Fuad (Arabic: فؤَاد fū’ād, fou’ād) (also spelled Fouad, Foud, Fuaad or Foad) is a masculine Arabic given name, meaning "heart" - the beating circulating heart, the concept of "mind and spirit". Its root word is the Arabic verb fa’ada (Arabic: َفَأَد) meaning "burning or a flame" and lahmun fa'eed - means a "roasted meat on a fire". It is used to describe a "heart that is inflamed with emotion". Therefore, it may share similarities with another Arabic verb fada’ (Arabic: َفَدَى) meaning "to sacrifice" - "to sacrifice, give, risk oneself for (something/ cause)". It was borne by two different Kings of Egypt. Originally an Arabic given name, it became widespread throughout the Middle East during the 9th and 12th centuries. Notable people Art Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), Azerbaijani sculptor Fuad Salayev (1943-), Azerbaijani sculptor Clergy Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Education Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-born American university professor Entertainment Fouad el-Mohandes (1924–2006), Egyptian stage and screen actor Fouad Awad, Israeli-Palestinian theatre director Music Fuat Mansurov (1928–2010), Russian conductor Fuad al Muqtadir (1980- ), Bangladeshi composer and singer Nobility Fuad I of Egypt (1868–1936), known as Fuad I, king of Egypt and Sudan Fuad II of Egypt (1952–), king of Egypt and Sudan Politics Fuad Chehab (1902-1973), former Lebanese president Fuad Guliyev (1941-), Azerbaijani politician Fuad Hamza (1899–1951), Saudi Arabian government official Fuad Hassan (1929-2007), Indonesian politician Fuad Masum (1938-), Iraqi president Fouad Mebazaa (1933-), Tunisian politician Fuad Rouhani (1907–2004), Iranian politician Fouad Siniora (1943-), Lebanese politician Fuad Stephens (birth name Donald Stephens) (1920-1976), 1st Chief Minister of Sabah Fuad Yakubovsky (1908–1975), Soviet Communist party functionary and statesman Binyamin Ben Eliezer, Binyamin Fuad Ben Eliezer (1926-2016) Israeli politician of Iraqi Jewish Decent Sports Fawad Alam (1985-), Pakistani cricketer Fouad Bachirou (1990-), French footballer Fuad Anwar (1972-), Saudi Arabian footballer Fuad Aslanov (1976-), Azerbaijani boxer Fuad Ibrahim, (1991-) Ethiopian-born American soccer player Fuad Muzurović, Bosnian football manager Fuad Reveiz (1963-), Colombian-American football placekicker Places Port Fuad, Egypt Fictional characters Fouad, a fictional character from the FOX television series Family Guy. In popular culture L.G. FUAD, song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack Statistics The name is mentioned five times in the Quran. See also Port Fuad Fouad (disambiguation) Includes people with surname "Fouad" References Arabic masculine given names Azerbaijani masculine given names Urdu masculine given names