Riad, also less commonly spelled Ryad, Riyad or Riyadh (, ), is a masculine Arabic given name and surname, meaning "meadows", "gardens".
People with the given name Riad al-Asaad (born 1961), commander of the Free Syrian Army Riad Asmat (born 1971), Malaysian businessman Riad Bajić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer Riad Benayad (born 1996), Algerian footballer Riad Benchadi (born 1978), Algerian footballer Riad Beyrouti (1944–2019), Syrian painter Riad Bouchaker (born 1973), Algerian perpetrator of a mass stabbing Riad Chibani (born 1964), Algerian judoka Riad Darar (born 1954), Syrian activist and author Riad Hammadou (born 1976), Algerian footballer Riad Higazy (1919–1967), Egyptian earth scientist Riad Ismat (1947–2020), Syrian politician Riad Jarjour (born 1948), Syrian Christian clergyman Riaad Moosa (born 1977), Indian-born South African comedian Riad Nouri (born 1985), French-Algerian footballer Riad Rahal (born 1950), Lebanese Greek Orthodox surgeon and politician Riad Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian volleyballer Riad Salamé (born 1950), Lebanese banker and governor Riad al-Saray (1975–2010), Iraqi journalist, television presenter, lawyer, and politician Riad Seif (born 1946), Syrian political dissident and businessman Riad Shehata (died 1942), Egyptian photographer Riad Al Solh (1894–1951), first prime minister of Lebanon Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981), Egyptian composer and musician Riad Taha (1927–1980), Lebanese journalist Riad al-Turk (1930–2024), Syrian politician Riad Yassin (born 1955), Yemeni politician and diplomat Riad Yunes (1928–??), Dominican sports shooter
Ryad Ryad Assani-Razaki (born 1981), Beninese-Canadian writer Ryad Boudebouz (born 1990), Algerian-French footballer Mohamed Ryad Garidi (born 1977), Algerian rower Ryad Hachem (born 1998), French footballer Mohamed Ryad Ben Haddad (born 1959), Algerian hurdler Ryad Kenniche (born 1993), Algerian footballer Ryad Kerbouz (born 1969), Algerian-born French-American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryad Merhy (born 1992), Ivorian-born Belgian professional boxer Ryad Mezzour (born 1971), Moroccan politician and engineer
Riyad Riyad Naasan Agha (1947–2025), Syrian politician Riyadh Al-Azzawi (born 1986), Iraqi-born British kickboxer Riyadh Khalaf, (born 1991) Irish broadcaster, author, and YouTuber Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary (born 1943), Palestinian academic Riyad Mahrez (born 1991), Algerian footballer Riyad al-Maliki (born 1955), Palestinian politician Riyadh Roberts, the legal name of rapper YoungstaCPT (born 1991)
People with the surname Ali Mohamed Riad (1904–1978), Egyptian footballer Hussein Riad (1897–1965), Egyptian actor Ib Riad, Japanese musician Khadiga Riad (1914–1981), Egyptian painter Mahmoud Riad (1917–1992), Egyptian diplomat Mohamed Riad (1927–2025), Egyptian scholar and geographer Mohamed Ali Riad (1927–1958), Egyptian fencer Tarek Riad (born 1960), Egyptian sport shooter Tomas Riad (born 1959), Swedish linguist Wael Riad (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
See also
Riyadh the facilitator, pseudonym Riaz (name) Riyadh (disambiguation) Riad (disambiguation)