Yahia

Yahia (Arabic: يحيى‎, romanized: Yaḥyā), is a common Arabic male given name also written as Yahya or Yehia. People with the name include:

Given name

 * Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi (born c. 1965), political leader of the Zaidi rebels in Yemen
 * Yahia Belaskri (born 1952), Algerian novelist
 * Yahia Ben Bakr (born 9th century), Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination) figure in Medieval Portugal
 * Yahia Ben Rabbi (c. 1150–1222), also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish, Dom Yahia "o Negro", direct descendant of the Exilarchs of Babylon, the eponymous ancestor of the Ibn Yahya family
 * Yahia Boushaki (1935-1960), Algerian politician and military
 * Yehia El-Fakharany (born 1945), Egyptian TV and movie actor
 * Yahia El-Mekachari (born 1990), Tunisian light heavyweight amateur boxer, Olympian
 * Yahia Kaidum, Algerian politician
 * Yahia Kébé (born 1985), Burkinabé football player
 * Yahia Ouahabi (born 1940), Algerian football player
 * Yahia Shakmak (born 1985), Libyan basketball player
 * Yahia Turki (1903–1969), Tunisian painter

Surname

 * Alaeddine Yahia (born 1981), French-Tunisian football player
 * Antar Yahia (born 1982), Algerian football player
 * Karim Naït Yahia (born 1980), Algerian football player
 * Latif Yahia (born 1964), Iraqi-born author and former combatant in the Iran-Iraq War, and alleged body double of Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday Hussein
 * Rafik Haj Yahia (1949–2000), Israeli Arab politician, member of the Knesset
 * Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 1996), Qatari sprinter

Pen name

 * Adnan Oktar (born 1956), Turkish creationist and cult leader, also known as "Harun Yahya"