| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈxæːlɪd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | "eternal", "endless" or "im-mortal" |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Khalida (fem.), Halid (Bosnian), Halit (Turkish), Halide (fem.), Xalîd (Kurdish) |
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.[1]
Notable persons
Politics and military
- Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1913–1982), the fourth king of Saudi Arabia
- Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari (born 1952), Saudi politician
- Khaled al-Attiyah (born 1949), Iraqi politician
- Khalid Bakdash (1912–1995), leader of the Syrian Communist Party
- Khalid ibn Barmak (705–782), first prominent member of the Barmakid family
- Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani (1882–1971), Libyan royal advisor in Saudi Arabia
- Khaled al-Harbi (born 1963), associate of Osama Bin Laden
- Khalid Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian politician
- Khalid Islambouli (1955–1982), assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat
- Khaled Kelkal, soldier in the Armed Islamic group of Algeria; he was also responsible for carrying out bombings in France
- Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (born 1960), current Foreign Minister of Bahrain
- Khaled Mashal (born 1956), Palestinian politician, former head of Hamas
- Khalid El-Masri (born 1963), German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA
- Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975–2001), Saudi hijacker in the September 11 attacks
- Khaled Mosharraf (1937–1975), Bangladeshi war hero
- Khalid Abdul Muhammad (1948–2001), Nation of Islam member and Black Nationalist
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (born 1964), terrorist claimed to be responsible for masterminding the September 11 attacks
- Khaled Qasim, Yemeni citizen detained in Guantanamo Bay
- Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (1931–1972), assassinated ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates
- Khaled Ben Mustapha (born 1972), former detainee at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Khalid al-Qasri (died 743), Umayyad governor of Mecca and Iraq
- Khalid Raad, Syrian economist and politician
- Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (1937–2021), Saudi royal
- Khaled bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950), Saudi royal
- Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1951), Saudi royal
- Khalid ibn al-Walid (died 642), Muslim military commander in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate
Film, television, theatre
- Khalid Abdalla (born 1988), British actor
- Khalid Gonçalves (born 1971), American actor
- Khaled El Sayed, Lebanese actor and voice actor
Music
- DJ Khaled (born 1975), American DJ, record producer and radio personality
- Khaled (musician) (born 1960), Algerian raï musician
- Khalid (singer) (born 1998), American singer and songwriter
- Nazim Khaled (born 1986), French singer, songwriter and composer
Sports
- Khaled Badra (born 1973), Tunisian football player
- Khalid Boulahrouz (born 1981), Dutch football player
- Khaled Fadhel (born 1976), Tunisian football player
- Khalid Kareem (born 1998), American football player
- Khalid Khan (born 1971), Hong Kong cricketer
- Khalid Khannouchi (born 1971), Moroccan American marathoner
- Khalid Lachheb (born 1975), French pole vaulter
- Khaled Mahmud (born 1971), Bangladeshi cricket player
- Khaled Mashud (born 1976), Bangladeshi cricket player
- Khaled Mouelhi (born 1981), Tunisian football player
- Khalidou Sissokho (born 1978), Senegalese footballer
- Khalid Skah (born 1967), Moroccan athlete
Other
- Khalid (1930–1994), Indian novelist in Malayalam-language
- Khaled bin Sinan (pre-7th century), historic figure of pre-Islamic Arabia, and a disputed prophet in Islam
- Khalid bin Mahfouz (1949–2009), Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism
- Khaled Abou Al-Fadl (born 1963), professor at the UCLA School of Law
- Khaled Abu Toameh (born 1963), Israeli journalist
- Khalid Adem (born 1975), American convict
- Khalid Amayreh (1957–2023), Palestinian journalist
- Khâlid-i Baghdâdî, Ottoman mystic founding the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order
- Khaled Hosseini (born 1965), Afghan-American physician and author
- Khalid ibn Yazid, seventh century alchemist
- Khaled Mardam-Bey, Jordanian-born British programmer, creator of mIRC
- Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud (born 1978), Saudi entrepreneur and royal
- Khalid bin Talal Al Saud (born 1962), Saudi royal and businessman
- Khalid Sharrouf (born 1981), Australian Arab hate speaker and terror suspect
Middle name
- Ahmad Khaled Towfeq (1962–2018), Egyptian novelist
Surname
- Aisha Khalid (born 1972), Pakistani artist
- Amr Khaled (born 1967), Islamic preacher
- DJ Khaled (born 1975), Palestinian-American journalist and writer
- Hassan Khaled (1921–1989), leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community
- Leila Khaled (born 1944), member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Waleed Khaled (died 2005), journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War
- Ismael Khalid (born 2000), American-Somali influencer and Kick streamer known as Johnny Somali
Notable animals
- Khaled (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
- Khaled 5, an Arabian horse noted as a major sire in the early 1900s
References
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