Ilham

Ilham is a unisex name that derives from the Arabic word for inspiration. It is usually a given name, rarely used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

As a given name

 * Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), President of Azerbaijan since 2003
 * Ilham al-Madfai (born c. 1942), Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer
 * Ilham Chahine (born 1961), Egyptian actress
 * Ilham Ghali of Kazan (c. 1449 – c. 1490), khan of Kazan Khanate
 * Ilham Hussain (born 1955), wife of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan
 * Ilham Jaya Kesuma, Indonesian footballer
 * Ilham Kadri, Moroccan business executive and current CEO of Syensqo, formerly Solvay
 * Ilham Moussaïd, French politician
 * Ilham Naghiyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani economist
 * Ilham Tohti (born 1969), Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges
 * Ilham Yadullayev (born 1975), Azerbaijani footballer
 * Ilham Zakiyev (born 1980), Azerbaijani judo practitioner

As a surname

 * Muhammad Ilham (born 1981), Indonesian footballer