Ishtiaq Ahmad or Ishtiaq Ahmed is the name of: Ishtiaq Ahmad (fiction writer) (1944–2015), Pakistani fiction writer Ishtiaq Ahmed (political scientist) (born 1947), Swedish political scientist Ishtiaq Ahmed (field hockey) (born 1962), Pakistani field hockey player Jagdeep (born Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffry, 1939–2020), Indian film actor Ishtiaq Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1977), Bangladeshi umpire and former cricketer