Naheed is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Naheed Abidi, Indian scholar of Sanskrit and writer Naheed Akhtar, Pakistani playback singer Kishwar Naheed (born 1940), feminist Urdu poet from Pakistan Naheed Nenshi (born 1972), Canadian politician and 36th mayor of Calgary, Alberta Naheed Nusrat (1948–1997), Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis Naheed Qasimi, Pakistani writer and literary critic Naheed Shabbir, Pakistani television actress and model See also Azra Naheed Medical College, private college of medicine, pharmacy and physiotherapy located on Raiwind Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Nasheed