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

References

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