Ahmad or Ahmed are the principal transliterations of the Arabic given name, Arabic: أحمد‎ ʾaḥmad. The name comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D, meaning "highly praised", implying "one who constantly thanks God".

One of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's many names is Ahmed, the name "Muhammad" pre-dating "Ahmed". The context by which "Ahmed" is referred to as "praised" can at times be mistaken. This has to do with the fact that since the prophet Muhammad was so highly regarded in Islam that the name "Ahmed" has come to mean "highly praised".

The name has its origins in a prophecy from Jesus Christ, mentioned once in the Quran in Surah 61: The Ranks.

61:6 And [this happened, too,] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O children of Israel! Behold, I am an apostle of God unto you, [sent] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to give [you] the glad tiding of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed." But when he [whose coming Jesus had foretold] came unto them with all evidence of the truth, they said: "This [alleged message of his] is [nothing but] spellbinding eloquence!"

Ahmad Shirpacha Zahir (Persian: احمد ظاهر‎ – Aḥmad Zāhir; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is widely considered an icon of Afghan music and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music". His songs are mostly in Persian and based on well-recognized Persian poems, although a few are in Pashto and English. Zahir composed and performed rock and pop music, in a similar style to Elvis Presley. Today, he is regarded as one of the greatest persons in Afghan culture and history.

Zahir was born on 14 June 1946 (Jauza 24, 1325 of the Jalali calendar) in Laghman, Afghanistan. His father, Abdul Zahir, was a royal court doctor, minister of health, Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971 and 1972, speaker of the parliament and an influential figure in King Zahir Shah's era who helped write the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan. Zahir grew up in Kabul and belonged to the Pashtun ethnic background.

Zahir attended Habibia High School in Kabul in the early 1960s. He sang and played the accordion in a band mainly consisting of his friends and classmates including Omar Sultan on guitar, Farid Zaland on congas and Kabir Howaida on piano. The band later became known as the amateur band of Habibia High School and performed in local concerts during celebratory occasions like Nowruz, Eid ul-Fitr,^{[disambiguation needed ]} and Afghan Independence Day.

Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo (born May 26, 1972 in Surabaya), better known as Ahmad Dhani or Dhani Manaf, is an Indonesian rock musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Described as a "rock star", Dhani is the frontman of Dewa 19 and Ahmad Band, and also a member of inter-continental band The Rock. He is also the owner and chairman of Republic Cinta Management.

Throughout his career, Dhani has scored many hits and also has been a talent promoter for the careers of other artist including Maia Ahmad, Agnes Monica, Alexa Key and Mulan Jameela, and has written songs for these artists and others. He has won numerous awards including the IMA best musical arrangement and best producer and many other awards as the member of Dewa 19. His influence in the industry made him one of the most influential musician in Southeast Asia.

Ahmad Dhani was the first child of three children of the marriage between Eddy Abdul Manaf, an Indonesian Diplomat with Joyce Theresia Pamela Kohler, an Indonesian of Jewish descent. His grandfather, Jan Pieter Friederich Kohler was a German and born in Indonesia 1883. Dhani stepbrother, Dadang S. Manaf is an acknowledged Indonesian musician and is a big influence on Dhani musical interest since his childhood. Dhani's father bought him a keyboard when he was young and paid for musical lessons, highly persuading him and hoping Dhani would excel in classical music.

Cinta Laura Kiehl (better known as Cinta Laura [ˈtʃinta ˈlaura]; born August 17, 1993) is a German-Indonesian actress, electropop singer and model in Indonesia. Beginning her career in 2007, she has starred in several TV series, movies and endorsed several local and international brands. Since the start of her career, she has won several awards for acting and singing, two of which are from the "Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Indonesia" and "SCTV Awards". Her debut single, Oh Baby was from the soundtrack of her film, "Oh Baby".

Cinta Laura Kiehl, proudly states that she's the citizen of the world. Born to a German father and Indonesian mother, Michael and Herdina Kiehl, a successful German hotelier and Indonesian lawyer, Cinta Laura spent most of her childhood moving around the world, and therefore affects her accent too America for local hearing and taste. In May 2006, Cinta won an acting and modeling and boldstar competition by MD Entertainment, who offered her a main role in a new TV series called Cinderella in 2007. Because of her father's job, Laura traveled around the world, moving from country to country every two years, english being her first language. Before her debut on Indonesia's television screens, she was taught bahasa Indonesia sufficiently. She also starred in the film, “Oh Baby” by MD Entertainment in 2008. Her debut single, Oh Baby was from the soundtrack of the film. Since the start of her career, she has won several awards for acting and singing, two of which are from the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Indonesia. She was also awarded in "Aktris Ngetop" (Best Actress) at the SCTV Awards in 2007.

Luna Maya Sugeng (born in Denpasar, Bali, August 26, 1983) is an Indonesian soap opera actress, and movie star. She started her career as an advertising and catwalk model.

She made her first steps into the movie world in 2004 with a supporting role in the film ‘30 hari Mencari Cinta‘. This was followed by ‘Brownies‘ in 2005, also in a supporting role. She has received several nominations during the Indonesian Film Festival, while continuing to appear on the small screen in Indonesian soap operas. She has also appeared in Indonesian advertising campaigns for Lux, XL and Toshiba.

In 2010, her boyfriend Nazril “Ariel” Irham, lead singer of Indonesian pop group Peterpan, was arrested after a sex video that featured Luna was distributed on the Internet. Ariel was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in January 2011.

Luna lost her contract to advertise Lux soap as a result of the scandal.

After two years off from a scandalous sex video, Luna Maya is showing her naughty side again in a new cologne commercial ad titled "Heaven on Earth". The commercial on YouTube have a warning note in the beginning saying that the material is only for those 18 years old and above.