Haydar (), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Haidar, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, and means an epithet for "lion".
In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib (first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun Caliph), the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who was nicknamed "Haydar".
The variant Hyder () is an Urdu variant used predominantly by Muslims in South Asia.
Hajdar Hajdar Blloshmi (1860–1936), Albanian politician Hajdar Muneka (1954–2022), Albanian journalist and diplomat
Haydar Given name Ali (600–661), the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, said to have been nicknamed "Haydar". Haydar Aşan (1906–1996), Turkish Olympian Haydar Çetinkaya (born 1976), Turkish para-Nordic skier Haydar Ergülen (born 1956), Turkish poet Haydar Ghazi, second Wazir of Sylhet Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig (1949–2025), Sudanese footballer Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), Iranian artist Haydar al-Kuzbari (1920–1996), Syrian military officer Haydar al-Sadr (1891–1937), Muslim Iraqi cleric and ayatollah Haydar Karataş (born 2007), Turkish footballer Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880–1921), revolutionary and military activist in Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Central Asia Haydar Zorlu (born 1967), Turkish-German actor Haydar Astrakhani (died 1541), Khan of Astrakhan from 1538 through 1541. Haydar Amuli (1319–1385), or Haydar al-'Obaydi al-Husayni Amoli, a Shi'ite mystic and Sufi philosopher
Middle name Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939), Turkish businessman Mohammed Haydar Zammar (born 1961), Syrian Muslim jihadist and al-Qaida recruiter
Surname Darren Haydar (born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player Kamal Haydar (1933–1980), Yemeni short story writer Paula Haydar (born 1965), American academic and translator Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar (died 1221), Persian Sufi saint Shaykh Haydar (1459–1488), a religious leader of the Safaviyya from 1460 to 1488 Sultan Haydar (born 1987), Turkish female long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin
Haidar Adnan Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar (born 2005), Lebanese footballer Haidar Haidar (1936–2023), Syrian writer and novelist. Ibrahim Haidar (1867–1974), Lebanese politician Mohamad Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer Ossama Haidar (born 1980), Lebanese footballer Que Haidar (born 1979), Malaysian actor Salim Haidar (1911–1980), Lebanese politician Haider Abbas Rizvi (born 1968), Pakistani politician
Hayder Hayder Ali (1720–1782) Founder of Mysore Sultanate and Father of Tipu Sultan Hayder of Crimea, Khan of Crimea
Other variant spellings For people with these variant spellings, see: Heidar Haider Heydar Hyder (name) Hyderi (name) Heydari (name) Aidar (disambiguation) - Brazilian Portuguese variant Aydar (disambiguation) - Brazilian Portuguese variant Gaidar (surname) - Russian (or Russian-influenced) variant
See also Asad, an Arabic given name meaning "lion" Hai (surname), a Chinese derivative of Haydar Haider (given name), a South Asian and Arabic given name Haider (surname), a South Asian, Arabic, and German surname Heider (surname), an unrelated German surname Lions in Islam Qaswarah
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