# 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
* Sajad Haider (1932–2025), Pakistani fighter pilot
* 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