Waleed () or al-Waleed (), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine

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Given name

Waleed

* Waleed Ali (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer *

Waleed Aly Waleed Aly (born 15 August 1978) is an Australian television presenter, 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 ne ...

(born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist * Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi businessman * Waleed Al-Jasem (1959-2025), Kuwaiti footballer * Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman * Waleed al-Husseini (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist * Waleed Al-Saadi (born 1995), Omani footballer *

Waleed al-Shehri Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri (; December 20, 1978 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was involved in the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001. He was one of the five hijackers who took control of American ...

(1978-2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 *

Waleed Zuaiter Waleed F. Zuaiter (; born January 16, 1971) is a Palestinian-American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, California; and New York City, as well as several film and television productions. H ...

(born 1971), Palestinian-origin American actor and producer * Waleed Abdalati, American scientist * Waleed A. Samkari (1942-2019), Jordanian military officer * Waleed Majid (born 1987), Qatari professional pool player * Waleed Taha (born 1968), Israeli politician *

Waleed Al-Ahmed Waleed Abdulwahab Al-Ahmed (; born 3 May 1999) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Taawoun. Career On 6 June 2014, Al-Ahmed signed for Al-Hilal despite undergoing a tr ...

(born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer *

Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional cricketer who has played Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the South Africa national cricket team. At domestic level he playe ...

(born 1989), South African cricket player converted to Islam and changed his name to Waleed

Walid

Historical

Al-Walid I Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (; – 23 February 715), commonly known as al-Walid I (), was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling from October 705 until his death in 715. He was the eldest son of his predecessor, Caliph Abd al-Malik (). As ...

(674-715), sixth Umayyad caliph *

Al Walid ben Zidan Al Walid ben Zidan (), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Sultan of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean ...

(died 1636), tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco

Politicians

* Walid Assaf (1960–2025), Palestinian politician *

Walid Haj Yahia Walid Haj Yahia (, ; 1936 – 21 March 2015), also known as Walid Sadik, was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Left Camp of Israel and Meretz. Biography Born in Tayibe during the Mandate era, Haj Yahia ...

(1936–2015), Israeli politician *

Walid Iqbal Walid Iqbal is a Pakistani politician, lawyer, law professor, and a member of Senate of Pakistan from Punjab, Pakistan and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Human Rights. He frequently participates in international conferences, panel ...

, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal *

Walid Jumblatt Walid Kamal Jumblatt (; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese politician who was the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party from 1977 until 2023. A Druze and former militia commander, Jumblatt led the Lebanese National Resistance Front, allying ...

(born 1949), Lebanese politician *

Walid Muallem Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem ( ''Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallem''; 13 January 194116 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to 2020 and as deputy prime minister from 2012 to 202 ...

(1941–2020), Syrian politician and diplomat *

Walid al-Samaani Dr. Walid bin Mohammed al-Samaani (born 1977) is a jurist and administrator who serves as the Justice Minister in the Government of Saudi Arabia. He was appointed in the first cabinet formed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud after he assumed ...

(born 1977), Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government

Business

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 ...

(born 1958), Lebanese businessman and politician *

Walid Juffali Walid Ahmed Juffali (30 April 1955 – 20 July 2016) () or Al-Walid bin Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Juffali (Arabic الوليد بن أحمد بن عبدالله الجفالي) was the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, the largest ...

(1955–2016), Saudi businessman *

Walid Mostafa Walid Mostafa (; born Walid Mostafa Hasan; 15 January 1972 – 3 May 2025) was an Egyptian media businessman. He was the director of international NRJ EGYPT radio station (one of the first French stations to broadcast in Arabic). Mostafa also fo ...

(1972–2025), Egyptian media businessman *

Walid Sadi Walid Sadi (in Arabic: وليد صادي, born 25 November 1979) is an Algerian businessman and football executive. He was born in the Oued Souf region of Algeria. Since 21 September 2023, he is the president of the Algerian Football Federation ( ...

(born 1979), Algerian businessman

Others

Walid Khalidi Walid Khalidi (; born in Jerusalem on July 16, 1925) is a Palestinian historian who has written extensively on the Palestinian exodus. He is a co-founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies, established in Beirut in December 1963 as an inde ...

(born 1925), Palestinian historian *

Walid Saleh Walid Ahmad Saleh is a Lebanese scholar of Quranic exegesis and a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Toronto. His work explores the Qur'an, the history of Qur'anic interpretation, the Arabic manuscript tradition, Islamic apocaly ...

, Islamic scholar *

Walid Phares Walid Phares (; born December 24, 1957) is a Lebanese-American political advisor, scholar and conservative pundit. He worked as an advisor for the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney in 2011–12 and Donald Trump in 2016. He has a ...

(born 1957), Lebanese-American conservative pundit * Walid al-Kubaisi (1958-2018), Iraqi-born Norwegian writer * Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist * Walid bin Attash (born 1978), Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay *

Walid Raad Walid Raad (Ra'ad) (Arabic: وليد رعد) (born 1967 in Chbanieh, Lebanon) is a contemporary media artist. The Atlas Group is a fictional collective, the work of which is produced by Walid Raad. He lives and works in New York, where he is curr ...

(born 1967), media artist * Walid Siti (born 1952), Kurdish painter and artist

Entertainment

* Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor *

Walid Harfouch Walid Harfouch is an international television manager, producer and public figure. He serves as the Vice President of the international TV channel Euronews, President of the HDFashion & Lifestyle TV channel, and co-founder of the Super-Nova radio ...

(born 1971), Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager * Walid Mattar (born 1980), Tunisian film director * Walid Riachy (born 1990), Lebanese actor and model * Walid Hassan (comedian) (1959-2006), Iraqi comedian * Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director * Walid Benmbarek (born 1980), Dutch actor

Footballers

Walid Regragui Walid Regragui (; born 23 September 1975), sometimes known as Hoalid or Oualid Regragui, is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of the Morocco national team. He made history when h ...

(born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager * Walid Azaro (born 1995), Moroccan Footballer * Walid Abbas (born 1985), Emirati footballer * Walid Cheddira (born 1998), Moroccan footballer * Walid Atta (born 1986), Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer

Oualid

* Oualid Mokhtari (born 1982), Moroccan-born German footballer *

Oualid El Hajjam Oualid El Hajjam (; born 19 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Le Havre. Born in France, he represents Morocco at international level. Club career On 15 July 2022, El Hajjam signed a two-year contract ...

(born 1991), Moroccan footballer * Oualid Ben Amor (born 1976), Tunisian handball player

Sports

* Walid Ghauri (born 1993), Norwegian cricket player

Surname

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), Islamic military commander also known as the lion of Allah

Places

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

Bani Walid Bani Walid (Anglicized: ; , 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 Arab Jamahiriya, it was divided i ...

, a town in Libya *

Valladolid Valladolid ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and ''de facto'' capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the pr ...

, a city in Spain *

, a city in Mexico

Vehicles

* , a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979 to 1985 (originally German-built fishing trawler) * Walid (armoured personnel carrier), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict

References

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