Mehdi (
Arabic: المَهْدِي,
romanized: al-mehdi) is a common Arabic masculine
given name, meaning "rightly guided".[1] People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America.[2]
This name is a variation of the name
Mahdi which has an Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi.
People with the given name
Arts and entertainment
DJ Mehdi (1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer
Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer
Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist
Mehdi Forough (1911–2008), Iranian scholar, author, dramatist, writer on dramatic arts and culture, translator
Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist
Mehdi Halıcı (1927-2008), a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history. Also widely known as Cemşid Bender, a pseudonym he used for books and articles on Kurdish culture and history
Mehdi Ben Barka (1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965), Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference
Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician. Served as Prime Minister of Albania in the 1930s
Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1943), Pakistani retired four-star air officer and a fighter pilot who served as the eighth Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force
Dik El Mehdi, a Lebanese village in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon
References
^"Name Mehdi". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
^"Name Mehdi". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Mehdi (
Arabic: المَهْدِي,
romanized: al-mehdi) is a common Arabic masculine
given name, meaning "rightly guided".[1] People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America.[2]
This name is a variation of the name
Mahdi which has an Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi.
People with the given name
Arts and entertainment
DJ Mehdi (1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer
Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer
Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist
Mehdi Forough (1911–2008), Iranian scholar, author, dramatist, writer on dramatic arts and culture, translator
Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist
Mehdi Halıcı (1927-2008), a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history. Also widely known as Cemşid Bender, a pseudonym he used for books and articles on Kurdish culture and history
Mehdi Ben Barka (1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965), Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference
Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician. Served as Prime Minister of Albania in the 1930s
Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1943), Pakistani retired four-star air officer and a fighter pilot who served as the eighth Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force
Dik El Mehdi, a Lebanese village in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon
References
^"Name Mehdi". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
^"Name Mehdi". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.