Jihad ( , 'striving' or 'struggling for something better or greater') is used as a given name. People with the name Jihad or Jehad include: Known name Abu Jihad, teknonym of Khalil al-Wazir, (1935–1988), Palestinian leader and founder of Fatah and top aide of Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat Jihad Jihad Al-Atrash (born 1943), Lebanese actor and voice actor Jihad Azour, Lebanese (Christian) Minister of Finance Jihad Benchlikha (born 1992), Moroccan basketball player Jihad Ahmed Jibril (1961-2002), assassinated son of Ahmed Jibril, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command Jihad Khodr (born 1983), Brazilian professional surfer Jihad Makdissi, Foreign ministry spokesman of the Syrian government from 1998 to 2012 Jihad Mughniyah, Hezbollah Head of Security Jihad Qassab (1975-2016), Syrian footballer Jihad Ward (born 1994), American football player Jihad Zoghbi, Syrian actor and voice actor Jehad Jehad Al Baour (born 1987), Syrian footballer Jehad Al-Hussain (born 1982), Syrian footballer Jehad Muntasser (born 1978), Libyan footballer Jehad Al-Zowayed (born 1989), Saudi footballer Naziruddin Jehad (1969–1990), Bangladeshi political activist Middle name Mohammad Jihad al-Laham, Syrian speaker of parliament Arabic masculine given names