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Qais
Qais ( ar, قیس) is an Arabic given name. 'Qays' and 'Qai' are alternatives of Qais. Notable people with the name include: *Imru' al-Qais, Arabic poet in the 6th century *Kais Saied (born 1958), Tunisian President *Qais Ashfaq (born 1993), British boxer * Qais Abdur Rashid, legendary founding father of the Pashtuns *Qais Khazali (born 1974), founder of the Iran-backed Special Groups * Qais Essa (born 1975), Iraqi international football player * Qais Akbar Omar (born 1982), Afghan-American writer * Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967), Iraqi painter *Azzan bin Qais Imam Azzan bin Qais ( ar, الإمام عزان بن قيس ) was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1870. He deposed his distant relative Sayyid Salim bin Thuwaini. Opposing Saudi interference in the Buraimi Oasis, he fought against Salim's u ..., Sultan of Oman {{Given name Arabic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imru' Al-Qais
Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi ( ar, ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حُجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, ALA-LC: ''ʾImruʾ al-Qays Junduḥ ibn Ḥujr al-Kindīy'') was an Arab king and poet in the 6th century, and also the last king of Kindite. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" (Arabic: قفا نبك ''qifā nabki'') is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse. Imru' al-Qais was born in the Al Qassim region of northern Arabia sometime in the early 6th century AD. His father was said to be Hujr bin al-Harith ( / ''Ḥujr ibn al-Ḥārith''), the Kindite monarchy's regent over the tribes of Asad and Ghatfan, and it is believed that Imru' al-Qais was born in the territory of Asad. His mother was said to be Fatimah bint Rabi'ah al-Taghlibi ( / ''Fāṭimah bint Rabī‘ah al-Taghlibī''). Legend has it that Imru' al-Qais w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Abdur Rashid
Qais Abdur Rashīd or Qais Abdul Rasheed ( ps, قيس عبد الرشيد) is said to be, in post-Islamic lore, the legendary founding father of the Pashtuns. It is believed that the conception of such a figure was promoted to bring harmony between religious and ethnic identities post-Arabic influence over the region. Qais Abdur Rashid is said to have traveled to Mecca and Medina in Arabia during the early days of Islam and converted. But contrary to this legend, Islam spread through Afghanistan over a period of time. Genealogical tree Some Afghan genealogists list Qais Abdur Rashid as the 37th descendant of King Talut (or Saul, reigned c. 1050 BC–1010 BC) through Malak Afghana, a legendary grandson of Talut. According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the theory of Pashtun descent from the ancient Israelites is traced to ''Tārīkh-e Khān Jahānī wa Makhzan-e Afghānī'' (), a history compiled by Nimat Allah al-Harawi during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Al-Sindy
Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967) is an Iraqi contemporary artist and painter currently residing in California. Education and work Qais received B.Sc., from college of Engineering, Baghdad University in 1989. Thereafter, he started to study Art. In 2000, he received BA, Academy of Fine Arts, in Baghdad University in which he got his MFA (Master in Fine Art) in 2004. Qais left Iraq in 2004 for the reason according to him were the restrictions on his work. He lived temporarily in Jordan, before settling down in USA in 2008. His paintings are based on themes of exile and fundamental humanity. His paintings ''(16x20x20)'', twenty paintings, all 16 x 20 each, were displayed in The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds Washington-DC, USA in 2018. Qais has also produced an 11-minute documentary about the burning of the Iraqi library called “Letters Don’t Burn.” Select list of work Solo * 2018 September, Solo Exhibition ''(16x20x20)'', The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds. Washington- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Akbar Omar
Qais Akbar Omar (born November 18, 1982) is an Afghan-American writer. Omar is the author of '' A Fort of Nine Towers'', an autobiography of his childhood in Afghanistan during the years of the civil war and the Taliban from 1992 to 2001. Biography Omar was born in Kabul in 1982. He is the owner of Kabul Carpets, a business that his family has operated for four generations. When he was ten years old, the civil war broke out in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989. At the age of eleven, Omar learned the art of carpet-knotting from a Turkmen family who lived next door. After his family returned to Kabul under Taliban rule, he ran a secret carpet factory in his home. He was admitted to Kabul University in 1999, where he studied journalism. Omar worked as an interpreter for the US military. He also worked for the UN, and served as a textiles specialist for USAID and the Asian Development Bank, helping carpet weavers across Afghanistan. Omar moved to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Ashfaq
Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Amateur career He won the 2012 and 2014 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Meanwood ABC and Burmantofts ABC respectively. Olympic result Rio 2016 *Round of 32: Defeated by Chatchai-decha Butdee (Thailand) 3–0 European Games result Baku 2015 *Round of 32: Defeated Georgi Gogatishvili (Georgia) 3–0 *Round of 16: Defeated Selçuk Eker (Turkey) 2–1 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Omar El-Hag (Germany) 3–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated by Dzmitry Asanau (Belarus) 3–0 Commonwealth Games result Glasgow 2014 *Round of 16: Defeated Neo Thamahane (Lesotho) 3–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Joe Ham (Scotland) 3–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated Benson Gicharu (Kenya) 3–0 *Final: Defeated by Michael Conlan (Northern Ireland) 3–0 Professional career He tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Khazali
Qais Hadi Sayed Hasan al-Khazali ( ar, قيس هادي سيد حسن الخزعلي; born 20 June 1974) is best known as the founder and leader of the Iran-backed Special Groups in Iraq from June 2006 until his capture by British forces in March 2007. As head of the Special Groups, Khazali directed arms shipment, formation of squads to participate in fighting, and insurgent operations, most notably the 20 January 2007 attack on American forces in Karbala. A former follower of Muqtada al-Sadr, he was expelled from the Mahdi Army in 2004 for giving "unauthorized orders" and founded his own group: Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) also known as the "Khazali network" that was later designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. Department of State. During his incarceration, Akram al-Kaabi became acting commander of the organization until his release. Arrest and release On the night of 20 March 2007 G squadron of the British SAS raided a house in Basra containing Khazali and arrested him along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qais Essa
Qais Essa Hussein ( ar, قيس عيسى حسين ; born 1975) was an Iraqi international football player, who played with the Iraqi national football team in 1996 Summer Olympics qual. Honors Club ; Al-Minaa *Iraqi Premier League **Runner-up (1): 2004–05 ; Al-Shorta *Iraq FA Cup: ** Runner-up (2): 2001–02, 2002–03 *Iraqi Elite Cup **Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002 ; Al-Najaf *Iraqi Premier League **Runner-up (1): 2005–06 ;Naft Al-Wasat *Iraq Division One **Winners (1): 2013–14 (shared) References External linksQais Essa Hussein page on kooora.com 1975 births Iraqi footballers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzan Bin Qais
Imam Azzan bin Qais ( ar, الإمام عزان بن قيس ) was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1870. He deposed his distant relative Sayyid Salim bin Thuwaini. Opposing Saudi interference in the Buraimi Oasis, he fought against Salim's uncle, Sayyid Turki bin Said at the Battle of Dhank, before being killed in battle at Muttrah Muttrah, ( ar, مطرح) administratively a wilayah (province), is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of t ... in 1871. References 1871 deaths 19th-century Arabs Sultans of Oman Year of birth unknown Al Said dynasty Assassinated Omani people 19th-century Omani people {{MEast-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kais Saied
Kais Saied ( ar, قَيس سَعيد; born 22 February 1958) is a Tunisian politician, jurist, and retired law professor, and currently the 8th President of Tunisia since October 2019. He was president of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law from 1995 to 2019. Having worked in various legal and academic roles since the 1980s, Saied joined the 2019 presidential election as an independent social conservative supported by Ennahda and others across the political spectrum. Running on a populist platform with little campaigning, Saied sought to appeal to younger voters, pledged to combat corruption and supported improving the electoral system. He won the second round of the election with 72.71% of the vote, defeating Nabil Karoui, and was sworn in as president on 23 October 2019. In January 2021, protests began against Mechiachi’s government in response to alleged police brutality, economic hardship and the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 July 2021, Saied dismissed the parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
