Haydar ( ar, حيدر), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar,

Haider Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Haider Al-Abadi, Iraqi politician *Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer *Haid ...

, Heydar, and other variants, is an Arabic male

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, also used as a

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, meaning "

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". In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with

Ali ibn Abi Talib ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

(first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun Caliph), the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who was nicknamed "Haydar". The variants

Hyder Hyder can refer to: Places *Hyder, Alaska, U.S. **Hyder Seaplane Base *Hyder, Arizona, U.S. ** Hyder Valley * Hyder Creek, is a river in New York, U.S. Other uses * Hyder (defunct company), a former Welsh utility company ** Hyder Consulting, a su ...

and Hyderi ( ur, حیدری) are Urdu variants used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.

Hajdar

Hajdar Blloshmi Hajdar Hysen Blloshmi (24 April 1844 – 9 December 1936) was one of the delegates of Albanian Declaration of Independence and a deputy of Pogradec in the Albanian parliament."History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. His son, ...

(1860–1936), Albanian politician *

Hajdar Muneka Hajdar Muneka (20 March 1954 – 6 May 2022) was an Albanian journalist and diplomat. Education Hajdar Muneka received a Chinese language degree from the Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China. He also had a master's degree in ...

(born 1954), Albanian journalist and diplomat

Haydar

Given name

* Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, said to have been nicknamed "Haydar". *Haydar Paşa, Vizier of Ottoman Empire * Haydar Aşan, Turkish Olympian *

Haydar Ergülen Haydar Ergülen (born 14 October 1956, in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish poet., he graduated from the Sociology Department at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi ( Middle East Technical University) in Ankara. After graduation from the university, h ...

, Turkish poet * Haydar Ghazi, second Wazir of Sylhet * Haydar Hatemi, Iranian artist *

Haydar al-Kuzbari Haydar al-Kuzbari ( ar, حيدر الكزبري, 1920–1996) was a Syrian lieutenant colonel who took part in the 1961 Syrian coup d'état that led to the dissolution of the United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, ا ...

(1920–1996), Syrian military officer * Haydar al-Sadr (1891–1937), Muslim Iraqi cleric and ayatollah *

Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli Haydar Khan Amo-oghli or Haydar Khan Amu ogly Tariverdiev ( fa, حیدرخان عمواوغلی تاریوردی; az, حیدرخان عمواوغلی تاریوردی; December 20, 1880 – October 15, 1921) was an Iranian left-wing revolution ...

(1880–1921), revolutionary and military activist in Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Central Asia * Haydar Zorlu, Turkish-German actor * Haydar Astrakhani, Khan of Astrakhan from 1538 through 1541. *

Haydar Amuli Sayyid Baha al-Din Haydar, Haydar al-'Obaidi al-Hossayni Amuli, or Sayyed Haydar Amoli or Mir Haydar Amoli a Shi'ite mystic and a Sufi philosopher, was an early representative of Persian mystic philosophy and one of the most distinguished commen ...

, or Haydar al-'Obaydi al-Husayni Amoli, a Shi'ite mystic and Sufi philosopher

Middle name

* Ali Haydar Şen, Turkish businessman * Mohammed Haydar Zammar (born 1961), Syrian Muslim jihadist and al-Qaida recruiter

Surname

* Darren Haydar (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey * Kamal Haydar (1933–1980), Yemeni short story writer *

Paula Haydar Paula Haydar (born 1965) is an American academic and translator. She has a PhD in Comparative literature and an MFA in Literary translation. She won an Arkansas Arabic Translation Prize for her translation of Elias Khoury's ''The Kingdom of S ...

, American academic and translator *

Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar was a Persian Sufi saint and Malāmatī- Qalāndārī Sheikh, of possible Turkic origin, and is buried in Zava, Khurasan. Qazvini, author of the ''Tarikh-i guzida'', states Haydar was alive at the time of the Mongol invas ...

, Persian Sufi saint *

Shaykh Haydar Shaykh Haydar or Sheikh Haydar ( ''Shaikh Ḥaidar''; b. 1459, Diyarbakır - d. 9 July 1488, Tabasaran) was the successor of his father (Shaykh Junayd) as leader of the Safavid order from 1460-1488. Haydar maintained the policies and political a ...

, a religious leader of the Safaviyya from 1460 to 1488 * Sultan Haydar (born 1985), Turkish female long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin

Haidar

Ibrahim Haidar Ibrahim Haidar (; 1867 – 1974) was a Lebanese politician who served as a minister multiple times. Born in Baalbek, he moved to France to study agricultural engineering and graduated in 1912. He was sentenced to death by the Ottoman authoritie ...

(1867–1974), Lebanese politician *

Salim Haidar Salim Haidar (1911–1980) was a Lebanese jurist and politician who held several cabinet posts during the 1950s, including minister of defense. He was also a member of the Lebanese Parliament. Early life and education Haidar hailed from a Shiite ...

(1911–1980), Lebanese politician *

Haidar Abbas Rizvi Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi ( ur, سيد حیدر عباس رضوی ), (born, January 1, 1968, in Karachi) is the former deputy parliamentary leader of MQM who had been the member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he ...

, Pakistani Politician

Hayder

* Hayder Ali (1720 - 1782) Founder of Mysore Sultanate and Father of Tipu Sultan * Baba Hayder e Safdar Wali, a Sufi Saint in Mulbagal, Karnataka, India *

Hayder of Crimea Hayder Khan Girai, Hayder () (lived ?–1487, reigned 1456?, 1475) was either once or twice briefly a Khan of Crimea. He was one of the sons of the dynasty's founder Hacı I Giray (c. 1441–1466). It is reported that in 1456 he rebelled agains ...

Other variant spellings

For people with these variant spellings, see: * Heidar *

* Heydar * Hyder (name) *

Hyderi (name) Hyderi ( ur, حیدری) is a surname among Muslims of Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from ''Ḥaydar'' ( ar, , 'Lion'), which was a title of Ali. People with this name include: * Ali Sher Hyderi (died 2009), leader of the politico-reli ...

* Jaider - Spanish version

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