Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is

Wahida Wahida or Waheeda () is an Arabic feminine given name, the feminine form of Wahid or Waheed, which mean "peerless" or "unique". Notable people with the given name include: *Um Hanadi (real name Wahida Mohamed al-Jumaily; born 1978), Iraqi militant ...

. Al-Wahid is one of the

99 names of Allah Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...

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Waheed Akhtar Syed Waheed Akhtar (12 August 1934, in Aurangabad (Deccan) – 13 December 1996) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic, orator, and a Muslim scholar and philosopher. Works According to Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, "Wahid Akhtar, regarded by many as a ...

(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 Abdul Wahid Hasyim (1 June 1914 – 19 April 1953) was the first Minister of Religious Affairs in the government of President Sukarno of Indonesia, a post he held in 1945, and from 1949 to 1952. He was the son of Nahdlatul Ulama founder 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 Waheed Omar (Dari:وحید عمر) (born March 1978) is a politics of Afghanistan, politician in Afghanistan currently serving as President Ghani's Senior Advisor and Director General of Office of Public and Strategic Affairs. From 2016 to 2019 ...

(born 1978), Afghan politician *

Waheed Qureshi Waheed Qureshi (Urdu: وحید قریشی) (14 February 1925 – 17 October 2009) was a Pakistani noted linguist, literary critic, writer, researcher, educationalist and scholar of Urdu literature and oriental languages. Waheed Qureshi was one ...

(1925–2009), Pakistani linguist, literary critic, educationalist and scholar *

Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani Captain Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani (1910 – April 21, 1995) was a Pakistani saint in the Chishti (Sabri branch) order of Sufis. He was initiated into the Chishtiyya Spiritual Order in 1940 by Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah (1878–1951). He remai ...

(1910–1995), saint in the Chishti order of Sufis *

Wahid Supriyadi Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi (born 18 August 1959) is an Indonesian diplomat who served as an Ambassador to Russia (2016–2020) and Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2008–2011). Early life and education Wahid was born in Winong, Kebumen on ...

(born 1959), Indonesian diplomat *

Wahid Ullah Zaid Wahid Ullah Zaid (born 1 September 1944) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Afghanistan. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the lightweight event. References External links

* Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Afghan male s ...

(born 1944), Afghan wrestler

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Abdul Wahid (disambiguation) ʻAbd al-Wāḥid (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Wāḥid'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric ...

, 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 Hidayat Nur Wahid (born 8 April 1960 in Klaten, Central Java) is an Indonesian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2004. He was the Speaker of Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly (''Majelis Permusyawarata ...

(born 1960), leader of Indonesia's Constitutional Assembly *

Naushad Waheed Naushad Waheed Hassan Manik (born 15 December 1962) is a cartoonist and painter from the Maldives. Early life and education Manik was born on 15 December 1962 in Machchangolhi, Malé, Maldives. He studied in Majeediyya School. In 1976, he un ...

(born 1962), Maldivian cartoonist and painter *

Nayyirah Waheed Nayyirah Waheed is a writer and artist who has published two books of poetry and has been described as "perhaps the most famous poet on Instagram." While Waheed is a reclusive writer who doesn't reveal many details about her life, her poetry is fr ...

, American poet *

Rezia Wahid Rezia Wahid, MBE (; born 1975) is a Bangladeshi-born British textile artist and designer. Her work has been exhibited both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Early life Rezia Wahid was born in Bangladesh and lived in both the United Kingdom and ...

(born 1975), British textile artist *

Yenny Wahid Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh, or more popularly known as Yenny Wahid (born 29 October 1974) is an Indonesian Islamic activist, journalist, and politician. She is currently the director of The Wahid Institute, an Islamic research center founded by her ...

(born 1974), Indonesian Islamic activist and politician

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