Ziyad

Ziad

Pronunciation	[ˈzee:yad]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	Plentiful, abundance, and growth.

Ziad (also transliterated as Ziyad, Zyad, Zeyad, or Zijad Arabic: زياد) is an Arabic masculine given name.

People

Notable people with the name include:

Film

• Ziad Doueiri, Lebanese film director
• Ziad Hamzeh, American film director
• Ziad Touma, Lebanese Canadian film director

Athletes

• Zyad Chaabo, Syrian footballer
• Ziad Jaziri, Tunisian football striker
• Ziyad Tariq Aziz Brisam, Iraqi football defender
• Ziyad Al-Kord, Palestinian footballer
• Ziad Tlemçani, Tunisian footballer
• Zyad Jusić, Dutch football striker
• Zijad Švrakić, Bosnian footballer
• Ziad Al-Muwallad, Saudi Arabian football defender

Writers

• Ziad Majed, Lebanese political researcher
• Ziyad Marar, Iraqi writer

Music

• Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator

Politicians

• Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, Egyptian politician
• Ziad Aboultaif, Canadian politician

Military

• Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan, Muslim general
• Ziad al-Hariri, Syrian senior officer and defense minister

Other

• Ziad Fazah, Lebanese polyglot
• Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese hijacker-pilot involved in the September 11 attacks
• Ziad Asali, Arab-American activist
• Ziad el-Doulatli, Tunisian activist
• Ziad al-Khasawneh, Jordanian Lawyer