# Qaid > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Qaid > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Qaid.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaid > Source revision: 1321285022 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Title}} {{about||the 1975 film|Qaid (film)|the Pakistani television series|Qaid (TV series)}} {{Redirect|Kaid|the tunneling software|XLink Kai}} {{Redirect|Alcaid|the star in Ursa Major|Alkaid}} {{Multiple issues| {{Expand Spanish|Alcaide|date=August 2015}} {{Expand Portuguese|Alcaide|date=August 2015}} }} [[File:In Morocco (1920) (14595532860).jpg|thumb|A clan of mountaineers and their qaid (''In Morocco'' (1920) by [Edith Wharton](/source/Edith_Wharton))]] [[File:Muhammad Ali Jinnah.jpg|thumb|175px|[Muhammad Ali Jinnah](/source/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah), the founding father of Pakistan, regarded by Pakistanis as 'Quaid-e-Azam' (The Great Leader) or simply 'Quaid' (Leader)]] '''Qaid''' ({{langx |ar|قَائِد}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|qāʾid}}'', "commander"; pl. {{lang|ar|قَادَة}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|qāda}}'', or {{Lang|ar|قُوَّاد}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|quwwād}}''), also spelled '''Quaid''', '''kaid''' or '''caïd''', is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the [Norman](/source/Normans) [kingdom of Sicily](/source/kingdom_of_Sicily), applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who were [Muslims](/source/Muslims) or converts to [Islam](/source/Islam). The word entered the [Latin language](/source/Latin_language) as ''gaitus'' or ''gaytus''. Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article "'''alcayde'''" or "'''alcaide'''".{{cite encyclopedia |year=1974 |title =Alcayde |encyclopedia=The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford UP }} It is also used as a male Arabic given name. ==Notable qaids== *[Al-Qaid Jawhar](/source/Jawhar_(general)) (active 950–992), A [Slavic](/source/Saqaliba) general who conquered the [Maghreb](/source/Maghreb) and [Egypt](/source/Egypt) for the [Fatimid Caliphate](/source/Fatimid_Caliphate). *[Al-Qa'id al-Bata'ihi](/source/Al-Qa'id_al-Bata'ihi), chief of staff and successor of [al-Afdal Shahanshah](/source/al-Afdal_Shahanshah) as vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate. *[Thomas Brun](/source/Thomas_Brun) (active 1137–1154), Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily. *[Ahmed es-Sikeli](/source/Ahmed_es-Sikeli), known as Caid Peter (active 1160s), eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of Navarre. *[Richard the Qaid](/source/Richard_the_Qaid) (died 1187), Great Chamberlain under William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre. *[Murat Reis the younger](/source/Jan_Janszoon) 17th Century Dutch renegado appointed Caid over the region including the kasbah of El-[Oualidia](/source/Oualidia), the port of [Saffia](/source/Safi%2C_Morocco), and Maladia (''Muladie'') by the [Sultan of Morocco](/source/Saadi_dynasty). *[Sir Harry MacLean](/source/Harry_Aubrey_de_Vere_Maclean) (1848–1920), Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army. *[Thami El Glaoui](/source/Thami_El_Glaoui) (1879–1956), one of the Lords of the Atlas. *[Mbarek Bekkay](/source/Mbarek_Bekkay) (1907-1961), first Prime minister of Morocco, who was the qaid of [Bni Drar](/source/Bni_Drar). *[Grands caids](/source/Grands_caids), Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate. *[Muhammad Ali Jinnah](/source/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah) (1876–1948), was given the title of Quaid-Azam or "The Great Leader" as the founder of Pakistan. ==People with the given name== *[Qaid ibn Hammad](/source/Qaid_ibn_Hammad) (1028–1045), ruler of Algeria *Kaid, nickname of [Andrew Belton](/source/Andrew_Belton), (1882—1970), British Army officer active in Morocco *[Kaïd Ahmed](/source/Ka%C3%AFd_Ahmed) (1921–1978), Algerian nationalist and politician *[Béji Caïd Essebsi](/source/B%C3%A9ji_Ca%C3%AFd_Essebsi) (1926–2019), Elected Tunisian president *[Al-Qaid Joher Izz al-Din](/source/Qaidjoher_Ezzuddin) (1942), Indian Islamic Leader *[Kaid Mohamed](/source/Kaid_Mohamed) (born 1984), Welsh footballer *[Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi](/source/Qaid_Farhan_Al-Qadi), Israeli Bedouin kidnapped during the October 7 attacks ==Alcaide as surname== *[Anselmo Pardo Alcaide](/source/Anselmo_Pardo_Alcaide) (1913-1977), Spanish entomologist. *[Chris Alcaide](/source/Chris_Alcaide) (1922–2004) American actor *[Carmen Alcayde](/source/Carmen_Alcayde) (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter and actress *[David Alcaide](/source/David_Alcaide) (born 1978), Spanish pool player *[Guillermo Alcaide](/source/Guillermo_Alcaide) (born 1986), Spanish tennis player *[Ana Alcaide](/source/Ana_Alcaide) (born 1976), Spanish musician ==Places== * [Draâ El-Kaïd](/source/Dra%C3%A2_El-Ka%C3%AFd), town in Algeria * Alcaide, [Fundão](/source/Fund%C3%A3o%2C_Portugal), town in Portugal ==Other uses== *Alkaid or Elkeid, traditional name of Arabic origin for star [Eta Ursae Majoris](/source/Eta_Ursae_Majoris) *[USS ''Alkaid'' (AK-114)](/source/USS_Alkaid_(AK-114)), U.S. Navy ship named after the star *[''Qaid'' (film)](/source/Qaid_(film)), 1975 Hindi film starring Leena Chandavarkar and Kamini Kaushal *''[Umar Qaid](/source/Umar_Qaid)'', 1975 Hindi Bollywood action film *The Kingdom of Caid, [Society for Creative Anachronism](/source/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism), encompasses Southern California, the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and Hawaii. *[Khuddamul Ahmadiyya](/source/Khuddamul_Ahmadiyya) chapter leaders are called Qaid. The Qaid in this terminology is a Muslim youth leader who guides his local [khuddam](/source/khuddam) in services to faith and nation. *In the game ''[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege](/source/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six_Siege)'', an operator has the name 'Kaid', with the ability to electrify defenses with his unique gadget. *In the 1965 science fiction novel ''[Dune](/source/Dune_(novel))'', a 'Caid' is a Sardaukar officer assigned to deal with civilians. ==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Qaids}} Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Sicilian Arabs Category:Arabic words and phrases Category:Kingdom of Sicily --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Qaid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaid) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaid?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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