Jahid (
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 ...
: جاهِد ''jāhid'') is an Arabic name from the word which means "effort, strive" or "
endeavour" and stems from the Arabic verb ''jahada'' (
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 ...
: َجَهَد) "to do effort to get something be laborious; be perseverant; be sedulous; be serious". Notable people with this name include:
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Jahid Ali, Pakistani cricketer
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Jahid Ahmed, English cricketer
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Jahid Jahim
Jahid Jahim (born 29 May 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since September 2020 and Member of ...
, Malaysian politician
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Jahid Javed, Bangladeshi cricketer
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Jahid Mohseni, Tajik businessman
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Jahid Nirob, Bangladeshi singer and composer
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Raid Jahid Fahmi
Raid Jahid Fahmi ( ar, رائد جاهد فهمي ; born 1950) is an Iraqi politician and economist who served as Iraq's Minister of Science and Technology in the government of Nouri al-Maliki, from 2006 to 2010.
Biography
He is of Arab origin b ...
, Iraqi politician and economist
See also
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Jaahid Ali
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