Hamdan (Arabic: حمدان Ḥamdān) is a name of Arab origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include:

Given name

• Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, hereditary Prince of Dubai
• Hamdan Mohamad, Malaysian businessman
• Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi, Saudi Arabian sprinter

Middle name

• Anwar Hamdan Muhammed Al-Noor, former Guantanamo detainee

Surname

• Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman
• Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993), Egyptian geographer, author, university professor
• Ghassan Hamdan, Iraqi scholar, poet and translator
• Gibran Hamdan (born 1981), American NFL and NFL Europe quarterback
• Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Jamal Hamdan (actor) (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Mais Hamdan (born 1982), Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter
• Mustafa Hamdan, Lebanese general, head of the Presidential Guard
• Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Yemeni Guantanamo detainee, driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden
• Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress
• Zeid Hamdan, Lebanese music producer

Sheikh Hamdan

It 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

• Al-Hamdan, famous Druze family
• 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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