Shahid also pronounced Shaheed (Arabic: شاہد šhahid) is a given name translating to 'Witness' in Arabic and 'Beloved' in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.
It is derived from the root Arabic: ش ه د, romanized: š-h-d (cf. Shahada).
Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
It is not to be confused with a different word, a religious term, written and pronounced differently, Shahid (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: shahid, plural شُهَدَاء šuhadā, female Arabic: شهيدة, romanized: šaheeda), meaning 'martyr'.
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People named Shahid
Given name
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 1958), politician and former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shahid Afridi (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
Shahid Ahmed (born 1988), Pakistani footballer
Shahid Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1975), cricket player
Shahid Azmi (1977–2010), Indian lawyer and human rights activist
Shaheed Kader, Indian film director
Shahid Kapoor (born 1981), Bollywood actor
Shahid Khan (disambiguation), multiple people
Shaheed Latif (1913–1967), Indian film producer
Shahid Parvez Khan (born 1955), Indian sitar player
Shaied Nazir (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker
Shahid Mahmood (1939–2020), Pakistani cricketer
Stage name
Shahid (actor) (born 1950), Pakistani actor active from 1971 to 1998
Surname
Abdulla Shahid (born 1962), Maldivian MP
Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
Leila Shahid (1949–2026), Palestinian diplomat
Mohammed Shahid (1960–2016), Indian field hockey player
Munib Shahid (1908–1973), Chairman of Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of the American University of Beirut
Rashid Shaheed (born 1998), American football player
Serene Husseini Shahid (1920–2008), writer, promoter of Palestinian costumes.
Zeeshan Shahid, convicted of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
Legendary figures
Shahid ibn Jarr (Shehid ibn Jerr), the name for Seth in Yazidism