__NOTOC__ Hyder is a name, used as both a given name and

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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 ...

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* Hyder Akbar (born 1984), American writer and entrepreneur in Afghanistan *

Hyder Ali Hyder Ali (''Haidar'alī''; ; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's ...

(1721–1782), sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India * Hyder Ali (Indian cricketer) (1943–2022) * Hyder Ali Leghari, (1934–2008), Pakistani writer and teacher * Hyder Bilgrami, Indian film director * Hyder Husyn (born 1963), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter *

Hyder Bux Jatoi Hyder Bux Jatoi (; ), 7 October 1901 – 21 May 1970) was a revolutionary, leftist, peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan. He is known as "Baba-e-Sindh" (Father of Sindh). He was also a Sindhi writer and poet. He was for many years the president of ...

(1901–1970), revolutionary peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan *

Hyder Edward Rollins Hyder Edward Rollins (8 November 1889 – 25 July 1958) was an American scholar and English professor. He was a prolific author of articles and books on Elizabethan poetry, broadside ballads, and Romantic poets. He was an internationally recogniz ...

(1889–1958), American scholar *

Hyder Shah Hyder Shah was a member of the British Indian Army who in 1870 traveled as a secret agent through the princely states of Swat and Dir and Badakhshan. 1870 expedition Hyder Shah was a Pashtun Muslim from the town of Kohat south of Peshawar. Hyder ...

(fl.1870), secret agent, member of the British Indian Army

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* Ghulam Hyder Samejo, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013 * Ghullam Hyder Mehjoor Solangi (born 1941), Sindhi historian * Shezada Hyder Ali, grandson of Hyder Ali

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Adnan Hyder Adnan A. Hyder is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Education Hyder received his MD from Aga Khan University in Pakistan in 1990. Su ...

, Pakistan-born American academic * Bushra Hyder, Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist * Charles Hyder, (1930–2004), American astrophysicist * Gaylon Hyder (born1974), former American football player *

Jamie Gray Hyder Jamie Gray Hyder is an American actress and model. She performed voice and motion capture work for the role of Lieutenant Nora Salter in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' and voice acted for the operator Roze in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...

(born 1985), American actress * John Hyder (1912–2003), American college basketball coach * Joseph Hyder (died 1932), secretary to the Land Nationalisation Society, UK * Holly Hyder (born 1988), former Australian cricketer *

Ken Hyder Ken Hyder (born 29 June 1946) is a Scottish jazz fusion drummer and percussionist born in Dundee, Scotland, perhaps best known for combining folk, ethnic and Celtic music with jazz. Career Hyder has worked with and recorded with many musician ...

(born 1946), Scottish jazz fusion drummer * Kerry Hyder (born 1991), American football player * Liz Hyder, English author * Lodhi Karim Hyder (1890–1953), Indian economist and politician *

Martin Hyder Martin Hyder (born 1961) is an English actor and writer. Profile Hyder was educated at Abingdon School leaving in 1980. He has worked closely with the BBC since 2000 contributing and appearing in BBC Radio and BBC Television. His television cre ...

(born 1961), English actor and writer *

Pulikkottil Hyder Pulath Pulikkottil Hyder (born in 1879 at Wandoor) was a popular poet who composed short songs in Arabi-Malayalam on topics of common interest, often attacking social evils. His simple lyrics on ordinary life of the Mappilas defied the traditional ...

(1879–?), Indian poet *

Qurratulain Hyder Qurratulain Hyder (20 January 1927 – 21 August 2007) was an Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, academic, and journalist. One of the most outstanding and influential literary names in Urdu literature, she is best known for her m ...

(1927–2007), novelist

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