Farid
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Farid also spelt Ferid or Fareed is an Arabic
masculine personal name, meaning "unique". Farid is a common male name in the Middle East
, the Balkans
, South East Asia, and other places with large Muslim
populations.
People with this name include:
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
masculine personal name, meaning "unique". Farid is a common male name in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, South East Asia, and other places with large Muslim
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
populations.
People with this name include:
- Farid ad-Din Attar, an Iranian sufi poet
- Farid AbboudFarid AbboudFarid Abboud is the Lebanese ambassador to Tunisia since July 2007. Before becoming ambassador to Tunisia, he was the ambassador to the United States from March 1999 until July 2007....
, Lebanese Ambassador - Farid TalhaouiFarid TalhaouiFarid Talhaoui is a Moroccan football player who is playing for Wydad Casablanca.-International career:He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica.-External links:*...
, a Moroccan football player - Farid GhadryFarid GhadryFarid al-Ghadry is the Syrian-born co-founder and current president of the United States-based Reform Party of Syria, a party lobbying for regime change in Syria. Many of al-Ghadry's critics have compared him to Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi exile who lobbied the US government to invade his home country...
, a Syrian political activist - Farid MansurovFarid MansurovFarid Mansurov is a former Azerbaijani wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal....
, an Azerbaijani wrestler - Farid ShawkiFarid ShawkiFarid Shawki Mohammad Abduh Badawi known as Farid Shawki was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer...
, an Egyptian actor - Farid StinoFarid StinoDr. Farid Stino is an Egyptian businessperson. Stino was the President and CEO of Ismailia-Misr Poultry Company, one of the largest poultry companies in the Middle East.He is also the owner of Stino Farms, based in Cairo.-External links:*...
, a Middle Eastern businessman - Farid MukhametshinFarid MukhametshinFarid Khayrullovich Mukhametshin is a Tatarstan statesman and the former Prime Minister of Tatarstan.He was elected in March 1994 to the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of Russia.He was Chairman...
, a Tatarstani politician - Farid SulemanFarid SulemanFarid Suleman has been the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting since March 2002. He previously spent 16 years working for Infinity Broadcasting Corporation , owned by Viacom ....
- Farid al-AtrashFarid al-AtrashFarid al-Atrash, or in French spelling Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt in childhood, Farid embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades — recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies...
, a Syrian Egyptian singer, music composer, actor - Farid F. AbrahamFarid F. AbrahamFarid F. Abraham is an American scientist.Abraham earned his Bachelor of Science and Ph.D from the University of Arizona in 1959 and 1962, respectively. By pioneering new methods of using computer modelling in research, he has made seminal contributions to science in the fields of fracture...
, a scientist - Sher Shah SuriSher Shah SuriSher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
, Farid Khan, a king - Farid EsackFarid EsackFarid Esack is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-religious dialogue.-Early life:...
, South African anti-apartheid activist and Muslim scholar - Fareed ZakariaFareed ZakariaFareed Rafiq Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000 to 2010, he was a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International. In 2010 he became Editor-At-Large of Time magazine...
, American journalist and commentator - Baba Farid, a Sufi saint
- Khwaja Ghulam Farid, a Siraiki poet
- Mohammad FaridMohammad FaridThis article is about the Egyptian political figure. For the former Afghan football coach, see Mohammad Farid Mohammad Farid or Muhammad Farîd was an influential Egyptian political figure of Turkish ancestry...
- Ibn al-FaridIbn al-FaridIbn al-Farid or Ibn Farid ;Arabic, عمر بن علي بن الفارض was an Arab poet. He was born in Cairo, lived for some time in Mecca and died in Cairo. His poetry is entirely Sufic, and he was esteemed the greatest mystic poet of the Arabs...
, an Arab poet - Fareed LaftaFareed LaftaFareed Lafta is an Iraqi pilot and athlete. He was the first qualified cosmonaut from Iraq, and has appeared in Guinness World Records for participating in the first skydive above Mount Everest.-External links :*...
, Iraqi pilot and athlete - Fareed MajeedFareed MajeedFareed Majeed Ghadban is an Iraqi footballer who is a Midfielder for Al Shorta.-Info:With the likes of Nashat Akram and striking sensation Younis Mahmoud contained within their ranks, Iraq are by no means short of firepower...
, Iraqi footballer - Donald FareedDonald FareedDonald Fareed is an Iranian born American Christian televangelist and President of the non-profit organization Persian Ministries International, which was founded by him. Fareed is an ordained minister and founding pastor of the Bay Area Persian Churches of San Mateo and Santa Clara in California...
, Iranian born American Christian tele-evangelist - Morad FareedMorad FareedMorad Fareed is a Palestinian-American entrepreneur and soccer player who was a member of the first Palestinian national soccer team, and is well known for his prominent role in the 2006 documentary Goal Dreams. He currently lives between Manhattan, New York, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Fareed...
, Palestinian-American entrepreneur - Farid KamilFarid KamilFarid Kamil is a Malaysian actor. He is a well known known male model turned actor and is arguably one of the most famous male actor in Malaysia as of current. Kamil had also been dubbed as "Hero Melayu" for several of his outstanding performances in drama series and movies alike...
, Malaysian male model turned actor
Fictional
- Farid, character in the book InkheartInkheartInkheart is a young adult-child fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the Inkworld trilogy....
, by Cornelia Funke, and the film InkheartInkheart (film)Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy film directed by Iain Softley and starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis and Jim Broadbent. It is based on the novel with the same name by Cornelia Funke...
based on the novel - Ferid, character in Suikoden VSuikoden Vis a console role-playing game developed by Konami and Hudson Soft and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console and the Suikoden video game series...
game - Farid, a suicide bomber in the game "Här kommer flygplanet: Halvan"