Riad (name)
Riad (also spelled Riyad or Riyadh, Arabic: رياض, pronounced [riːˈɑːdˤ]) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens"". Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name
- Riad Shehata (–1942), Egyptian photographer
- Riyad al-Turk (born 1930), Syrian politician
- Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary (born 1943), Palestinian academic
- Riyad Naasan Agha (born 1947), Syrian politician
- Riad Ismat (born 1947), Syrian politician
- Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian politician
- Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian
- Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Iraqi-born British kickboxer
- Riad Yassin, Yemeni Foreign Minister.
- Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer
People with the surname
- Mahmoud Riad (1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat
- Wael Riad (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
- Jubair Hossen Riyadh (born 1992)
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