Heydar is a common male

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, particularly in Iran and Azerbaijan. A variant of the Arabic name

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 ( ...

(also spelt

Heidar Heidar is a name, chiefly in Arabic, with variant spellings such as Haydar, Haider, and Heydar. It may refer to: Given name * Haidar al-Abbadi, Iraqi prime minister *Haidar Ali (c. 1722 – 1782), ruler of the Indian Kingdom of Mysore *Heidar Alie ...

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 ...

, and other variants), it was a cognomen of Ali, who was known for his courage in battle. Heydar is sometimes transliterated as Gaidar or Geidar, from the

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spelling Гейдар. The name may refer to:

People

* Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), Azerbaijani politician and president * Heydar Babayev (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician *

Heydar Ghiai Heydar-Gholi Khan Ghiaï- Chamlou ( fa, حیدرقلی خان غیایی شاملو) was an Iranian architect. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1952, and was known as a pioneer of modern architecture in Iran. He designed the Se ...

(1922–1985), Iranian architect *

Heydar Huseynov Dr. Heydar Najaf oglu Huseynov (Azeri: ''Heydər Hüseynov'') (3 April 1908, Yerevan – 15 August 1950, Baku) was an Azerbaijani philosopher and academician. Life Huseynov was born in Erivan (present-day Yerevan, Armenia) into the petty bourgeo ...

(1908–1950), Azerbaijani philosopher *

Heydar Moslehi Heydar Moslehi (born 1957 in Isfahan) is an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the minister of intelligence from 2009 to 2013. Early life and education Moslehi was born in Shahreza in the Isfahan province, Iran, in 1957. He was a stud ...

(born 1957), Iranian politician *

Heydar Yaghma Heydar Yaghma ( fa, حیدر یغما; 1926 – March 1986) was an Iranian poet. He was born in a village near Nishapur. Yaghma was a simple worker and was not literate. He began telling poems while in his thirties and learned how to read an ...

(1926–1986), Iranian poet

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