Haider Explained
Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Haider Shah 15th-century sultan of Kashmir
- Haider Al-Abadi, Iraqi politician
- Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer
- Haider Ali (athlete) (born 1984), all-round Pakistani Paralympic athlete
- Haider Ali (boxer) (born 1979), Pakistani Olympic boxer
- Haider Ali (cricketer) (born 2000), Pakistani batsman
- Haider Ali Kohari (born 17th century), military general and secretary of the Maratha king Shivaji
- Haider Aziz Safwi, Indian politician
- Haider Hussain (singer-songwriter), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
- Haider Jabreen (born 1981), Iraqi discus thrower, also known as Haidar Nasir (born 1981)
- Haider Mahmoud (born 1942), Jordanian-Palestinian poet
- Haider Nawzad (born 1983), Iraqi rower, also known as Haydar Nozad, Haidar Hama Rashid
- Haider Qureshi (born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist
- Haider Rahman, Pakistani musician
- Haider Zaman Khan, Pakistan politician and administrator
Middle name
- Abdulelah Haider Shaye (born c. 1977), Yemeni journalist, also known as Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha'i
- Ali Haider Khan (1896–1963), Nawab of Longla, Bengali politician
- Ali Haider Multani (1690–1785), Sufi Punjabi poet
- Ghulam Haider Hamidi (1945–2011), mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Ghulam Haider Wyne, Pakistani politician
- Khaqan Haider Ghazi (born 1965), Punjabi poet
- Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (1926–1971), Bengali essayist, scholar and educator
- Nawab Haider Naqvi, Pakistani economist and scholar
- Rafique Haider Khan Leghari (born 1951), Pakistani politician, minister
Surname
- Adil Haider, Pakistani–American trauma surgeon
- Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer
- Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor
- Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
- Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter and graphic artist
- Farooq Haider Khan, 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born c. 1769 – 1827), last nawab wazir of Oudh (1814–1818) and first King of Oudh (1818–1827)
- Ghulam Haider, music composer well known in both India and Pakistan
- Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
- Iqbal Haider (1945–2012), advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, co-chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
- Izhar Haider (1944–2009), Urdu poet, social worker, broadcaster
- Jalila Haider, a Human rights attorney and political activist
- Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
- Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter
- Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
- Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum engineer and executive
- Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general
- Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter
- Nasiruddin Haider (born c. 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837)
- Rashid Haider, Bangladeshi author and novelist
- Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality
- Sarah Haider, Pakistani-American writer
- Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
- Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
- Shuja Haider, Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer
- Syed Afzal Haider, Pakistani politician
- Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
- Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire
- Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
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