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