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Haider is an Arabic name and German surname. Alternative spellings for the Arabic name include Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. The German surname is a variant of Heider, and may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar meanings.[1]
Given name
[edit | edit source]- Haider Shah (died 1472), 15th-century sultan of Kashmir
- Haider Al-Abadi (born 1952), Iraqi politician
- Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer
- Haider Ali (athlete) (born 1984), all-round Pakistani Paralympic athlete
- Haider Ali (boxer) (born 1979), Pakistani Olympic boxer
- Haider Ali (cricketer) (born 2000), Pakistani batsman
- Haider Ali Kohari (born 17th century), military general and secretary of the Maratha king Shivaji
- Haider Aziz Safwi (1945–2018), Indian politician
- Hyder Husyn (born 1963), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
- Haider Jabreen (born 1981), Iraqi discus thrower, also known as Haidar Nasir (born 1981)
- Haider Mahmoud (born 1942), Jordanian-Palestinian poet
- Haider Nawzad (born 1983), Iraqi rower, also known as Haydar Nozad, Haidar Hama Rashid
- Haider Qureshi (born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist
- Haider Rahman, Pakistani musician
- Haider Zaman Khan (1934–2018), Pakistani politician and administrator
Middle name
[edit | edit source]- Abdulelah Haider Shaye (born c. 1977), Yemeni journalist, also known as Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha'i
- Ali Haider Khan (1896–1963), Nawab of Longla, Bengali politician
- Ali Haider Multani (1690–1785), Sufi Punjabi poet
- Ghulam Haider Hamidi (1945–2011), mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Ghulam Haider Wyne (1940–1993), Pakistani politician
- Khaqan Haider Ghazi (born 1965), Punjabi poet
- Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (1926–1971), Bengali essayist, scholar and educator
- Nawab Haider Naqvi (1935–2024), Pakistani economist and scholar
- Rafique Haider Khan Leghari (born 1951), Pakistani politician, minister
Surname
[edit | edit source]Arabic-derived
[edit | edit source]- Adil Haider (born 1973), Pakistani–American trauma surgeon
- Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hongkonger cricketer
- Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor
- Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet
- Farooq Haider Khan (born 1955), 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born c. 1769 – 1827), last nawab wazir of Oudh (1814–1818) and first King of Oudh (1818–1827)
- Ghulam Haider, music composer well known in both India and Pakistan
- Iqbal Haider (1945–2012), advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, co-chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
- Izhar Haider (1944–2009), Urdu poet, social worker, and broadcaster
- Jalila Haider (born 1988), human rights attorney and political activist
- Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general
- Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter
- Nasiruddin Haider (born c. 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837)
- Rashid Haider (1941–2020), Bangladeshi author and novelist
- Sajad Haider (1932–2025), Pakistani fighter pilot
- Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality
- Sara Haider, Pakistani singer-songwriter and actress
- Sarah Haider (born 1991), Pakistani-American writer
- Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
- Shuja Haider (born 1982), Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer
- Syed Afzal Haider (1931–2022), Pakistani politician
- Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
- Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire
- Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
German-derived
[edit | edit source]- Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
- Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player
- Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist
- Engelbert Haider (1922–1999), Austrian alpine skier
- Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter
- Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
- Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator
- Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
- Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter
- Markus Haider (born 1974), Austrian singer
- Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
- Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum executive
- Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician
- Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
See also
[edit | edit source]- Aidar (disambiguation)
- Aydar (disambiguation)
- Gaidar (surname)
- Haidar
- Hajder
- Heidar
- Heider (surname)
- Haydar
- Heydar
- Hyder (name)
- Hyderi (name)
- Heydari (name)
References
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