Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
64 famous people named Mahdi found on Wikipedia.
1808 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
1972-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1632-th in year 2015
Used in: Arabic, Persian
Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam.
1792, from Arabic mahdiy, literally "he who is guided aright," past participle of hada "to lead in the right way." Spiritual and temporal leader expected by some Muslims. Applied c. 1880 to insurrectionary leaders in the Sudan who claimed to be him. Related: Mahdism.
Rightly guided, guided to the right path.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahdi Pakdel | 1980 | Iranian actor |
| 2 | Mahdi Al Tajir | 1931 | Businessman |
| 3 | Mahdi Ali | 1965 | Past foot ball manger |
| 4 | Mahdi al-Harati | 1973 | Commander of the Tripoli Brigade |
| 5 | Mahdi Elmandjra | 1933 | Moroccan academic |
| 6 | Muhsin Mahdi | 1926 | American arabist |
| 7 | Mahdi Kamel | 1995 | Footballer |
| 8 | Mahdi al-Modarresi | 1977 | Iraqi scholar |
| 9 | Mahdi Karim | 1983 | Iraqi footballer |
| 10 | Mahdi al-Arabi | Libyan Brigadier-General | |
| 11 | Mahdi Gilbert | ||
| 12 | Mahdi Rezai | 1953 | |
| 13 | Mahdi Amel | 1936 | Lebanese poet (1936-1987) |
| 14 | Mahdi Puya | 1899 | |
| 15 | Salah El Mahdi | 1925 | Musician and composer |
| 16 | Mahdi Al-Gharrawi | Iraqi general | |
| 17 | Mahdi Moammer | 1979 | Iranian-Malasian magician & Illusionist |
| 18 | Mahdi Hasan | 1936 | Indian neurologist |
| 19 | Mahdi Bray | 1950 | Civil and human rights activist |
| 20 | Mahdi Abu Deeb | 1962 | Unionist and human rights activist |
| 21 | Mahdi Belhaddad | 1918 | French high-ranking civil servant in France (1918-1978) |
| 22 | Mahdi Abdul Hadi | 1944 | Palestinian lawyer |
| 23 | Mahdi Dakhlallah | 1947 | Syrian politician |
| 24 | Mahdi Javid | 1987 | |
| 25 | Mohammad Amin El Mahdi | 1936 | Chief Justice of the Egyption Council of State |
| 26 | Mehdi Khajeh Piri | 1955 | Iranian scholar |
| 27 | Mahdi Bemani Naeini | 1968 | Iranian film director |
| 28 | Ghani Mahdi | Algerian television presenter and humorist | |
| 29 | Mubarak al Fadil al Mahdi | 1950 | Sudanese politician |
| 30 | Abubakar Mahdi | Nigerian politician | |
| 31 | Mahdi Abdul-Zahra | 1996 | Iraqi footballer |
| 32 | Mahdi al-Hafez | Iraqi politician | |
| 33 | Abdirahman Mahdi | ||
| 34 | Mahdi Ouatine | 1987 | Moroccan boxer |
| 35 | Mahdi S. Hantush | 1921 | American hydrologist |
| 36 | Abdel-Rahman Mahdi | 2000 | Iraqi officer |
| 37 | Khaled Mahdi | 1987 | Footballer |
| 38 | Mahdi Iraqi | 1930 | Iranian terrorist |
| 39 | Mahdi El Khammasi | 1987 | Qatari association football player |
| 40 | Mahdi Ghalibafian | 1935 | Iranian engineer |
| 41 | Mahdi Al-Salam | 1990 | Saudi Arabian handball player |
| 42 | Mohamed Jassim Mahdi | Footballer | |
| 43 | Abbas Mahdi | ||
| 44 | Mahdi Tajik | 1981 | Iranian journalist |
| 45 | Saleh Mehdi | Footballer | |
| 46 | Mahdi Fakhreddin | 1983 | Lebanese artist, actor, producer and TV host |
| 47 | Mahdi Fleifel | 1979 | Danish director |
| 48 | Abdallah Mahdi | 1888 | French politician |
| 49 | Mahdi Fadaei Mehrabani | Faculty Member at University of Tehran | |
| 50 | Mahdi Fahri Albaar | 1995 | |
| 51 | Mahdi Kamil | 1995 | Iraqi association football player |
| 52 | Saudatu Mahdi | ||
| 53 | Mahdi Al-Ragdi | 1964 | Saudi Arabian futsal player |
| 54 | Mahdi al-Khalissi | ||
| 55 | Mehdi Chaambi | 1965 | Tunisian wrestler |
| 56 | Mahdi Saad | ||
| 57 | Mahdi Ben Cheikh | ||
| 58 | Mahdi Abu-Omar | ||
| 59 | Mahdi Salman | Iraqi basketball player | |
| 60 | Mahdi Zeghir | 1992 | |
| 61 | Mahdi Ali Khan | ||
| 62 | Ali ibn Mahdi | ||
| 63 | Mahdi Yahya | ||
| 64 | Mahdi ibn Ali |