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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".

Etymology[link]

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!"

Transliterations[link]

Ahmad is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the Muslim world, although primarily in the Middle East. More recently, this transliteration has become increasing popular in the United States due to use by members of the African American community.

Ahmed is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the Ottoman Empire. This transliteration is also used throughout the Muslim world.

Ahmet is the modern Turkish transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings.

The less common transliterations of Ahmad are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia.

Some Muslims who have the first name of Ahmad, prefer to use their second name instead of "Ahmad" as it is such a common name.

Given name[link]

Ahmad[link]

• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former president of Sierra Leone
• Ahmad (rapper), West Coast hip hop performer
• Ahmad (Jowzjan), a delegate to Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga
• Ahmad (Takhar), a delegate to Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga
• Ahmad Abbas, Saudi Arabian footballer
• Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director
• Ahmad Shah Abdali, founder of Durrani Empire
• Ahmad Adel, Egyptian footballer
• Ahmad Ahmadi, Iranian physician
• Ahmad Alaq, Khan of eastern Moghulistan
• Ahmad A'zam, Uzbek writer
• Ahmad Bahar, Iranian politician
• Ahmad Black, American football safety for the Florida Gators
• Ahmad Bradshaw, American football running back for the New York Giants
• Ahmad Brooks, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Ahmad Bunnag of Siam
• Ahmad Carroll, American football free agent
• Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Founder of the Hanbalite School of Law and Theology
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Abbasid ambassador to the Volga Bulgars
• Ahmad Fanakati, financial officer of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty
• Ahmad Hardi, Kurdish poet
• Ahmad Hawkins, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers
• Ahmad Jamal, American jazz pianist
• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
• Ahmad Kasravi, Iranian linguists and historian
• Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people
• Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum
• Ahmad Shah Massoud, an Afghan military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
• Ahmad Miller, former defensive tackle for the National Football League
• Ahmad Merritt, American football free agent
• Ahmad Nivins, American basketball player
• Ahmad ibn Rustah, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia
• Ahmad Rashād, sportcscaster and former football player
• Ahmad Shah (disambiguation), various people
• Ahmad Shamlou, Persian poet and writer
• Ahmad Shukeiri, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• Ahmad Sohrab, Persian author
• Ahmad Tajuddin, 27th Sultan of Brunei
• Ahmad Tekuder (d. 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate
• Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
• Ahmad Treaudo, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods
• Ahmad Shah Qajar, Last Shah of the Qajar dynasty
• Ahmad Zarruq, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh

Ahmed[link]

• Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian American actor and comedian
• Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet
• Ahmed Baduri, Eritean diplomat
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former President of Iraq
• Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria
• Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician
• Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress
• Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175
• Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93
• Ahmed Hulusi, Turkish writer and Sufi
• Ahmed Imamovic, Bosnian film director
• Ahmed Khadr, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier

of al-Qaeda

• Ahmed Kidwai, Up and Coming Canadian Entrepreneur
• Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Mujaddid of 14th century of Islam
• Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family
• Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati politician
• Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati businessman
• Ahmed Mohiuddin, a noted Pakistani biologist
• Ahmed Nadeem, cricketer
• Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways
• Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirati businessman
• Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93
• Ahmed Nazif (born 1952), Egyptian politician
• Ahmed Nizam, Indian cricketer
• Ahmed Patel, Indian politician
• Ahmed Plummer, former NFL player
• Ahmed Rushdi, Pakistani singer
• Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia
• Ahmed Sanjar, a ruler of the Seljuk Turks
• Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist
• Ahmed Şerafettin, Turkish football manager
• Ahmed Sheikh, Palestinian journalist
• Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer
• Ahmed Sékou Touré, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea
• Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas
• Ahmed Yesevi, a leader of Sufi mysticism
• Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry

Ahmet[link]

• Ahmet Alkan, Turkish economist
• Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist
• Ahmet Bilek, Turkish Olympic champion
• Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish diplomat and political scientist
• Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Enünlü, Turkish bodybuilder
• Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records
• Ahmet Gülhan, Turkish wrestler
• Ahmet Güvenç, Turkish rock musician
• Ahmet İzzet, Ottoman general
• Ahmet Kanneci, Turkish guitar virtuoso
• Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish sports wrestler
• Ahmet Koç, Turkish musician
• Ahmet Kuru, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Öcal, Belgian footballer
• Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman
• Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
• Ahmet Polat, Turkish photographer
• Ahmet Sağlam, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Necdet Sezer, tenth President of the Republic of Turkey
• Ahmet Burak Solakel, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish writer
• Ahmet Türk, Turkish politician
• Ahmet Fikri Tüzer, Turkish politician
• Ahmet Ümit, Turkish author
• Ahmet Uzun, Turkish Cypriot politician
• Ahmet Vardar, Turkish journalist
• Ahmet Yıldırım, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Yıldız, Turkish scientist
• Ahmet Zappa, American musician, actor and novelist

Other spellings[link]

• Achmad Jufriyanto, Indonesian footballer
• Achmad Nawir, Dutch East Indies footballer
• Achmad Saba'a, Arab-Israeli footballer
• Achmat Dangor, South African writer
• Achmed Abdullah, Russian writer
• Achmed Akkabi, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor
• Achmed Labasanov, Russian mixed martial artist
• Achmet (oneiromancer), Occultist
• Ahmat Acyl, Chadian Arab insurgent leader
• Ahmat Brahim, Chadian footballer
• Ahmat Taboye, Chadian writer

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Surname[link]

• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of Somalia
• Adnan Ahmed, football player
• Aneel Ahmad, film director
• Dajan Ahmet, Estonian actor
• Hocine Aït Ahmed, Algerian politician
• Iajuddin Ahmed, the Former President of Bangladesh
• Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
• Kafeel Ahmed (died 2007), one of the perpetrators of the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
• K. S. Nissar Ahmed, popular Kannada poet and writer from India
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran
• Matthew Ahmat, Australian rules footballer
• Matthew Ahmet, British wushu practitioner
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Messiah claimant from India, founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam
• Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih III of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mısırlı Ahmet, Turkish virtuoso darbuka player
• Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, British peer and politician
• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan
• Rangzieb Ahmed, British terrorist, director of Al-Qaeda in the United Kingdom
• Robert Ahmat, Australian rules footballer
• Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
• Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad, British peer and politician
• Zackie Achmat, South African activist

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Fictional characters[link]

• Ahmed Johnson, American former professional wrestler
• Prince Ahmed, prince in the Arabian Nights

Zhao Yunlei
Personal information
Born	August 25, 1986
Height	1.73 m
Weight	60 kg
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Coach	Chen Qiqiu
Women's/Mixed doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (February 02, 2011)
BWF Profile

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  China
Women's badminton
World Championships
Gold	2011 London	Mixed doubles
Silver	2011 London	Women's Doubles

Zhao Yunlei (born August 25, 1986) is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.

Career[link]

Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one. She had been Cheng Shu's women's doubles partner before pairing with Tian Qing.

2010

Zhao and Tian won 2010 Asian Games gold medal after vanquishing compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang 22–20, 21–15, and 21–12. Zhao also participated in China's women's team which gain a gold medal too.

2011

In January, Zhao and Zhang won VICTOR-BWF Super Series Finals in Taiwan after defeating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand 21–17, 21–12 in the final.

Two weeks later, they triumphed at Seoul by winning Korea Open Super Series Premier. In the final, they conquered compatriots Tao Jiaming and Tian Qing.

Zhao and Tian reached the women's doubles final but lost to Yu Yang and Ma Jin.

In October, Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan reached Denmark Open Super Series Premier's semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 21–14, and 20–22.

External links[link]

• BWF Player Profile
• 2010 Asian Games Badminton Biography

Li Ning 李宁
Personal information
Full name	Li Ning
Country represented	China
Born	(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 49) Laibin, Guangxi
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Retired	1988
Medal record Men's Artistic Gymnastics Gold 1984 Los Angeles Floor Gold 1984 Los Angeles Pommel Horse Gold 1984 Los Angeles Rings Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team Silver 1984 Los Angeles Vault Bronze 1984 Los Angeles All-Around

Li Ning (Simplified Chinese: 李宁; Traditional Chinese: 李寧; Pinyin: Lǐ Níng; born March 10, 1963 in Laibin, Guangxi) is a well-known Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in an ethnic Zhuang family.

Gymnastics career[link]

Li started training at the age of eight and he was selected into the national team in 1980. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics" (体操王子/體操王子).

Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was the first Olympics in which the People's Republic of China participated. He won 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. Li became the most decorated Chinese athlete at their first Olympics.

All in all Li won 14 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships titles.

Li took part in his second 1988 Olympics despite carrying injuries. It was a disappointing end to an illustrious career, as he was clearly off-form and made many mistakes which robbed him of the chance of a medal.

Post-gymnastics life[link]

Li retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. Li remains chairman of the company's board of directors.

Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000, becoming the first Chinese inductee.^[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics Li Ning ignited the cauldron at the opening ceremony after being hoisted high into the air with cables and miming running around the high portion of the stadium.^[2][3][4]

See also[link]

• List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games

References[link]

External links[link]

• Biography - Li-Ning Company Limited
• List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
• Li Ning: China's legendary gymnast has combined sporting agility with commercial muscle, 60 Years of Asian Heroes, By Hannah Beech, Time, 2006
• Li Ning Malaysia (English)

Gymnastics portal

Liliyana Natsir
Personal information
Birth name	Liliyana Natsir
Born	(1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 26) Manado, Indonesia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (130 lb)
Country	Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Coach	Richard Mainaky
Mixed doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 15, 2006[1])
Current Ranking	3 (September 7, 2011[2])
BWF Profile

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Indonesia
Badminton
Silver	2008 Beijing	Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold	2005 Anaheim	Mixed Doubles
Gold	2007 Kuala Lumpur	Mixed Doubles
Silver	2009 Hyderabad	Mixed Doubles
Bronze	2011 London	Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold	2007 Thailand	Women Doubles
Gold	2007 Thailand	Team Match
Gold	2009 Laos	Mixed Doubles
Gold	2011 Indonesia	Mixed Doubles

Lilyana Natsir (born in Manado; 9 September 1985) is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs. Her current partner now is Tantowi Ahmad (as of 2011).

Early life[link]

Being a badminton athlete is one big thing that Natsir had already dreamed of since her childhood. She's already familiar with racquet and shuttlecock since she was 9 years old. Natsir started playing badminton at her local badminton club in Manado at the age of 9. But three years later, she decided to move to Jakarta and entered her youth club, Tangkas Alfamart. She joined the national badminton team of Indonesia in 2002, together with Natalia Poluakan, her long-time friend since in Manado. When she and Poluakan won women's doubles title in Pekan Olahraga Nasional (National Games), Rexy Mainaky noticed her game and offered Natsir to play in mixed doubles with Nova Widianto.^[3]

Career[link]

Previously focusing only on mixed doubles with partner Nova Widianto, since 2007 she has also played women's doubles with Vita Marissa. In 2006 she and Widianto won the Asian Championships in mixed doubles and four World Grand Prix titles. They won the BWF World Championships in both 2005 and 2007. In the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, Natsir won the gold medal in women's doubles with Marissa, defeating their Indonesian teammates Jo Novita and Greysia Polii in straight sets. They also helped the Indonesian women's team win the team gold medal at the games. In the beginning of 2009 Marissa resigned from PBSI. With this decision came out, Marissa and Natsir had to split up and focus on each of their career. One year later, in September 2010, badminton world was surprised by the sudden split of world number #1 Widianto-Natsir. Nova and Liliyana have clinched 2 World Championship gold medals and 14 titles all together, and were still at world number one when the decision was announced. Since then Lilyana paired with the younger player, Tantowi Ahmad. ^[4]

2008 Summer Olympics[link]

She competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed's doubles with partner Nova Widianto and earned a silver medal. They were defeated in the final by the gold medalists Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in straight sets 21–11 and 21–17.

Participation at Indonesian Team[link]

• 5 times at Sudirman Cup (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
• 3 times at Uber Cup (2004, 2008, 2010)

Achievements[link]

Mixed Doubles with Tantowi Ahmad

Mixed Doubles with Nova Widianto

Women's Doubles with Vita Marissa

Personal life[link]

She is a daughter of Beno Natsir (father) and Olly Maramis (mother) with a hobby of listening to music and hanging out. People often call her by her nickname Butet or Yana. She had only finished elementary school in Manado before she had the courage to fly to Jakarta and focus herself seriously on badminton. After she has finished all competitions, she always make a symbol of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Miscellaneous[link]

• Her parents have a shop called Korona Motor in Manado.
• Her older sister, Calista Natsir is a doctor.
• She is one of several Indonesia Woman's Badminton Team members who refused to play wearing a skirt.
• After the 2008 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup national interest in badminton increased and many young girls and teenagers looked upon her as their idol.

References[link]

External links[link]

• BWF Profile
• BWF World Ranking

Markis Kido
Personal information
Born	(1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 (age 27) Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (140 lb)
Country	Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (September, 2007)
Current Ranking	7 (September, 7 2011[1])
Medal record Competitor for  Indonesia Men's badminton Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Men's doubles World Championships Gold 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Bronze 2010 Paris Men's doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Men's team Bronze 2006 Doha Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Doha Men's team Sudirman Cup Silver 2007 Glasgow Team Bronze 2009 Guangzhou Team Thomas Cup Silver 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Bronze 2008 Jakarta Team Bronze 2006 Tokyo Team
BWF Profile

Markis Kido (born August 11, 1984 in Jakarta, DKI Jakarta) is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.

Career[link]

In 2005, with Hendra Setiawan, he won the Asian Badminton Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 2006, the pair also won the Jakarta Satellite, the Hong Kong Open and the China Open after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–16 at the finals.

In 2007 they became world champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21–19 and 21–19, at the World Championships finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2007 was a very big year for them. They also won the China Super Series after beating China's Guo Zhengdong and Xie Zhongbo 21–12, 21–19 in the finals, and the BWF World Cup Invitation after defeating Malaysia's Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari and Lin Woon Fui 21–18, 21–15 in the finals at Yiyang, Hunan. They were runners-up at the China Masters Super Series, losing the final to China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15–21, 16–21. In September they won the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold event. In December 2007, they won the Hong Kong Super Series, defeating the famous veterans Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan 21–12, 18–21, 21–13 in the finals. At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, they helped the Indonesian team win the gold medal in the men's team event, and won gold in men's doubles at the individual event after beating the Indonesian born pair of Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya who represented Singapore, 21–17 and 21–12.

In January 2008 they won the Malaysian Super Series. Later that year they teamed to capture their most prestigious prize, the Olympic gold medal in men's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. They defeated the Chinese pair of Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 in a thrilling match which more than avenged their loss to the same pair at the China Masters the previous summer. In September 2008 they took the 2008 China Masters Super Series after beating China's Sun Junjie and Xu Chen in straight sets in the final round. In October 2008 Kido and Setiawan teamed to win the Denmark Super Series after beating China's Fu Haifeng and Shen Ye 21–18, 21–19 in the finals. They captured the French Super Series in early November 2008 after beating yet another Chinese pairing, Cai Yun and Xu Chen, in the final round.

In January 2009 they won the Malaysian Super Series. In September 2009 they won Japan Super Series after beating other Indonesian pair, Rian Sukmawan and Yonatan Suryatama 21–19 and 24–22 in the final round. In October 2009 they won French Super Series

On 17 December 2009 they defeated Malaysian duo Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong to win Gold at the 2009 South East Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

They continued their domination to win the Gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.

Participation at Indonesian Team[link]

• 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)
• 3 times at Thomas Cup (2006, 2008, 2010)

Personal life[link]

He started playing badminton in Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. His parents are Djumharbey Anwar (father) and Yul Asteria Zakaria (mother). In spare time he plays football. His brother, Bona Septano, and sister, Pia Zebadiah Bernadet, are also Indonesian national badminton players.

Titles[link]