Diab
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Diab, Diyap, or Diyab is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. It probably comes from the Arabic word ذئب (wolf).[1] Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Diab
- Diab Al-Louh (1958–2026), Palestinian politician and diplomat
- Diab al-Mashi (1915–2009), Syrian politician
Diyab
- Diyab Simon Dabschah (born 1991), German boxer and Islamic preacher
- Diyab Obeid (1911–1984), Israeli-Arab politician
- Diyab Taha (born 2001), Qatari footballer
Diyap
- Diyap Yıldırım (1852–1932), Turkish politician
Surname
Diab
- Ahmed Diab (born 1954), Egyptian fencer
- Alex Diab (born 1997), American gymnast
- Ali Diab (born 1982), Syrian footballer
- Amr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian singer and actor
- Assil Diab (born 1988), Sudanese visual artist
- Elias Diab (born 1978), Lebanese photographer
- George Diab, Lebanese actor
- Ghiath Diab, Syrian politician
- Hassan Diab (born 1959), Lebanese politician
- Hassan Diab (sociologist) (born 1953), Canadian terrorist
- Hassan Haidar Diab, Croatian journalist
- Kenainah Diab (born 1948), Syrian children's writer and translator
- Lena Diab (born 1965), Canadian politician
- Maya Diab (born 1978), Lebanese singer
- Miguel Diab (1920–1994), Uruguayan basketball player
- Mohamed Diab (born 1978), Egyptian screenwriter and director
- Mona Diab, American computer scientist
- Najeeb Diab (1870–1936), Syrian nationalist
- Rabiha Diab (1954–2016), Palestinian politician
- Rasha Diab, Egyptian-American academic
- Rashid Diab (born 1957), Sudanese painter and art historian
- Roseanne Diab (1949–2026), South African researcher
- Sima Diab (born 1979), Syrian-American photographer
- Soledad Diab (born 1973), Ecuadorian model and politician
- Yahya Diab, Syrian diplomat and human rights lawyer
- Yussef Diab (1917–1984), Israeli politician
Diyab
- Hanna Diyab (1688–??), Syrian writer and storyteller
See also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Diab
- All pages with titles containing Diab
- Diab (disambiguation)
- Dib (name), an Arabic given name and surname
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1. Retrieved 1 August 2026.