Riad (name)

Riad (also spelled Riyad or Riyadh, Arabic: رياض, pronounced [riːˈɑːdˤ]) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens"". Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name[]

• Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian
• Riad Al Solh, first prime minister of Lebanon
• Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981), Egyptian composer and musician
• Riad Al Sunbati, Egyptian composer and musician
• Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army
• Riad al-Asaad, Free Syrian Army commander
• Riad al-Saray (1975–2010), Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician
• Riad al-Turk (born 1930), Syrian politician
• Riad Asmat (born 1971), Malaysian businessman
• Riad Bajić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer
• Riad Benayad (born 1996), Algerian footballer
• Riad Benchadi (born 1978), Algerian footballer
• Riad Beyrouti (born 1944), Syrian painter
• Riad Chibani (born 1964), Algerian judoka
• Riad Darar (born 1954), Syrian activist and author
• Riad Hammadou (born 1976), Algerian footballer
• Riad Higazy (1919–1967), Egyptian earth scientist
• Riad Ismat (born 1947), Syrian politician
• Riad Jarjour, Syrian Christian clergyman
• Riad Nouri (born 1985), French-Algerian footballer
• Riad Rahal (born 1950), Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician
• Riad Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian volleyballer
• Riad Salamé (born 1950), Lebanese banker and governor
• Riad Seif (born 1946), Syrian political dissident and businessman
• Riad Shehata (–died 1942), Egyptian photographer
• Riad Taha (1927–1980), Lebanese journalist
• Riad Yassin (born 1955), Yemeni Foreign Minister
• Riad Yunes (born 1928), Dominican sports shooter
• Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian politician
• Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary (born 1943), Palestinian academic
• Riyad Mahrez (born 1991), Algerian footballer
• Riyad Naasan Agha (born 1947), Syrian politician
• Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Iraqi-born British kickboxer
• Riyadh Khalaf, (born 1991) Irish broadcaster, author, and YouTuber
• Riyadh Roberts, the legal name of rapper YoungstaCPT
• Riyadh the facilitator, pseudonym

People with the surname[]

• Ali Mohamed Riad (1904–?), Egyptian footballer
• Hussein Riad (1897–1965), Egyptian actor
• Mahmoud Riad (1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat
• Mohamed Ali Riad (1927–1958), Egyptian fencer
• Mohamed Riad (born 1927), Egyptian scholar and geographer
• Tarek Riad (born 1960), Egyptian sport shooter
• Tomas Riad (born 1959), Swedish linguist
• Wael Riad (born 1981), Egyptian footballer

See also[]

Look up Riad, Riyadh, or Riyad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Riaz (name)
• Riyadh (disambiguation)
• Riad (disambiguation)

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