Hamdan

For the village in Iran, see Hamdan, Iran.

Hamdan
Pronunciation	Arabic: [hamdaːn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	praiseworthy
Region of origin	Arabic
Other names
Related names	Ahmad, Hamid, Hamdi, Muhammad

Hamdan (Arabic: همدان‎‎ Ḥamdān) is a name of Arab origin. Among people named Hamdan include:

• Al-Hamdan, famous Druze family
• Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden
• Gibran Hamdan, former NFL and NFL Europe quarterback
• Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard
• Jamal al-Din Hamdan, 19th century Lebanese Druze Sheikh
• Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee
• Gassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator
• Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman
• Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter
• Yasmine Hamdan, Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress
• Zeid Hamdan, Lebanese music producer
• Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Hassan Hamdan (actor), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Jamal Hamdan (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Hamdan Hossain, Imaginary Name

Sheikh Hamdan (Prince Hamdan) may refer to:

• Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai
• Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai
• Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician
• Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician
• said mohamad hamdan, programing games in lebanon (cyprien)..
• hamdan dairy (ramdan) manager is MR.mohamad said hamdan

Other

• Banu Hamdan, ancient Yemeni tribal confederation
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan
• Hamdan Air Base in Syria - see Deir ez-Zor Airport