Heydar

Heydar is a common male given name in Greater Iran, particularly in Iran and Azerbaijan. A variant of the Arabic name Haydar (also spelt Heidar, Haider, and other variants), it was a cognomen of Ali, who was known for his courage in battle.

Heydar is sometimes transliterated as Gaidar or Geidar, from the Cyrillic spelling Гейдар.

The name may refer to:

People

 * Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), Azerbaijani politician and president
 * Heydar Babayev (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
 * Heydar Ghiai (1922–1985), Iranian architect
 * Heydar Huseynov (1908–1950), Azerbaijani philosopher
 * Heydar Moslehi (born 1957), Iranian politician
 * Heydar Yaghma (1926–1986), Iranian poet