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Waleed
وليد‎

Calligraphic representation of the name al-Waleed
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Newborn child
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Al-Waleed, al-Walid, Walid, Walied, Oualid, Velid

Waleed (Arabic: وليد) or al-Waleed (الولید), also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning newborn child.

Given name

Waleed

• Waleed Abdalati, American scientist
• Waleed Al-Ahmed (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Waleed Ali (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer
• Waleed Aly (born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist
• Waleed al-Husseini (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist
• Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi businessman
• Waleed Al-Jasem (1959–2025), Kuwaiti footballer
• Waleed Majid (born 1987), Qatari professional pool player
• Waleed Al-Saadi (born 1995), Omani footballer
• Waleed A. Samkari (1942–2019), Jordanian military officer
• Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman
• Waleed al-Shehri (1978–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
• Waleed Taha (born 1968), Israeli politician
• Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971), Palestinian-origin American actor and producer

Walid

Historical

• Al-Walid I (674–715), sixth Umayyad caliph
• Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco

Business

• Walid Daouk (born 1958), Lebanese businessman and politician
• Walid Juffali (1955–2016), Saudi businessman
• Walid Mostafa (1972–2025), Egyptian media businessman
• Walid Sadi (born 1979), Algerian businessman

Entertainment

• Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor
• Walid Harfouch (born 1971), Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager
• Walid Mattar (born 1980), Tunisian film director
• Walid Riachy (born 1990), Lebanese actor and model
• Walid Hassan (comedian) (1959–2006), Iraqi comedian
• Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director
• Walid Benmbarek (born 1980), Dutch actor

Footballers

• Walid Regragui (born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager
• Walid Azaro (born 1995), Moroccan Footballer
• Walid Abbas (born 1985), Emirati footballer
• Walid Cheddira (born 1998), Moroccan footballer
• Walid Atta (born 1986), Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer

Politicians

• Walid Assaf (1960–2025), Palestinian politician
• Walid Iqbal, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal
• Walid Jumblatt (born 1949), Lebanese politician
• Walid Muallem (1941–2020), Syrian politician and diplomat
• Walid al-Samaani (born 1977), Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government
• Walid Haj Yahia (1936–2015), Israeli politician

Sports

• Walid Ghauri (born 1993), Norwegian cricket player

Others

• Walid Khalidi (1925–2026), Palestinian historian
• Walid Saleh, Islamic scholar
• Walid Phares (born 1957), Lebanese-American conservative pundit
• Walid al-Kubaisi (1958–2018), Iraqi-born Norwegian writer
• Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist
• Walid bin Attash (born 1978), Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay
• Walid Raad (born 1967), media artist
• Walid Siti (born 1952), Kurdish painter and artist

Oualid

• Oualid Agougil (born 2005), Dutch footballer
• Oualid Ben Amor (born 1976), Tunisian handball player
• Oualid Ardji (born 1995), Algerian footballer
• Oualid El Hajjam (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
• Oualid El Hamdaoui (born 1993), French footballer
• Oualid El Hasni (born 1993), Tunisian footballer
• Oualid Malki (born 2004), Algerian footballer
• Oualid Mamoun (born 1996), French-Algerian footballer
• Oualid Mhamdi (born 2003), German-Moroccan footballer
• Oualid Mokhtari (born 1982), Moroccan-born German footballer

Surname

• Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (died 642), Islamic military commander also known as the sword of Allah

Places

• Al-Waleed, an Iraqi town along the Iraq–Syria border
• Bani Walid, a town in Libya
• Valladolid, a city in Spain
• Valladolid, a city in Mexico

Vehicles

• MV Walid (1933), a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979 to 1985 (originally German-built fishing trawler)
• Walid (armoured personnel carrier), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict

See also

• Al-Walid (disambiguation)