Zahid is a male given name particularly popular in several Asian countries. It has its roots in the Arabic language. In Arabic, there are a few variations based on the exact pronunciation of the name thus having different meanings. One of the meanings of Zahid in Arabic is
Altruistic. Zahid is also defined as "the noble man who stops other from wrong doing of 'respectable' belief", explained as: "The Zahid is the literal believer in the letter of the Law, opposed to the Soofi, who believes in its spirit: hence the former is called a Zahiri (outsider), and the latter a Batini, sider."
[Burton 1974, p.104]
Notable persons with the name include:
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Zahid Ahmed (actor) (born 1984), Pakistani actor
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Zahid Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1961), Pakistani cricketer
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Zahid Ali (born 1976), Norwegian comedian
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Zahid Iqbal (born 1981), English cricketer
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Zahid Pirzada
Zahid Pirzad (born 1 August 1958, Karachi, Pakistan) is a former Pakistani field hockey player. He played center halfback. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 1982 against Japan in which Pakistan won the gold medal.
In 1983, Pirzad ...
(born 1958), Pakistani field hockey player
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Zahid Saeed
Zahid Saeed (born July 5, 1981 in Alo Mahar, Punjab) is a right-handed Pakistani cricketer who bowls left-arm at a fast-medium pace. He played for Pakistan in the U-19 Cricket World Cup in both 1998 and 2000, finishing as the leading wicket-taker ...
(born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
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Zahid Shareef
Zahid Shareef (born 11 October 1967) is a former Pakistani international hockey player who represented Pakistan from 1987 to 1991. During his playing career, he scored 41 goals playing in 73 matches. He is remembered for his exceptional dribbli ...
(born 1970), Pakistani field hockey player
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Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (born 1953), Malaysian politician
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Zahidullah Salmi
Zahidullah Salmi, also known as Zahid, (born 3 April 2002) is an Afghan cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comp ...
(born 2002), Afghan cricketer, also known as Zahid
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Ghayas Zahid
Ghayas Zahid (born 8 September 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü and the Norway national team.
Club career
Zahid was born in Oslo to Pakistani parents. He played ...
(born 1994), Norwegian footballer
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Zahid Mahmood (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
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Zahid Valencia (born 1997), American freestyle wrestler
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Zahid Hasan (born 1998), Bangladeshi film actor
References
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Pakistani masculine given names