Waleed

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

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.

Given name

Waleed

Waleed Abdalati, American scientist
Waleed Al-Ahmed (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer
Waleed Ali (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer
Waleed Aly (born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist
Waleed al-Husseini (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist
Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi businessman
Waleed Al-Jasem (1959–2025), Kuwaiti footballer
Waleed Majid (born 1987), Qatari professional pool player
Waleed Al-Saadi (born 1995), Omani footballer
Waleed A. Samkari (1942–2019), Jordanian military officer
Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman
Waleed al-Shehri (1978–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
Waleed Taha (born 1968), Israeli politician
Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971), Palestinian-origin American actor and producer

Walid

Historical

Al-Walid I (674–715), sixth Umayyad caliph
Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco

Business

Walid Daouk (born 1958), Lebanese businessman and politician
Walid Juffali (1955–2016), Saudi businessman
Walid Mostafa (1972–2025), Egyptian media businessman
Walid Sadi (born 1979), Algerian businessman

Entertainment

Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor
Walid Harfouch (born 1971), Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager
Walid Mattar (born 1980), Tunisian film director
Walid Riachy (born 1990), Lebanese actor and model
Walid Hassan (comedian) (1959–2006), Iraqi comedian
Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director
Walid Benmbarek (born 1980), Dutch actor

Footballers

Walid Regragui (born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager
Walid Azaro (born 1995), Moroccan Footballer
Walid Abbas (born 1985), Emirati footballer
Walid Cheddira (born 1998), Moroccan footballer
Walid Atta (born 1986), Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer

Politicians

Walid Assaf (1960–2025), Palestinian politician
Walid Iqbal, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal
Walid Jumblatt (born 1949), Lebanese politician
Walid Muallem (1941–2020), Syrian politician and diplomat
Walid al-Samaani (born 1977), Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government
Walid Haj Yahia (1936–2015), Israeli politician

Sports

Walid Ghauri (born 1993), Norwegian cricket player

Others

Walid Khalidi (1925–2026), Palestinian historian
Walid Saleh, Islamic scholar
Walid Phares (born 1957), Lebanese-American conservative pundit
Walid al-Kubaisi (1958–2018), Iraqi-born Norwegian writer
Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist
Walid bin Attash (born 1978), Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay
Walid Raad (born 1967), media artist
Walid Siti (born 1952), Kurdish painter and artist

Oualid

Oualid Agougil (born 2005), Dutch footballer
Oualid Ben Amor (born 1976), Tunisian handball player
Oualid Ardji (born 1995), Algerian footballer
Oualid El Hajjam (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
Oualid El Hamdaoui (born 1993), French footballer
Oualid El Hasni (born 1993), Tunisian footballer
Oualid Malki (born 2004), Algerian footballer
Oualid Mamoun (born 1996), French-Algerian footballer
Oualid Mhamdi (born 2003), German-Moroccan footballer
Oualid Mokhtari (born 1982), Moroccan-born German footballer

Surname

Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (died 642), Islamic military commander also known as the sword of Allah

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

References

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Waleed

Given name

Waleed

Walid

Historical

Business

Entertainment

Footballers

Politicians

Sports

Others

Oualid

Surname

Places

Vehicles

See also

References