Hamad (name)

Hamad, (حماد) 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 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, 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 Alhamad (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