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Waleed Nassif
Waleed () or al-Waleed (), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child.'' Given name Waleed *Waleed Ali (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer *Waleed Aly (born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist *Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim, Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi businessman *Waleed Al-Jasem (1959-2025), Kuwaiti footballer *Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman *Waleed Al-Husseini, Waleed al-Husseini (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist *Waleed Al-Saadi (born 1995), Omani footballer *Waleed al-Shehri (1978-2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 *Waleed Zuaiter (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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 a prince, he led annual raids against the Byzantines from 695 to 698 and built or restored fortifications along the Syrian Desert route to Mecca. He became heir apparent in , after the death of the designated successor, Abd al-Malik's brother Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan. Under al-Walid, his father's efforts to centralize government, impose a more Arabic and Islamic character on the state, and expand its borders were continued. He heavily depended on al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, his father's powerful viceroy over the eastern half of the caliphate. During his reign, armies commissioned by al-Hajjaj conquered Sind and Transoxiana in the east, while the troops of Musa ibn Nusayr, the governor of Ifriqiya, conquered the Maghreb and Hispania in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
