Haider is a predominantly Arabic name, with alternative spellings such as Haidar, Haydar and Heydar. Notable people with the name include: Given name 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 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 Sylhet, 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 Shamim Haider Tirmazi (born 1939), Pakistani author 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