Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar,

Haydar Haydar (), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion". In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib (f ...

and Heydar. Notable people with the name include:

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* Haider Shah 15th-century sultan of Kashmir *

Haider Al-Abadi Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (; born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government afte ...

, Iraqi politician *

Haider Ackermann Haider Ackermann (Arabic: حيدر عكرمان) (born 29 March 1971) is a Colombian-born French designer of ready-to-wear fashion. He lives in Paris, and is currently creative director of Canada Goose and Tom Ford. Early life Born in Bogotá, Co ...

(born 1971), French fashion designer *

Haider Ali (athlete) Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around Pakistani para-athlete who created history at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China by winning Pakistan's first ever Paralympic Games medal, a silver. He also shared a ne ...

(born 1984), all-round Pakistani Paralympic athlete *

Haider Ali (boxer) Haider Ali (born 12 November 1979) is a Pakistani retired professional boxer who fought in the featherweight division. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and an Olympian. Early life and amateur career Haider started boxing at an earl ...

(born 1979), Pakistani Olympic boxer *

Haider Ali (cricketer) Haider Ali (Urdu, ; born 2 October 2000) in Attock city, is a Pakistani right handed cricketer. He made his first-class debut in September 2019. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team on 1 September 2020. Due to his ...

(born 2000), Pakistani batsman *

Haider Ali Kohari Maulana Haider Ali Kohari (born 17th century) was a military general and secretary of the Maratha King Shivaji. He was one of the most trusted lieutenants of Shivaji and was involved in almost all of his early campaigns. Haider Ali Kohari was pro ...

(born 17th century), military general and secretary of the Maratha king Shivaji *

Haider Aziz Safwi Haider Aziz Safwi, popularly known as 'Safwi Saheb', was an IPS officer-turned politician. He was the Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2016 until his death in December 2018, and previously a cabinet minister in th ...

, 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 Haider Qureshi (), Qureshi Ghulam Haider Arshad () born on 1 September 1953 in Rabwah, Punjab, is a Pakistani Urdu poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, editor and journalist. He writes in Urdu. Personal life Haider Qureshi was born in ...

(born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist * Haider Rahman, Pakistani musician * Haider Zaman Khan, Pakistan politician and administrator

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Abdulelah Haider Shaye Abdulelah Haider Shaye, or Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha’i (born c. 1977), is a prominent Yemeni investigative journalist best known for his reporting of the December 17, 2009 U.S. cruise missile strike on al-Majalah in southern Yemen, his intervie ...

(born c. 1977), Yemeni journalist, also known as Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha'i *

Ali Haider Khan Nawab Ali Haider Khan (11 February 1896 – 30 June 1963) was a Bengali noble and politician. Early life and family Khan was born on 11 February 1896 to an royal Bengali Shia family known as the Nawabs of Longla based in the village of ...

(1896–1963),

Nawab of Longla The Prithimpassa family, also known as the Nawabs of Longla, are a Shia royal family from the Prithimpassa Union, Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility of East Bengal. They played imp ...

, Bengali politician *

Ali Haider Multani Ali Haidar (1690–1785) was an eighteenth-century Punjabi people, Punjabi Sufi poet. Biography Ali Haidar was born at Kazia near Multan. He is believed to have lived a long life from 1690 to 1785, however, Christopher Shackle questions this tr ...

(1690–1785), Sufi Punjabi poet *

Ghulam Haider Hamidi Ghulam Haider Hamidi (, also spelled Ghulam Haidar Hameedi and also known as Henry Hamidi; 1945 – 27 July 2011) was the Mayor of Kandahar in Afghanistan. his family fled to Pakistan, then to the United States. Hamidi graduated from Kabu ...

(1945–2011), mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan *

Ghulam Haider Wyne Ghulam Haider Wyne (, 1940 – 29 September 1993) was a Pakistani politician who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a member of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad and later Pakistan Muslim League (N) Early life Wyne's family migrate ...

, Pakistani politician *

Khaqan Haider Ghazi Khaqan Haider Ghazi (Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedu ...

(born 1965), Punjabi poet *

Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (22 July 1926 – 14 December 1971) was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali language. Early life and education Born in Khalishpur village, in Noakhal ...

(1926–1971), Bengali essayist, scholar and educator *

Nawab Haider Naqvi Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi (11 July 1935 – 7 July 2024) was a Pakistani economist and scholar. Early life and education Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi was born in Meerut, British India on 11 July 1935. He migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1950.

, Pakistani economist and scholar *

Rafique Haider Khan Leghari Sardar Rafiq Haider Khan Leghari (born 24 March 1951) is a Pakistani politician. Leghari was born in the village of Rahimabad in Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistan, the third son of Sardar Gulam Haider Khan Leghari – a landlord of the dis ...

(born 1951), Pakistani politician, minister

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Adil Haider Adil Haider is a Pakistani–American trauma surgeon, public health researcher and the Dean of medical college at the Aga Khan University. He is also the co-founder of Doctella, an online remote patient management application to enhance doctor-pa ...

, Pakistani–American trauma surgeon *

Afzaal Haider Afzaal Haider (born 12 December 1971) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. Career Haider has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong cricket team, Hong Kong in addition to two first-class cricket, first-class games for the team and ...

(born 1971), Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer * Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer * Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor *

Andreas Haider-Maurer Andreas Haider-Maurer (; born 22 March 1987) is a retired professional tennis player from Austria. In the first round of the 2010 US Open, he forced world No. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match. That same year, Haider-Mau ...

(born 1987), Austrian tennis player * Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet * Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter and graphic artist *

Farooq Haider Khan Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan (Urdu: راجہ محمد فاروق حیدر خان) is an Azad Kashmiri politician and former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He is a senior member of the Pakistan Musli ...

, 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 Ilse Haider (born 1965 in Salzburg) is an Austrian artist. She focuses on photography and her photographic works use three dimensional surfaces. She has received a number of awards for her work and her work has appeared in exhibitions throughout ...

(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 Jalila Haider (Urdu/) is a Pakistani human rights attorney and political activist from Quetta in Balochistan, Pakistan. She is known to be the first woman lawyer from Quetta's Hazara minority, and an advocate for the rights of her persecuted c ...

, a Human rights attorney and political activist *

Jörg Haider Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008) was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Au ...

(1950–2008), Austrian politician * Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter *

Maximilian Haider Maximilian Haider (born 23 January 1950) is an Austrian physicist known for his contributions to electron microscopy. He obtained the 2011 Wolf Prize in Physics and the 2020 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for the development of the aberration-corr ...

(born 1950), Austrian physicist * Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum engineer and executive *

Moinuddin Haider Moinuddin Haider, HI(M) (; born 5 June 1942) is a retired three-star rank general of the Pakistan Army, who later served as the Governor and Chief Minister (Chief Executive) of Sindh, and then as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. He h ...

(born 1942), Pakistani general *

Mohsin Abbas Haider Mohsin Abbas Haider () is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, poet and television presenter. He is the recipient of a Lux Style Award from five nominations. Haider is best known for his acting roles in the successful films ' ...

, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter *

Nasiruddin Haider Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah (9 September 1803 – 7 July 1837) was the second King of Oudh from 19 October 1827 to 7 July 1837. Life He was the son of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah. After the death of Ghazi-ud-din Haidar his son Nasir-ud-din Haider ...

(born c. 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837) *

Rashid Haider Rashid Haider (15 July 1941 – 13 October 2020) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 by the government of Bangladesh. He was the author of more than 70 books throu ...

, Bangladeshi author and novelist *

Sajad Haider Sayed Sajad Haider (26 December 1932 – 3 January 2025), better known by his aliases as Nosy Haider and Saviour of Lahore, was a Pakistani fighter pilot and one-star rank officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). He was also an author, columni ...

(1932–2025), Pakistani fighter pilot *

Sajjad Haider Sajjad Haider (Kashmiri: ; born 1966) is an Indian journalist and media personality from Jammu and Kashmir who has been in the field of journalism since the 1990s. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kashmir Observer, a daily newspa ...

(born 1966), Indian journalist media personality *

Sarah Haider Sarah Haider is a Pakistani-born American writer, public speaker, and political activist. She cofounded the advocacy group Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA), which seeks to normalize religious dissent and to help Ex-Muslims, former Muslims ...

, Pakistani-American writer * Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist *

Sepp Haider Josef "Sepp" Haider (born 26 September 1953 in Dienten) is a former Austrian rally driver, who won Rally New Zealand in 1988, a round of the World Rally Championship. Career After starting in local rallies, Haider bought an Opel Kadett GT/E and ...

(born 1953), Austrian rally driver *

Shuja Haider Shuja Haider or Shuja Hyder (; ; born 20 November 1982) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. Haider is best known as a playback singer for films '' Khuda Kay Liye'' (2007) and '' Bol'' (2011) and more recently for ...

, Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer * Syed Afzal Haider, Pakistani politician *

Wasim Haider Wasim Haider (born 6 June 1967) is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup and for PIA and Faisalabad. He was late to come into consideration for ...

(born 1967), Pakistani cricketer *

Zameer Haider Zameer Haider (; born 30 September 1962, Lahore) is a former international cricket umpire from Pakistan. He also played first-class cricket during the 1980s. An occasion wicket-keeper, Haider was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break b ...

(born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire *

Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) Zulqarnain Haider (, born 23 April 1986) is a Pakistani former cricketer who has played for the national team. He had a very short international career and dramatically announced his retirement after a cameo innings of last wicket victory in the ...

(born 1986), Pakistani cricketer

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