Heydar is a common male
given name
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in
Greater Iran
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, particularly in
Iran
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and
Azerbaijan
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. A variant of the
Arabic
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name
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 ...
(also spelt
Heidar,
Haider
Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Haider Shah 15th-century sultan of Kashmir
*Haider Al-Abadi, Iraqi politician
* Haider Acke ...
, and other variants), it was a cognomen of
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...
, who was known for his courage in battle.
Heydar is sometimes transliterated as
Gaidar or Geidar, from the
Cyrillic
The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...
spelling Гейдар.
The name may refer to:
People
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Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev (10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from October 1993 to ...
(1923–2003), Azerbaijani politician and president
*
Heydar Babayev
Heydar Babayev Aydin oghlu (; born 1957) was an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Chairman of State Committee for Securities under auspices of the President of Azerbaijan and Minister of Economic Development.
Early life
Babayev was born i ...
(born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
*
Heydar Ghiai
Heydar-Gholi Khan Ghiaï- Chamlou (; 23 October 1922 – 6 September 1985)Heydar Huseynov
Dr. Heydar Najaf oglu Huseynov ( Azeri: ''Heydər Hüseynov'') (3 April 1908, Yerevan – 15 August 1950, Baku) was an Azerbaijani philosopher and academician.
Life
Huseynov was born in Erivan (present-day Yerevan, Armenia) into the petty bourge ...
(1908–1950), Azerbaijani philosopher
*
Heydar Moslehi
Heydar Moslehi (; born 1957 in Shahreza) is an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the minister of intelligence from 2009 to 2013.
Early life and education
Moslehi was born in Shahreza in the Isfahan province, Iran, in 1957. He was a ...
(born 1957), Iranian politician
*
Heydar Yaghma
Heydar Yaghma (: 11 January 1924 – 14 May 1984) was an Iranian poet and literary editor. He was a descendant of the early- Qajar era poet Yaghma Jandaqi.
References
Sources
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1924 births
1988 deaths
Ir ...
(1926–1986), Iranian poet
See also
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Heydar Alat
Heydar Alat (, also Romanized as Ḩeydar Ālāt) is a village in Gurab Pas Rural District, in the Central District of Fuman County, Gilan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is ...
, Iran
*''
Heydar Babaya Salam
''Heydar Babaya Salam'' () is an Azerbaijani poetical work by Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, a famous Iranian Azerbaijani poet. Published in 1954 in Tabriz, it is about Shahriar's childhood and his memories of his village Khoshgenab near Tabriz. '' ...
'', a work of poetry
*
Heydar Baghi
Heydar Baghi (, also Romanized as Ḩeydar Bāghī) is a village in Ajorluy-ye Sharqi Rural District, Baruq District, Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known a ...
, Iran
*
Heydar Didehban
Heydar Didehban (, also Romanized as Ḩeydar Dīdehbān) is a village in Kani Shirin Rural District, Karaftu District, Divandarreh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 166, in 33 families. The village is pop ...
, Iran
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Heydar-e Posht-e Shahr
Heydareh-ye Posht-e Shahr (, also Romanized as Ḩeydareh-ye Posht-e Shahr; also known as Ḩeydareh and Ḩeydar-e Posht-e Shahr) is a village in Alvandkuh-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, ...
, Iran
*
Heydar Kar
Heydar Kar (, also Romanized as Ḩeydar Kar) is a village in Azna Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, ...
, Iran
*
Heydar Kola
Heydar Kola (, also Romanized as Ḩeydar Kolā) is a village in Barik Rud-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Fereydunkenar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and a ...
, Iran
*
Heydari (name) Heydari ( Persian: حیدری), also spelt Haidari, Heidari or other variants, is an Iranian surname. The meaning of Heydari comes from the word for "lion" ( Haydar) in Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semi ...
, an Iranian surname
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Azerbaijani masculine given names
Persian masculine given names
Masculine given names