Zaid or Zayd (; ) is an Arabic given name and surname.
Zaid
Given name Zaid Abbas (born 1983), Jordanian basketball player Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet Zaid al-Rifai (1936–2024), Jordanian politician and prime minister Zaïd Amir (born 2002), Comorian footballer Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister
Surname Ghanem Zaid (born 1965), Kuwaiti javelin thrower Hikmat Zaid (born 1945), Palestinian politician Ibrahim Zaid (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer Mabrouk Zaid (born 1979), Saudi Arabian footballer
Wahid Ullah Zaid (born 1944), Afghan wrestler
Zayd
Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader Zayd al-Khayr (died 631), companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism Zayd ibn al-Khattab (584–632), companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn Arqam (died 686), companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn Suhan (died 656), companion of Muhammad Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660), Arab scribe and theologian Zayd Mutee' Dammaj (1943–2000), Yemeni author and politician Zayd Saidov (born 1958), Tajik politician Zayd Salih al-Faqih (born 1964), Yemeni writer
See also Arabic name Zaidi (disambiguation) Ziad, an Arabic given name and surname Zidane (name) Zayed (disambiguation)