Ilham (إلهام) is a unisex name that derives from the Arabic word for inspiration. It is usually a given name, rarely used as a surname. Pronounced Arabic: [ʔɪlˈhæːm, ʔelˈhæːm, ʔɪlˈhɑːm], Persian: [elˈhɒːm]. Notable people with the name include:
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As a given name
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 (born 1978), Indonesian footballer
Ilham Kadri (born 1969), 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
Muhammad Ilham (born 1981), Indonesian footballer