre (1919/1921?–1995), President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991
Mohamed Choua, Moroccan basketball player
Mohamed Diab (born 1978), Egyptian director and screenwriter
Mohamed Diaby (born 1990), Ivorian footballer
Mohamed Diaby (footballer, born 1996), French footballer
Mohamed Diamé (born 1987), French-Senegalese footballer
Mohamed Emam (born 1984), Egyptian Actor
Mohamed Elsayed, Egyptian boxer
Mohamed Fadl, Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Farah, British Somali runner
Mohamed Fakhir, Moroccan footballer
Mohamed al-Fayed (born 1929), Egyptian-born, British-based multi-millionaire
Mohamed Fayez, Emirati footballer
Mohamed Hamri, Moroccan painter
Mohamed Harbi, Algerian historian
Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan (born 1961), Egyptian musician
Mohamed Henedi, Egyptian comedy actor
Mohamed Ibrahim (disambiguation), multiple people
Mohamed Kamal Fadel, Polisario Front diplomatic
Mohamed Kouradji (1952–2020), Algerian football referee
Mohamed Osman Jawari, acting President of Somalia and incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, Somali-born terrorist who nearly set off a bomb in Oregon
Mohamed Mrsal, Libyan basketball player
Mohamed Namiz, Sri Lankan cricketer
Mohamed Niang, Senegalese basketball player
Mohamed Nur, Mayor of Mogadishu
Mohamed Ofkir (born 1996), Norwegian footballer
Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Salama Badi, Sahrawi ambassador to East Timor
Mohamed Salem (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2008), Algerian footballer
Mohamed Salem (footballer, born 1994), Egyptian footballer
Mohamed al-Shehhi, Emirati footballer
Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer
Mohamed El-Tabii, Egyptian journalist
Mohamed El Yaagoubi, Moroccan footballer
Mohamed Yehia Zakaria (born 1938), Emirati of Egyptian origin pioneer of the beverage industry in the Arab world
Mohamed Youssef (basketball) (born 1986), Libyan basketball player
Mohamed Zein Tahan, Lebanese footballer
Mohamed Zidan (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
Mohamed II of the Maldives, Sultan of the Maldives
Mohammad
Arif Mohammad Khan, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala
Askia Mohammad Benkan, ruled the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537
Askia Mohammad I (c. 1442–1538), king of the Songhai Empire (1493–1528)
Mohammad Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023
Mohammad Ahsan, Indonesian badminton player
Mohammad Amin Fatemi, Afghan physician
Mohammad Asghar (1945–2020), Welsh politician
Mohammad Ashraful (born 1984), Bangladeshi cricketer
Mohammad Azharuddin, Former Indian cricket captain
Mohammad Azizi, Iranian footballer
Mohammad Bakri, Israeli Arab actor
Mohammad Barghouti, Palestinian politician
Mohammad Dawran, Afghan military personnel
Mohammad Farid, Egyptian political figure
Mohammad Hatta, first Vice President of Indonesia
Mohammad Hejazi, Iranian general
Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas (1963–), Egyptian musician
Mohammad Hossein Shahriar (1906–1988), Iranian poet, writing in Persian and Azerbaijani
Mohammad Hussain (disambiguation), multiple people
Mohammad Ibrahim (disambiguation), multiple people
Mohammad Jasmir Ansari, Indian politician
Mohammad Kaif (1980–), Indian cricketer
Mohammad Khadem, Iranian wrestler
Mohammad Khatami (1943–), the President of Iran, 1997 to 2005
Mohammad Mahseiri (died 2013), Jordanian politician
Mohammad Mokri, Kurdish scholar
Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak, Malaysian Prime Minister
Mohammad Najibullah (1947–1996), President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992. He was assassinated in 1996
Mohammad Nami, Saudi footballer
Mohammad Navazi, Iranian footballer
Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Yousuf (disambiguation), multiple people
Mohammad Oraz, Kurdish mountain climber
Mohammad Panjali, Iranian footballer
Mohammad Rafique (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricketer
Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Iranian actor and film director
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as the last Shah of Iran
Mohammad Rona (born 1985), Afghan-born Danish politician
Mohammad Sadli, Indonesian politician
Mohammad Saleh (born 1946), second Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Indonesia for judicial affairs
Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq (born 1957), Bangladeshi epigraphist
Mohammad Sidique Khan (1974–2005), English suicide bomber in the 7/7 attacks
Mohammad Taghi Bahar (1886–1951), Iranian poet, politician, mathematician, logician, journalist, essayist, and historian
Mohammad Toaha, Bangladeshi politician
Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989), Iranian statesman
Mohammad Va'ez Abaee-Khorasani (1940?–2004), Iranian cleric and reformist politician
Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan Test cricketer
Mohammad Abubakar Durrani, Pakistani canoeist and filmmaker
Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Ridzwan bin Samad, a convicted rioter and gang member of Salakau in Singapore.
Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor, a convicted rioter and gang member of Salakau in Singapore.
Mohammad-Ali Abtahi
Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
Mohammad-Ali Angaji
Mohammad Ali Araki
Mohammad Ali Gerami Qomi
Mohammad Alavi Gorgani
Mohammad Ali Esmaeelpoor Ghomsheie
Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri
Ali Movahedi-Kermani
Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei
Mohammad-Ali Rahmani
Mohammad-Ali Shahidi
Mohammad Ali Shomali
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri
Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri
Mohammad Bagher Kharazi
Mohammed Emami-Kashani
Mohammad Fazel Lankarani
Mohammad Feyz Sarabi
Mohammad Hadi Ghazanfari Khansari
Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi Faqih
Mohammad Hassan Ghadrdan Gharamaleki
Mohammad Hassan Rahimian
Mohammad Beheshti
Mohammad Hussaini Shahroudi
Mohammad al-Shirazi
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Zanjani
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati
Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Muhammad Jafar Moravej
Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Mohammad Javad Pishvai
Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Mohammad Khamenei
Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Mofatteh
Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani
Mohammad Momen
Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
Mohammad Mofti al-shia Mousavi
Nasser Biria
Mohammad Qomi
Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani
Mohammad Reyshahri
Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani
Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani Araghi
Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini
Mohammad-Reza Modarresi Yazdi
Mohammad Reza Naseri Yazdi
Mohammad Reza Nekoonam
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli
Sadegh Khalkhali
Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani
Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh
Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani
Mohammad Sadoughi
Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi
Mohammad Shahcheraghi
Mohammad-Taher Shubayr al-Khaqani
Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi
Mohammad Taqi al-Khoei
Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani
Mohammad Taghi Falsafi
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari
Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
Mohammed Taqi Morvarid
Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi
Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari
Mohammad Taghi Vaezi
Mohammad Vaez Mousavi
Mohammad Yazdi
Seyyed Mohammad Ziaabadi
Mohammed
Mohammed Afroz, Indian juvenile rapist and murderer who was one of the culprits of the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder
Mohammed Ajeeb, British politician
Mohammed Ali bin Johari (1976–2008), Singaporean convicted murderer
Mohammed Ammouri (died 2004), murder victim
Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian
Mohammed Anas, Ghanaian footballer
Mohammed Atef, Egyptian al-Qaeda chief
Mohammed Awad, Iraqi politician
Mohammed Bouyeri, Moroccan-Dutch Islamic terrorist
Mohammed El-Bakkar, Lebanese tenor
Mohammed Dib (1920–2003), probably Algeria's most prolific and well-known writer
Mohammed Fahim, Former Afghan vice-president
Mohammed Emwazi, ISIL member
Mohammed George, British actor
Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (1939–2003), assassinated Iraqi Shia
Mohammed Saeed Harib, United Arab Emirati animator
Mohammed Hussain, Indian field hockey player
Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, Moroccan writer
Mohammed Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti politician
Mohammed Kumalia, Nigerian politician
Mohammed bin Laden (1895?–1968), Yemeni immigrant to Saudi Arabia, and wealthy investor, businessman and patriarch of the bin Laden family
Mohammed Makhlouf, Syrian businessman
Mohammed Manga, Senegalese football player
Mohammed Al-Marwani, Saudi Arabian basketball player
Mohammed III of Morocco, former King of Morocco
Mohammed IV of Morocco, former King of Morocco
Mohammed V of Morocco, former King of Morocco
Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963–), King of Morocco from 1999
Mohammed Mossadegh (1882–1967), Prime Minister of Iran from 1951–1953
Mohammed Said Nabulsi (1928–2013), Jordanian banker, economist and politician
Mohammed Omar (1959–), Afghanistan's Talibani de facto Head of State from 1996–2001
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980), the second and last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until 1979
Mohammed al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian held at Guantanamo Bay thought to be a 20th hijacker suspect
Mohammed Rafi (1924–1980), Indian Bollywood playback singer
Mohammed Al-Salhi, Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner
Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
Mohammed Shahabuddin, President of Bangladesh since 2023
Mohammed Nadir Shah (1880–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 until his assassination in 1933
Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914–2007), the last King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973
Mohammed Racim, Algerian artist
Mohammed Sheikh, English cricketer
Mohammed Timoumi, Moroccan footballer
Mohammed Haydar Zammar, German al-Qaeda recruiter
Mohammed Irfan, Indian playback singer
Mohammed Shami, Indian cricketer
Mohammed Seisay, American football player
Mohammed Abdur Rahiman, Indian politician
Mohammed Naseeb Qureshy, Indian geologist
Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud, Saudi businessman
Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, Indian educationist and politician
Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai
Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer
Major General Mohammed Amin Naik, a former Indian Army officer
Mohammed Shahid, former Indian field-hockey player
Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Vice President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015
Muhamad
Muhamad Ali Aman, Southeast Asian politician
Muhamad Salih Dilan, Kurdish Poet
Muhamad Radhi Mat Din, Malaysian football assistant coach
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus, Malaysian footballer
Muhamad Husain Kadir, Iraqi prisoner
Muhamad Kanan, Israeli Arab politician
Muhamad Aly Rifai, Arab American Internist and Psychiatrist
Muhamad Hasik bin Sahar, Singaporean gang member and convicted killer serving life imprisonment in Singapore
Muhamed
Muhamed Alaim, Bosnian football goalkeeper
Muhamed Bešić, Bosnian football midfielder
Muhamed Haneef, Indian physician
Muhamed Keita, Norwegian football striker
Muhamed Amin Zaki, Kurdish writer
Muhamed Zulić, Croatian politician
Muhammad
Muhammad (570–8 June 632) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and central figure of the world religion of Islam.
Muhammad ibn Maslamah, (588 or 591–665) was an Arab knight and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet".
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (637–700) was an Alid political and religious leader, and also the third son of caliph Ali
Muhammad ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab Muslim conquest of Armenia. He defeated the Byzantines and conquered their Armenian territories, crushed an Armenian rebellion in 704–705 and made the country into an Umayyad province.
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince, the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who played important role in the politics of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Muhammad ibn al-Walid was an Umayyad Prince and son of Caliph Al-Walid I who ruled from October 705 to 715.
Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of seventh Umayyad Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.
Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of the ninth Umayyad Caliph Yazid II.
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad famously known by his regnal title al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph and the most powerful man of world in the 8th century. He ruled from 6 October 775 to 24 July 785.
Abu Muhammad Musa, was (died 786) was an Abbasid caliph, better known by his regnal name Al-Hadi.
Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title al-Amin, was the sixth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful political leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 24 March 809 to 27 September 813.
Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tasim, was the eighth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful Arab military leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 9 August 833 to 5 January 842.
Abu Isa Muhammad was a son of Harun al-Rashid and Irbah.
Abu Yaqub Muhammad was a son of Harun al-Rashid
Abu Sulayman Muhammad, was a son of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Abu Ali Muhammad, was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Abu Ahmad Muhammad, was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid Prince and father of the twelfth Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'in who ruled from 8 June 862 to 17 October 866.
Muhammad ibn Ja'far famously known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir, was the eleventh Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 11 December 861 – 7 June 862
Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil was famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tazz, was the thirteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 866 to 13 July 869.
Muhammad ibn Harun al-Wathiq was famously known by his regnal title Al-Muhtadi, was the fourteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 869 to 21 June 870. As a ruler, al-Muhtadi sought to emulate the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. Historian Khatib states that he adopted perpetual fasting since the day of his leadership until his murder.
Muhammad ibn Al-Muktafi was an Abbasid Prince and son of Caliph al-Muktafi.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid was famously known by his regnal title Al-Qahir, was the nineteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 932 to 934.
Muhammad ibn al-Mustakfi, was the tenth century Abbasid prince, son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mustakfi (r. 944–946).
Muhammad ibn al-Qadir also known as al-Ghalib was the 11th-century Abbasid prince.
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im, 11th century Abbasid prince and father of caliph Al-Muqtadi (r. 1075–1094).
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī aṭ-Ṭāʾī (1165–1240) Arab mystic, poet, and philosopher
Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd (1126–1198) Arab philosopher
Muhammad Aladdin an Egyptian leading novelist.
Muhammad Ma Jian, Chinese Muslim Confucian and Islamic scholar
Muhammad Nur Aziz Wardana, Indonesian basketball player
Muhammad Osamanmusa (born 1998), Thai futsal player
Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1996), Indonesian racing driver
Muhammad Amin Bughra Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016), American heavyweight boxing champion
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931–), Malaysian philosopher
Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (631–658), Son of Abu Bakr, raised by Ali
Muhammad bin Nayef (1959–), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Muhammad al-Baqir 676–743 Shī‘ah Imām
Muhammad Baqir Majlisi a very powerful Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric, during the Safavid era.
Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909–1963), Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953–1955
Muhammad of Ghor (1162–1206), Persian conqueror and sultan between 1171 and 1206
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), born into British India, helped found Pakistan, acting as its Governor-General
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988), ruled Pakistan from 1977 to 1988 under martial law
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938), poet born into the British Raj, considered one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
Muhammad El-Amin (born 1987), American professional basketball player
Muhammad al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (?–1350), Sunni Islamic scholar
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, Pakistani al-Qaeda operative
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (~780–~850) Persian mathematician
Sultan Muhammad of Khwarezmia (?–1220), last ruler of Khwarezmia
Muhammad al-Mahdi (869–?), Last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
Muhammad ibn Maslama (589–666)
Muhammad Ibn Qasim (al-Alawi), Arab fugitive
Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (born 1984), British-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter and producer
Muhammad Naguib (1901–1984), first President of Egypt, in 1953
Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849), viceroy of Egypt, sometimes considered the founder of modern Egypt
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1947–), Muslim scholar, professor, poet and politician
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1953–), former world boxing champion
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), Alchemist, physician, and philosopher
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207–1273), Persian poet and Sufi mystic from Balkh, now in Afghanistan
Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian military general and a statesman
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan 1990–1999, 2013–2017
Muhammad ibn Talha, son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
Muhammad al-Taqi (811–835), Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid (882–946), autonomous ruler of Egypt 935–946, founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022), President of Pakistan 1998–2001
Muhammad al Warraq (800?–?), 9th Century skeptical scholar and critic of Islam
Muhammad Yunus (1940–), Nobel Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank
Muhammad ibn Zayd (died 900), emir of Tabaristan
Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Malaysian politician
Muhammad V of Kelantan, 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan of Kelantan
Muhammad Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah (1717-1795), Indian Nawab of the Carnatic
Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, Pakistani politician
Muhammad Ali Khan Bhutto, Pakistani politician
Muhammad Sultan Mirza, grandson and sometime-heir of the Central Asian conqueror Timur
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, fifth Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, sixth Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud, former Deputy Governor of Riyadh Province and a member of Saudi Royal Family
Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the first Saudi State
Muhammad I of Córdoba, fifth Emir of Córdoba
Muhammad II of Córdoba, fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia)
Muhammad III of Córdoba, tenth Caliph of Córdoba, of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia)
Muhammad I of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammad II of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammad III of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammad IV of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammad XII of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammad I of Khwarazm, former Shah of Khwarazm
Muhammad II of Khwarezm, former Shah of Khwarazm
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im, an Abbasid Prince and father of twenty-seventh Abbasid caliph Al-Muqtadi.
Muhammad II of Ifriqiya, eight Emir of the Aghlabids
Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi (1886-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician
Muhammad Kho Abdullah, Muslim name of Kho Jabing (1984–2016), a convicted Malaysian killer who was sentenced to death by hanging in Singapore.
Muhammad Syamsul Ariffin bin Brahim (born 30 May 1983), Singaporean gang member of Salakau and fugitive on the run for murder since 31 May 2001.
Muhammad Nabi, Afghanistan cricketer
Muhammad Omar Ali (1919–2012), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and translator
Muhammad Kadar (1975-2015), Singaporean convicted murderer
Muhammadu
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian politician who served as military dictator from 1983 to 1985, and democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.
Muhammed
Muhammed al-Ahari, American essayist
Muhammed Amin Andrabi, Indian academic
Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey, Kurdish historian
Muhammed Yusuf Khan, Indian military leader
Muhammed Latif, Iraqi major general
Muhammed Lawal, American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial arts fighter
Muhammed Mansooruddin, Bengali author
Muhammed Suiçmez (1975–), German musician
Muhammed Taib, Saudi Arabian lawyer
Muhammed Tokcan, Turkish hijacker of the Avrasya in 1996
Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish philosopher and theologian
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, member of the Saudi Royal Family
Muhammed V of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed VI of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed VII of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed VIII of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed IX of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed X of Granada, former Sultan of Granada
Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi (900-960) Arab Alchemist
Muhammet
Muhammet Akagündüz, Austrian footballer
Muhammet Demir, Turkish footballer
Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş, Turkish footballer
Muhammet Kızılarslan, Turkish skier
Muhammet Özdin, Turkish footballer
Moegamat
Moegamat Yusuf Maart, a South African soccer player
Surname
Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925), Malaysian politician; Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003; 2018–2020)
Mohamed
Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), Emirati footballer
Ahmed Mohamed (disambiguation), various people
Amin Mohammed (born 1996), known online as Chunkz, British YouTube personality
Amina Mohamed, Somali lawyer, diplomat and politician
Antonio Mohamed, Argentine football coach
Binyam Mohamed, Ethiopian detained in Guantanamo Bay between 2004 and 2009
Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed (1907–1962), Malay activist
Hassan Mohamed (disambiguation), various people
Hussein Mohamed, Somali entrepreneur
Ismail Mohamed (born 1980), Maldivian footballer
Kassim Mohamed, Kenyan Canadian
Magid Mohamed (born 1985), Qatari footballer
Mandy Mohamed (born 2000), Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast
Mike Mohamed, American football player
Mohamed Mohamed (disambiguation), various people
Mohd Mohamed, Qatari basketball player
Mostafa Mohamed (disambiguation), various people
Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981), Somali-British novelist
Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted killer
Mohammed
Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general who served as military dictator from 1975 to 1976.
Amina J. Mohammed, 5th and current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Bala Mohammed, Nigerian politician and Governor of Bauchi State
Boonaa Mohammed, Canadian spoken-word poet
Fazeer Mohammed, Trinidadian cricket commentator
Ferdoos Mohammed, Egyptian actress
Ghulam Mohammed, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Jawar Mohammed, Ethiopian political analyst and activist
Kausar Mohammed, American actress and comedian
Khaled Mohammed, Qatari football player
Khaleel Mohammed, Guyanese-American academic
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Pakistani Islamist militant
Lai Mohammed, Nigerian politician and Minister of Information and Culture
Mesud Mohammed, Ethiopian professional footballer
Mohammed Taher Mohammed, Iraqi weightlifter
Musa Mohammed (footballer) (born 1991), Kenyan football player
Nazr Mohammed, American retired basketball player
Nick Mohammed, British actor, comedian, and writer.
Nick Mohammed (wrestler), Canadian wrestler
Rajaa Mohammed, Kuwaiti actress
Ramzi Mohammed, Somali national convicted of involvement in the attempted London bombing of 21 July 2005
Shaffaq Mohammed, British politician and Member of the European Parliament
Sohail Mohammed, American judge
Syed Mohammed, Indian cricketer
Terique Mohammed, Canadian soccer player
Wasiru Mohammed, Ghanaian professional boxer
Zehn Mohammed, English football player
Muhammad
Al-Quadin Muhammad (born 1995), American football player
Asia Muhammad (born 1991), American tennis player
Clara Muhammad, born Clara Evans, wife of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), born Elijah Poole, African American religious leader
Idris Muhammad, born Leo Morris, American musician
John Allen Muhammad (born John Allen Williams; 1960–2009), American serial/spree killer and one of the two D.C. Snipers
Khalfani Muhammad (born 1994), American football player
Kiara Muhammad (born 1998), American actress
Muhsin Muhammad, American football player
Rasheed Muhammad, Pakistani tissue seller and murderer
Ruby Muhammad, American centenarian
Shabazz Muhammad (born 1993), American basketball player
Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player
Patronymics
ibn
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hazm (?–737), scholar
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630–632), the Islamic prophet's son
Qasim ibn Muhammad (598–600), the Islamic prophet's son
Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600–614), the Islamic prophet's son
Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad (1332-1406) Arab historiographer and historian
Marwan ibn Muhammad
Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as Al-Saffah (r. 750–754) was the first Abbasid caliph and founder of Abbasid Caliphal dynasty.
Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph from 754 to 775.
Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi also known as Ibrahim ibn Muhammad was the Abbasid princess, singer and composer.
Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi, also known as Ubaydallah ibn Muhammad was the Abbasid princess and officer.
Ali ibn al-Mahdi, also known as Ali ibn Muhammad. was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and his wife Rayta.
Musa al-Hadi also known as Musa ibn Muhammad was the fourth Abbasid caliph from 785 to 786.
Harun al-Rashid also known as Harun ibn Muhammad was the fifth Abbasid caliph from 786 to 809.
Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi.
Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi.
Isa ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi, was the youngest brother of Harun al-Rashid.
Musa ibn Muhammad al-Amin, was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Amin.
Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Amin was the second son of caliph Al-Amin.
Al-Wathiq (812–847), also known as Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim was the Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847.
Al-Mutawakkil (822–861) also known as Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim was the tenth Abbasid caliph from 847 to 861.
Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim was the Abbasid prince and father of Al-Musta'in
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim, was an Abbasid princess and the patron of Art and science.
Ali ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim
Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim, one of the youngest sons of caliph al-Mu'tasim.
Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz or simply as Ibn al-Muʿtazz was an Arab prince and poet.
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Muhtadi, was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Muhtadi.
Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im, better known as Al-Muqtadi was the caliph of Baghdad during later Abbasid period.
bint
Fatimah bint Muhammad (605–632 disputed), the Islamic prophet's daughter
Zainab bint Muhammad, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis)
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis)
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, the Islamic prophet's daughter (according to most Sunnis)
Fatimah bint Muhammad was the wife of Arab caliph Al-Mansur.
Abbasa bint al-Mahdi also known Abbasa bint Muhammad was the Abbasid princess.
Ulayya bint al-Mahdi also known as Ulayya bint Muhammad was an Abbasid princess and Arab poet.
Banuqa bint al-Mahdi also known as Banuqa bint Muhammad was elder sister of caliph Harun ar-Rashid.
Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, also known as Aliyah bint Muhammad was an Abbasid princess.
Teknonymy
Hasan ibn Ali also known as Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Ali, was the son of Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, and caliph in 661.
Al-Hadi, also known as Abu Muhammad Musa al-Hadi, was the 4th Abbasid caliph.
Al-Muktafi also known as Abu Muhammad Ali, was the 17th Abbasid caliph from 902 – 13 August 908.
Al-Mustadi also known as Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Yusuf al-Mustanjid was the Caliph in Baghdad from 1170 to 1180.
Fictional
Mohammed Avdol, an Egyptian supporting character from the Japanese manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Mohammed, a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is a cab driver for Roman Bellic's taxi business.
Derived names
Umm Muhammad
Umm Muhammad bint Salih, was the wife of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Hubshiya also known as Umm Muhammad was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Muntasir
Qurb, also known as Umm Muhammad was the mother of al-Muhtadi.
Ashin, also known as Umm Muhammad was the mother of 12th-century caliph of Baghdad al-Muqtafi.
Famous derived names
Muhammad Ali
Mohammad-Reza
Mohammad Taqi (disambiguation), multiple people
Legality and restrictions
China
In 2017 legislation made it illegal in China to give children names that the Chinese government deemed to "exaggerate religious fervor”. This prohibition included a ban on naming children Muhammad. The legislation was officially intended to prevent "religious extremism" among the country's Uighur minority, but appears to have been a possible act of persecution against the Uighur community.
Pakistan
The government of Pakistan forbids members of its Ahmadi community from naming their children Muhammad. Al Jazeera reported in 2021 that blasphemy charges had been filed against Ahmadis who wrote "Mohammed" on a wedding invitation in an unspecified amount of instances.
See also
Ahmad
Ma, surname used by some Chinese Muslims instead of Muhammad
Mamadou, West African form of Muhammad
Mehmed, a Turkish form of Muhammad
Mohd, shortened version of Muhammad used in South Asia
Mohannad
Muhanad
Yusuf Muhammad (disambiguation)
Mohammadi (disambiguation)
Muhammad (disambiguation)
Arabic name
Turkish name
Notes
References
Surnames of Sri Lankan origin
Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names
Bengali Muslim surnames
Pakistani masculine given names
Arab culture
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Мохьмад (Mokhmad), Магомад (Magomad), Магомед (Magomed), Мухьаммад (Mukhammad), Мухьаммед (Mukhammed)
Surnames of Maldivian origin
Maldivian-language surnames
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