Fahd
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The name Fahd is an Arabic name:(فهد), also transliterated Fahad or Fahed, can refer to:
Others with this name:
- Fahd A royal name in Saudi Arabia that bears connotations of courageCourageCourage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...
and fierceness - A common masculine given name, with the literal meaning of panther,leopard, lynx etc.
As a first name
It is also the first name, or alternative first name, of:- Fahd of Saudi ArabiaFahd of Saudi ArabiaFahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005...
, aka King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (1921 – 2005), King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 until his death in 2005 He had six sons and three daughters. His sons were:- Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al SaudFaisal bin FahdPrince Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz was the eldest son of Fahd of Saudi Arabia. He served as Minister of Labor and Minister of Youth, and was president or chairman of many bodies relating to sport....
(1946–1999) Died of a heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Director-general of Youth Welfare (1971–99), Director-general at Ministry of Planning and Minister of StateMinister of StateMinister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
(1977–1999) - Khalid bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born 1947)
- Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al SaudMuhammad bin FahdMuhammad bin Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is Governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. He is a business partner of Al-Bilal Trading Company - a major conglomerate associated with construction and imports.-Early life and education:...
(born 1950), governor of the Eastern province - Saud bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born 1950), former deputy president of the General Intelligence Directorate
- Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born 1951), Army Officer. Elevated to minister rank in November 1997. Current head of Youth Welfare
- Abdul-Aziz bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, (born 1971), Fahd's favorite son and minister of state without portfolio. He is the son of Princess Jawhara al-Ibrahim, Fahd's fourth and, reportedly, favorite wife.
- Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Others with this name:
- Fahd Hariri BillionaireBillionaireA billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
, Youngest son of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri - Fahed AttalFahed AttalFahed Attal is a Palestinian professional football player currently playing for Shabab Al-Khaleel of the West Bank Premier League.-Move to Jordanian Premier League:...
(born 1985), Professional football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player currently playing for Al-Wahdat of JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing... - Fahed Abul Ethem NsourFahed Abul Ethem NsourFahed Abul Atham Nsour was Jordan's Secretary of State for Legal Affairs.He was born in Jordan in 1933. He obtained his law degree from the Syrian University/Damascus in 1959. Nsour served as attorney general and a judge in various courts. Between 1972-1974 to 1978 he worked as a legal adviser at...
(born 1933), Jordanian politician - Fahad Al Bishi (born 1965), Professional football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player - Fahad UsmanFahad UsmanFahad Usman is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Fahad Usman played one first-class match for Karachi Whites in the 1997–98 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy before emigrating to the United Arab Emirates...
(born 1976), UAE cricketer