ɹˈɪtʃɚd ðə kˈeɪd wʌzɐ sˈiːnjɚɹ əfˈɪʃəl kjˈuː ˌeɪmˈækɹˌɑːn lˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈiː ˈaɪ dˈiː, kəmˈændɚ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈaʊnsəl kjˈʊɹɹiɚ ɹˈiːdʒɪs ɔːɹ dˈɪwən ɪnðə kˈoːɹt ʌvðə nˈoːɹmən kˈɪŋdəm ʌv sˈɪsᵻli æt pˈælɚmˌoʊ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæɾɚ jˈɪɹz ʌvðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv wˈɪljəm aɪ ʌv sˈɪsᵻli ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈiːdʒənsi ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf, mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv nˈævɑːɹ, fɔːɹ ðɛɹ sˈʌn wˈɪljəm ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Richard the Qaid () was a senior official (qāʾid, commander) of the royal council (curia regis or diwan) in the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily at Palermo during the latter years of the reign of William I of Sicily and during the regency of his wife, Margaret of Navarre, for their son William II.