Khalid (name)

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Khalid or Khaled (Arabic:خالد "unicode|ẖālid") is a popular Arabic name, meaning "eternal" or "immortal".

* Al-Khalid tank
* Khaled, a 2001 film by Asghar Massombagi.
* Khalid, a character from the Baldur's Gate video games.
* "", a fantasy novel by F. Marion Crawford.

As a name, Khalid or Khaled may refer to:
* Khaled bin Sinan, a historic figure of pre-Islamic Arabia, and a disputed Prophet in Islam.
* Khaled Amayreh, a Palestinian journalist close to Hamas who drafted, together with Rabbi Menachem Froman, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas governments
* Khalid ibn al-Walid, famous 7th century military leader, first recorded person to be given the name "Khalid".
* Khalid ibn Yazid (Calid), famous 7th century alchemist
* Khaled, formerly known as Cheb Khaled, an Algerian raï musician from Oran. Alternately, "Khaled", his eponymous album.
* Ahmad Khaled Towfeq, an Egyptian novelist.
* Amr Khaled, an Islamic preacher.
* Hassan Khaled, former leader of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community.
* Khaled Khaled, an American DJ.
* Leila Khaled, former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
* Waleed Khaled, a journalist killed by American soldiers during the Iraq War.
* Khaled bin Abdullah, son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
* Khaled Ahmed, a Pakistani political analyst and editor of "The Friday Times".
* Khaled al-Attiyah, an Iraqi politician.
* Khaled Badra, a Tunisian football player.
* Khalid Boulahrouz, a Dutch football player.
* Khaled Fadhel, a Tunisian football player.
* Khaled Abou Al-Fadl, professor at the UCLA School of Law.
* Khaled al-Harbi, associate of Osama Bin Laden.
* Khaled Hosseini, a Tajik-American physician and author.
* Khaled Akbery, A descendant of a wealthy royal family line in Afghanistan currently living in Australia.
* Khaled Mahmud, a Bangladeshi cricket player.
* Khaled Mardam-Bey, creator of the IRC client, mIRC.
* Khaled Mashal, a member of Hamas.
* Khaled Mashud, a Bangladeshi cricket player.
* Khaled Mosharraf, a Bangladeshi war hero.
* Khaled Mouelhi, a Tunisian football player.
* Khaled Ben Mustapha, a former detainee of Camp X-Ray in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
* Khaled Qasim, Yemeni citizen detained in Guantanamo Bay.
* Khalid of Saudi Arabia, former King of Saudi Arabia. Also King Khalid International Airport, named after him.
* Khalid Bakdash, former leader of the Syrian Communist Party.
* Khalid ibn Barmak, member of the Persian Barmakids family.
* Khalid El-Masri, German citizen detained and interrogated by the CIA.
* Khalid Islambouli, assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.
* Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah, current Foreign Minister of Bahrain.
* Khalid bin Mahfouz, Saudi Arabian businessman suspected of having links to terrorism.
* Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, terrorist responsible for masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks.
* Khalid Ibrahim, a Malaysian politician.