Raed, Rayed (; Arabic: , ) is an Arabic given name and surname, meaning leader or pioneer. Notable people with the name include:
Raed Raed Arafat (born 1964), Syrian-born physician working in Romania, and Romanian government minister Raed Elhamali, Libyan-American basketball player Raed Fares, Syrian journalist, activist, and civil society leader Raed Jarrar, Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and political advocate Raed Al-Jishi (born 1976), Saudi poet and translator Ra'ed Al-Nawateer, Jordanian footballer Raed Salah, Palestinian politician Raed al-Saleh, founder and former director of the Syria Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets; current Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management in the Syrian transitional government Raed Zidan, first Palestinian man to summit Mount Everest, first Palestinian man to complete the Seven Summits
Rayed Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali (born 1978), Saudi Arabian student pilot Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi (1988–2009), Saudi Arabian terrorist Maryam Rayed, Afghan women's rights activist