Hamdan

Hamdan (Arabic: حمدان‎ Ḥamdān) is a name of Arab origin. Among people named Hamdan include:

  • Al-Hamdan, famous Druze family
  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden
  • Gibran Hamdan, former NFL and NFL Europe quarterback
  • Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard
  • Jamal al-Din Hamdan, 19th century Lebanese Druze Sheikh
  • Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee
  • Gassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator
  • Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman
  • Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter

Sheikh Hamdan (Prince Hamdan) may refer to:

  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan's nephew, Crown Prince of Dubai
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1963) son of Zayed II of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirati politician
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1930-1989?) United Arab Emirati politician
Other
  • Banu Hamdan, ancient Yemeni tribal confederation
  • Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, US Supreme Court case involving Salim Ahmed Hamdan
  • Hamdan Air Base in Syria - see Deir ez-Zor Airport
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