# Waleed

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{{Infobox given name
| name = Waleed<br />{{nobold|{{lang|ar|{{Script/Arabic|وليد}}|rtl=yes}}}}
| image= File:الوليد بن عبد الملك.png
| imagesize=
| caption=Calligraphic representation of the name {{transliteration|ar|[al-Waleed](/source/Al-Walid_I)}}
| gender = Male
| meaning = Newborn child
| region = [Arabia](/source/Arabian_Peninsula)
| origin = [Arabic](/source/Arabic_name)
| footnotes = 
| wikt = 
|alternative spelling=Al-Waleed, al-Walid, Walid, Walied, Oualid, Velid}}

'''Waleed''' ({{Langx|ar|وليد}}) or '''al-Waleed''' ({{Lang|ar|الولید|rtl=yes}}), also spelled '''al-Walid''', '''Walid''', '''Oualid''', or '''Velid''', is an Arabic-language masculine [given name](/source/given_name) meaning ''newborn child.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/walid Behind the Name: Walid]</ref>''

==Given name==
===Waleed=== 
*[Waleed Abdalati](/source/Waleed_Abdalati), American scientist
*[Waleed Al-Ahmed](/source/Waleed_Al-Ahmed) (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer
*[Waleed Ali](/source/Waleed_Ali) (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer
*[Waleed Aly](/source/Waleed_Aly) (born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist
*[Waleed al-Husseini](/source/Waleed_Al-Husseini) (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist
*[Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim](/source/Waleed_bin_Ibrahim_Al_Ibrahim) (born 1962), Saudi businessman
*[Waleed Al-Jasem](/source/Waleed_Al-Jasem) (1959–2025), Kuwaiti footballer
*[Waleed Majid](/source/Waleed_Majid) (born 1987), Qatari professional pool player
*[Waleed Al-Saadi](/source/Waleed_Al-Saadi) (born 1995), Omani footballer
*[Waleed A. Samkari](/source/Waleed_A._Samkari) (1942–2019), Jordanian military officer
*[Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud](/source/Al_Waleed_bin_Talal_Al_Saud) (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman
*[Waleed al-Shehri](/source/Waleed_al-Shehri) (1978–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
*[Waleed Taha](/source/Waleed_Taha) (born 1968), Israeli politician
*[Waleed Zuaiter](/source/Waleed_Zuaiter) (born 1971), Palestinian-origin American actor and producer

===Walid===
====Historical====
*[Al-Walid I](/source/Al-Walid_I) (674–715), sixth Umayyad caliph
*[Al Walid ben Zidan](/source/Al_Walid_ben_Zidan) (died 1636), tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco

====Business====
*[Walid Daouk](/source/Walid_Daouk) (born 1958), Lebanese businessman and politician
*[Walid Juffali](/source/Walid_Juffali) (1955–2016), Saudi businessman
*[Walid Mostafa](/source/Walid_Mostafa) (1972–2025), Egyptian media businessman
*[Walid Sadi](/source/Walid_Sadi) (born 1979), Algerian businessman

====Entertainment====
*[Walid Toufic](/source/Walid_Toufic) (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor
*[Walid Harfouch](/source/Walid_Harfouch) (born 1971), Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager
*[Walid Mattar](/source/Walid_Mattar) (born 1980), Tunisian film director
*[Walid Riachy](/source/Walid_Riachy) (born 1990), Lebanese actor and model
*[Walid Hassan (comedian)](/source/Walid_Hassan_(comedian)) (1959–2006), Iraqi comedian
*[Walid Kowatli](/source/Walid_Kowatli), Syrian theater director
*[Walid Benmbarek](/source/Walid_Benmbarek) (born 1980), Dutch actor

====Footballers====
*[Walid Regragui](/source/Walid_Regragui) (born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager
*[Walid Azaro](/source/Walid_Azaro) (born 1995), Moroccan Footballer
*[Walid Abbas](/source/Walid_Abbas) (born 1985), Emirati footballer
*[Walid Cheddira](/source/Walid_Cheddira) (born 1998), Moroccan footballer
*[Walid Atta](/source/Walid_Atta) (born 1986), Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer

====Politicians====
*[Walid Assaf](/source/Walid_Assaf) (1960–2025), Palestinian politician
*[Walid Iqbal](/source/Walid_Iqbal), Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal
*[Walid Jumblatt](/source/Walid_Jumblatt) (born 1949), Lebanese politician
*[Walid Muallem](/source/Walid_Muallem) (1941–2020), Syrian politician and diplomat
*[Walid al-Samaani](/source/Walid_al-Samaani) (born 1977), Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government
*[Walid Haj Yahia](/source/Walid_Haj_Yahia) (1936–2015), Israeli politician

====Sports====
*[Walid Ghauri](/source/Walid_Ghauri) (born 1993), Norwegian cricket player

====Others====
*[Walid Khalidi](/source/Walid_Khalidi) (1925–2026), Palestinian historian 
*[Walid Saleh](/source/Walid_Saleh), Islamic scholar
*[Walid Phares](/source/Walid_Phares) (born 1957), Lebanese-American conservative pundit
*[Walid al-Kubaisi](/source/Walid_al-Kubaisi) (1958–2018), Iraqi-born Norwegian writer
*[Walid Shoebat](/source/Walid_Shoebat), Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist
*[Walid bin Attash](/source/Walid_bin_Attash) (born 1978), Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay
*[Walid Raad](/source/Walid_Raad) (born 1967), media artist
*[Walid Siti](/source/Walid_Siti) (born 1952), Kurdish painter and artist

===Oualid===
*[Oualid Agougil](/source/Oualid_Agougil) (born 2005), Dutch footballer
*[Oualid Ben Amor](/source/Oualid_Ben_Amor) (born 1976), Tunisian handball player
*[Oualid Ardji](/source/Oualid_Ardji) (born 1995), Algerian footballer
*[Oualid El Hajjam](/source/Oualid_El_Hajjam) (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
*[Oualid El Hamdaoui](/source/Oualid_El_Hamdaoui) (born 1993), French footballer
*[Oualid El Hasni](/source/Oualid_El_Hasni) (born 1993), Tunisian footballer
*[Oualid Malki](/source/Oualid_Malki) (born 2004), Algerian footballer
*[Oualid Mamoun](/source/Oualid_Mamoun) (born 1996), French-Algerian footballer
*[Oualid Mhamdi](/source/Oualid_Mhamdi) (born 2003), German-Moroccan footballer
*[Oualid Mokhtari](/source/Oualid_Mokhtari) (born 1982), Moroccan-born German footballer

==Surname==
*[Khalid Ibn Al-Walid](/source/Khalid_ibn_al-Walid) (died 642), Islamic military commander also known as the sword of Allah

==Places==
*[Al-Waleed](/source/Al_Waleed_border_crossing), an Iraqi town along the Iraq–Syria border
*[Bani Walid](/source/Bani_Walid), a town in Libya
*[Valladolid](/source/Valladolid), a city in Spain
*[Valladolid](/source/Valladolid%2C_Yucat%C3%A1n), 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)](/source/Walid_(armored_personnel_carrier)), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict

==See also==
*[Al-Walid (disambiguation)](/source/Al-Walid_(disambiguation))

==References==
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{{given name}}
Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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