Haydar
Haydar is a Turkish male given name of Arabic origin ( Arabic حيدر/ Haidar ) with the meaning " lion ", which also occurs as a family name . Haydar is the Turkish spelling of Laqab or the Ism of Ali . For this reason Haydar is disproportionately represented among Alevis and is often combined with the first name Ali to Ali Haydar.
Name bearer
First name
- Götz Haydar Aly (* 1947), German historian, journalist and book author
- Haydar Erdoğan (* 1959), Turkish football player
- Haydar Işik (* 1937), Kurdish writer, non-fiction author and columnist
- Haydar Karataş (* 1973), Turkish writer
- Ali Haydar Kaytan (* 19 **), Turkish PKK member
- Ali Haydar Şen ( Şener Şen; * 1941), Turkish actor
- Haydar Sükan (1911–1995), Turkish general
- Haydar Zafer (1927-1994), Turkish wrestler
- Mohammed Haydar Zammar (* 1961), Syrian-German CIA prisoner
- Haydar Zorlu (* 1967), German actor of Turkish origin
- Heydər Əliyev (1923–2003), Azerbaijani politician and president of the country from 1993 to 2003
family name
- Darren Haydar (* 1979), Canadian ice hockey striker
- Mona Haydar (* 1988), American rapper, poet, activist and clergyman
- Sultan Haydar (* 1985), Turkish middle and long distance runner