Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine

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, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is Wahida. Al-Wahid is one of the 99 names of Allah.

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* Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996), Urdu poet *

Waheed Alli, Baron Alli Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 16 November 1964) is a British media entrepreneur and politician. He has held executive positions at several television production companies including the Endemol Shine Group, Carlton Television Productions (now ITV ...

(born 1964), British multimillionaire media entrepreneur and politician *

Waheed Arian Waheed Arian (born 1983) is a British doctor and radiologist, born in Afghanistan, who founded a telemedicine charity called Arian Teleheal. The charity enables doctors in conflict zones and low-resource countries to use their smartphones to rec ...

(born 1983), British doctor and radiologist, born in Afghanistan *

Mohamed Waheed Hassan Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nashe ...

(born 1953), political figure * Wahid Hasyim (1914–1953), first Minister of Religious Affairs, Indonesia *

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad (; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting, ...

(1938–1983), producer, writer, and protagonist of many film musicals * Waheed Muzdha (1953–2019), Afghan political analyst, writer and a peace activist * Wahid Omar (born 1978), Afghan politician * Waheed Qureshi (1925–2009), Pakistani linguist, literary critic, educationalist and scholar * Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani (1910–1995), saint in the Chishti order of Sufis * Wahid Supriyadi (born 1959), Indonesian diplomat * Wahid Ullah Zaid (born 1944), Afghan wrestler

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* Abdul Wahid (disambiguation), several people *

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...

(1940–2009), 4th

President of Indonesia The president of the Republic of Indonesia () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president is the leader of the executive branch of the Indonesian government and the commander-in-chief of the ...

Habib Wahid Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He is the son of composer Ferdous Wahid. Habib gained prominence in the early 2000s with his unique fusion of traditional Bangladeshi folk music and contemporary pop elements, earning h ...

(born 1979), Bangladeshi composer and musician * Hidayat Nur Wahid (born 1960), leader of Indonesia's Constitutional Assembly * Naushad Waheed (born 1962), Maldivian cartoonist and painter * Nayyirah Waheed, American poet * Rezia Wahid (born 1975), British textile artist * Yenny Wahid (born 1974), Indonesian Islamic activist and politician

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