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Notable persons

Politics and military

Khalid ibn al-Walid Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; died 642) was a 7th-century Arabs, Arab military commander. He initially led campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career ...

(died 642), Arab military commander in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate *

Khalid of Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 until his death in 1982. Before his death, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the fifth son of King Abdulaziz ...

(1913–1982), the fourth king of Saudi Arabia *

Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari (; born 1952) is a Saudi politician who served as minister of higher education between 1991 and 8 December 2014. He was the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to France between February 2016 and October 2019. Early life an ...

(born 1952), Saudi politician *

Khalid Anwer Khalid Anwer (Urdu/; 4 November 1938 – 13 March 2025) was a Pakistani lawyer, jurist and constitutional expert who once served as the federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights following his appointment in 1997. He remained in office ...

(1938-2025), Pakistani lawyer and jurist *

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 Fir ...

(born 1949), Iraqi politician *

Khalid Bakdash Khalid Bakdash (occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash or Khaled Bekdache, ) (1912 – July 15, 1995) was a Syrian-Kurdish politician who was the founder of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP) and lead it from 1936 until his death in 1995. In 1954, Bakd ...

(1912–1995), leader of the Syrian Communist Party *

Khalid ibn Barmak Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.

(705–782), first prominent member of the Barmakid family *

Khalid Farooqi Khalid Farooqi is an Afghan parliamentarian from Paktika Province Paktika (Pashto: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a populati ...

, Afghan politician * Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani (1882–1971), Libyan royal advisor in Saudi Arabia *

Khaled al-Harbi Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harbi, (, ''Khālid bin ‘Ūdah bin Muḥammad al-Ḥarbī'') (born 1963) is a Saudi national who was associated with Osama bin Laden's mujahadeen group in the 1980s, and is thought to have rejoined bin Laden and ...

(born 1963), associate of Osama Bin Laden *

Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim (; 14 December 1946 – 31 July 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He was the Member of the Selangor State Assembly (MLA) for Ijok from 2008 to 2013, ...

(1946-2022), Malaysian politician *

Khalid Islambouli Khalid al-Islambuli (; 15 January 1955 – 15 April 1982) was an Egyptian military officer who participated in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981. Al-Islambuli s ...

(1955–1982), assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat *

Khaled Kelkal Khaled Kelkal () (April 28, 1971 – September 29, 1995) was a French and Algerian terrorist affiliated with the GIA. He was involved in the 1995 terror bombings in France. Biography Khaled Kelkal was born in 1971 in Mostaganem, Algeria. The ...

(1971-1885), affiliated with Armed Islamic Group of Algeria *

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 ...

(born 1960), current Foreign Minister of Bahrain *

Khaled Mashal Khaled Mashal (, ; born 28 May 1956) is a Palestinian politician who served as the second chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1996 until May 2017, when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. He has also covered duties as the acting lea ...

(born 1956), Palestinian politician, former head of Hamas *

Khalid El-Masri Khaled El-Masri (also Khalid El-Masri and Khaled Masri, Levantine Arabic pronunciation: , ) (born 29 June 1963) is a German, Lebanese and French citizen who was mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the U.S. Ce ...

(born 1963), German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA *

Khalid al-Mihdhar Khalid Muhammad Abdallah al-Mihdhar (; also transliterated as AL Mihdhar; 16 May 1975 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of the five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon as ...

(1975–2001), Saudi hijacker in the September 11 attacks *

Khaled Mosharraf Khaled Mosharraf (; 9 November 1937 – 7 November 1975) was a two star officer in Bangladesh Army, who is known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent coups in post-independence Bangladesh. After deposing Khondakar ...

(1937–1975), Bangladeshi war hero *

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), Nation of Islam member and Black Nationalist *

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaykh; also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; born 14 April 1965), often known by his initials KSM, is a terrorist, and the former head of propaganda for the pan-Islamist militant group al-Qaeda. He ...

(born 1964), terrorist claimed to be responsible for masterminding the September 11 attacks *

Khaled Qasim Khaled Ahmed Qasim (born January 21, 1977) is a Yemeni citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Official status reviews Originally the Bush Presidency asserted that captives ap ...

(born 1977), Yemeni citizen detained in Guantanamo Bay *

Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (1931 – 25 January 1972) was an Emirati royal, politician, and a founder of the United Arab Emirates who served as the ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, from 1965 until his assassination in 1972. Biography S ...

(1931–1972), assassinated ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates * Khaled Ben Mustapha (born 1972), former detainee at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base *

Khalid al-Qasri Khālid ibn ʿAbdallāh al-Qasrī (; died 743) was an Arab who served the Umayyad Caliphate as governor of Mecca in the 8th century and of Iraq from 724 until 738. The latter post, entailing as it did control over the entire eastern Caliphate, mad ...

(died 743), Umayyad governor of Mecca and Iraq * Khalid Raad, Syrian economist and politician * Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (1937–2021), Saudi royal * Khaled bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950), Saudi royal *

Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1951) Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (; born 1951) is a Saudi Arabian soldier and member of the House of Saud, who served as president of General Intelligence, deputy defense minister and governor of the Riyadh Province. Prince Khalid is the grandson of ...

(born 1951), Saudi royal

Film, television, theatre

Khalid Abdalla Khalid Abdalla (; born 26 October 1980) is a British actor and activist. He became known after starring in the 2006 film '' United 93''. Abdalla starred as Amir in '' The Kite Runner'' (2007) and acted with Matt Damon in ''Green Zone'' (2010), ...

(born 1988), British actor *

Khalid Butt (actor) Khalid Saleem Butt (; 21 September 1946 – 11 January 2024) was a Pakistani actor and director. He made his debut in the 1970s and thereafter appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films and television series. Early life Butt was born and raised in M ...

(1946-2024), Pakistani actor *

Khalid Gonçalves Khalid Gonçalves (born Paul Pires Gonçalves, September 8, 1971) is an American actor and musician who is best known for his portrayal of British rock icon Freddie Mercury in the off-Broadway play '' Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God ...

(born 1971), American actor *

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'' * ''Alfred J. Kwak'' * ''Alice in Wonderla ...

(born 1948), Lebanese actor and voice actor

Music

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (; born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ and record producer. Originally a Miami-based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry ar ...

(born 1975), American DJ, record producer and radio personality *

Khaled (musician) Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (, ; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "C ...

(born 1960), Algerian raï musician *

Khaleedthefirst Khaleedthefirst (born 22 August 2001) is the stage name of Khalid Suleiman Chibuikem, a Nigerians, Nigerian-British Empire, British singer. In 2022, he garnered widespread recognition with the release of his single ''Top Boy Remix'', featuring ...

(born 2001), real name Khalid Suleiman Chibuikem, Nigerian singer and songwriter *

Khalid (American singer) Khalid Donnel Robinson ( ; born February 11, 1998) known mononymously as Khalid, is an American singer and songwriter from El Paso, Texas. He signed with Courtney Stewart's Right Hand Music Group, an imprint of RCA Records to release his 2016 ...

(born 1998), American singer and songwriter *

Khalid (Bangladeshi singer) Khalid (1963/1964–18 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi singer. He was one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. Originally from Gopalganj, Khalid joined the Dhaka band in the early 1980s as its lead singer. His bandmates ...

(1963/64-2024), Bangladeshi singer *

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, Kemmler and Alma. Biography Khaled was born in Marseille and studied at the ...

(born 1986), French singer, songwriter and composer

Sports

* Khaled Badra (born 1973), Tunisian football player *

Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz (; born 28 December 1981) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Nicknamed "The Human cannibalism, Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the op ...

(born 1981), Dutch football player *

Khalid Duke Khalid Duke (born February 27, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. Early life Duke attended high school at Riverside Military Academy. Coming out of high school, Duke ...

(born 2001), American football player *

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 Khalid Kareem (born April 28, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Cincinnati Be ...

(born 1998), American football player * Khalid Khan (born 1971), Hong Kong cricketer *

Khalid Khannouchi Khalid Khannouchi () (born September 12, 1971) is a Moroccan-born American retired long-distance runner. He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km distance. He is one of only five ...

(born 1971), Moroccan American marathoner * Khalid Lachheb (born 1975), French pole vaulter *

Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and current head coach of Dhaka Capitals.He is also a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played internationa ...

(born 1971), Bangladeshi cricket player *

Khaled Mashud Khaled Mashud, popularly known as Khaled Mashud Pilot (; born 8 February 1976) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a captain in Tests and ODIs. A wicketkeeper and middle order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 199 ...

(born 1976), Bangladeshi cricket player *

Khaled Mouelhi Khaled "Kiko" Mouelhi (born 13 February 1981 in Tunis) is a retired Tunisian footballer and current manager. International career Mouelhi was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round. The squad finish ...

(born 1981), Tunisian football player *

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 *

Khalid Skah Khalid Skah () (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 by winning the IAAF ...

(born 1967), Moroccan athlete

Other

Khalid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.

(1930–1994), Indian novelist in Malayalam-language *

Khaled bin Sinan Khaled bin Sinan al-'Absi (Arabic: خالد بن سنان العبسي) was a semi-legendary historical figure who lived in pre-Islamic Arabia. Historically, he was a religious man who lived in the Arabian Peninsula, while exegetical traditions a ...

(520-588), historic figure of pre-Islamic Arabia, and a disputed prophet in Islam *

Khalid bin Mahfouz Khalid bin Mahfouz (; 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 Mahfouz, a Saudi entrepreneur ...

(1949–2009), Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism *

Khaled Abou Al-Fadl Khaled Abou el Fadl (, ) (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 jurisprudence, National Security Law, Law ...

(born 1963), professor at the UCLA School of Law * Khaled Abu Toameh (born 1963), Israeli journalist *

Khalid Adem Khalid Misri Adem (; 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 excised his 2-year-old daug ...

(born 1975), American convict *

Khalid Amayreh Khalid Amayreh (; February 9, 1957 – July 12, 2023) was a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron. Conflict with the Palestinian Authority Amayreh was barred from leaving the West Bank for many years; he was confined to his home vil ...

(1957–2023), Palestinian journalist *

Khalid Basalamah Khalid Zeed Abdullah Basalamah (born 1 May 1975) is an Indonesian preacher, a prominent figure in the Salafi movement, and an entrepreneur. He serves as a member of the Sharia advisory board at in Solok Regency, West Sumatra. Early life Khali ...

(born 1975), Indonesian preacher * Khâlid-i Baghdâdî (1779-1827), Ottoman mystic founding the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order *

Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini (; Pashto/Persian: , ; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan-American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel '' The Kite Runner'' (2003) was a critical and commercial success; ...

(born 1965), Afghan-American physician and author *

Khalid ibn Yazid Khālid ibn Yazīd (full name ''Abū Hāshim Khālid ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān'', ), 668–704 or 709, was an Umayyad prince and purported alchemist. As a son of the Umayyad caliph Yazid I, Khalid was supposed to become ca ...

(668-704), seventh century alchemist *

Khaled Mardam-Bey mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Windows with an integrated scripting language allowing the creation of extensions. The software was first released in 1995 and has since been described as "one of the most popular IRC clients avai ...

, Jordanian-born British programmer, creator of mIRC * Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud (born 1978), Saudi entrepreneur and royal * Khalid bin Talal Al Saud (born 1962), Saudi royal and businessman *

Khalid Sharrouf Khaled Sharrouf (born 23 February 1981) was an Australian 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 ...

(born 1981), Australian Arab hate speaker and terror suspect * Khalid, the true name of the character

Claude Claude may refer to: People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Callegari (1962–2021), English Arsenal supporter * Claude Debussy (1862–1918), ...

from '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *

Khalid (Baldur's Gate) ''Baldur's Gate'' is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The series has been divided into two sub-series, known as the ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' and the ''Dark Alliance'', both tak ...

, one of the companion characters in ''

Baldur's Gate ''Baldur's Gate'' is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms '' Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The series has been divided into two sub-series, known as the ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' and the ''Dark Alliance'', both t ...

Middle name

* Ahmad Khaled Towfeq (1962–2018), Egyptian novelist

Surname

* Aisha Khalid (born 1972), Pakistani artist *

Amr Khaled Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled (; 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 countries, described him in 2006 issue as "t ...

(born 1967), Islamic preacher *

(born 1975), Palestinian-American journalist and writer * Hassan Khaled (1921–1989), leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community *

Leila Khaled Leila Khaled ( ; born April 9, 1944) is a Palestinian former militant and activist who was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is famous as being the first woman to hijack an airplane. Khaled gained her pr ...

(born 1944), member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine *

Rehman Khalid Rehman Khalid (born 4 October 1993) is a Pakistani baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, ...

(born 1993), Pakistani baseball player * Waleed Khaled (died 2005), journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War * Ismael Khalid (born 2000), American-Somali influencer and Kick streamer known as Johnny Somali

Notable animals

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 L ...

, a Thoroughbred racehorse * Khaled 5, an Arabian horse noted as a major sire in the early 1900s

References

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