Bey (disambiguation)

Bey (disambiguation)

Bey (or Beg or Beigh), the Turkish term for a tribal chieftain, Ottoman or later Islamic official, in latter days reduced to a hollow form of address; a leader of "beylik"

Bey may also refer to:
* Rafic Hariri International Airport (IATA code: BEY), Beirut, Lebanon

As a surname:
* Ahmed Bey (1784–1850), the last Bey of Constantine; a nineteenth century Algerian resistance leader against the French occupation
* Erich Bey (1898–1943), a German admiral during the Second World War
* Richard Bey (born July 22, 1951) was a popular talk show host in the 1990s,...

As a French commune:
* Bey, Ain, in the Ain "département"
* Bey, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire "département"
* Bey-sur-Seille, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle "département"

Other uses:
*Bəyi, Azerbaijan - also called "Bey"

See also

* Bay %28surname%29
* Bay %28disambiguation%29


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