Hisham () is an Arabic male given name which means "generous".Behind the Name. "Given Name Hisham". Retrieved on 16 February 2016. It is not to be confused with the similar looking, but only slightly related, Hashim.
People Given name Hisham ibn al-Mughira (late 6th century), leader of Quraysh tribe Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691–743), Umayyad caliph (r. 724–743) Hisham ibn al-A'as (died 635), Arab companion of Muhammad Hisham I of Córdoba (757–796), emir of al-Andalus Hisham II of Córdoba (966–1013), caliph of al-Andalus Hisham III of Córdoba (died 1036), caliph of al-Andalus Pseudo-Hisham (died 1044), nominal caliph of al-Andalus Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (8th century), Muslim historian Hisham ibn Urwah (8th century), hadith narrator Hisham ibn al-Hakam (8th century), Shia theologian Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian singer Hisham Barakat (1950–2015), Egyptian prosecutor Hisham Bastawisy (died 2021), Egyptian judge Hisham Bin Al Bin Amor Sliti (born 1966), Tunisian former detainee Hisham Hafiz (1931–2006), Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher Hisham Ikhtiyar (died 2012), Syrian official Hisham Jaber (born 1942), Lebanese general Hisham Kabbani (1945–2024), Lebanese-American Islamic scholar Hisham Matar (born 1970), writer Hisham Nazer (1932–2015), Saudi Arabian politician Hisham Al Shaar (born 1958), Syrian politician Hisham Sulliman (born 1978), Arab-Israeli actor Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman Hisham Zazou (born 1954), Egyptian politician Hisham Zreiq (born 1968), Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist
Surname and family name Ibn Hisham (died 833), Muslim historian Maslama ibn Hisham (died 750), Umayyad prince Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (died 737), Arab general and prince Sulayman ibn Hisham, Arab general Yazid al-Afqam (died 744/46), also known as Yazid ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince
See also Hesham Hicham Hisham ud-Din (disambiguation) Arabic name
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