Riad (name)
Appearance
Riad (also spelled Riyad or Riyadh, Arabic: رياض, pronounced [riːˈɑːdˤ]) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens".
People with the given name
- Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army
- 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 (1947–2020), Syrian politician
- Riad Jarjour, Syrian Christian clergyman
- Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian
- 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 al-Saray (1975–2010), Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician
- Riad Seif (born 1946), Syrian political dissident and businessman
- Riad Shehata (–died 1942), Egyptian photographer
- Riad Al Solh, first prime minister of Lebanon
- Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981), Egyptian composer and musician
- Riad Taha (1927–1980), Lebanese journalist
- Riad al-Turk (born 1930), Syrian politician
- Riad Yassin (born 1955), Yemeni Foreign Minister
- Riad Yunes (born 1928), Dominican sports shooter
Riyad
- Riyad Naasan Agha (born 1947), Syrian politician
- Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Iraqi-born British kickboxer
- Riyadh Khalaf, (born 1991) Irish broadcaster, author, and YouTuber
- Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary (born 1943), Palestinian academic
- Riyad Mahrez (born 1991), Algerian footballer
- Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian politician
- Riyadh Roberts, the legal name of rapper YoungstaCPT
People with the surname
- Ali Mohamed Riad (1904–?), Egyptian footballer
- Hussein Riad (1897–1965), Egyptian actor
- Khadiga Riad (1914–1981), Egyptian painter
- Mahmoud Riad (1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat
- Mohamed Riad (born 1927), Egyptian scholar and geographer
- Mohamed Ali Riad (1927–1958), Egyptian fencer
- Tarek Riad (born 1960), Egyptian sport shooter
- Tomas Riad (born 1959), Swedish linguist
- Wael Riad (born 1981), Egyptian footballer