Ilham is a unisex name that derives from the Arabic word for inspiration. It is usually a given name, rarely used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
As a given name
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Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), President of Azerbaijan since 2003
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Ilham al-Madfai (born c. 1942), Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer
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Ilham Chahine (born 1961), Egyptian actress
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Ilham Ghali of Kazan (c. 1449 – c. 1490), khan of Kazan Khanate
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Ilham Hussain (born 1955), wife of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan
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Ilham Jaya Kesuma (born 1978), Indonesian footballer
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Ilham Kadri (born 1969), Moroccan business executive and current CEO of Syensqo, formerly Solvay
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Ilham Moussaïd, French politician
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Ilham Naghiyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani economist
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Ilham Tohti (born 1969), Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges
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Ilham Yadullayev (born 1975), Azerbaijani footballer
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Ilham Zakiyev (born 1980), Azerbaijani judo practitioner
As a surname
