Waleed (), also spelt as Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine

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meaning ''newborn child''.Behind the Name: Walid
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Given name

Waleed

Waleed Ali Waleed Ali ( ar, links=no, وليد علي, born 3 November 1980) is a Kuwaiti footballer who played as midfielder for the Kuwait Premier League club Al Kuwait. He previously played for Iran Pro League club Esteghlal. He formerly played for Kh ...

, Kuwaiti footballer *

Waleed Aly Waleed Aly (born 15 August 1978) is an Australian journalist, academic, and lawyer. Aly is a lecturer in politics at Monash University working in their Global Terrorism Research Centre, and a co-host of Network Ten's news and current affairs ...

, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist * Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman * Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman * Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker during the September 11 attacks * Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist

Walid

Al-Walid I Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ( ar, الوليد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; ), commonly known as al-Walid I ( ar, الوليد الأول), was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling from O ...

, sixth Umayyad caliph *

Walid Abbas Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi ( ar, وليد عباس; born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for Shabab Al-Ahli. International career Abbas has played for the United Arab Emirates national ...

, Emirati footballer *

Walid Atta Walid "Tatta" Atta ( ar, وليد عطا, translit=Walīd 'Aṭā, am, ዋሊድ አታ; born 28 August 1986) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a centre back for Hittarps IK. Career AIK In January 2008, Atta joined Swedish top-divisi ...

, Saudi-born Ethiopian footballer *

Walid bin Attash Walid Muhammad Salih bin Mubarak bin Attash ( ar, وليد محمد صالح بن مبارك بن عتش; born 1978) is a Yemeni prisoner held in extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp and is suspected of play ...

, Yemeni suspected terrorist in American custody at Guantánamo Bay * Walid Belguerfi, Algerian footballer *

Walid Daouk Walid Daouk (Arabic: وليد الداعوق; born 1958) is a Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014. Early life and education Daouk was born into a Sunni family, the ...

, Lebanese businessman and politician * Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian * Walid al-Jahdali, Saudi footballer *

Walid Jumblatt Walid Kamal Jumblatt ( ar, وليد جنبلاط; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese Druze politician and former militia commander who has been leading the Progressive Socialist Party since 1977. While leading the Lebanese National Resistance ...

, Lebanese politician *

Walid Khalidi Walid Khalidi ( ar, وليد خالدي, born 1925 in Jerusalem) is an Oxford University-educated Palestinian historian who has written extensively on the Palestinian exodus. He is a co-founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies, establish ...

, Palestinian historian * Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-origin Norwegian writer *

Walid Muallem Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem ( ar, وليد محيي الدين المعلم ''Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallam''; 13 January 194116 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 202 ...

, Syrian politician and diplomat *

Walid ibn al-Mughira , image = , title = Abu Abd Shams , caption = , succession = Chief of Banu Makhzum , moretext = , reign = 570–622 , reign-type = Rule , predecessor = Mughira ibn Abd Allah , pre-type = , c ...

, Mecca-based Quraysh tribal chief in pre-Islamic Arabia *

Walid Regragui Hoalid Regragui (born 23 September 1975), known as Walid Regragui ( ar, وليد الركراكي, Walīd ar-Ragrāgī), is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of the Mor ...

(born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager *

Walid Riachy Walid Riachy (born 26 September 1990) is a Lebanese actor and model, who mostly appears in Mollywood and Hollywood films as well as international commercials. He completed a bachelor's degree program in business management at the American Univer ...

, Lebanese actor and model *

Walid Shoebat Walid Shoebat ( ar, وليد شعيبات) is a Palestinian American speaker, author and a critic of Islam. He was born in the West Bank to an American mother, and converted to Christianity from Islam. Shoebat has claimed to be an ex- PLO terror ...

, Palestinian-origin American ex-Muslim activist *

Walid Toufic Walid Toutanji ( ar, وليد توفيق; also known as Walid Toufic; born April 8, 1954), is a Lebanese singer and actor. Biography Walid Toufic, born Walid Toutounji, grew up with his Sunni family in Tripoli, Lebanon. He later relocated to w ...

, Lebanese singer and actor

Oualid

Oualid Mokhtari Oualid Mokhtari (born 29 April 1982) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He also holds German citizenship. He is the brother of Youssef Mokhtari Youssef Mokhtari ( ar, يوسف المختاري; born 5 Mar ...

, Moroccan-born German footballer

Places

* Al-Waleed, an Iraqi town along the Iraq–Syria border *

Bani Walid Bani Walid (Anglicized: ; ar, بني وليد, Banī Walīd, Libyan pronunciation: ) is a city in Libya located in the Misrata District. Prior to 2007, it was the capital of Sof-Aljeen District. Bani Walid has an airport. Under the Libyan Ar ...

, a town in Libya *

Valladolid Valladolid () is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 peop ...

, a city in Spain *

, a city in Mexico

Ships

*, a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979–1985 (originally German-built fishing trawler)

References

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