Khalid (name)
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Khaled, or Khalid, (Arabic:خالد, IPA:ẖālid) is a popular Arabic name, meaning "eternal" or "immortal".
As a name, Khaled may refer to:
- Khalid ibn al-Walid, famous 7th century military leader, first recorded person to be given the name "Khalid".
- Khaled, an Algerian raï musician from Oran. Alternately, Khaled, his eponymous album.
- Ahmad Khaled Towfeq, an Egyptian novelist.
- Amr Khaled, an Islamic preacher.
- Hassan Khaled, former leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community.
- Khaled Khaled, an American DJ.
- Leila Khaled, former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
- Waleed Khaled, a journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War.
- Khaled bin Abdullah, son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
- Khaled Ahmed, a Pakistani political analyst and editor of The Friday Times.
- Khaled al-Attiyah, an Iraqi politician.
- Khaled Badra, a Tunisian football player.
- Khalid Boulahrouz, a Dutch football player.
- Khaled Fadhel, a Tunisian football player.
- Khaled Abou Al-Fadl, proffessor at the UCLA School of Law.
- Khaled al-Harbi, associate of Osama Bin Laden.
- Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-American physician and author.
- Khaled Akbery, A descendant of a wealthy royal family line in Afghanistan currently living in Australia.
- Khaled Mahmud, a Bangladeshi cricket player.
- Khaled Mardam-Bey, creator of the IRC client, mIRC.
- Khaled Mashal, a member of Hamas.
- Khaled Mashud, a Bangladeshi cricket player.
- Khaled Mosharraf, a Bangladeshi war hero.
- Khaled Mouelhi, a Tunisian football player.
- Khaled Ben Mustapha, a former detainee of Camp X-Ray in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
- Khaled Qasim, Yemeni citizen detained in Guantanamo Bay.
- Khalid of Saudi Arabia, former King of Saudi Arabia. Also King Khalid International Airport, named after him.
- Khalid Bakdash, former leader of the Syrian Communist Party.
- Khalid ibn Barmak, member of the Persian Barmakids family.
- Khalid El-Masri, German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA.
- Khalid Islambouli, assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.
- Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah, current Foreign Minister of Bahrain.
- Khalid bin Mahfouz, Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism.
- Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, terrorist responsible for masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks.
As a work of fiction, Khaled may refer to:
- Khaled, a 2001 film by Asghar Massombagi.
- Khaled, a fantasy novel by F. Marion Crawford.
- Khalid, a fictional character from the Baldur's Gate series.
[edit] See also
- List of Arabic names