Waleed
Waleed or al-Waleed, also spelled al-Walid, Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child.''
Given name
Waleed
- Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer
- Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist
- Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman
- Waleed Al-Jasem, Kuwaiti footballer
- Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman
- Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist
- Waleed Al-Saadi, Omani footballer
- Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
- Waleed Zuaiter, Palestinian-origin American actor and producer
- Waleed Abdalati, American scientist
- Waleed A. Samkari, Jordanian military officer
- Waleed Majid, Qatari professional pool player
- Waleed Taha, Israeli politician
- Waleed Al-Ahmed, Saudi Arabian footballer
Historical
- Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph
- Al Walid ben Zidan, tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco
Politicians
- Walid Assaf, Palestinian politician
- Walid Haj Yahia, Israeli politician
- Walid Iqbal, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal
- Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician
- Walid Muallem, Syrian politician and diplomat
- Walid al-Samaani, Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government
Business
- Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician
- Walid Juffali, Saudi businessman
- Walid Mostafa, Egyptian media businessman
- Walid Sadi, Algerian businessman
Others
- Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian
- Walid Saleh, Islamic scholar
- Walid Phares, Lebanese-American conservative pundit
- Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-born Norwegian writer
- Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist
- Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay
- Walid Raad, media artist
- Walid Siti, Kurdish painter and artist
Entertainment
- Walid Toufic, Lebanese singer and actor
- Walid Harfouch, Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager
- Walid Mattar, Tunisian film director
- Walid Riachy, Lebanese actor and model
- Walid Hassan (comedian), Iraqi comedian
- Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director
- Walid Benmbarek, Dutch actor
Footballers
- Walid Regragui, Moroccan footballer and manager
- Walid Azaro, Moroccan Footballer
- Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer
- Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer
- Walid Atta, Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer
Oualid
- Oualid Mokhtari, Moroccan-born German footballer
- Oualid El Hajjam, Moroccan footballer
- Oualid Ben Amor, Tunisian handball player
Sports
- Walid Ghauri, Norwegian cricket player
Surname
- Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, 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
- , a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979 to 1985
- Walid (armoured personnel carrier), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict