Haider

Last updated January 05, 2026

Haider is an Arabic name and German surname. Alternative spellings for the Arabic name include Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. The German surname is a variant of Heider, and may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar meanings.^[1]

Given name

Haider Shah (died 1472), 15th-century sultan of Kashmir
Haider Al-Abadi (born 1952), Iraqi politician
Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer
Haider Ali (athlete) (born 1984), all-round Pakistani Paralympic athlete
Haider Ali (boxer) (born 1979), Pakistani Olympic boxer
Haider Ali (cricketer) (born 2000), Pakistani batsman
Haider Ali Kohari (born 17th century), military general and secretary of the Maratha king Shivaji
Haider Aziz Safwi (1945–2018), Indian politician
Hyder Husyn (born 1963), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
Haider Jabreen (born 1981), Iraqi discus thrower, also known as Haidar Nasir (born 1981)
Haider Mahmoud (born 1942), Jordanian-Palestinian poet
Haider Nawzad (born 1983), Iraqi rower, also known as Haydar Nozad, Haidar Hama Rashid
Haider Qureshi (born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist
Haider Rahman, Pakistani musician
Haider Zaman Khan (1934–2018), Pakistani politician and administrator

Middle name

Abdulelah Haider Shaye (born c. 1977), Yemeni journalist, also known as Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha'i
Ali Haider Khan (1896–1963), Nawab of Longla, Bengali politician
Ali Haider Multani (1690–1785), Sufi Punjabi poet
Ghulam Haider Hamidi (1945–2011), mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan
Ghulam Haider Wyne (1940–1993), Pakistani politician
Khaqan Haider Ghazi (born 1965), Punjabi poet
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (1926–1971), Bengali essayist, scholar and educator
Nawab Haider Naqvi (1935–2024), Pakistani economist and scholar
Rafique Haider Khan Leghari (born 1951), Pakistani politician, minister

Surname

Arabic-derived

Adil Haider (born 1973), Pakistani–American trauma surgeon
Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hongkonger cricketer
Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor
Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet
Farooq Haider Khan (born 1955), 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born c. 1769 – 1827), last nawab wazir of Oudh (1814–1818) and first King of Oudh (1818–1827)
Ghulam Haider, music composer well known in both India and Pakistan
Iqbal Haider (1945–2012), advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, co-chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Izhar Haider (1944–2009), Urdu poet, social worker, and broadcaster
Jalila Haider (born 1988), human rights attorney and political activist
Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general
Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter
Nasiruddin Haider (born c. 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837)
Rashid Haider (1941–2020), Bangladeshi author and novelist
Sajad Haider (1932–2025), Pakistani fighter pilot
Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality
Sara Haider, Pakistani singer-songwriter and actress
Sarah Haider (born 1991), Pakistani-American writer
Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
Shuja Haider (born 1982), Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer
Syed Afzal Haider (1931–2022), Pakistani politician
Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire
Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer

German-derived

Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player
Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist
Engelbert Haider (1922–1999), Austrian alpine skier
Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter
Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator
Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter
Markus Haider (born 1974), Austrian singer
Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum executive
Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician
Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1996). "Heath". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1996). "Heath". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.

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