Hamza (name)
Introduction '''Hamza''' (also spelled as '''Hamzah''', '''Hamsah''', '''Hamzeh'''  or '''Humza'''; , standardized transliteration is ) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world. It means lion, strong, and steadfast. It was borne by one of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's uncles, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, a wrestler and an archer who was renowned for his strength and bravery in battle. His exploits were detailed in the Hamzanama, an adventure epic written in Persian.
Given name * Hamza (rapper), full name Hamza Al-Farissi, Belgian rapper of Moroccan descent* Hamza Ali Abbasi, Pakistani actor, model, and film director* Hamza Aboud (born 1984), Lebanese footballer* Hamza Abdullah, American football safety* Hamza Abdullahi (1945–2019), Nigerian Air Force air marshal and governor* Hamza Abu-Ghalia (born 1980), Libyan weightlifter* Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980-2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175* Hamza Al Khateeb (1997-2011), Syrian child tortured to death by Syrian government* Humza Arshad, British-Pakistani actor, writer, comedian and YouTube personality* Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somalia* Hamza Bencherif, footballer* Hamza Çakir (born 1985), German footballer of Turkish descent* Hamza Çalışkan (born 1994), Turkish Paralympian para table tennis player* * Hamza Demir (born 1956), Swedish politician* Hamza El Din, Oud player, composer and ethnomusicologist* Hamza Dirani, Jordanian racing driver* Hamzah Fansuri, Sufi poet from Sumatra* Hamza Hamzaoğlu, former Turkish footballer and football manager* Hamzah Haz, former vice-president of Indonesia* Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of the late King Hussein of Jordan* Hamza Kashgari, Saudi columnist* Hamza Kastrioti, Ottoman military personnel* Hamza Koudri, Algerian footballer* Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, noted Sahābi and uncle of Muhammad* Hamza Namira, Egyptian singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist* Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Uzbek poet* Hamza Ruhezamihigo, Rwandan basketball player* Hamza Shah Saifuddin, fourth Sultan of Bengal* Hamzah Shehatta, Saudi poet* Hamza Yassin, Sudanese-born British TV presenter* Hamza Yerlikaya, Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler* Hamza Younés, Tunisian footballer* Humza Yousaf, Scottish politician* Hamza Choudhury, English Footballer* Hamzah Zainudin, Malaysian politician
Surname * Amiruddin Hamzah, Malaysian politician* Bur’i Mohamed Hamza, Somali politician* Fuad Hamza, Saudi Arabian government official* Gamal Hamza, Egyptian footballer* Khidir Hamza, nuclear technician who worked with Saddam Hussein* Mauro Hamza (born 1965 or 1966), Egyptian fencing coach* Muhammad Hamza (1929–2021), Pakistani politician* Obaidullah Hamzah (born 1972), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar* Tengku Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet* Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Malaysian politician* Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah, Singaporean criminal and prisoner
Derived names * Abu Hamza