Qaid ( ar , قائد ', "commander"; pl. '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...

, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who were

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

or converts to

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

. The word entered the

Latin language Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

as lat, gaitus or lat, gaytus. Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article "alcayde" (Spanish) "alcaide" (Portuguese). It is also used as a male Arabic given name.

Notable qaids

* Al Qaid Johar (active 950–992), A Slavic general who conquered

Maghreb The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...

for the

Fatimid The Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shi'a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries AD. Spanning a large area of North Africa, it ranged from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. The Fatimids, a dy ...

Imam-Caliph,

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Muizz li-Din Allah ( ar, ابو تميم معد المعزّ لدين الله, Abū Tamīm Maʿad al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Glorifier of the Religion of God; 26 September 932 – 19 December 975) was the fourth Fatimid calip ...

; and later served as the Viceroy of the Fatimid State. *

Thomas Brun Thomas Brun, also le Brun or Brown, was son or nephew of William Brun (first to bear the name Le Brun), a clerk of Henry I of England. He travelled to Sicily as a child in the entourage of Robert of Selby about the year 1130. He first appears in a ...

(active 1137–1154), Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily *

Ahmed es-Sikeli Ahmed es-Sikeli ( ar, أحمد الصقلي), baptised a Christian under the name Peter, was a eunuch and kaid of the Diwan of the Kingdom of Sicily during the reign of William I. His story was recorded by his Christian contemporaries Romuald Gu ...

, known as Caid Peter (active 1160s), eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of Navarre *

Caïd Richard Richard the Qaid () was a senior official ('' qāʾid'', commander) of the royal council ('' curia regis'' or '' diwan'') in the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily at Palermo during the latter years of the reign of William I of Sicily and during ...

(died 1187) Great Chamberlain under William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre *

Murat Reis the younger Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger (c. 1570 – c. 1641), was an Ottoman and Salé Rovers Dutch pirate in Algeria and Morocco who converted to Islam after being captured by a Moorish state in 1618. He began se ...

17th Century Dutch renegado appointed Caid over the region including the kasbah of El-

Oualidia Oualidia ( ary, الوالدية ''l-walidiya'') is a village in Morocco's Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region and at the border of Merrakch-Asfi. It is situated between El Jadida and Asfi and is located beside a protected natural l ...

, the port of Saffia, and Maladia (''Muladie'') by the

Sultan of Morocco This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used. The present King of Moroc ...

* Sir Harry MacLean (1848–1920), Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army *

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

(1876–1948),was given the title of Qaid-Azam or "The Great Leader" as the founder of Pakistan. *

Thami El Glaoui Thami El Glaoui ( ar, التهامي الكلاوي; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his ...

(1879–1956), one of the Lords of the Atlas *

Grands caids The ''grands caids'' were Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Morocco, French Protectorate. References

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, Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate

People with the given name

Qaid ibn Hammad Qaid ibn Hammad ibn Buluggin (), (''Qayid bin Hammad bin bolowjin'') was the second Hammadid ruler in what is now Algeria. Life He succeeded his father Hammad ibn Buluggin in 1028. He named his brother Yusuf as governor of North Africa, and a ...

(1028–1045), ruler of Algeria *Kaid, nickname of

Andrew Belton Andrew Belton (17 April 1882 – 1970) was a British Army officer and veteran of campaigns in South Africa and Morocco. He was an early exponent of the use of aircraft for military purposes, enrolling at the Chicago School of Aviation in Apr ...

, (1882—1970), British Army officer active in Morocco *

Kaïd Ahmed Kaïd Ahmed (Commandant Sliman) (March 17, 1921, Tiaret – March 5, 1978, Rabat) was an Algerian nationalist and politician Early life Born on March 17, 1921, at Tiaret, Si Ahmed was born into a family of small landowners installed in Sidi Be ...

(1921–1978), Algerian nationalist and politician *

Béji Caïd Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; ar, الباجي قائد السبسي, translit=Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sibsī, ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the 6th president of Tunisia from 31 December 20 ...

(1926–2019), Elected Tunisian president * Al-Qaid Joher Izz al-Din (1942), Indian Islamic Leader * Kaid Mohamed (born 1984), Welsh footballer

Alcaide as surname

* Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913-1977), Spanish entomologist. * Chris Alcaide (1922–2004) American actor * Carmen Alcayde (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter and actress * David Alcaide (born 1978), Spanish pool player * Guillermo Alcaide (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Ana Alcaide (born 1976), Spanish musician

Places

Draâ El-Kaïd Draâ El-Kaïd is a commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province The Béjaïa Province ( Kabyle: ''Tawilayt n Bgayet''; ar, ولاية بجاية, Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bijāyah; french: wilaya de Béjaïa or ) is a province of Algeria ...

, town in Algeria * Alcaide, Fundão, town in Portugal

Other uses

*Alkaid or Elkeid, traditional name of Arabic origin for star Eta Ursae Majoris *

USS Alkaid (AK-114) USS ''Alkaid'' (AK-114) was a , converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after William G. Sumner, a classical liberal American social scientist. She was renamed and commissioned ...

, U.S. Navy ship, named after the star * ''Qaid'' (film), 1975 Hindi film starring Leena Chandavarkar and Kamini Kaushal *''

Umar Qaid ''Umar Qaid'' () is a 1975 Hindi-language action film, produced by V.K.Sobti on Gautam Pictures banner and directed by Sikandar Khanna. Starring Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Reena Roy and music composed by Sonik-Om ...

'', 1975 Hindi Bollywood action film *The Kingdom of Caid, Society for Creative Anachronism, encompasses Southern California, the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and Hawaii. *

Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya ( ar, مجلس خدام الاحمدیة, literally means "Association of the Servants of Ahmadiyya") is one of five auxiliary organizations in the Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslim community. It is the young men's branch of ...

chapter leaders are called Qaid. The Qaid in this terminology is a Muslim youth leader who guides his local khuddam in services to faith and nation. *In the game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, an operator has the name 'Kaid', with the ability to electrify defenses with his unique gadget. *In the 1965 science fiction novel ''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, f ...

'', a 'Caid' is a Sardaukar officer assigned to deal with civilians.

References

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