Mehdi

Mehdi (Arabic: المَهْدِي, romanized: al-mehdi) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "rightly guided". The name is a variation of the name Mahdi. Other, less common variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi, Mahadi, and Mehedi. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Mehdi Abbasov (1960–1992), Azerbaijani war hero
• Mehdi Abdesmad (born 1991), Canadian-American football player
• Mehdi Abdi (born 1998), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Abdi (born 1989), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Abeid (born 1992), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Abrishamchi (born 1947), Iranian dissident
• Mehdi Abtahi (born 1963), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Addadi (born 1978), Algerian swimmer
• Mehdi Aghavali (born 1982), Iranian wrestling referee
• Mehdi Ahmadi (born 1966), Iranian painter, film actor, and artist
• Mehdi Aidet (born 1953), Algerian athlete
• Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (1929–1990), Iranian poet
• Mehdi Alamah (born 1991), Jordanian footballer
• Mehdi Aliyari (born 1989), Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Mehdi Amini (born 1998), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Aminrazavi (born 1957), Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism
• Mehdi Amirabadi (born 1979), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Ansari (born 1994), Iranian swimmer
• Mehdi Siraj Ansari (1895–1961), Iranian Islamic scholar
• Mehdi Araghi (1930–1979), Iranian political dissident
• Mehdi Asgarkhani (born 1948), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Assous (born 1977), Algerian boxer
• Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi (1948–2021), Iranian weightlifter
• Mehdi Ben Attia (born 1968), Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and actor
• Mehdi Ayachi (born 1985), Tunisian singer and composer
• Mehdi Azaiez (born 1974), French Islamic studies scholar
• Mehdi Azar (1901–1994), Iranian physician and politician
• Mehdi Azizian (born 1956), Iranian businessman and economist
• Mehdi Baala (born 1978), French middle-distance runner
• Mehdi Baaloudj (born 2001), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Badrlou (born 1986), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Baghdad (born 1985), French mixed martial artist
• Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer
• Mehdi Bahadori (born 1933), Iranian mechanical engineer
• Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist
• Mehdi Bajestani (born 1974), Iranian actor
• Mehdi Bakeri (1954–1985), Iranian military officer
• Mehdi Baki (born 1988), French actor, dancer, and choreographer
• Mehdi Bali (born 1997), Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Mehdi Ballouchy (born 1983), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Bamdad (died 1973), Iranian civil servant and historian
• Mehdi Bardhi (1927–1994), Kosovar linguist, author, and teacher
• Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–??), Moroccan politician
• Mehdi Barkeshli (1912–1988), Iranian musician, composer, violinist, and researcher
• Mehdi Barsaoui (born 1984), Tunisian filmmaker
• Mehdi Bashiri (born 1992), Iranian scientist, inventor, academic, and writer
• Mehdi Bayani (1906–1968), Iranian calligraphy, writer, researcher, and professor
• Mehdi Bayat (born 1979), French-Iranian businessman
• Mehdi Bazargan (1907–1995), Iranian politician
• Mehdi Bazargard (born 1979), Iranian volleyball player
• Mehdi Qoli Beg (died 1618), Chagatai ruler in Khorasan
• Mehdi Behzad (born 1936), Iranian mathematician
• Mehdi Belhadj (born 1995), French middle and long-distance runner
• Mehdi Benabid (born 1998), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Benaldjia (born 1991), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Benchikhoune (born 1996), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Beneddine (born 1996), French footballer
• Mehdi Benhamouda (born 1995), French racing cyclist
• Mehdi Bennani (born 1983), Moroccan racing driver
• Mehdi Bennouna (died 2010), Moroccan nationalist, writer, and journalist
• Mehdi Bensib (born 1994), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Hassan Bhatti (born 1955), Pakistani politician
• Mehdi Bijari (born 1983), Iranian handball player
• Mehdi Bouadla (born 1982), French-Algerian boxer
• Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 1998), French footballer
• Mehdi Boukamir (born 2004), Belgian-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Boukassi (born 1996), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Bounou (born 1997), Belgian footballer
• Mehdi Bourabia (born 1991), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Bozorgmehr (born 1971), Iranian musician and composer
• Mehdi Bushati (born 1939), Albanian footballer
• Mehdi Carcela (born 1989), Belgian-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Cerbah (1953–2021), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Chaambi (born 1965), Tunisian wrestler
• Mehdi Chahiri (born 1996), French footballer
• Mehdi Chahkoutahzadeh (born 1989), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Chamanara (born 1987), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Chamran (born 1941), Iranian architect and politician
• Mehdi Charef (born 1952), French-Algerian film director and screenwriter
• Mehdi Abid Charef (born 1980), Algerian football referee
• Mehdi Ben Cheikh (born 1979), Tunisian volleyball player
• Mehdi Cheriet (born 1987), French-Algerian basketball player
• Mehdi Çoba (born 2000), Albanian footballer
• Mehdi Courgnaud (born 1990), French footballer
• Mehdi Daghagheleh (born 1990), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Dagher (born 1990), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi (born 1952), Iranian diplomat
• Mehdi Davatgari (born 1966), Iranian lawyer and politician
• Mehdi Dehbi (born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director
• Mehdi Ben Dhifallah (born 1983), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Dibaj (1935–1994), Iranian Christian pastor and martyr
• Mehdi Difallah (born 1984), French basketball referee
• Mehdi Dinvarzadeh (born 1955), Iranian footballer and coach
• Mehdi Dorval (born 2001), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Eslami (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Eslami (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Essadiq (born 1986), Moroccan triathlete
• Mehdi Essoussi (born 2001), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Fakhimzadeh (born 1942), Iranian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
• Mehdi Fat'hi (1939–2004), Iranian actor and voice actor
• Mehdi Fennouche (born 1993), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Filali (born 1999), French karateka
• Mehdi Fonounizadeh (born 1962), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Forough (1911–2008), Iranian scholar and author
• Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963), Albanian intellectual and politician
• Mehdi Moradi Ganjeh (born 1964), Iranian wrestler
• Mehdi Gara (born 1981), Tunisian volleyball player
• Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (born 1986), Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer
• Mehdi Ghadyanloo (born 1981), Iranian artist, painter, and muralist
• Mehdi Gharbi (born 1999), Tunisian sailor
• Mehdi Ghayedi (born 1998), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Ghazanfari (born 1960), Iranian politician
• Mehdi El Ghazouani (born 1976), Moroccan long jumper
• Mehdi Ghezali (born 1979), Swedish bank robber
• Mehdi Ghorbani (born 1988), Iranian boxer
• Mehdi Ghoreishi (born 1990), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi El Glaoui (born 1956), French actor, director, and screenwriter
• Mehdi Golshani (born 1939), Iranian theoretical physicist
• Mehdi Goudarzi (born 2003), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Guerrouad (born 1981), French footballer
• Mehdi Guliyev (1923–1976), Azerbaijani Army soldier
• Mehdi Hacibabayev (1871–1925), Azerbaijani social and political figure
• Mehdi Hadiha (born 1989), Iranian-Swedish judo and jiujitsu athlete
• Mehdi Ait El Hadj (born 1998), Moroccan-French kickboxer
• Mehdi Hafsi (born 1978), French-Tunisian basketball player
• Mehdi Hajati (born 1979), Iranian politician
• Mehdi bey Hajinski (1879–1941), Azerbaijani actor, publicist, and statesman
• Mehdi Hajizadeh (born 1981), Iranian wrestler
• Mehdi Halıcı (1927–2008), Turkish writer
• Mehdi Hamama (born 1985), Algerian swimmer
• Mehdi Harb (born 1979), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Hasan (born 1979), British-American journalist, broadcaster, and author
• Mehdi Hasan (born 1990), Indian cricketer
• Mehdi Hasan, Bangladeshi diplomat
• Mehdi Hasan (born 1990), Indian cricketer
• Mehdi Hasan (1937–2022), Pakistani journalist
• Mehdi Hashemi (1944–1987), Iranian cleric and official
• Mehdi Hashemi (born 1946), Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director
• Mehdi Hasheminasab (born 1974), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Hashemnejad (born 2001), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Hassan (1927–2012), Pakistani ghazal singer
• Mehdi Qoli Hedayat (1863–1955), Iranian politician
• Mehdi Hetemaj (born 1997), Austrian footballer
• Mehdi Hmili, Tunisian filmmaker
• Mehdi Hosseini (born 1979), Persian composer
• Mehdi Hosseini (born 1993), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Hosseininia (born 1981), Iranian actor
• Mehdi Houryar (born 1945), Iranian wrestler
• Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), Azerbaijani writer and critic
• Mehdi Huseynzade (1918–1944), Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II
• Mehdi El Idrissi (born 1977), Moroccan business executive
• Mehdi Isazadeh (born 1962), Iranian politician
• Mehdi Rusi Khan Ivanov (1875–1968), Iranian court photographer
• Mehdi Izadi (born 1998), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Jafari (born 1969), Iranian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• Mehdi Jafarpour (born 1984), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Jahangiri (born 1971), Iranian economist and banker
• Mehdi Shabzendedar Jahromi (born 1953), Iranian Shia jurist
• Mehdi Jamalinejad (born 1969), Iranian writer and politician
• Mehdi Jami (born 1961), Iranian journalist
• Mehdi Jannatov (born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer
• Mehdi Qoli Khan Javanshir (died 1845), Khan of the Karabakh Khanate
• Mehdi Jazayeri, Iranian academic
• Mehdi Jdi (born 1988), Moroccan tennis player
• Mehdi Jeannin (born 1991), French footballer
• Mehdi Jelodarzadeh (born 1978), Iranian athlete
• Mehdi Jomaa (born 1962), Tunisian engineer and politician
• Mehdi Nawaz Jung (1894–1967), Indian bureaucrat
• Mehdi Kacem (born 1986), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Belhaj Kacem, French-Tunisian writer, philosopher, and actor
• Mehdi Kadi (born 1994), French footballer
• Mehdi Kamrani (born 1982), Iranian basketball player
• Mehdi Karampour (born 1976), Iranian film director, producer, writer, and photographer
• Mehdi Karbalaei (born 1993), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Karimian (born 1980), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Karroubi (born 1937), Iranian Shia cleric and politician
• Mehdi Kazemi (born 1989), Iranian-British asylum seeker
• Mehdi Kerrouche (born 1985), French footballer
• Mehdi Khalaji (born 1973), Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, and political analyst
• Mehdi Khalil (born 1991), Lebanese footballer
• Mehdi Khalis (born 1989), British-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Al-Khalissi (died 1925), Iranian-Iraqi religious leader
• Mehdi Khalsi (born 1986), Moroccan boxer
• Mehdi Abbas Khan (born 1958), Pakistani politician
• Mehdi Khazali (born 1965), Iranian publisher, physician, and blogger
• Mehdi Khchab (born 1991), Belgian footballer
• Mehdi Kheiri (born 1983), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi-Selim Khelifi (born 1992), Algerian cross-country skier
• Mehdi Khodabakhshi (born 1991), Iranian-Serbian Taekwondo practitioner
• Mehdi Kiani (born 1978), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Kiani (born 1987), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Ahmad Kohani (born 1997), Iranian artistic gymnast
• Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (born 1959), Iranian engineer, academic, and politician
• Mehdi Lavasani (born 1947), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Lazaar (born 1993), Belgian footballer
• Mehdi Lehaire (born 2000), Belgian footballer
• Mehdi Léris (born 1998), French footballer
• Mehdi Leroy (born 1978), French footballer
• Mehdi Loune (born 2004), German-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Mabrouk, Tunisian politician
• Mehdi Mahbub, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Mehdi Mahdavi (born 1984), Iranian volleyball player
• Mehdi Mahdavikia (born 1977), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Maïzi (born 1986), Algerian–French music journalist and writer
• Mehdi Makhloufi (born 1978), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Marandi (born 1986), Iranian volleyball player
• Mehdi Marzouki (born 1988), French water polo player
• Mehdi Masoud-Ansari (died 1978), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mchakhchekh (born 2004), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Mehdikhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mehdipour (born 1994), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Méniri (born 1977), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Merghem (born 1997), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Meriah (born 1979), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Messaoudi (born 1989), French-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Messaoudi (born 1990), Moroccan Greco-Roman wrestler
• Mehdi Mirdavoudi (born 1977), Iranian kick-boxer and strongman
• Mehdi Ali Mirza (1910–1961), Pakistani architect
• Mehdi Missaghieh (1927–1991), Iranian film producer and director
• Mehdi Sojoudi Moghaddam (born 1962), Iranian writer, literary translator, and scholar
• Mehdi Mohaghegh (born 1930), Iranian academic
• Mehdi Haj Mohamad (1950–2025), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mohammadi (born 1981), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mohammadi (1952–2013), Iranian football coach
• Mehdi Agha Mohammadi, Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mohammadpour (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mohammadzadeh (born 1984), Iranian football coach and player
• Mehdi Mohsenkhah (born 2004), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Mohsennejad (born 1998), Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Mehdi Mollapour (born 1973), British-American biochemist
• Mehdi Momeni (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Monajati (born 1947), Iranian football player and coach
• Mehdi Mostefa (born 1983), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Mouidi (born 1940), Moroccan alpine skier
• Mehdi Haji Mousaei (born 2004), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
• Mehdi Mousavi (born 1976), Iranian poet
• Mehdi El Moutacim (born 2000), Finnish footballer
• Mehdi Ben Mrad (born 1998), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Naderi (born 1973), Iranian film director
• Mehdi Nafti (born 1978), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Naghmi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Namli (born 1987), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Nasiri (born 1987), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Nasiri (born 1963), Iranian journalist and writer
• Mehdi Nassiroghlou, Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Nazeri, Iranian photographer
• Mehdi Nebbou, French actor
• Mehdi Noorbakhsh (born 1954), Iranian academic and political activist
• Mehdi Norowzian, Iranian-British film director
• Mehdi Nouri (born 1980), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Oubila (born 1992), Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Ouertani (born 1990), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Pakdel (born 1980), Iranian actor
• Mehdi Panzvan (born 1981), Iranian weightlifter
• Mehdi Pashazadeh (born 1973), Iranian football player and coach
• Mehdi Pirjahan (born 1999), Iranian athlete
• Mehdi Niyayesh Pour (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Puch (born 2004), French-Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Khan Qa'em-Maqam (1865–1918), Iranian politician
• Mehdi Qoli Khan Qajar, Iranian military commander
• Mehdi-Qoli Mirza Qajar (died 1904), Qajar prince
• Mehdi-Khan Qasemlu, Afsharid khan of the Erivan Khanate
• Mehdi Hasan Aini Qasmi, Indian Islamic scholar and social activist
• Mehdi Rabbani (died 2025), Iranian brigadier general
• Mehdi Rabbi (born 1980), Iranian short story writer
• Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1969), Iranian businessman
• Mehdi Rahimi (1921–1979), Iranian Army general
• Mehdi Rahimi (born 1999), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Rahimzadeh (born 1989), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Rahmati (born 1983), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Rahmouni (born 1988), French football referee
• Mehdi Rajabian (born 1989), Iranian musician
• Mehdi Rajabzadeh (born 1978), Iranian football manager and player
• Mehdi Reisfirooz (1927–2019), Iranian film director, actor, and film producer
• Mehdi Reza (born 1990), Qatari footballer
• Mehdi Younesi Rostami (born 1962), Iranian physician and politician
• Mehdi Saâda (born 1987), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Sabeti (born 1975), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Saeedi (born 1979), Iranian-American artist and designer
• Mehdi Safari (born 1951), Iranian diplomat
• Mehdi Sahabi (1944–2009), Iranian translator, painter, and writer
• Mehdi Sahnoune (born 1976), French boxer
• Mehdi Sajjadi (born 1999), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Saki (born 1974), Iranian actor, composer, and singer
• Mehdi Salehpour (born 1975), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Samii (1918–2010), Iranian banker and economist
• Mehdi Sanaei (born 1968), Iranian academic and politician
• Mehdi Sarram, Iranian-American nuclear engineer
• Mehdi Semsar (1929–2003), Iranian journalist and translator
• Mehdi Seyed-Salehi (born 1981), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Shabani (born 1975), Iranian film director
• Mehdi Shafaeddin (born 1945), Swiss-Iranian economist
• Mehdi Shahbazi (1942–2007), American businessman
• Mehdi Imani Shahmiri (born 1988), Iranian documentary filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter
• Mehdi Shahrokhi (born 1985), Iranian athlete
• Mehdi Qoli Khan Shamlu, Turkoman military officer
• Mehdi Sharifi (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Sheykh (born 1966), Iranian cleric and politician
• Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi (1914–1986), Iranian poet and university professor
• Mehdi Shiri (born 1978), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Shiri (born 1991), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Ben Slimane (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
• Mehdi Sohrabi (born 1981), Iranian racing cyclist
• Mehdi Soltani (born 1971), Iranian actor
• Mehdi Tabatabaei (1936–2018), Iranian Shia cleric and politician
• Mehdi Taghavi (born 1987), Iranian wrestler
• Mehdi Tahiri (born 1977), Moroccan tennis player
• Mehdi Tahrat (born 1990), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Taj (born 1960), Iranian sports executive and administrator
• Mehdi Tajik (born 1979), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Takordmioui (born 1995), Moroccan sprinter
• Mehdi Taouil (born 1983), French-Moroccan footballer
• Mehdi Taremi (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Tarfi (born 1993), Belgian footballer
• Mehdi Tartar (born 1972), Iranian football coach and player
• Mehdi Mirzamehdi Tehrani (born 1970), Iranian film critic, journalist, and academic
• Mehdi Terki (born 1991), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Tikdari (born 1996), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Tlili (born 2004), French rugby union player
• Mehdi Tolouti, Iranian boxer
• Mehdi Torkaman (born 1989), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Vaez-Iravani, Iranian scientist, engineer, and inventor
• Mehdi Vaezi (born 1975), Iranian footballer
• Mehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), Azerbaijani lyrical poet
• Mehdi Vosoughnia (born 1971), Iranian documentary photographer and university lecturer
• Mehdi Yaghoubi (1930–2021), Iranian freestyle wrestler
• Mehdi Yahyanejad (born 1975), Iranian businessman
• Mehdi Yarrahi (born 1981), Iranian singer, musician, and activist
• Mehdi Azar Yazdi (1922–2009), Iranian writer
• Mehdi Haeri Yazdi (1923–1999), Iranian philosopher and Islamic cleric
• Mehdi Zaheer (1927–1988), Pakistani musician, singer, poet, and radio producer
• Mehdi Zakerian, Iranian scholar
• Mehdi Zamani (born 1989), Iranian sprint athlete
• Mehdi Zana (1940–2026), Turkish politician
• Mehdi Zarghamee, Iranian academic
• Mehdi Zeffane (born 1992), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Zeinoddin (1959–1984), Iranian Army officer
• Mehdi Zerkane (born 1999), Algerian footballer
• Mehdi Mohammed Zeyo (1962–2011), Libyan middle manager
• Mehdi Ziadi (born 1986), Moroccan tennis player
• Mehdi Zobeydi (born 1991), Iranian footballer
• Mehdi Zoubairi (born 1987), Moroccan footballer

Surname

• Aga Syed Mehdi (1959–2000), Indian Shia leader and social activist
• Amir Mehdi (1913–1999), Pakistani mountaineer
• Anisa Mehdi, Iraqi-Canadian film director and journalist
• Asif Mehdi (1966–2021), Pakistani ghazal and playback singer
• Eqbal Mehdi (1946–2008), Pakistani painter
• Georges Mehdi (1934–2018), Brazilian-French judoka
• M. T. Mehdi (1928–1998), Iraqi-American politician and pro-Palestinian activist
• Parvez Mehdi, born Pervez Akhtar (1947–2005), Pakistani ghazal singer
• Qasim Mehdi (1941–2016), Pakistani molecular biologist
• Sahim Saleh Mehdi (born 1967), Yemeni athlete
• Tabish Mehdi (1951–2025), Indian poet, literary critic, journalist, and author
• Tanvir Mehdi (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer

See also

• Mahdi (name)
• Medhi (disambiguation)
• Dik El Mehdi, a Lebanese village in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon