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Mohammed Hadid (محمد حديد)

Mohammed Hadid (محمد حديد), Iraqi economist and politician, Mosul-born (1907-1999), LSE-educated, National Democratic Party leader, Finance Minister of Iraq 1958-1960 under Qasim, father of architect Zaha Hadid.

Mohammed Haydar Zammar (محمد حيدر زمار)

Mohammed Haydar Zammar (محمد حيدر زمار), Syrian-born German jihadist born 1961 in Aleppo, recruiter and ideological guide of al Qaeda's Hamburg cell around Atta; rendered to Syria in 2001, sentenced 2007, released 2014, recaptured 2018.

Mohammed Hijab (محمد نبيل حجاب)

Mohammed Hijab (محمد نبيل حجاب) is a British Muslim preacher, debater, and author who co-founded the Sapience Institute and debates figures like Jordan Peterson and William Lane Craig.

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, also known as Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi, is a Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire investor born in Dessie, Ethiopia, who built a construction and oil-services fortune.

Mohammed ibn Gao

Mohammed ibn Gao (محمد بن قو) was mansa, emperor of the Mali Empire in West Africa, reigning from 1305 to 1310 as the son and successor of Mansa Gao.

Mohammed III of Morocco

Mohammed III, also known as Sidi Muhammad ibn Abdallah, was the Alaouite sultan of Morocco from 1757 until his death in 1790, remembered for founding the port of Essaouira.

Mohammed Indimi

Mohammed Indimi, born Muhammadu Indimi in 1947, is a Nigerian businessman who founded Oriental Energy Resources in 1990, an offshore oil and gas producer ranked by Forbes among Africa's richest.

Mohammed Irfan (singer)

Mohammed Irfan (Mohammad Irfan Ali), Indian playback singer from Hyderabad trained under K. Ramachary; film debut Behene De in Raavan (2010) after S.P. Balasubramaniam recommended him to A.R. Rahman; known for Phir Mohabbat, Banjaara, Baarish.

Mohammed K. Ali

Mohammed K. Ali is an Emory University physician-epidemiologist and National Academy of Medicine member who researches diabetes prevention and care in low- and middle-income countries.

Mohammed Kudus

Mohammed Kudus (born 2000, Nima, Accra) is a Ghanaian winger for Tottenham Hotspur and Ghana. Right to Dream academy product; played for Nordsjælland, Ajax, and West Ham; £55m 2025 transfer; 2022 World Cup scorer.

Mohammed Mahzari

Mohammed Mahzari (محمد محزري), born 2002, is a Saudi right back for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, previously Al-Ettifaq and Al-Taawoun, a 2026 Saudi Arabia international, 178 cm, right-footed, shirt number 2.

Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor

Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor (മൊഹമ്മദ് മഖ്ബൂൽ മൻസൂർ), also known as Maqbool Mansoor, is an Indian playback singer and lyricist in Malayalam cinema, known for "Mukkathe Penne" and "Pularikalo" (2015).

Mohammed Odeh (Palestinian militant)

Mohammed Odeh (محمد عودة), born 1974, was a Hamas militant and longtime intelligence chief of the al-Qassam Brigades who led the armed wing for about eleven days in May 2026 before Israel killed him in a Gaza City airstrike.

Mohammed Omer Khalil

Mohammed Omer Khalil (محمد عمر خليل, born 1936) is a Sudanese painter, collagist, and master printmaker who has lived in New York City since 1967, celebrated as the first printmaker to emerge from the Arab world.

Mohammed Rafi (मोहम्मद रफ़ी)

Mohammed Rafi (मोहम्मद रफ़ी, 1924–1980), Indian playback singer of the Hindi film industry, called Pheeko; debut 1941 in Gul Baloch, Naushad partner, six Filmfare Awards, one National Award, Padma Shri 1967, about 7,400 songs in many languages.

Mohammed Sanan

Mohammed Sanan (Mohammed Sanan Kundoyi), born 2004 in Malappuram, Kerala, is an Indian left winger for Kerala Blasters FC and India; RFYC graduate, ex-Jamshedpur FC, senior debut November 2025.

Mohammed Saud Bahwan

Mohammed Saud Bahwan is an Omani businessman and chairman of the Saud Bahwan Group, which holds Toyota's exclusive distributorship in Oman; Forbes estimates his net worth at $1 billion.

Mohammed Shahabuddin

Mohammed Shahabuddin, also known as Shahabuddin Chuppu, is a Bangladeshi politician, retired judge, and freedom fighter who served as the 22nd president of Bangladesh from 2023 to 2026.

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami, Indian right-arm fast bowler (Bengal; debut 2013 vs Pakistan). 152 ODI wickets at 27.2 strike rate, best India ODI strike rate; 2023 World Cup leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets; last ODI March 2025.

Mohammed Sinwar

Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, was a Hamas military commander, Khan Younis Brigade head by 2005, Gilad Shalit kidnapping planner, and al-Qassam Brigades chief in Gaza killed in Israel's May 2025 European Hospital strike.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj (born 1994, Hyderabad) is an Indian right-arm fast-medium bowler for India, Gujarat Titans, and Hyderabad. Test debut 2020 Melbourne; No. 1 ODI bowler January 2023; 139 Test wickets; 23 wickets in 2025 England Tests.

Mohammed V International Airport (مطار محمد الخامس الدولي)

Mohammed V International Airport (مطار محمد الخامس الدولي) is Morocco's largest airport, serving Casablanca from Nouaceur about 30 km south of the city as the hub of Royal Air Maroc.

Mohammed V of Morocco

Mohammed V (Mohammed ben Youssef, 1909-1961), Alaouite sultan and later king of Morocco, reigned 1927-1961, approved Vichy anti-Jewish laws, was deposed and exiled in 1953, returned November 1955, and led Morocco to independence in 1956.

Mohammed V Stadium

Mohammed V Stadium (Stade Mohammed V, Donor) is Casablanca's historic football stadium, opened 1955, home of Wydad and Raja, renovated for AFCON 2025 with eight matches.

Mohammed VI of Morocco

Mohammed VI, king of Morocco since 23 July 1999 of the Alaouite dynasty, born 1963 in Rabat; shaped the 2011 constitution, 2004 Moudawana reform, and the 2020 Israel normalization deal traded for US recognition of Western Sahara.

Mohammed Yusuf (محمد يوسف) (Boko Haram)

Mohammed Yusuf (محمد يوسف), 1970–2009, Nigerian Salafi cleric and founder of Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahl as-Sunnah li-Da'awati wal-Jihad) in Maiduguri in 2002; executed in police custody July 30, 2009, after the group's July 2009 uprising, succeeded by Abubakar Shekau.

Mohammed Zafzaf

Mohammed Zafzaf (محمد زفزاف, 1945–2001) was a Moroccan novelist and short-story writer, the godfather of modern Moroccan fiction, known for works treating marginality and taboo in Moroccan Arabic.

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub) is an Indian actor from Delhi, a National School of Drama graduate known for Murari in Raanjhanaa, Chintu in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, and lead streaming roles like Real Kashmir Football Club.

Mohammedia

Mohammedia (المحمدية), formerly Fedala, is a port city in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco, between Casablanca and Rabat. Population about 322,000; it hosts the Samir refinery and a port handling about 95% of Morocco's hydrocarbon imports.

Mohamoud Ali Shire

Mohamoud Ali Shire was a Somali sultan who ruled the Warsangali Sultanate from 1897 and signed the first British treaty with a northern Somali sultanate in 1888.