Qais () is an Arabic given name meaning lover or firm. “Qays” and “Qaiss” are alternatives of Qais. Notable people with the name include: *

Imru' al-Qais Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi () was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from Najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries, and the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poe ...

(496-565), Arabic poet in the 6th century **

Imru al-Qays (disambiguation) Imru' al-Qais (496–565) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet. Imru al-Qays may refer to: * Amru Al-Qays (crater), Mercury * Imru al-Qays I ibn Amr (r. 295–328), second Lakhmid king * Amr ibn Imru al-Qays (r. 328–363), third Lakhmid king * Imru a ...

, for namesakes *

Kais Saied Kais Saied ( ; born 22 February 1958) is a Tunisian politician, jurist and retired assistant professor of law currently serving as the fifth president of Tunisia since October 2019. He was president of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional ...

(born 1958), Tunisian President *

Qais Ashfaq Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Early life and education Ashfaq was born in Leeds. He ...

(born 1993), British boxer *

Qais Abdur Rashid Qais Abdur Rashīd or Qais Abdul Rasheed () is said to be, in post-Islamic lore, the legendary founding father of the Pashtuns. It is believed that the conception of such a figure was promoted to bring harmony between religious and ethnic identit ...

(575-661), legendary founding father of the Pashtuns * Muhammad Qais-ud-Din (1937-2021), Bangladeshi academic, researcher and chemist *

Mohamed Mijarul Quayes Mohamed Mijarul Quayes (2 April 1960 – 10 March 2017) was a Bangladeshi career diplomat. He was appointed Bangladesh's ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in 2014 and high commissioner to the Court of St James's in the United Kingd ...

(1960-2017), Bangladeshi diplomat *

Qais Khazali Qais Hadi Sayed Hasan al-Khazali (; born 20 June 1974) is an Iraqi politician and militant leader who is the founder and Secretary-General of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, an Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary organization and political party. He is best know ...

(born 1974), founder of the Iran-backed Special Groups *

Qais Essa Qais Essa Hussein (; born 1975) was an Iraqi international football player, who played with the Iraqi national football team in 1996 Summer Olympics qualifying. Honors Club Al-Minaa * Iraqi Premier League runner-up: 2004–05 Al-Shorta * Ira ...

(born 1975), Iraqi international football player *

Qais Akbar Omar Qais Akbar Omar (born November 18, 1982) is an Afghan-American writer. Omar is the author of '' A Fort of Nine Towers'', an autobiography of his childhood in Afghanistan during the years of the civil war and the Taliban from 1992 to 2001. Bio ...

(born 1982), Afghan-American writer * Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967), Iraqi painter * Kais al-Zubaidi (1939-2024), Iraqi film director *

Azzan bin Qais Imam Azzan bin Qais () was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1871. He deposed his cousin, Salim bin Thuwaini, and declared a short-lived Ibadi imamate in Oman. Opposing Saudi interference in the Buraimi Oasis, he fought and lost against Salim's ...

(died 1871), Sultan of Oman

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