Raed (;
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
: , ') is an Arabic male name, meaning ''leader or pioneer''.
People
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Raed Arafat
Raed Arafat ( ar, رائد عرفات; , first name also spelled Rayed; born May 24, 1964) is a Syrian-born Romanian intensive care physician of Palestinian origin, specialised in anesthesiology. He founded the Mobile Emergency Service for Resus ...
(born 1964), Syrian-born physician of Palestinian descent and Romanian citizenship
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Raed Elhamali
Randy Alfred Holcomb Jr. (born August 8, 1979), also known as Raed Farid Elhamali, is an American-Libyan businessman and former professional basketball player. After being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2002 NBA draft, Holcomb went on ...
, Libyan-American basketball player
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Raed Fares
Raed Fares ( ar, رائد فارس; born December 6, 1982 in Gaza, Palestine) is a Palestinian professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Jerusalem side Hilal Al-Quds of the West Bank Premier League. He plays primarily as a rig ...
, Syrian journalist, activist and civil society leader from
Kafr Nabl
Kafr Nabl ( ar, كَفْرنَبِل, Kafr Nabil, also spelled Kafranbel or Kafr Nabil) is a town administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate and Ma'arrat al-Numan District in northwestern Syria. It is situated above sea level. In the 2 ...
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Syria
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Raed Jarrar
Raed Jarrar ( ar, رائد جرار) is an Arab- American architect, blogger, and political advocate based in the U.S. Capital Washington, DC.
Life
Jarrar was born in Iraq, and raised in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. He is half Iraqi and half Pa ...
, Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and political advocate
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Raed Melki, Australian rapper of Palestinian descent
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Ra'ed Al-Nawateer, Jordanian footballer
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Raed Salah, Palestinian politician
*Raed al-Saleh, founder and director of the Syria Civil Defense, known as the
White Helmets
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Raed Zidan, first Palestinian man to Summit Mount Everest, first Palestinian man to complete the Seven Summits
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Arabic masculine given names