Ilham

Ilham is a unisex name that derives from the Arabic word for inspiration. It is usually a given name, rarely used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

As a given name[edit]

• Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), President of Azerbaijan since 2003
• Ilham al-Madfai (born c. 1942), Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer
• Ilham Chahine (born 1961), Egyptian actress
• Ilham Ghali of Kazan (c. 1449 – c. 1490), khan of Kazan Khanate
• Ilham Hussain (born 1955), wife of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan
• Ilham Jaya Kesuma, Indonesian footballer
• Ilham Kadri, Moroccan business executive and current CEO of Syensqo, formerly Solvay
• Ilham Moussaïd, French politician
• Ilham Naghiyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani economist
• Ilham Tohti (born 1969), Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges
• Ilham Yadullayev (born 1975), Azerbaijani footballer
• Ilham Zakiyev (born 1980), Azerbaijani judo practitioner

As a surname[edit]

• Muhammad Ilham (born 1981), Indonesian footballer

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