Yahia
Appearance
Yahia (Arabic: يحيى, romanized: Yaḥyā), is a common Arabic male given name also written as Yahya or Yehia. People with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi (born c. 1965), political leader of the Zaidi rebels in Yemen
- Yahia Belaskri (born 1952), Algerian novelist
- Yahia Ben Bakr (born 9th century), Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination) figure in Medieval Portugal
- Yahia Ben Rabbi (c. 1150–1222), also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish, Dom Yahia "o Negro", direct descendant of the Exilarchs of Babylon, the eponymous ancestor of the Ibn Yahya family
- Yahia Boushaki (1935-1960), Algerian politician and military
- Yehia El-Fakharany (born 1945), Egyptian TV and movie actor
- Yahia El-Mekachari (born 1990), Tunisian light heavyweight amateur boxer, Olympian
- Yahia Kaidum, Algerian politician
- Yahia Kébé (born 1985), Burkinabé football player
- Yahia Ouahabi (born 1940), Algerian football player
- Yahia Shakmak (born 1985), Libyan basketball player
- Yahia Turki (1903–1969), Tunisian painter
Surname
[edit]- Alaeddine Yahia (born 1981), French-Tunisian football player
- Antar Yahia (born 1982), Algerian football player
- Karim Naït Yahia (born 1980), Algerian football player
- Latif Yahia (born 1964), Iraqi-born author and former combatant in the Iran-Iraq War, and alleged body double of Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday Hussein
- Rafik Haj Yahia (1949–2000), Israeli Arab politician, member of the Knesset
- Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 1996), Qatari sprinter
Pen name
[edit]- Adnan Oktar (born 1956), Turkish creationist and cult leader, also known as "Harun Yahya"