Famous People with Name Ahmad

Ahmad Shah Massoud            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Ahmad Shah Massoud: was a Kabul University engineering student turned military leader who, with support from the United States and other foreign nations, played a leading role in driving the Soviet army out of Afghanistan, earning him the nickname Lion of Panjshir. Many Afghans call him Amer Sahib e Shaheed, translating to (Our) Martyred Commander. Massoud was the most pro-Western and popular of the anti-Soviet resistance leaders

Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada: an ethnic Hazara, is a child actor from Afghanistan. He plays the role of Hassan, the loyal friend and servant of the richer boy Amir, in the movie The Kite Runner.In one scene Hassan is attacked and it is suggested that he is raped. The filmmakers wanted Ahmed to take off his pants for the shooting, but his father refused to let him do that. The boy has said he would never have taken the role had he known Hassan is raped. Reports vary on whether he and his family were properly informed in advance.

Ahmad Nazir Safi            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Ahmad Nazir Safi: an Afghanistani footballer who lastly played for SV Darmstadt 98 II.

Ibrahim Ahmad            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Ibrahim Ahmad: was a Kurdish writer, novelist and translator. He was born in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan and studied Law at the University of Baghdad, graduating in 1937. From 1942 to 1944, he served as a judge in the cities of Irbil and Halabja. In 1939, he, along with Alaaddin Sajadi, founded the Kurdish literary periodical Gelawêj. He acted as the publisher and the Editor in Chief of that journal. Gelawêj was published until 1949. It was during this period that he became involved in politics. In 1944 he became the head of the local branch of Komeley Jiyanewey Kurd (J.K.) in Sulaimaniya. Subsequently, this branch evolved to serve the entirety of Iraqi Kurdistan. When the J.K. changed its name on the 16th of July 1945, to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (K.D.P.)

Bashir Ahmad            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Bashir Ahmad: is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won the gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics.

Mushtaq Ahmad            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Mushtaq Ahmad: is a former field hockey striker from Pakistan.