Iyad

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Iyad may refer to:

  • Iyad (tribe), Arab tribe, 3rd–7th centuries
  • Iyad Jamal Al-Din (born 1961), prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric
  • Iyad Al-Khatib, Jordanian football player
  • Abdallah Iyad Barghouti (born 1979), Palestinian leading commander in Hamas' armed wing in the West Bank
  • Iyad Burnat (born 1973), leads Bil'in's non-violent struggle in the West Bank
  • Iyad Ag Ghaly, Tuareg militant from Mali's Kidal Region
  • Iyad ibn Ghanm (died 641), Arab general important in the Muslim conquests of al-Jazira and northern Syria
  • Iyad Abu Gharqoud (born 1988), Palestinian professional footballer
  • Abu Ali Iyad (8206–1971), senior Palestinian field commander based in Syria and Jordan during the 1960s and early 1970s
  • Abu Iyad (Salah Khalaf) (1933–1991), deputy chief and head of intelligence for the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Qadi Iyad (1083–1149), a Sunni polymath, theologian, historian, poet, and genealogist
  • İyad el-Baghdadi (born 1977), writer, entrepreneur, and human rights activist, gained international prominence during the Arab Spring
  • Iyad bin Amin Madani (born 1946), Saudi public figure who served in different cabinet posts
  • Iyad Mando (born 1978), Syrian footballer
  • Iyad Rahwan, Syrian-Australian scientist
  • Iyad Sughayer (born 1993), Jordanian-Palestinian classical pianist
  • Iyad Khalil Zaki, Iraqi Army General

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