Haydar (name)

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Haydar (Arabic حيدر ) is one of many Arabic male given names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal. Haider, Haidar, Hyder, Hydar and Heydar are variants of the transliteration. Among the people named so are:

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[edit] Ali ibn Abi Talib

Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the Fourth Caliph and the first Shi'a Imam. He is said to have been nicknamed Haydar by his mother, for his shaggy head of hair and Haydar al-Karrār (Arabic حيدر الكرار) "Invincible Lion" by the Muslim warriors who followed him.

[edit] Hamzah

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad, was also called Asadu l-Lāh "Lion of God".

[edit] Nishan-E-Haider

A Pakistani military decoration. The medal is named after Ali ibn Abi Talib. To date, no living person has received the award. Following are the awardees of this prestigious award of outstanding bravery in Pakistani military history:

1- Captain Muhammad Sarwar (1910–July 27, 1948), 6/8 Punjab

2- Major Tufail Muhammad (1914–August 7, 1958), 1 Battlion East Bengal Regiment

3- Major Raja Aziz Bhatti (1928–September 10, 1965), 17 Punjab

4- Major Muhammad Akram (1938–1971), 4 FF

5- Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (1951–August 20, 1971), PAF Training Squadron

6- Major Shabbir Sharif (1943–December 6, 1971), 6 FF

7- Jawan Sawar Muhammad Hussain (1949–December 10, 1971), 20 Lancers

8- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (1944–December 17, 1971), 15 Punjab

9- Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1970–July 5, 1999), 27 Sindh

10- Havaildar Lalak Jan (1967–July 7, 1999), 12 NLI.

[edit] Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar

It is the shortened version of the name of the Persian Sufi saint Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar, who died about 1221 CE/618 AH. Haydar - the Persian form of his name is Heydar - founded an order of mendicant dervishes known as the Haydariyya known for their celibacy and self-mortification through piercing their own bodies with iron rings.

[edit] Haider Zia

Haider Zia is among the worlds most prominent kings. He is commonly known as King Zia among many circles and is known to be a genius in the arts of seduction, poetry, philosophy, science and mathematics.

[edit] Other

Other people named "Haydar" include:

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