Hidayat, Hidayet, Hedayet, or Hedayat is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Hedayat Hedayat Amin Arsala (1942–2025), Afghan politician Hedayat Lotfian, Iranian military officer
Hedayet Hedayet Ahmed (1933–2001), Bangladeshi civil servant, diplomat, and international official
Hidayat Hidayat (poet), Azerbaijani poet and Aq Qoyunlu statesman Hidayat Arsani (born 1963), Indonesian businessman and politician Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch, Pakistani politician and social activist Hidayat Heydarov (born 1997), Azerbaijani judoka Hidayat Jafarov (born 1946), Azerbaijani archaeologist, doctor of historical sciences, and professor Hidayat Inayat Khan (1917–2016), English-French classical composer and conductor Hidayat Manaö (born 1961), Indonesian military officer Hidayat Orujov (1944–2026), Azerbaijani politician and writer Hidayat ur Rehman (born 1976), Pakistani politician Hidayat Rustamov (1970–1991), Azerbaijani war hero Hidayat Nur Wahid (born 1960), Indonesian politician
Hidayet People Hidayet Bayraktar (born 1962), Turkish ambassador Hidayet İpek (1919–2014), Turkish military officer and politician Hidayet Karaca (born 1963), Turkish journalist Hidayet Şefkatli Tuksal (born 1963), Turkish human rights activist, Islamic feminist, and columnist Hidayet Türkoğlu (born 1979), Turkish basketball executive and former professional basketball player Places Hidayet Mosque, 1813-built mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Surname Arief Hidayat (born 1956), Indonesian judge Cucu Hidayat (born 1983), Indonesian footballer Djarot Saiful Hidayat (born 1962), Indonesian politician Komaruddin Hidayat (born 1953), Indonesian Muslim academic and intellectual Mahdi Quli Khan Hidayat (1863–1955), Iranian politician and author Mohamad Suleman Hidayat (born 1944), Indonesian businessman and politician Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat (died 1751), ruler of Hyderabad Rachmad Hidayat (born 1992), Indonesian footballer Shahzada Muhammad Hidayat Afshar, Ilahi Bakhsh Bahadur (1809–1878), 23rd head of the Mughal Dynasty Shazia Hidayat (born 1976), Pakistani track and field athlete Taufik Hidayat (born 1981), Indonesian badminton player
See also 12176 Hidayat, minor planet Hidayat al-Muta`allemin Fi al-Tibb, Arabic language medical guide written in Dari Hidayat TV, Islamic satellite TV Channel based in the United Kingdom Hidayatou