Saad (name)
Saad (Arabic: سعد, romanized: Saʿd) is a common male Arabic given name which means 'friend / companion'. The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada (سَعَدَ 'to be happy, fortunate or lucky').
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [saʕd] Egyptian Arabic: [sæʕd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "friend /companion", "prosperity", "successful" |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Sa'd, Sad |
Saad is the stem of variant given names Suad and Sa‘id.
It may be a shortened version of Sa'd al-Din, and is not to be confused with it. It is not the same as the single Arabic letter ṣād, which has no intrinsic meaning.
It may refer to:
Tribal Name
- Banu Sa'd, a Saudi tribe
First name
- Saad Albazei, Saudi Arabian intellectual
- Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari, Saudi Arabian runner
- Saad Awad, American mixed martial artist of Palestinian descent
- Saad Benyamin, Iraqi international football (soccer) player
- Saad Eskander, Iraqi-Kurdish academic and researcher
- Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli, Kuwaiti football referee
- Sa'ad Al-Faqih, Saudi dissident
- Saad Haddad, Lebanese military personnel
- Saad Hafeez, Danish cricketer
- Saad Hariri, Lebanese politician, former Prime Minister of Lebanon
- Saad Haroon, Pakistani comedian
- Saad Al-Harthi, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Saad Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Saad Hayel Srour, Jordanian politician
- Saad Ichalalène, Algerian football (soccer) player
- Saad Janjua, Singaporean-Pakistani cricketer
- Saad Khader, Saudi Arabian television actor, director and producer
- Sa'ad Khair, Jordanian Intelligence and security official
- Saad Khan, Indian film director, screenwriter and acting teacher
- Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan pop singer-songwriter, actor and record producer
- Saad Mamoun, Egyptian military commander
- Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi, Kuwaiti detainee in Guantanamo
- Saad Mohseni, Afghani-Australian businessman
- Saʿd ibn Muaʿdh, an Arabian tribal leader and an early convert to Islam
- Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, former Emir of Kuwait
- Saad Salman, Iraqi-French film director
- Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Saad bin Faisal Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Saad bin Saud Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Saad Al-Shammari, Qatari footballer
- Saad el-Shazly, Egyptian military personality
- Saad Tedjar, Algerian football (soccer) player
- Saad Bin Tefla, Kuwaiti businessman and politician
- Sa'd ibn Ubadah, an Arabian tribal leader and an early convert to Islam
- Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, a companion of Prophet Muhammad
- Saad Bin Zafar, Pakistan-Canadian cricket player
- Saad Zaghloul, Egyptian Prime Minister and anti-imperialist leader
Middle name
- Mohammad Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi, aka Ibn Sa'd, often called Katib ul-Waqidi, the scribe of Waqidi
- Yusuf Saad Kamel, a Kenyan-born Bahraini professional athlete (runner)
- Abdul Aziz Sa'ad Al-Khaldi, Saudi Arabian detainee in Guantanamo
- Bilal Saad Mubarak, Qatari sportsman (shot putter)
- Khalid Saad Mohammed, Saudi Arabian detainee in Guantanamo
- Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach), American former boxer
- Salman Saad Al Khadi Mohammed, Saudi Arabian detainee in Guantanamo
- Ahmed Saad Osman, Libyan football player
- Khawaja Saad Rafique, Pakistani politician
Family name
- Abbas Saad, Australian former international football (soccer) player of Lebanese origin
- Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad, Qatari basketball player
- Adam Saad Australian rules footballer
- Ahmed Saad (Australian footballer), Australian rules football player of Egyptian descent
- Baba Saad, or just Saad, a German rapper of Lebanese origin
- Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player of Syrian origin
- Emmanuel Saad, Egyptian Coptic composer, music arranger
- Emir Saad, real name Alan Digorsky, Ossetian Islamist militant and the first leader of the Ossetian Jamaat Kataib al-Khoul
- Ezzat Saad, Egyptian diplomat
- Gad Saad, Jewish-Canadian behavioural scientist and university professor
- Felipe Saad, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad, Qatari businessman
- Habib Pacha Es-Saad, Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister
- Halim Saad, a Malaysian businessman
- Hasballah M. Saad, Indonesian politician
- Henry Saad, American Michigan-based judge
- John Saad, Sierra Leonean politician of Lebanese descent
- Khaled Saad, Jordanian football (soccer) player
- Mahmoud Saad (footballer, born 1952), Egyptian football (soccer) player
- Mahmoud Saad (footballer, born 1983), Egyptian football (soccer) player
- Malik Saad, Pakistani senior police officer, engineer
- Matías Saad, Argentine professional football (soccer) player
- Margit Saad, German film and television actress
- Mohamed Saad (disambiguation)
- Naeem Saad, Kuwaiti football (soccer) player
- Natasja Saad, late Danish rapper
- Nicolás Saad, Argentinean film director
- Osama Saad (born 1954), Lebanese politician
- Razali Saad, Singaporean football (soccer) player
- Roberto Saad, former Argentinean professional tennis player
- Rola Saad, Lebanese pop singer and model
- Rola Saad (entertainer), Lebanese pan-Arab television personality, producing well-known television shows including the Arab version of Star Academy
- Salem Saad, Emirati football (soccer) player
- Shahrizal Saad, Malaysian football (soccer) player
- Siti binti Saad, Tanzanian taraab artist
- Soony Saad, Arab-American soccer player
- Stephen Saad (born 1964), South African businessman
- Syamsul Saad, Malaysian football (soccer) player
- Waseelah Saad, Yemeni track and field sprint athlete
- Yousef Saad, American computer scientist of Algerian origin
See also
- Saad (disambiguation)
- Saado
- Saadallah, disambiguation
- Sa'd al-Din / Saad Eddin (disambiguation)
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