Mohammed Sarul Islam believes changing the name would generate publicity and act as a memorial.
The former Cardiff councillor has put forward a petition calling on the Welsh Government to change the name.
Assembly members will consider the petition, which gathered 16 signatures, on Tuesday
A petition needs a minimum of 10 signatures to be discussed by the Assembly Petitions Committee, under current assembly rules.
Mr Sarul Islam, president of the Commonwealth Business and Investment Council for Wales, said rebranding the airport with such a well-known name would attract international customers.
It is not the first time calls have been made to rename the airport, bought by the Welsh Government for Â£52m in 2013.
Previous suggestions include rebranding it the Robert Owen International Airport of Wales - after the Welsh pioneer of the Cooperative Movement - and Dylan Thomas International Airport Cardiff.

The victim was fatally injured outside a property on Daniel Hill Terrace, Upperthorpe, close to the city centre.
People living in the area said the man was either in, or close to, a black Mercedes car he had been driving when he was shot.
Officers, called to the scene at about 13:35 GMT, found the man with a gunshot wound to his chest. Armed police sealed off the area.
The victim was taken to Northern General hospital but died from his injuries.
Local residents said the man was a member of a family who live close to the scene of the shooting.
They said relatives had been gathering for a family celebration when the attack occurred.
Many came out of the house to try to help him after hearing the shot, neighbours said.
There have been a number of shootings in Sheffield in recent weeks, although all the previous incidents have been in the north of the city and not close to the Upperthorpe area.
On Monday, a 25-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot in the street in the Shiregreen area.
Earlier this month, an elderly couple were left shocked when shots were fired through their living room window in the Southey Green area - an incident police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
In January shots were fired at houses in two separate incidents in the same street in High Green.

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Platini wants to restore the image of world football's governing body in the wake of serious corruption allegations.
"We want a reform candidate," said FA chairman Greg Dyke. "We believe he will reform Fifa in the way that reform is needed."
Sepp Blatter has already announced he will quit as Fifa president, with an election set for 26 February.
Frenchman Platini, president of European football governing body Uefa, is likely to face a number of challengers, among them Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan and Liberian FA president Musa Bility.
Dyke added: "We understand there will be a number of candidates, which should result in a strong and healthy debate.
"However, we should not underestimate how challenging it will be for anyone to lead an organisation that has been so tainted. The whole structure of Fifa must be reviewed and fundamentally changed."
Platini has found himself at odds with the FA over Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
The 60-year-old championed the Gulf nation despite concerns over its human rights record and severe summer temperatures.
But Dyke attempted to play down any differences for the time being, saying: "Mr Platini has always made it very clear that he voted for Qatar.
"If all the other people who voted for Qatar had been quite as transparent it would have been more helpful."
Not everyone shares the FA's confidence in Platini, a former France international who won the coveted Ballon d'Or three times.
Just hours after confirming his candidacy on Wednesday, he was criticised by two potential presidential rivals.
Prince Ali and Bility both claim Platini would be a bad choice as a successor.
Prince Ali, who stood against Blatter in the last presidential election, said that "football's fans and players deserve better".
A member of the Jordanian royal family, he added that Fifa needed a "new, independent leadership, untainted by the practices of the past".
Bility agreed, telling the BBC's World Football programme that Platini would bring "chaos", "more division" and "more problems".
Renaming Cardiff Airport in memory of Princess Diana would boost international recognition, a former councillor has said.
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A 23-year-old man has died after being shot in a Sheffield street.
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The English Football Association has given its backing to Michel Platini's bid to become the next boss of Fifa.