Yahya (disambiguation)

Yahya (disambiguation)

Yahya is a common Arabic name for John and hence the Jewish prophet John the Baptist, who is also seen as a prophet of Islam. It is a common names among countries of the Muslim world. It may refer to:

* Yahya ibn Sarafiyun, Arabic medical writer known in medieval Europe as Johannes Serapion
* Yahya (Zaragoza), full name Yahya ibn al-Mundhir, 11th century ruler of Zaragoza
* Adnan Oktar, whose pen name is Harun Yahya
* Yahya Ayyash, member and chief bombmaker of Hamas
* Yahya Jammeh, president of The Gambia
* Yahya Khan, former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff
* Sultan Yahya Petra, sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King)
* Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal, Persian religious leader of Azali Bábism
* Yahya GolMohammadi, Iranian footballer
* Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, imam of the Zaydis (1904) and king of Yemen (1926)
* Yahya ibn Asad, Samanid ruler of Shash (819-855) and Samarkand (851/852-855)
* Yahya Rahim Safavi, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)
* Yahya ibn Muhammad (aka Yahya I), Idrisid ruler (848-864)


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