Haider

Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Haider Shah 15th-century sultan of Kashmir
 * Haider Al-Abadi, Iraqi politician
 * Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer
 * Haider Ali (athlete) (born 1984), all-round Pakistani Paralympic athlete
 * Haider Ali (boxer) (born 1979), Pakistani Olympic boxer
 * Haider Ali (cricketer) (born 2000), Pakistani batsman
 * Haider Ali Kohari (born 17th century), military general and secretary of the Maratha king Shivaji
 * Haider Aziz Safwi, Indian politician
 * Haider Hussain (singer-songwriter), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
 * Haider Jabreen (born 1981), Iraqi discus thrower, also known as Haidar Nasir (born 1981)
 * Haider Mahmoud (born 1942), Jordanian-Palestinian poet
 * Haider Nawzad (born 1983), Iraqi rower, also known as Haydar Nozad, Haidar Hama Rashid
 * Haider Qureshi (born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist
 * Haider Rahman, Pakistani musician
 * Haider Zaman Khan, Pakistan politician and administrator

Middle name

 * Abdulelah Haider Shaye (born c. 1977), Yemeni journalist, also known as Abd al-Ilah Haydar Al-Sha'i
 * Ali Haider Khan (1896–1963), Nawab of Longla, Bengali politician
 * Ali Haider Multani (1690–1785), Sufi Punjabi poet
 * Ghulam Haider Hamidi (1945–2011), mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan
 * Ghulam Haider Wyne, Pakistani politician
 * Khaqan Haider Ghazi (born 1965), Punjabi poet
 * Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (1926–1971), Bengali essayist, scholar and educator
 * Nawab Haider Naqvi, Pakistani economist and scholar
 * Rafique Haider Khan Leghari (born 1951), Pakistani politician, minister

Surname

 * Adil Haider, Pakistani–American trauma surgeon
 * Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer
 * Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
 * Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor
 * Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
 * Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter and graphic artist
 * Farooq Haider Khan, 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
 * Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born c. 1769 – 1827), last nawab wazir of Oudh (1814–1818) and first King of Oudh (1818–1827)
 * Ghulam Haider, music composer well known in both India and Pakistan
 * Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
 * Iqbal Haider (1945–2012), advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, co-chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
 * Izhar Haider (1944–2009), Urdu poet, social worker, broadcaster
 * Jalila Haider, a Human rights attorney and political activist
 * Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
 * Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter
 * Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
 * Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum engineer and executive
 * Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general
 * Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter
 * Nasiruddin Haider (born c. 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837)
 * Rashid Haider, Bangladeshi author and novelist
 * Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality
 * Sarah Haider, Pakistani-American writer
 * Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
 * Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
 * Shuja Haider, Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer
 * Syed Afzal Haider, Pakistani politician
 * Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
 * Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire
 * Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer