Yahya (disambiguation)

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Yahya is a common Arabic name for John and hence the Jewish prophet John the Baptist, who is also seen as a prophet of Islam. It is a common names among countries of the Muslim world. It may refer to:

• The Arabic medical writer Yahya ibn Sarafiyun, known in medieval Europe as Johannes Serapion
• Yahya ibn al-Mundhir, 11th century ruler of Zaragoza
• Adnan Oktar, whose pen name is Harun Yahya
• Yahya Ayyash, member and chief bombmaker of the Hamas organization
• Yahya Jammeh, president of The Gambia
• Yahya Khan, was the President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff
• Sultan Yahya Petra, was the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King)
• Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal, was a Persian religious leader of Azali Bábism
• Yahya GolMohammadi, Iranian football (soccer) player
• Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, imam of the Zaydis (1904) and king of Yemen (1926)
• Yahya ibn Asad, Samanid ruler of Shash (819-855) and Samarkand (851/852-855)
• Yahya Rahim Safavi, command in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
• Yahya ibn Muhammad (aka Yahya I), an Idrisid ruler (848-864)