Hisham (name)
Hisham is an Arabic male given name which means "generous". It is not to be confused with the similar looking, but only slightly related, Hashim.
People
Given name
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph
- Hisham ibn al-A'as, Arab companion of Muhammad
- Hisham I of Córdoba, ruler of Cordoba, Al-Andalus
- Hisham II, ruler of Cordoba, Al-Andalus
- Hisham III of Córdoba, ruler of Cordoba, Al-Andalus
- Hisham Abbas, Egyptian singer
- Hisham Barakat, Egyptian prosecutor
- Hisham Hafiz, Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher
- Hisham Jaber, Lebanese general
- Hisham Kabbani, Lebanese-American Islamic scholar
- Hisham Nazer, Saudi Arabian politician
- Hisham Al Shaar, Syrian politician
- Hisham Sulliman, Arab-Israeli actor
- Hisham ibn Urwah, Muslim scholar
- Hisham Zreiq, Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist
Surname and family name
- Ibn Hisham, Muslim historian
- Maslama ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince
- Mu'awiya ibn Hisham, Arab general and prince
- Sulayman ibn Hisham, Arab general
- Yazid al-Afqam, also known as Yazid ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince