Riad (name)
Riad is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens"". Notable persons with that name include:People with the given name
- Riaad Moosa, Indian-born South African comedian
- Riad Al Solh, first prime minister of Lebanon
- Riad Al Sunbati, Egyptian composer and musician
- Riad Al Sunbati, Egyptian composer and musician
- Riad al-Asaad, commander of the Free Syrian Army
- Riad al-Asaad, commander of the Free Syrian Army.
- Riad al-Saray, Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician
- Riad al-Turk, Syrian politician
- Riad Asmat, Malaysian businessman
- Riad Bajić, Bosnian professional footballer
- Riad Benayad, Algerian footballer
- Riad Benchadi, Algerian footballer
- Riad Beyrouti, Syrian painter
- Riad Chibani, Algerian judoka
- Riad Darar, Syrian activist and author
- Riad Hammadou, former Algerian footballer
- Riad Higazy, Egyptian earth scientist
- Riad Hijal, Lebanese-Canadian technologist and thought leader
- Riad Ismat, Syrian politician
- Riad Jarjour, Syrian Christian clergyman
- Riad Nouri, French-Algerian professional footballer
- Riad Rahal, Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician
- Riad Ribeiro, Brazilian male volleyballer
- Riad Salamé, Lebanese banker and governor
- Riad Seif, Syrian political dissident and businessman
- Riad Shehata, Egyptian photographer
- Riad Taha, Shia Lebanese journalist
- Riad Yassin, Yemeni Foreign Minister
- Riad Yunes, Dominican former sports shooter
- Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian politician
- Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary, Palestinian academic
- Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer who plays for Manchester City
- Riyad Naasan Agha, Syrian politician
- Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Iraqi-born British kickboxer
- Riyadh the facilitator, pseudonym
- Riad Bark, Arab-Brazilian musician
People with the surname
- Ali Mohamed Riad, Egyptian footballer
- Hussein Riad, Egyptian actor
- Mahmoud Riad, Egyptian diplomat
- Mohamed Ali Riad, Egyptian fencer
- Mohamed Riad, Egyptian scholar and geographer
- Tarek Riad, Egyptian sport shooter
- Tomas Riad, Swedish linguist
- Wael Riad, Egyptian footballer
