Al-Walid
al-Walid may refer to:
- Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), one of the two famous Arab generals of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century
- Al-Walid I (668–715), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 - 715.
- Al-Walid II (died 744), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744.
- Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, an Umayyad caliph who ruled for a short time in 744.
- Averroes (1126–1198), an Andalusian-Arab philosopher, physician, and polymath
- Abu al-Walid (1967–2004), an Arab Mujahid who fought in both Chechen Wars
- Najiyah bint al-Walid, a sahaba of Muhammad
- Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh (died 2006), a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad
- Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955), a member of the Saudi Royal Family
- Jonah ibn Janah, an important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages
- Walid ibn Utbah (died 624), the son of Quraish leader Utba ibn Rabi'ah
Place
- Al Waleed, a town in Anbar Province in Iraq
See also
- Waleed, an Arabic name
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