Qaid ( ', "commander"; pl. ', or '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily (; ; ) was a state that existed in Sicily and the southern Italian peninsula, Italian Peninsula as well as, for a time, in Kingdom of Africa, Northern Africa, from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. It was ...

, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who were

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

or converts to

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. The word entered the

Latin language Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

as ''gaitus'' or ''gaytus''. Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article "alcayde" or "alcaide". It is also used as a male Arabic given name.

Notable qaids

* Al-Qaid Jawhar (active 950–992), A

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slav ...

general who conquered the

Maghreb The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...

and

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

for the

Fatimid Caliphate The Fatimid Caliphate (; ), also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, i ...

. *

Al-Qa'id al-Bata'ihi Qaid ( ', "commander"; pl. ', or '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who we ...

, chief of staff and successor of

al-Afdal Shahanshah Al-Afdal Shahanshah (; ; 1066 – 11 December 1121), born Abu al-Qasim Shahanshah bin Badr al-Jamali, was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. According to a later biographical encyclopedia, he was surnamed al-Malik al-Afdal ("the excellen ...

as vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate. *

Thomas Brun Thomas Brun, also le Brun or Brown, was son or nephew of William Brun (first to bear the name Le Brun), a clerk of Henry I of England. He travelled to Sicily as a child in the entourage of Robert of Selby about the year 1130. He first appears in ...

(active 1137–1154), Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily. * Ahmed es-Sikeli, known as Caid Peter (active 1160s), eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of Navarre. *

Richard the Qaid Richard the Qaid () was a senior official ('' qāʾid'', commander) of the royal council ('' curia regis'' or '' diwan'') in the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily at Palermo during the latter years of the reign of William I of Sicily and during ...

(died 1187), Great Chamberlain under William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre. * Murat Reis the younger 17th Century Dutch renegado appointed Caid over the region including the kasbah of El- Oualidia, the port of Saffia, and Maladia (''Muladie'') by the

Sultan of Morocco This is a list of rulers of Morocco since 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used. The present King of Morocco is Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mohammed ...

. * Sir Harry MacLean (1848–1920), Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army. *

Thami El Glaoui Thami El Glaoui (; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his chieftainship of the Glaoua (Gla ...

(1879–1956), one of the Lords of the Atlas. *

Mbarek Bekkay Mbarek Bekkay Lahbil (; April 18, 1907 – April 12, 1961) was the first Prime Minister of Morocco between December 7, 1955, and April 15, 1958. Bekkay held the rank of colonel in the French army. He was the first Prime Minister of Morocco sin ...

(1907-1961), first Prime minister of Morocco, who was the qaid of

Bni Drar Bni Drar or Ait Idrār (Berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔ, which means ''Children of the mountains'') is a municipality in the Oujda-Angad prefecture in Bni Iznasen region in the Oriental Region of Morocco. In the country's 2004 census, Bni Drar ...

. *

Grands caids The ''grands caids'' were Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the At ...

, Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate. *

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

(1876–1948), was given the title of Qaid-Azam or "The Great Leader" as the founder of Pakistan.

People with the given name

Qaid ibn Hammad Qaid ibn Hammad ibn Buluggin (), (''Qayid bin Hammad bin bolowjin'') was the second Hammadid ruler in what is now Algeria. Life He succeeded his father Hammad ibn Buluggin in 1029. He named his brother Yusuf as governor of North Africa, and ...

(1028–1045), ruler of Algeria *Kaid, nickname of

Andrew Belton Andrew Belton (17 April 1882 – 1970) was a British Army officer and veteran of campaigns in South Africa and Morocco. He was an early exponent of the use of aircraft for military purposes, enrolling at the Chicago School of Aviation in Apr ...

, (1882—1970), British Army officer active in Morocco *

Kaïd Ahmed Kaïd Ahmed (Commandant Sliman) (March 17, 1921 – March 5, 1978) was an Algerian nationalist and politician. Early life Born on March 17, 1921, at Tiaret, Si Ahmed was born into a family of small landowners installed in Sidi Belgacem. Sidi Be ...

(1921–1978), Algerian nationalist and politician *

Béji Caïd Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; , ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the fourth president of Tunisia from 31 December 2014 until his death on 25 July 2019. Previously, he served as minister of foreign af ...

(1926–2019), Elected Tunisian president * Al-Qaid Joher Izz al-Din (1942), Indian Islamic Leader * Kaid Mohamed (born 1984), Welsh footballer

Alcaide as surname

Anselmo Pardo Alcaide Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913–1977) was a Spanish entomologist. Career Throughout his life he combined his work as a teacher with his entomological studies. He published his first scientific paper in 1936, at 23 years of age, in which he descri ...

(1913-1977), Spanish entomologist. *

Chris Alcaide Chris Alcaide (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Trackdown'', '' L ...

(1922–2004) American actor * Carmen Alcayde (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter and actress * David Alcaide (born 1978), Spanish pool player * Guillermo Alcaide (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Ana Alcaide (born 1976), Spanish musician

Places

* Draâ El-Kaïd, town in Algeria * Alcaide, Fundão, town in Portugal

Other uses

*Alkaid or Elkeid, traditional name of Arabic origin for star

Eta Ursae Majoris Alkaid , also called Eta Ursae Majoris ( Latinised from η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is the easternmost star in the Big Dipper (or Plough) asterism. Howeve ...

* USS ''Alkaid'' (AK-114), U.S. Navy ship named after the star * ''Qaid'' (film), 1975 Hindi film starring Leena Chandavarkar and Kamini Kaushal *'' Umar Qaid'', 1975 Hindi Bollywood action film *The Kingdom of Caid,

Society for Creative Anachronism The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century. A quip often used within the SCA describes ...

, encompasses Southern California, the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and Hawaii. * Khuddamul Ahmadiyya chapter leaders are called Qaid. The Qaid in this terminology is a Muslim youth leader who guides his local

khuddam Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya (, literally means "Association of the Servants of Ahmadiyya") is one of five auxiliary organizations in the Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslim community. It is the young men's branch of the community, particularly for those b ...

in services to faith and nation. *In the game ''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...

'', an operator has the name 'Kaid', with the ability to electrify defenses with his unique gadget. *In the 1965 science fiction novel ''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...

'', a 'Caid' is a Sardaukar officer assigned to deal with civilians.

References

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