Qais () is an Arabic given name meaning lover or firm. “Qays” and “Qaiss” are alternatives of Qais.
Notable people with the name include: Imru' al-Qais (496–565), Arabic poet in the 6th century Imru al-Qays (disambiguation), for namesakes Qais al-Marouni, (9th-10th century AD) medieval Maronite historian Kais Saied (born 1958), Tunisian President Qais Ashfaq (born 1993), British boxer Qais Abdur Rashid (575–661), legendary founding father of the Pashtuns Muhammad Qais-ud-Din (1937–2021), Bangladeshi academic, researcher and chemist Mohamed Mijarul Quayes (1960–2017), Bangladeshi diplomat Qais Khazali (born 1974), founder of the Iran-backed Special Groups Qais Essa (born 1975), Iraqi international football player Qais Akbar Omar (born 1982), Afghan-American writer Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967), Iraqi painter Kais al-Zubaidi (1939–2024), Iraqi film director Azzan bin Qais (died 1871), Sultan of Oman
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