Heidar is a name, chiefly in Arabic, with variant spellings such as

Haydar Haydar ( ar, حيدر), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning " lion". In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib ...

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 * Hai ...

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Heydar Heydar is a common male given name in Greater Iran, particularly in Iran and Azerbaijan. A variant of the Arabic name Haydar (also spelt Heidar, Haider, and other variants), it was a cognomen of Ali, who was known for his courage in battle. Heyda ...

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* Haidar al-Abbadi, Iraqi prime minister *

Haidar Ali Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the atten ...

(c. 1722 – 1782), ruler of the Indian

Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm in South India, southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary allia ...

Heidar Aliev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

(1923–2003), third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from October 1993 to October 2003 *

Haidar Abdel-Shafi Haidar Abdel-Shafi (Heidar Abdul-Shafi) ( ar, حيدر عبد الشافي June 10, 1919 – September 25, 2007), was a Palestinian physician, community leader and political leader who was the head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid C ...

(1919–2007), Palestinian physician and community leader * Haidar Abdul-Amir (born 1982), Iraqi football player *

Haidar Abdul-Jabar Haidar Abdul-Jabar Kadhim ( ar, حيدر عبدالجبار كاظم; born August 25, 1976), known as Haidar Jabar, is an Iraqi former football defender who last played for the Al-Zawra'a SC football club. Honours Country * 2002 WAFF Champi ...

(born 1976), Iraqi football player * Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (born 1982), Iraqi football player *

Haïdar el Ali Haidar el Ali is a Senegalese ecologist, appointed Minister of Ecology in April 2012. In 2013 he became the Minister of Fisheries. He is also president of the Senegalese Green Party (FEDES).

, Senegalese ecologist and government minister *

Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas ( ar, حيدر أبو بكر العطاس; born April 5, 1939) was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to ...

(1939–), Prime Minister of Yemen * Heidar Arfaa (1919–1976), Conseiller d'État to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran * Haidar Bagir, Indonesian philosopher, entrepreneur, social activist * Haidar Khan (died c. 1925), leader of one of the Bakhtiari tribes in Iran *

Haidar Mahmoud Haidar Mahmoud Majid ( ar, حيدر محمود مجيد; born 19 September 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. As a player, Mahmoud played as a right-back, representing Iraq in the 1996 and 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He also played clu ...

(born 1973), Iraqi football player *

Haidar Malik Haidar Malik Chadurah (died 1627) was an administrator, and soldier in Kashmir in the service of Salim Nuruddin Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor from 1605 until his death in 1627. Haidar Malik wrote the best known Persian-language history of ...

(1620s), administrator, and soldier in Kashmir * Heidar Moslehi (born 1957), Iranian cleric and politician who served as the minister of intelligence from 2009 to 2013 * Haidar Nasir (born 1981), also known as Haider Jabreen, Iraqi discus thrower * Haidar Obeid (born 1997), Lebanese Roboticist *

Haidar Qassāb Haidar Qassāb (died 1356) was the head of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar During 1356. Biography A possible member of the artisan guild, Haidar Qassāb served in the government of Khwaja Shams al-Din 'Ali as a collector of urban craft and trade tax ...

(died 1356), head of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar from 1355/56 until his death *

Haidar Sabah Haidar Sabah Hassan ( ar, حيدر صباح حسن) (born 15 March 1986 in Iraq) is a former Iraq football player, who is currently assistant coach of Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya. He was part of Iraq B team in the 2007 King's Cup. Haidar Sabah is t ...

(born 1986), Iraqi football player * Haidar Salim, Afghan singer * Haidar Al-Shaïbani (born 1984), Algerian-Canadian football (soccer) player

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Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish (1764 –1846) of Lucknow was an Urdu poet. Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish Lakhnawi is one of the giants of Urdu literature. Aatish and Imam Baksh Nasikh were contemporary poets whose rivalry is well known. Both had hundreds o ...

(1778–1848), Urdu poet * Maya Haïdar Boustani, Lebanese archaeologist and museum curator *

Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Beg ( Persian: میرزا محمد حیدر دولت بیگ c. 1499/1500 – 1551) was a Chagatai Turco-Mongol military general, governor of Kashmir, and a historical writer, He was a Turkic speaking Dughlat prince ...

(1499 or 1500–1551), Chagatai Turko-Mongol military general, ruler of Kashmir

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Adnan Haidar Adnan Mahmoud Haidar ( ar, عدنان محمود حيدر, ; born 3 August 1989) is a professional Association football, football player and coach. A midfielder, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club . Born and raised in Norway, Ha ...

(born 1989), Norway-born Lebanese football player * Ali Haidar (basketball) (born 1990), Canadian basketball player of Lebanese origin * Ali Haidar (military) (1913–1999), Pakistani Pashtun military personality in British Indian Army *

Ali Haidar (politician) Ali Haidar (born 1962) is a Syrian politician who is the leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party – Intifada Wing, and since June 2011 the Minister of State for National Reconciliation Affairs.Lebanon Debateجناح الانتفاضة ب� ...

(born 1962), Syrian politician and minister * Aminatou Heidar (born 1966), Sahrawi human rights activist and an advocate of the independence of Western Sahara * Dana Haidar (born 1993), Jordanian taekwondo player *

Ensaf Haidar Ensaf Haidar ( ar, إنصاف حيدر; born 1975) is a Saudi-Canadian human rights activist. Born in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, Haidar is the wife of Raif Badawi, a Saudi writer, dissident and activist who was sentenced to ten years in prison and ...

, Indian Human rights activist * Gul Haidar, former mujahideen commander and official in the Afghan Ministry of Defense * Haidar Haidar, Syrian writer and novelist * Knut Heidar (born 1949), Norwegian political scientist *

Mohamad Haidar Mohamad Faouzi Haidar ( ar, محمد فوزي حيدر, ; born 8 November 1989) is a Lebanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger or Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for cl ...

(born 1989), Lebanese football player

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