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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: فَرِيد ''fariyd'', ''farīd''), also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an

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masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, singular ("the One"), incomparable". For many communities, including in the

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, the name Fareed is common across generations.

Given name

Farid

Farid Abboud Farid Abboud ( ar, فريد عبود, born 1951) is a Lebanese diplomat who served as Lebanese Ambassador to China from June 2013 to December 2017. Before becoming ambassador to China, he was the ambassador of Tunisia from July 2007 to June 2013 ...

, Lebanese Ambassador * Farid F. Abraham, scientist *

Farid Alakbarli Farid Alakbarli ( az, Fərid Ələkbərli; 3 January 1964 – 7 April 2021) was an Azerbaijani scholar, PhD and professor in history, specialist in the field of history of science, culturology, and medieval medical manuscripts, the head of Depart ...

, Azerbaijani researcher *

Farid Azarkan Farid Azarkan (born 16 October 1971) is a Moroccan-born Dutch politician serving as Leader of DENK since 26 September 2020. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 23 March 2017 and parliamentary leader since 21 March 2020. Aza ...

(born 1971), Dutch politician of Moroccan descent *

Farid al-Atrash Farid al-Atrash ( ar, فريد الأطرش; October 19, 1916 – December 26, 1974), also written Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of only nine ...

(1910-1974), Syrian Egyptian singer, music composer, and actor *

Farid ad-Din Attar Abū Ḥamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (c. 1145 – c. 1221; fa, ابو حامد بن ابوبکر ابراهیم), better known by his pen-names Farīd ud-Dīn () and ʿAṭṭār of Nishapur (, Attar means apothecary), was a PersianRitter, H. ...

, Iranian Sufi poet *

Farid Bang Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent. He is currently the owner of the label Banger Musik. Early life Fari ...

(born Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui in 1986), German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent *

Farid Esack Farid Esack (born 1955 in Wynberg, Cape Town) is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-r ...

, South African anti-apartheid activist and Muslim scholar * Fariduddin Ganjshakar, 12th-century Punjabi Muslim mystic *

Farid Ghadry Farid Al-Ghadry (Arabic: فريد الغادري) (born June 18, 1954) is the Syrian-born co-founder and current president of the United States-based Reform Party of Syria, a party lobbying for regime change in Syria. Al-Ghadry has been compared ...

, Syrian political activist *

Farid Kamil Farid Kamil bin Zahari (born 5 May 1981) is a Malaysian actor, director and screenplay writer. He is a well-known male model turned actor who has made a big reputation of himself as one of Malaysia's most famous actors since Rosyam Nor in the ...

, Malaysian male model turned actor *Farid Khan, birth name of

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...

, king of the Sur Empire in present-day India *

Farid Mansurov Farid Mansurov ( az, Fərid Mansurov) (born May 10, 1982 in Dmanisi, Georgia) is an Azerbaijani wrestler, gold medalist of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling at 66 kg. He retired in 2010, after conceding jaw injury dur ...

, Azerbaijani wrestler *

Farid Mukhametshin Farid Khayrullovich Mukhametshin (also Farit Mokhametshin; tt-Cyrl, Фәрит Хәйрулла улы Мөхәммәтшин; russian: Фарид Хайруллович Мухаметшин; born May 22, 1947, in Almetyevsk, USSR) is a Russian ...

, Tatarstani politician *

Farid Shawki Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film ...

, Egyptian actor *

Farid Stino Dr. Farid Kamal Ramzi Stino is an Egyptian scientist, scholar, and entrepreneur who was born in Cairo, Egypt on September 1, 1943. He is the son of Dr. Kamal Ramzi Stino, the late Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt under Nasser's regime, and Lady Far ...

, Middle Eastern businessman *

Farid Suleman Farid Suleman has been a director of Fairway Group Holdings since 2012. Before that, he was the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting from March 2002 until the company's acquisition by Cumulus Media in 2011. He previously spent 16 years wo ...

, American businessman *

Farid Talhaoui Farid Talhaoui (born 10 February 1982 in Angers) is a footballer who is currently playing for JS Saint-Pierroise. International career He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in gro ...

, Moroccan football player

Fahrid

Fahrid Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film '' Amadeus'' (1984) for which he wo ...

, actor

Fareed

Fareed Ahmad (cricketer) Fareed Ahmad Malik (born 10 August 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 2014. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games. He made his Twenty20 Intern ...

(born 1994), Afghan cricketer *

Fareed Ahmad (field hockey) Fareed Ahmed (born 28 April 1989, in Sialkot) is a field hockey player from Pakistan.Fareed Ahmed Fareed Ahmed (born 28 April 1989, in Sialkot) is a field hockey player from Pakistan.Fareed Ayaz Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini Qawwal (born in Hyderabad, India) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. He belongs to the ''Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana'' of Delhi. He and his relatives are the flag-bearers of that school of music ( gharan ...

, Pakistani qawwal * Fareed Ebrahim (born 1998), Egyptian born Qatari footballer * Fareed Haque, American jazz guitarist * Fareed Lafta, Iraqi pilot and athlete * Fareed Majeed (born 1986), Iraqi footballer * Fareed Parbati (1961-2011), Indian Urdu language poet and writer *

Fareed Sadat Fareed Sadat (Dari:فرید سادات; born 10 November 1998) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Nakhon Si United and the Afghanistan national team. Born in Afghanistan, Sadat represented Finla ...

(born 1998), Afghan footballer *

Fareed Zakaria Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (; born 20 January 1964) is an Indian-American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's '' Fareed Zakaria GPS'' and writes a weekly paid column for ''The Washington Post.'' He has been a columni ...

(born 1964), American journalist and commentator * Fareed Zargar, Afghan cricketer *

, Famous arabic singer

Ferid

* Ferid Berberi (born 1946), Albanian sportsman and weightlifter *

Férid Boughedir Férid Boughedir (born 1944) is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. Career Boughedir has directed five films since 1983. His film '' Caméra d'Afrique'' was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, his film ''Un été à La Gou ...

(born 1944), Tunisian film director and screenwriter *

Ferid Chouchane Ferid Chouchane ( ar, فريد شوشان) (born 19 April 1973 in Sousse Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 in ...

(born 1973), Tunisian footballer *

Ferid Džanić Ferid Džanić (1918 – 17 September 1943) was a Bosniak soldier during World War II. A member of the SS ''Handschar'' Division, he was one of the leaders of an unsuccessful anti-German mutiny in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in which he was kille ...

(1918–1943), Bosniak soldier during World War II * Ferid Idrizović (born 1982), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer * Ferid Imam, Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen who is believed to have provided military training to al Qaeda jihadists in Pakistan *

Ferid Matri Ferid Matri is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender with FC Lancy in the 4th division in Switzerland. He began his career at Saint Jean, then decided to move to Servette FC. In 2010 he signed with the French club AJ Auxerre, where he spent ...

, Swiss-Tunisian-Italian footballer *

Ferid Muhić Ferid Muhić ( mk, Ферид Мухиќ; born 1943 in Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is President of the Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is a professor of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Maced ...

(born 1943), Bosnoan-Herzegovinian administrator and President of the Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts *

Ferid Murad Ferid Murad (born September 14, 1936) is an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Early life Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana. His parents were Henrietta Josephine Bowm ...

(born 1936), Albanian physician and pharmacologist, co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. *

Ferid Radeljaš Ferid Radeljaš (born 22 August 1959) is a retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer. Club career He was a member of the FK Sarajevo squad that won the Yugoslav First League title in 1985, playing alongside club legends Husref Musemi� ...

(born 1959), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer *

Ferid Rragami Ferid Rragami (born 1 June 1957), is an Albanian retired footballer. Club career Rragami played for Shkëndija Tiranë, Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana between 1972 and 1988, winning three league titles and 2 domestic cups. Suspension ...

(born 1957), Albanian footballer

Middle name

Fareed

Ibrahim Fareed Didi Prince Ibrahim Fareed Didi was a younger son of Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi and Princess consort Famuladeyrige Didi. He was the brother of King Muhammad Fareed Didi of Maldives. He served as the speaker of People's Majlis from 1954 to 1959. In 1982, ...

, a prince, son of Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi and Princess consort Famuladeyrige Didi and the brother of King Muhammad Fareed Didi of Maldives. * Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969), a king. Son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian monarch to assume the title of King

Ferid

Damat Ferid Pasha Damat Mehmed Adil Ferid Pasha ( ota, محمد عادل فريد پاشا tr, Damat Ferit Paşa;‎ 1853 – 6 October 1923), known simply as Damat Ferid Pasha, was an Ottoman liberal statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier, the ' ...

(1853–1923), Ottoman liberal statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier, the de facto prime minister of the Ottoman Empire *

Mehmed Ferid Pasha Mehmed Ferid Pasha ( tr, Avlonyalı Ferit Paşa or Avlonyalı Mehmet Ferit Paşa) (1851, Yanya, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Ioannina, Greece) – 1914, Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy) was an Ottoman statesman. He served as Grand Vizier of the Ottom ...

(1851-1914), Ottoman statesman of ethnic Albanian background. He served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1903-1908)

Surname

Farid

Baba Farid Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar ( ; – 7 May 1266) was a 13th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic, who was one of the most revered and distinguished Muslim mystics of the medieval period. He is known reverentially as B ...

or Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Punjabi Sufi saint *

Ibn al-Farid Ibn al-Farid or Ibn Farid; (, ''`Umar ibn `Alī ibn al-Fārid'') (22 March 11811234) was an Arab poet. His name is Arabic for "son of the obligator" (the one who divides the inheritance between the inheritors), as his father was well regarded fo ...

, Arab poet *

Jasmin Farid Jasmin Farid (born 1992) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician who has been a Member of the Riksdag since 2022. See also * List of members of the Riksdag, 2018–2022 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, elected in the 2018 Swedish gen ...

(born 1992), Swedish politician *

Khwaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu: ) or Khwaja Fareed (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Sufi poet from Punjab. He was a member of the Chishti Nizami Sufi order. He wrote poetry in several languages, and his literary heritage has been claimed by both th ...

, Siraiki poet * Mariam Mamdouh Farid (born 1998), Qatari athlete *

Mohammad Farid Mohammad Farid or Muhammad Farîd ( ar, محمد فريد) (January 20, 1868 in Cairo – November 15, 1919 in Berlin) was an influential Egyptian political figure. He was a nationalist leader, writer, and lawyer. Origins Of Turkish origin, Fa ...

, Egyptian politician

Fareed

* Ahmed Fareed, American studio host and sports reporter *

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis, April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and DJ. Nicknamed The Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz rap, jazz-influenced ...

, American rapper also known as Q-Tip *

Donald Fareed Donald Fareed is an Iranian-born American Christian televangelist and President of the non-profit organization Persian Ministries International, which was founded by him. Fareed is an ordained minister and founding pastor of the Bay Area Persian C ...

, Iranian born American Christian tele-evangelist * Kamaal Fareed (born 1970), American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and DJ better known as Q-Tip and also The Abstract * Morad Fareed (born 1979), Palestinian-American entrepreneur * Muneer Fareed (born 1956), Muslim scholar and the former secretary general of ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) * Vala Fareed (born 1975),Iraqi-Kurdish politician, Minister of State for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and previously the first female speaker of the legislature

Faried

Kenneth Faried Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis (born November 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. Known as "The Manimal" due to his hustle on the court, he attended Morehead State Univ ...

, American professional basketball player

Fictional

*Farid, character in the book ''

Inkheart ''Inkheart'' (german: Tintenherz) is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the ''Inkheart'' series, which was continued with ''Inkspell'' (2005) and ''Inkdeath'' (2007). The novel won the 2004 BookSense Boo ...

'' by Cornelia Funke *Ferid Egan, Commander of the Queen's Knights in the video game '' Suikoden V'' *Farid, character in the game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'' *Ferid Bathory, character in the manga ''

Owari no Seraph is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "human-made" virus, ...

'' *Farid, character in the book ''

The Kite Runner ''The Kite Runner'' is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. The story is set against a backdrop of ...

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