Vahid (Persian: وحيد), also spelt Vahit, is the Persian, Turkish, Kurmanji Kurdish and Bosnian variant of the

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Wahid Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is Wahida. Al-Wahid is one of the Names of God in Islam, 99 names of Allah. Given name * Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996), Urdu poet * Waheed Alli, Baron ...

, meaning "The One", "Unique". People named Vahid include:

Given name

Vahid

Vahid Abasov Vahid Abbasov ( sr-Cyrl, Вахид Аббасов, ; born 6 June 1997) is a Russian-born Serbian boxer. He competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achie ...

(born 1997), Serbian boxer *

Vahid Ahmadov Vahid Gazmammad oghlu Ahmadov (; born 1947, Gonagkend, Quba District, Azerbaijan) is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly (), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch of government i ...

(born 1957), Azerbaijani politician and parliamentarian * Vahid Alaghband (born 1952), British commodities trader * Vahid Alakbarov (born 1950), Russian businessman and oligarch * Vahid Aliabadi (born 1990), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Aliyev Vahid Ali oghlu Aliyev (, born April 19, 1969) is an Azebaijani lieutenant general, Defense Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan (2002–2017), Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan (2012–2017). Biography Vahid Aliy ...

(born 1969), Azerbaijani general *

Vahid Amiri Vahid Amiri (; born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He has also represented Iran national team in the past. Amiri represented the Iran at the 2015 ...

(born 1988), Iranian footballer * Vahid Asgari (born 1985), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Asghari Vahid Asghari (), is an Iranian political prisoner, advocate for freedom of expression and a women’s rights activist. He was detained by a group of Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) commandos on May 8, 2008, on his way to the Imam Khomeini I ...

(born 1986), Iranian journalist, activist and political prisoner *

Vahid Aziz Vahid Aziz oghlu Jafarov (, ; born November 23, 1945) is an Azerbaijani poet, translator, and publicist. He is member to the Union of Azerbaijani Writers and Union of Azerbaijani Journalists. Biography Vahid was born in Herher village in Armen ...

(born 1945), Azerbaijani poet and translator * Vahid Bayatlou (born 1987), Iranian footballer and manager *

Vahid Dalirzahan Vahid Dalirzahan (born March 28, 1995) is an Iranian basketball player for Army and the Iranian national team. He participated at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th contine ...

(born 1995), Iranian basketballer * Vahid Dasgardi (died 1942), Iranian poet, writer and journalist *

Vahid Evazzadeh Vahid Evazzadeh is a theatre director, writer, dramaturge and filmmaker based in Denmark and United Kingdom. Performances As director * 2018 – ''Uncle Fool'' with The Counter Institute, co-produced by Sydhavn Teater * 2015 – ''The Maids in ...

, Iranian filmmaker and theatre director *

Vahid Fazeli Vahid Fazeli Aliabad (Persian: وحید فاضلی) Born 29 January 1982 in Tehran, Iran is an Iranian football manager who was head coach of Nassaji Mazandaran. Fazeli has a Ph.D. in exercise physiology. He joined Nassaji Mazandaran as an assist ...

(born 1982), Iranian footballer, coach and manager * Vahid Ghelich (born 1957), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Ghiasi Seyyed Vahid Ghiasi (; born 23 August 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player, currently the head coach of Ana Sanat youth team. He is the younger brother of Mahdi Ghiasi.https://www.farsnews.com/printnews/13960909001151 ...

(born 1975), Iranian futsal player and coach *

Vahid Halilhodžić Vahid Halilhodžić (; born 15 May 1952) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most controversially successful Bosnian football managers, due to his successful tenure in coaching various nation ...

(born 1952), Bosnian football manager *

Vahid Hambo Vahid Hambo (born 3 February 1995) is a Finnish footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as a striker. He has been described as a tall, powerful player. Club career Early years Born in Helsinki to Bosnian parents, he played with his local team, ...

(born 1995), Finnish footballer of Bosnian descent *

Vahid Hamdinejad Vahid Hamidi Nejad (; born 23 August 1982) is an Iranian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

(born 1982), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Hashemian Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi (; born 21 July 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He subsequently worked as assistant coach to Dragan Skočić at Iran national team during his tenure. He played as a forward, spending most of his ...

(born 1976), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Heydarieh Vahid Heydarieh (; born 1 January 1993) is an Iranian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football ( ...

(born 1993), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Jalalzadeh Vahid Jalalzadeh (, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician who is currently deputy Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He was governor general of W ...

(born 1968), Iranian politician *

Vahid Jalilvand Vahid Jalilvand (Persian: وحید جلیلوند; born March 11, 1976) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, actor and editor. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Director and Best First Film at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival and th ...

(born 1976), Iranian filmmaker and actor *

Vahid Kheshtan Vahid Kheshtan (; born 11 June 1992) is an Iranian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canad ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Mirzadeh Vahid Mirzadeh (born December 28, 1986, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida) is an American tennis player. Mirzadeh was a wildcard entrant at the 2014 US Open in the doubles event, where he partnered Philip Simmonds, but they lost in the first round ...

(born 1986), American tennis player *

Vahid Mohammadzadeh Vahid Mohammadzadeh (; born 16 May 1989) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Nassaji in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Mes Rafsanjan Mohammadzadeh started his career with Mes Rafsanjan in the Azadegan League. He was o ...

(born 1989), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Musayev Vahid Abdulla oghlu Musayev () (died 8 January 1999) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan and ''Acting'' Minister within the month of August 1993. Life Musayev was born on 15 November 1947 in Baku. In 1955, he went to secondary sch ...

(died 1999), Azerbaijani general and politician * Vahid Mustafayev (born 1968), Azerbaijani journalist, filmmaker and businessman * Vahid Najafi (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Vahid Najafi Nakhjevanlou (born 1988), Iranian writer, researcher and environmental activist *

Vahid Namdari Vahid Namdari (; born 26 June 2000) is an Iranian Association football, football player who plays as midfielder for the Azadegan League club Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes Kerman. Honours Club ; Foolad *Hazfi Cup: 2020–21 Hazfi Cup, 2020–21 ...

(born 2000), Iranian footballer * Vahid Nemati (born 1988), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Nouri Vahid Nouri (born 31 May 1989) is an Iranian Paralympic judoka. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 ...

(born 1989), Iranian Paralympic judoka *

Vahid Online Vahid Online () is the pseudonym of an Iranian blogger, netizen, Internet activist and Internet celebrity who is one of the most followed Iranians on almost any social network. He is a news geek and is considered by many of his followers as the s ...

, anonymous Iranian blogger and internet activist * Vahid Paloch (born 1986), Iranian footballer *

Vahid Rahbani Vahid Rahbani (; born April 18, 1979) is an Iranian actor, translator, director and playwright. He is best known for his role as Mohammad in Gando (TV series), ''Gando'' (2019–2021)''.'' He earned two Crystal Simorgh nominations for his perform ...

(born 1979), Iranian actor * Vahid Rezaei, Iranian footballer and manager * Vahid Sarlak (born 1981), Iranian-German judoka *

Vahid Sayadi Nasiri Vahid Sayadi Nasiri (; 27 August 1980 – 12 December 2018) was an Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner who died on hunger strike. Sayadi Nasiri was also a constitutional monarchist whose social media-based anti-Islamic republic p ...

(1980–2018), Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner *

Vahid Selimović Vahid Selimović ( sr-Cyrl, Вахид Селимовић; born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Hermannstadt and the Luxembourg national team. Born in Luxembourg, Selimović wa ...

(born 1997), Luxembourg footballer * Vahid Seyed-Abbasi, Iranian volleyball player * Vahid Shafiei (born 1992), Iranian futsal player *

Vahid Shamsaei Vahid Shamsaei (; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal team. Shamsaei has been named ...

(born 1975), Iranian futsal player * Vahid Sheikhveisi (born 1987), Iranian footballer * Vahid Soroor (born 1971), Afghan singer *

Vahid Talebloo Vahid Talebloo (; born 26 May 1982 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian Goalkeeper (association football), football goalkeeper. Club career He began receiving media attention when he was able to save Ali Daei's spot kick in an Iran's Premier ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer * Vahid Tarokh (born c. 1967), Iranian academic *

Vahid Zimonjić Vahid Zimonjić ( sr-cyr, Вахид Зимоњић; born 14 July 2000) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender for Inđija. Club career Novi Pazar Born in Novi Pazar, Zimonjić came through the same named club academy. Passing all you ...

(born 2000), Serbian footballer

Vahit

Vahit Kirişci Vahit Kirişci (born 4 December 1960) is a Turkish politician. He served as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 4 March 2022 to 4 June 2023. He was elected as Member of Parliament from Kahramanmaraş for the Justice and Development Pa ...

(born 1960), Turkish politician *

Vahit Melih Halefoğlu Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (19 November 1919 – 20 January 2017) was a Turkish politician and diplomat. Following his education at the School of Political Science in Ankara University in 1942 he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between ...

(1919–2017), Turkish politician and diplomat *

Vahit Emre Savaş Vahit Emre Savaş (born 7 March 1995) is a Turkish male volleyball player. He is part of the Turkey men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonl ...

(born 1995), Turkish volleyball player

Middle name

Hossein Vahid Khorasani Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani (; born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (Persian: )‎; 1 January 1921) is an Iranian author and Shia marja'. He is the current head of the Qom Seminary. Khorasani is considered to be the most learne ...

(born 1921), Iranian grand ayatollah * Mohammad Vahid Esmaeilbeigi (born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Mohammad Taher Vahid Qazvini Mirza Mohammad Taher Vahid Qazvini (; died 1700), was an Iranian bureaucrat, poet, and historian, who served as the grand vizier of two Safavid monarchs, Shah Suleiman () and the latter's son Soltan Hoseyn () from 1691 to 1699. He is also notab ...

(died 1700), Iranian bureaucrat, poet and historian

Surname

Aliagha Vahid Aliagha Mammadgulu oghlu Isgandarov (; 17 February 1895, in Baku – 1 October 1965, in Baku), was an Azerbaijani poet and Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943). He was known for reintroducing medieval ghazal style in Soviet Azerbaijani po ...

(1895–1965), Azerbaijani poet * Majid Vahid (born 2000), Iranian judoka and kurash * Mina Vahid (born 1987), Iranian actress

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