Zaid Explained
Zaid or Zayd (; Arabic: زيد) is an Arabic given name and surname.
Zaid
- Zaid Abbas (born 1983), Jordanian basketball player
- Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player
- Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet
- Zaid al-Rifai (1936-2024), Jordanian politician and prime minister
- Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver
- Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator
- Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician
- Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher
- Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar
- Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister
Zayd
- Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader
- Zayd al-Khayr, companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism
- Zayd ibn al-Khattab, companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Arqam, companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Suhan (died 656), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660), Arab scribe and theologian
- Zayd Mutee' Dammaj (1943–2000), Yemeni author and politician
- Zayd Saidov (born 1958), Tajik politician
- Zayd Salih al-Faqih (born 1964), Yemeni writer
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