Waleed

Waleed (Arabic: وليد) or al-Waleed (الولید), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning newborn child.

Waleed
وليد‎

Calligraphic representation of the name al-Waleed
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Newborn child
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Al-Waleed, al-Walid, Walid, Walied, Oualid, Velid

Given name

Waleed

• Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer
• Waleed A. Alrodhan, Saudi author and researcher
• Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist
• Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman
• Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman
• Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist
• Waleed Al-Saadi, Omani footballer
• Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
• Waleed Zuaiter, Palestinian-origin American actor and producer
• Waleed Abdalati, American scientist
• Waleed A. Samkari, Jordanian military officer
• Waleed Majid, Qatari professional pool player
• Waleed Taha, Israeli politician
• Waleed Al-Ahmed, Saudi Arabian footballer
• Wayne Parnell, South African cricket player converted to Islam and changed his name to Waleed

Historical

• Al-Walid Ibn Al-Walid, Companion of the islamic prophet
• Al-Walid ibn uqba Governor and sahab
• Al-Walid al-mughira, Quraysh tribe chief
• Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph
• Al Walid ben Zidan, tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco

Politicians

• Walid Iqbal, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal
• Walid al-Samaani , Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government
• Walid Haj Yahia, Israeli politician
• Walid Muallem, Syrian politician and diplomat
• Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician

Business

• Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician
• Walid Juffali, Saudi businessman
• Walid Sadi, Algerian businessman
• Walid Mostafa, Egyptian media businessman

Others

• Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian
• Walid Saleh Islamic scholar
• Walid Phares, Lebanese-American conservative pundit
• Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-born Norwegian writer
• Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist
• Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay
• Walid Raad, media artist
• Walid Siti, Kurdish painter and artist
• Maes Rapper, French rapper real name is Walid Gregory

Entertainment

• Walid Toufic, Lebanese singer and actor
• Walid Harfouch, Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager
• Walid Mattar, Tunisian film director
• Walid Riachy, Lebanese actor and model
• Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian
• Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director
• Walid Benmbarek, Dutch actor

Footballers

• Walid Regragui, Moroccan footballer and manager
• Walid Azaro, Moroccan Footballer
• Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer
• Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer
• Walid Atta Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer

Oualid

• Oualid Mokhtari, Moroccan-born German footballer
• Oualid El Hajjam, Moroccan footballer
• Oualid Ben Amor, Tunisian handball player

Sports

• Walid Ghauri, Norwegian cricket player
• Wallid Farid, Brazilian professional mixed martial arts and promoter

Surname

• Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Islamic military commander also known as the lion of Allah
• Najiyah bint Al-Walid, Sahab of prophet Muhammad

Places

• Al-Waleed, an Iraqi town along the Iraq–Syria border
• Bani Walid, a town in Libya
• Valladolid, a city in Spain
• Valladolid, a city in Mexico

Vehicles

• MV Walid (1933), a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979 to 1985 (originally German-built fishing trawler)
• Walid (armoured personnel carrier), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict

See also

• Al-Walid (disambiguation)