Jihad (name)

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Jihad (Arabic: جهادjihād, 'striving' or 'struggling for something better or greater') is used as a given name.

People with the name Jihad or Jehad include:

Known name[edit]

  • Abu Jihad, teknonym of Khalil al-Wazir, (1935–1988), Palestinian leader and founder of Fatah and top aide of Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat

Jihad[edit]

  • Jihad Al-Atrash (born 1943), Lebanese actor and voice actor
  • Jihad Azour, Lebanese (Christian) Minister of Finance
  • Jihad Benchlikha (born 1992), Moroccan basketball player
  • Jihad Helwi (born 1985), Lebanese football player
  • Jihad Ahmed Jibril (1961-2002), assassinated son of Ahmed Jibril, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
  • Jihad Khodr (born 1983), Brazilian professional surfer
  • Jihad Makdissi, Foreign ministry spokesman of the Syrian government from 1998 to 2012
  • Jihad Qassab (1975-2016), Syrian footballer
  • Jihad Ward (born 1994), American football player
  • Jihad Zoghbi, Syrian actor and voice actor

Jehad[edit]

Middle name[edit]