Ahmad Shah or Ahmed Shah is the name of:
Monarchs Ahmad Shah Durrani (died 1772), founder of the Durrani dynasty and the Afghan Empire Ahmad Shah I Wali (1371-1436), ninth Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah, tenth Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725-1775), a Mughal emperor of northern India Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930), last ruler of Iran's Qajar dynasty Ahmad Shah (died 1513), Sultan of Malacca Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah (1419-1436), Sultan of Bengal
Rulers of Pahang Ahmad Shah I of Pahang, second Sultan of Pahang Ahmad Shah II of Pahang (died 1617), 11th Sultan of Pahang Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930-2019), 5th Sultan of modern Pahang and one of the heads-of-state of Malaysia
Rulers of the Gujarat Sultanate Ahmad Shah I (1389-1442), third Sultan of Gujarat Ahmad Shah II (1429-1458), 5th Sultan of Gujarat Ahmad Shah III (died 1561), 13th Sultan of Gujarat
Other individuals Ahmad Shah (Taliban) (nom de guerre Mohammad Ismail, 1970-2008), Taliban leader in northeastern Afghanistan; the focus of Operation Red Wings Ahmadshah Abdullah (1946-2025), Malaysian civil servant Ahmad Shah Khan (1934-2024), claimant to the abolished throne of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001), leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance Ahmed Shah (Afghan cricketer) (born 1983), Afghan cricketer Ahmed Shah (Indian cricketer) (born 1995), Indian cricketer
See also Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I (reigned 1480–1509, died 1510), Nizam of Ahmadnagar