Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari
Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari (born 1952) is a Saudi politician who served as Ministry of Higher Education (Saudi Arabia), minister of higher education between 1991 and 8 December 2014. He was the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to France between Febr ...
(born 1952), Saudi politician
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Khaled al-Attiyah
Shaykh Khaled Abather al-Attiyah (also transliterated as Attia) is an Iraqi politician who was elected in December 2005 to the Council of Representatives as an independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance.
On 22 April 2006 he was elected First ...
(born 1949), Iraqi politician
* Khalid Bakdash (1912–1995), former leader of the Syrian Communist Party
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Khalid ibn Barmak
Khalid ibn Barmak (709–781/82; ar, خالد بن برمك) was the first prominent member of the Barmakids, an important Buddhist family from Balkh, which converted to Islam and became prominent members of the Abbasid court in the second ...
(705–782), first prominent member of the Barmakid family
* Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani, Libyan royal advisor in Saudi Arabia
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Khaled al-Harbi
Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harbi, ( ar, خالد بن عودة بن محمد الحربي, ''Khālid bin ‘Ūdah bin Muḥammad al-Ḥarbī'') (c.1963 - present) is a Saudi national who was associated with Osama bin Laden's mujahadeen grou ...
(born 1963), associate of Osama Bin Laden
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Khalid Ibrahim
Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim ( ms, عبدالخالد بن إبراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 14 December 1946 – 31 July 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He ...
(born 1946), Malaysian politician
* Khalid Islambouli (1955–1982), assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat
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Khaled Kelkal
Khaled Kelkal ( ar, خالد كلكال) (April 28, 1971 – September 29, 1995) was a French and Algerian terrorism, terrorist affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria, GIA. He was involved in the 1995 Paris Metro bombing, 1995 terror ...
, soldier in the Armed Islamic group of Algeria; he was also responsible for carrying out some bombings in France
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Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (born 24 April 1960) is a Bahraini diplomat who served as Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 until January 2020. Khalid became only the second foreign minister in Bahrain's history after replacing Moham ...
(1960–), current Foreign Minister of Bahrain
* Khaled Mashal (born 1956), member of Hamas
* Khalid El-Masri (born 1963), German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA
* Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975–2001), Saudi hijacker in the September 11 attacks
* Khaled Mosharraf (1937–1975), Bangladeshi war hero
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Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Khalid Abdul Muhammad (born Harold Moore Jr.; January 12, 1948 – February 17, 2001) was an African-American Muslim minister and activist who became a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and later the New Black Panther Party. After a ra ...
(1948–2001), former Nation of Islam member and Black Nationalist
* Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (born 1964), terrorist claimed to be responsible for masterminding the September 11 attacks
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Khaled Qasim
Khalid Ahmed Qasim is a Yemeni citizen who has been held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, since May 2002.
Official status reviews
Originally the Bush Presidency asserted that captives appreh ...
Khaled Ben Mustapha
Khaled Ben Mustafa is a citizen of France who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
The Department of Defense reports that Mustafa was born on January 9, 1972, in Lyon, France.
His G ...
(born 1972), former detainee at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
* Khalid al-Qasri (died 743), Umayyad governor of Mecca and Iraq
* Khalid Raad, Syrian economist and politician
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Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.Khaled bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950), Saudi royal
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Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1951)
Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud ( ar, الأمير خالد بن بندر بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 1951) is a Saudi Arabian soldier and member of the House of Saud, who served as the president of General Intelligence, the deputy de ...
, Saudi royal
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Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially headed campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career in ...
(died 642), Muslim military commander in the service of the
Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...
Khaled El Sayed
Khaled El Sayed () is a Lebanese actor and voice actor.
Filmography
Film
Television
Plays
*''Waylon Le Omma''. - Sergeant 2013
*I Reached the 99. 2008
Dubbing roles
* ''1001 Nights (TV series), 1001 Nights''
* ''Alfred J. Kwa ...
, Lebanese actor and voice actor
Music
* DJ Khaled (born 1975), American DJ, record producer and radio personality
* Khaled (musician) (born 1960), formerly known as Cheb Khaled, Algerian raï musician
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Khalid (singer)
Khalid Donnel Robinson (born February 11, 1998), known mononymously as Khalid, is an American singer and songwriter. He is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. He rose to fame after the release of his debut studio album ''American ...
(born 1998), American singer and songwriter
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Nazim Khaled
Nazim Khaled (born September 3, 1986) is a French singer-songwriter. He has written several successes for different artists like Kendji Girac, Amir, Claudio Capéo and Alma.
Biography
Khaled was born in Marseille and studied at the Conservat ...
, French singer, songwriter and composer
Sports
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Khaled Badra
Khaled Badra ( ar, خالد بدرة; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Badra was born in Kairouan. After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise ...
(born 1973), Tunisian football player
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Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz (born 28 December 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. His nickname is "The Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the opposition. He was noted for his tackling and versatility at the back.
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(born 1981), Dutch football player
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Khaled Fadhel
Khaled Fadhel (born September 29, 1976 in Tunis) is a Tunisian football former player and goalkeeper. He played for Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey.
Fadhel was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football squad, which exited in the first round. ...
(born 1976), Tunisian football player
* Khalid Kareem (born 1998), American football player
* Khalid Khan (born 1971), Hong Kong cricketer
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Khalid Khannouchi
Khalid Khannouchi ( ar, خالد خنّوشي) (born September 12, 1971) is a retired American marathoner. He was born in Meknes, Morocco. He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km ...
(born 1971), Moroccan American marathoner
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Khalid Lachheb
Khalid Lachheb (born 16 January 1975) is a retired pole vaulter from France.
He set his personal best (5.80 metres) on 25 August 1998 at a meet in Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, C ...
(born 1975), French pole vaulter
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Khaled Mahmud
Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, capta ...
(born 1971), Bangladeshi cricket player
* Khaled Mashud (born 1976), Bangladeshi cricket player
* Khaled Mouelhi (born 1981), Tunisian football player
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Khalidou Sissokho
Kalidou Cissokho (born 28 August 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
International career
Cissokho was called up to Senegals 2002 FIFA World Cup squad by Bruno Metsu as a backup to Tony S ...
(born 1978), Senegalese footballer
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Khalid Skah
Khalid Skah ( ar, خالد سكاح) (born 29 January 1967) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Born in Midelt, Morocco, Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner ...
(born 1967), Moroccan athlete
Other
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Khalid
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.
(1930-1994), Indian novelist in Malayalam-language
* Khaled bin Sinan (pre-7th century), historic figure of pre-Islamic Arabia, and a disputed prophet in Islam
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Khalid bin Mahfouz
Khalid bin Mahfouz ( ar, خالد بن محفوظ; December 26, 1949 – August 16, 2009) was a Saudi Arabian billionaire, banker, businessman, investor and former chairman of the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Khalid is the son of Salem Bin Ma ...
(1949-2009), Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism
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Khaled Abou Al-Fadl
Khaled Abou el Fadl ( ar, خالد أبو الفضل, ) (born October 23, 1963) is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law where he has taught courses on International Human Rights, Islamic jurisprude ...
(born 1963), professor at the UCLA School of Law
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Khaled Abu Toameh
Khaled Abu Toameh ( ar, خالد أبو طعمة, he, חאלד אבו טועמה; born 1963) is an Israeli Arab journalist, lecturer and documentary filmmaker.
Abu Toameh writes for ''The Jerusalem Post'' and for the New York-based Gatestone ...
(born 1963), Israeli journalist
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Khalid Adem
Khalid Misri Adem ( am, ካሊድ አደም; born 1975) is an Ethiopian who was both the first person prosecuted and first person convicted for female genital mutilation (FGM) in the United States, stemming from charges that he had personally exc ...
(born 1975), American convict
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Khalid Amayreh
Khalid Amayreh ( ar, خالد عمايرة, b. 1957 Hebron) is a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron.
Conflict with the Palestinian Authority
Amayreh is barred from leaving the West Bank. For many years Amayreh was confined to his h ...
(born 1957), Palestinian journalist
* Khâlid-i Baghdâdî, Ottoman mystic founding the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order
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Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini (;Pashto/Dari ; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan Americans, Afghan-American novelist, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel ''The Kite Runner'' (2003) wa ...
(born 1965), Afghan-American physician and author
* Khalid ibn Yazid, seventh century alchemist
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Khaled Mardam-Bey
mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Windows, created in 1995. It is a fully functional chat utility and its integrated scripting language makes it extensible and versatile.
mIRC has been described as "one of the most popular IRC cl ...
, creator of mIRC
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Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud
Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud (born 21 April 1978) is a Saudi prince, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the son of Al-Waleed bin Talal and his first wife and cousin, Dalal bint Saud. Khaled has been noted for his vegan lifestyle. He is a grandson o ...
(born 1978), Saudi entrepreneur and royal
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Khalid bin Talal Al Saud
Khalid bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الأمير خالد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 10 January 1962) is a member of the Saudi royal family and the owner of Al Nafood Trading Establishment.
Early life
Prince Khalid w ...
(born 1962), Saudi royal and businessman
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Khalid Sharrouf
Khaled Sharrouf (born 23 February 1981) was an Jihadism, Jihadist who in 2013 travelled to Syrian territory to fight in the Syrian Civil War on the side of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Islamic State). Born in Sydney, A ...
(born 1981), Australian Arab hate speaker and terror suspect
Middle name
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Ahmad Khaled Towfeq
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Farrag (10 June 1962 – 2 April 2018), also known as Ahmed Khaled Tawfek, was an Egyptian author and physician who wrote more than 200 books, in both Egyptian Arabic and Classical Arabic. He was the first contemporary write ...
(1962-2018), Egyptian novelist
Surname
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Aisha Khalid
Aisha Khalid (born 1972 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a female contemporary visual artist, working with miniature painting, textiles, video and site specific installations in architectural spaces.
Khalid is one of a generation of artists from Pakistan ...
(born 1972), Pakistani artist
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Amr Khaled
Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled ( ar, عمرو محمد حلمي خالد; born: 5 September 1967) is an Egyptian Muslim activist and television preacher. ''The New York Times Magazine'', in reference to Khaled's popularity in English-speaking coun ...
(born 1967), Islamic preacher
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Hassan Khaled
Hassan Khaled (Arabic:حسن خالد ;born in 1921 – 16 May 1989) was the leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. As a grand mufti, he presided over Islamic courts in Lebanon for 23 years, and served as Head of the Islamic Coalition, a bo ...
(1921-1989), former leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community
* Leila Khaled (born 1944), former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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Waleed Khaled
Waleed Khaled was a journalist working for the Reuters news agency. He was shot and killed by American soldiers in Iraq on August 28, 2005. Khaled and a cameraman had gone to cover an incident in which two Iraqi policemen were killed in the Hay ...
(died 2005), journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War
Notable animals
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Khaled (horse)
Khaled (1943–1968) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a sire in the United States. Bred and raced in England by the Aga Khan III, Khaled was sired by Hyperion, the 1933 Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes winner and a six-time Le ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse
* Khaled 5, an Arabian horse noted as a major sire in the early 1900s.