Khalid
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Khalid is a popular Arabic male given name, and it also appears as a surname.
Given name
- DJ KhaledDJ KhaledKhaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...
, an American DJ - Khaled (musician)Khaled (musician)Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...
, formerly known as Cheb Khaled, an Algerian raï musician - Khalid of Saudi ArabiaKhalid of Saudi ArabiaKhalid bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He ruled during Saudi Arabia's oil boom years. In 1979, he had to deal with the Grand Mosque Seizure...
, former King of Saudi Arabia - Khalid AbdallaKhalid AbdallaKhalid Abdalla is a Egyptian-British actor. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning film, United 93. Written and directed by Paul Greengrass, it chronicles events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked as part of the...
, British actor - Khaled bin AbdullahKhaled bin AbdullahPrince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is the oldest of the 22 children of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Despite being the eldest son of the Saudi king, the Prince is not in the Saudi line of succession.-Education:...
, son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - Prince Khalid Abdullah, first cousin of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and brother-in-law of the late King Fahd
- Khalid AdemKhalid AdemKhalid Adem is an Ethiopian immigrant who was both the first person prosecuted and first person convicted for female genital mutilation in the United States, stemming from charges that he had personally excised his 2-year-old daughter's clitoris with a pair of scissors.- Arrest and charges :Adem,...
, American convict - Khaled AhmedKhaled AhmedKhaled Ahmed , born 21 December 1943, is a best known Pakistani political analyst, his weekly column appears in Pakistan's newspaper The Friday Times. He regularly contributes to The Daily Times, both published in Lahore....
, a Pakistani political analyst - Khalid AmayrehKhalid AmayrehKhalid Amayreh is a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron. Amayreh has experienced years of restrictions on his activities and travel, including imprisonment.-Life and work:...
, a Palestinian journalist - Khaled al-AttiyahKhaled al-AttiyahShaykh Khaled Abather al-Attiyah is an Iraqi politician who was elected in December 2005 to the Council of Representatatives as an independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance....
, an Iraqi politician - Khaled BadraKhaled BadraKhaled Badra is a retired Tunisian footballer, who recently retired from international football, he last played for Tunisian League side Espérance of Tunis...
, a Tunisian football player - Khalid BakdashKhalid BakdashKhalid Bakdash was the leader of the Syrian Communist Party from 1936 until his death. In 1954 Bakdash became the first member of a communist party to be elected to an Arab parliament. He has since been called the "dean of Arab communism."-Early life:Bakdash was a Damascus native of Kurdish origin...
, former leader of the Syrian Communist Party - Khalid ibn BarmakKhalid ibn BarmakKhalid ibn Barmak was a member of the powerful Persian Barmakids family. When Balkh the native town of Barmakids fell to the Arabs in 663, Khalid ibn Barmak and his brothers moved to the garrison town of Basra in Iraq, where they converted to Islam...
, member of the Persian Barmakids family - Khalid BoulahrouzKhalid BoulahrouzKhalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
, a Dutch football player - Khaled FadhelKhaled FadhelKhaled Fadhel is a Tunisian football player and goalkeeper. As of 2006, he plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey.Fadhel was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football squad, which exited in the first round...
, a Tunisian football player - Khaled Abou Al-Fadl, professor at the UCLA School of Law
- Khalid GonçalvesKhalid GonçalvesKhalid Gonçalves , is an American actor and musician who is best known for his portrayal of rock icon Freddie Mercury in the Off Broadway play Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God.The play, written and directed by Charles Messina, debuted at the Sanford...
, American actor - Khaled al-HarbiKhaled al-HarbiKhaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harbi, is a Saudi national who was associated with Osama bin Laden's mujahadeen group in the 1980s, and is thought to have rejoined bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the mid-1990s...
, associate of Osama Bin Laden - Khaled HosseiniKhaled HosseiniKhaled Hosseini , is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician of ethnic Tajik origin. He is a citizen of the United States where he has lived since he was fifteen years old. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide....
, a Afghan-American physician and author - Khalid Ibrahim, a Malaysian politician
- Khalid IslambouliKhalid IslambouliKhalid Ahmed Showky Al-Islambouli was an Egyptian army officer who planned and participated in the assassination of Egypt's third president, Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981...
, assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat - Khalid ibn Ahmad Al KhalifahKhalid ibn Ahmad Al KhalifahSheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa is the Foreign Minister of Bahrain. Sheikh Khaled was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2005, having previously been the ambassador to the United Kingdom, serving there from 2001....
, current Foreign Minister of Bahrain - Khalid KhanKhalid KhanKhalid Khan is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and two first class matches for Hong Kong...
, Hong Kong cricketer - Khalid KhannouchiKhalid KhannouchiKhalid Khannouchi is a Moroccan American marathoner. He was born in Meknes, Morocco. He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km distance. He is one of only five men to break the marathon world record more than once, and one of only four...
, is a Moroccan American marathoner - Khalid LachhebKhalid LachhebKhalid Lachheb is a retired pole vaulter from France. He set his personal best on 25 August 1998 at a meet in Lausanne. He has a twin brother, Taoufik Lachheb, who is also a retired pole vaulter...
, a French pole vaulter - Khalid bin MahfouzKhalid bin MahfouzKhalid bin Mahfouz was a wealthy Saudi Arabian businessman residing in Ireland. He was accused of supporting al-Qaeda.As of 2002, he was believed to be confined in a hospital in Taif by Saudi authorities...
, Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism - Khaled MahmudKhaled MahmudKhaled Mahmud is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004....
, a Bangladeshi cricket player - Khaled Mardam-BeyKhaled Mardam-BeyKhaled Mardam-Bey is a British programmer of Palestinian and Syrian origin. He is notable for creating and developing the popular Internet Relay Chat client for Microsoft Windows mIRC.-mIRC:...
, creator of mIRC - Khaled MashalKhaled MashalKhaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal, Khaled Meshaal, and Khalid Mish'al, has been the main leader of Hamas since the assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi in 2004. In addition, Mashal heads the Syrian branch of the political bureau of Hamas.Mashal was born in Silwad, a village north of...
, a member of Hamas - Khaled MashudKhaled MashudKhaled Mashud is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A wicketkeeper and more than a useful middle order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995-2007. Bangladeshi coach Dav Whatmore has gone so far as to claim Mashud as the best wicketkeeper in Asia.-Early Days:Mashud played for...
, a Bangladeshi cricket player - Khalid El-MasriKhalid El-MasriKhalid El-Masri is a German citizen who was kidnapped in the Republic of Macedonia, flown to Afghanistan, allegedly beaten, stripped, raped, and interrogated and tortured by the CIA for several months as a part of the War on Terror, and then released...
, German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA - Khalid al-MihdharKhalid al-MihdharKhalid Muhammad Abdallah al-Mihdhar was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks....
, Saudi hijacker in the September 11 attacks - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, terrorist claimed to be responsible for masterminding the September 11 attacks
- Khaled MosharrafKhaled MosharrafKhaled Mosharraf was a Bangladeshi military officer who was a the Sector Commander of BDF Sector 2 and K-Force Brigade Commander during the Bangladesh War of Liberation. He was awarded Bir Uttam for his gallantry actions during the war...
, a Bangladeshi war hero - Khaled MouelhiKhaled MouelhiKhaled "Kiko" Mouelhi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis of Tunisia....
, a Tunisian football player - Khalid Abdul MuhammadKhalid Abdul MuhammadKhalid Abdul Muhammad was an African American activist who came to prominence as the National Assistant to Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam . After a 1993 speech at Kean College Khalid was condemned and removed from his position in the Nation of Islam by Louis Farrakhan...
, Afro-centric pan Africanist extremist - Khaled Ben Mustapha, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Khaled QasimKhaled QasimKhaled Qasim is a Yemeni citizen who was captured in Afghanistan and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba.Joint Task Force Guantanamo analysts reports that he was born on January 21, 1977, in Themeir, Yemen....
, Yemeni citizen detained in Guantanamo Bay - Khaled bin SinanKhaled bin SinanKhaled bin Sinan al-`Abasi was a revered figure of pre-Islamic Arabia who is thought to have lived sometime between the 1st and 7th century CE...
, a historic figure of pre-Islamic Arabia, and a disputed Prophet in Islam - Khalidou SissokhoKhalidou SissokhoKhalidou Sissokho is an Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FK Baku. He is considered to be one of the best keepers ever to have played in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-External links:**...
, a Senegalese footballer - Khalid SkahKhalid SkahKhalid Skah is a Moroccan athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Midelt, Morocco, Khalid Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner by winning the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1990 and 1991.His first major tournament on track was 1991 World...
, is a Moroccan athlete - Khaled Abu ToamehKhaled Abu ToamehKhaled Abu Toameh is a Israeli Arab journalist and documentary filmmaker. Abu Toameh is the West Bank and Gaza correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and U.S. News and World Report, and has been the Palestinian affairs producer for NBC News since 1988...
, Israeli journalist - Ahmad Khaled TowfeqAhmad Khaled TowfeqAhmed Khaled Tawfik Farraag is an Egyptian author, also known as Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. He is the first Arab writer to explore the Horror/Science Fiction genre and the first Arab writer to explore the Medical thriller genre.- Biography :...
, an Egyptian novelist - Khalid ibn al-WalidKhalid ibn al-WalidKhālid ibn al-Walīd also known as Sayf Allāh al-Maslūl , was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is noted for his military tactics and prowess, commanding the forces of Medina and those of his immediate successors of the Rashidun Caliphate; Abu Bakr and Umar...
, famous 7th century military leader - Khalid ibn YazidCalidCalidAlso Kalid, possibly Galid. Haly or Hali is likely Haly Abenragel. is a medieval Latin transcription of the Arabic name Khalid .-Khalid ibn Yazid:...
, famous 7th century alchemist
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- Amr KhaledAmr KhaledAmr Mohamed Helmi Khaled is an Egyptian Muslim activist and television preacher. The New York Times Magazine, in reference to Khaled's popularity in Arab countries, described him in its April 30, 2006 issue as "the world's most famous and influential Muslim television preacher." Amr Khaled has...
, an Islamic preacher - Hassan KhaledHassan KhaledGrand Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled was the leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community.As a grand mufti, he presided over Islamic courts in Lebanon for 23 years, and served as Head of the Islamic Coalition, a body which included past and present prime ministers, Sunni parliamentary figures, and Sunni...
, former leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community - Leila KhaledLeila KhaledLeila Khaled is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . She is currently a member of the Palestinian National Council...
, former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Waleed KhaledWaleed KhaledWaleed Khaled was a journalist working for Reuters news agency. He was shot and killed by American soldiers in Iraq on August 28, 2005. Khaled and a cameraman had gone to cover an incident in which two Iraqi policemen were killed in the Hay al-Adil district of Baghdad.On September 1, the chief...
, a journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War