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Walid Nasser
Waleed (), also spelt as Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child''. Given name Waleed *Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer *Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist *Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim, Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman *Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman *Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker during the September 11 attacks *Waleed Al-Husseini, Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist Walid *Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph *Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer *Walid Atta, Saudi-born Ethiopian footballer *Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspected terrorist in American custody at Guantánamo Bay *Walid Belguerfi, Algerian footballer *Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician *Walid Hassan (comedian), Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian *Walid Al-Jahdali, Walid al-Jahdali, Saudi footballer *Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician *Walid Khalidi, Palestinian hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Walid I
Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ( ar, الوليد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; ), commonly known as al-Walid I ( ar, الوليد الأول), was the sixth Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliphate, caliph, ruling from October 705 until his death. He was the eldest son of his predecessor Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Abd al-Malik (). As a prince, he led annual raids against the Byzantine Empire under the Heraclian dynasty, Byzantines from 695 to 698 and built or restored fortifications along the Syrian Desert route to Mecca. He became the heir apparent after the death of Abd al-Malik's brother and designated successor, Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, in 704. Al-Walid largely continued his father's policies of centralization and expansion, and heavily depended on al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, his father's powerful viceroy over the eastern half of the Caliphate. During his reign, Umayyad armies conquered the Maghreb, al-Andalus, Hispania, Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
