Haider is a South Asian, Arabic, and German surname. The German surname is a variant of Heider, and may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar meanings.
Arabic-derived Adil Haider (born 1973), Pakistani-American trauma surgeon Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hongkonger cricketer Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet Farooq Haider Khan (born 1955), 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born 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 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, and broadcaster Jalila Haider (born 1988), human rights attorney and political activist Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter Nasiruddin Haider (born 1803 – 1837), second King of Oudh (1827–1837) Rashid Haider (1941–2020), Bangladeshi author and novelist Sajad Haider (1932–2025), Pakistani fighter pilot Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality Sara Haider, Pakistani singer-songwriter and actress Sarah Haider (born 1991), Pakistani-American writer Sayed Haider (1925–2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist Shuja Haider (born 1982), Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer Syed Afzal Haider (1931–2022), Pakistani politician Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
German-derived Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist Engelbert Haider (1922–1999), Austrian alpine skier Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician Karl Michael Haider (1846–1912), German painter Markus Haider (born 1974), Austrian singer Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum executive Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
See also Haider (disambiguation) Haider (given name) Heider (surname) Gaidar (surname) Hydari (surname) Hyder (name) Heydari (name) Haydar Hajder
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