Taha (name)
Taaha (Arabic: طه) is the combination of two letters "Ta" and "Ha". It is the first verse of surah Ta-Ha in the Quran and one of the mysterious letters (Muqattaʿat); generally used in reference to the islamic prophet Muhammad, although his name being Taha is a widely believed myth.
Given name
[edit]- Taha Othman Ahmad, known as Odetari (born 2000), American singer, rapper, and record producer
- Taha Akgül (born 1990), Turkish sport wrestler
- Taha Al-Abid (born 1972), Palestinian poet
- Taha Ali, (born 1998) Swedish footballer born to Somali parents
- Taha Hussein (1889-1973), Egyptian writer and intellectual
- Taha Malik (born 1987), Pakistani-American record producer, musician, rapper and film score composer
- Taha Subhi Falaha, better known as Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977-2016), Syrian-born militant leader who was the official spokesperson and a senior leader of the Islamic State
- Taha Yassin Ramadan (1938-2007), former Iraqi vice-president
Surname
[edit]- Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed Taha, Iraqi chess player
- Alaihuddin Taha (born 1958), Bruneian diplomat
- Mahmoud Taha (born 1942), Jordanian artist
- Paolo Taha (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
- Rachid Taha (1958-2018), Algerian singer
- Riad Taha (1927-1980), Lebanese journalist and president of the Lebanese Publishers Association
- Walid Taha (born 1968), Israeli Arab politician
- Wasil Taha (born 1952), Arab member of the Knesset
- Yousef Taha (born 1988), Filipino basketball player
Places
[edit]- La Taha, municipality in the Alpujarras region of the province of Granada, Spain