Farid (Arabic: <big>فَرِيد</big> fariyd, farīd), Fareed, Ferid, Farit, or Férid, is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin meaning "unique, one-of-a-kind ("the One"), or incomparable". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Fareed

• Fareed Ahmad (cricketer) (born 1994), Afghan cricketer

• Fareed Ahmed (born 1989), Pakistani field hockey player

• Fareed Armaly (born 1957), American artist, curator, author, and editor

• Fareed Ayaz (born 1952), Pakistani qawwal

• Fareed Nawaz Baloch (1946–2001), Pakistani television and radio actor

• Fareed Haque (born 1963), American jazz guitarist

• Fareed al-Madhhan, Syrian Army officer

• Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai (born 1944), Indian politician

• Fareed Lafta, Iraqi pilot and athlete

• Fareed Majeed (born 1986), Iraqi footballer

• Fareed Majeed (footballer) (born 1974), Pakistani footballer

• Fareed Al-Marzouqi (born 1965), Emirati football referee

• Fareed Parbati (1961–2011), Indian poet and writer

• Fareed Ramadan (1961–2020), Bahraini novelist, screenwriter, and film producer

• Fareed Sadat (born 1998), Afghan footballer

• Fareed Ullah (born 2001), Pakistani footballer

• Fareed Mustafa Kamil Yasseen (born 1956), Iraqi physicist, politician, activist, and diplomat

• Fareed Zakaria (born 1964), American journalist and commentator

• Fareed Zargar, Afghan cricketer

Farid

• Farid Abbasov (born 1979), Azerbaijani chess grandmaster

• Farid Abboud (born 1951), Lebanese diplomat

• Farid Abedi (born 1977), Iranian footballer

• Farid F. Abraham (born 1937), American scientist

• Farid Agamoglanov (born 1994), Azerbaijani boxer and kickboxer

• Farid Ahmad (1923–1971), Pakistani politician and lawyer

• Farid Ahmadov (born 1979), Azerbaijani lawyer

• Farid Ahmed (judge) (born 1960), Bangladeshi judge

• Farid Ahmed (musician) (1960–2021), Bangladeshi composer and music director

• Farid Ahmed (politician), Bangladeshi politician

• Farid Ahmed (publisher), Bangladeshi publisher and television presenter

• Farid Akasheh (1921–2014), Jordanian politician

• Farid El Alagui (born 1985), French-Moroccan footballer

• Farid Alakbarli (1964–2021), Azerbaijani researcher

• Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (born 2006), German footballer

• Farid Ali (actor) (1945–2016), Bangladeshi actor

• Farid Ali (footballer) (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer

• Farid Ali (singer) (1919–1981), Algerian singer

• Farid Allawerdi (1923–2007), Iraqi composer, violist, musicologist, and teacher

• Farid Amarouche, French wheelchair athlete

• Faridul Haq Ansari (1895–1966), Indian lawyer and politician

• Farid El-Ashmawi (born 1941), Egyptian fencer

• Farid Aslani (born 1988), Iranian basketball player

• Farid al-Atrash (1910–1974), Syrian-Egyptian singer, music composer, and actor

• Farid ad-Din Attar (1145–1221), Iranian Sufi poet

• Farid Azarkan (born 1971), Dutch-Moroccan politician

• Farid Babayev (1959–2007), Russian politician

• Farid Badrul (born 1993), Malaysian motorcycle racer

• Farid Baghlani (1968–2010), Iranian serial killer

• Farid Bang (born 1986), German rapper

• Farid Basharat (born 1997), Afghan-British mixed martial artist

• Farid Behmardi (died 1986), Iranian executed prisoner

• Farid Belkahia (1934–2014), Moroccan artist and education reformer

• Farid Bellabès (born 1985), Algerian footballer

• Farid Belmellat (born 1970), Algerian footballer

• Farid Benstiti (born 1967), French-Algerian football coach and player

• Farid Beziouen (born 1986), French footballer

• Farid Boulaya (born 1993), French-Algerian footballer

• Farid Chaâl (born 1994), Algerian footballer

• Farid Cheklam (born 1984), Algerian footballer

• Farid Chenoune (1949–2024), French scholar, writer, and journalist

• Farid Chopel (1952–2008), French-Algerian actor, comedian, and singer

• Farid Ahmad Choudhury (1908–1975), Bangladeshi politician

• Farid Daoud (born 1989), Algerian footballer

• Farid Abraão David (1944–2020), Brazilian politician

• Farid Diaf (born 1971), French football player and coach

• Farid Díaz (born 1983), Colombian footballer

• Farid Dieck (born 1993), Mexican psychologist, writer, and internet personality

• Farid Djahnine (born 1976), Algerian footballer

• Farid Dosayev (born 1933), Ukrainian swimmer and sports commentator

• Farid Esack (born 1955), South African anti-apartheid activist and Islamic scholar

• Farid Fata (born 1965), Lebanese-American fraudster

• Farid Zablith Filho (born 1942), Brazilian Olympic swimmer

• Farid Gayibov (born 1979), Azerbaijani politician

• Farid Ghadry (born 1954), Syrian political activist

• Farid Ghazi (born 1974), Algerian footballer

• Farid Ghehiouèche (born 1971), French author, activist, and politician

• Farid Guliyev (born 1986), Azerbaijani footballer

• Farid Habib (1935–2012), Lebanese politician

• Farid Haerinejad, Iranian documentary maker and blogger

• Farid Hafez (born 1981), Austrian political scientist

• Farid Haghighi (born 1989), Iranian karateka

• Farid Hazem (born 1986), French footballer

• Farid Hossain (born 1953), Bangladeshi journalist and diplomat

• Farid Hourani, Lebanese-American physician and writer

• Faridul Huda (1929/30–1999), Bangladeshi physician and politician

• Farid Ibrahim (born 1998), Egyptian footballer

• Farid Isfarayini, Persian poet

• Faridul Islam (born 1968), Bangladeshi academic

• Farid Ismayilov (born 1998), Azerbaijani journalist and political prisoner

• Farid Jubran (1911–1995), Lebanese politician

• Farid Kamil (born 1981), Malaysian model and actor

• Farid Karam, Lebanese scout

• Farid Behzadi Karimi (born 1989), Iranian footballer

• Farid Khabibulin (born 1967), Uzbek footballer

• Farid Khan (field hockey) (1936–2021), Hong Kong field hockey player

• Farid Khan (politician) (died 2013), Pakistani politician

• Farid Ahmad Khan (born 1963), Pakistani physician and plastic surgeon

• Faridul Haq Khan (born 1956), Bangladeshi politician

• Farid Kharboutly (born 1953), Syrian sports shooter

• Farid Khavari (born 1943), Iranian-American economist, author, and businessman

• Farid Khazali (born 1998), Malaysian footballer

• Farid Elias Khazen (born 1960), Lebanese politician

• Farid Haykal Khazen (born 1970), Lebanese politician

• Faridun Nahar Laily (born 1954), Bangladeshi politician, entrepreneur, and freedom fighter

• Farid Madsoh (born 1987), Thai footballer

• Farid Majari (1958–2023), German-Iranian cultural manager and film producer

• Farid Makari (1947–2022), Lebanese politician

• Farid Mammadov (born 1991), Azerbaijani singer

• Farid Mansour (artist) (1929–2010), Lebanese sculptor and painter

• Farid Mansour (businessman) (1933–2012), Egyptian businessman

• Farid Mansurov (born 1982), Azerbaijani wrestler

• Farid Matuk, American poet and educator

• Farid Mehralizade (born 1994), Azerbaijani economist and political prisoner

• Farid El Melali (born 1997), Algerian footballer

• Farid Melgani, Italian engineer

• Farid Mellouli (born 1984), Algerian footballer

• Farid Melouk (born 1965), French-Algerian terrorist

• Farid Anfasa Moeloek (born 1944), Indonesian physician

• Farid Mohammadizadeh (born 1994), Iranian footballer

• Farid Mokhtari (born 1991), Iranian footballer

• Farid Mostafavi (born 1954), Iranian screenwriter

• Farid Mousavi, Iranian politician

• Faridun Muhiddinov, Tajik engineer and politician

• Farid Mukhametshin (born 1947), Russian politician

• Farid Nabiyev (born 1999), Azerbaijani footballer

• Farid Nazerfasihi (born 1984), Iranian visual effects supervisor

• Farid Nezal (born 1997), Malaysian footballer

• Farid Novin (born 1947), Iranian-Canadian economist

• Farid Nuzha (1895–1971), Assyrian nationalist and journalist

• Farid Ouédraogo (born 1996), Burkinabé footballer

• Farid Oulami (born 1974), Algerian table tennis player

• Farid Ahmad Paracha (born 1949), Pakistani politician and businessman

• Farid Ramli (born 1987), Malaysian footballer

• Farid Raphaël (1933–2014), Lebanese economist and banker

• Farid Rastagar (born 1963), Afghan singer and composer

• Farid Raymond-Anthony (1933–2015), Sierra Leonean writer, author, and poet

• Farid Rockeur (1963–2021), Algerian comedian, actor, and presenter

• Faridur Reza Sagar (born 1955), Bangladeshi media executive, writer, and film producer

• Farid Salman (born 1957), Iraqi boxer

• Farid Seiful-Mulyukov (1930–2016), Russian journalist, writer, and orientalist

• Farid Shawky (footballer) (born 1989), Egyptian footballer

• Farid Shawqi (1920–1998), Egyptian actor

• Farid Ahmed Shibli, Bangladeshi judge

• Farid Sid (born 1979), French rugby union player

• Farid Simaika (1907–1943), Egyptian Olympic diver

• Faridun bin Ahmad Sipahsalar, Persian military commander, Sufi disciple, and biographer

• Farid Stino (born 1943), Egyptian businessman

• Farid Suleman, American businessman

• Farid Szajnurov, Russian speedway rider

• Farid Talhaoui (born 1982), Moroccan footballer

• Farid Touil (born 1974), Algerian footballer

• Farid Trad (1901–1969), Lebanese engineer, architect, and art collector

• Farid Villaume (born 1975), French Muay Thai kickboxer

• Farid Wajdi, Indonesian lawyer

• Farid Yusifli (born 2002), Azerbaijani footballer

• Farid Zahran (born 1957), Egyptian politician

• Farid Zarif (born 1951), Afghan diplomat

• Farid Zato-Arouna (born 1992), Togolese footballer

• Farid Zemiti (born 1961), Algerian football manager

• Farid Zhangirov (born 1966), Russian football coach and player

• Farid Zizi, French public servant

• Farid Zoland (born 1949), Afghan songwriter and composer

Farit

• Farit Ismeth Emir (1954–2020), Malaysian news anchor

• Farit Gabidullin (born 1972), Russian serial killer

• Farit Mukhametshin (born 1947), Russian politician and diplomat

• Farit Zigangirov (1954–2026), Russian field hockey player

Ferid

• Ferid Ali (born 1992), Swedish footballer

• Ferid Ben Belgacem (born 1960), Tunisian football manager

• Ferid Berberi (born 1946–2021), Albanian sportsman and weightlifter

• Férid Boughedir (born 1944), Tunisian film director and screenwriter

• Ferid Chouchane (born 1973), Tunisian footballer

• Ferid Džanić (1918–1943), Bosnian World War II soldier

• Ferid Idrizović (born 1982), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer

• Ferid Imam (born 1980), Ethiopian-Canadian terrorist suspect

• Ferid Matri (born 1994), Swiss-Tunisian-Italian footballer

• Ferid Muhić (born 1943), Bosnian philosopher

• Ferid Murad (1936–2023), Albanian physician and pharmacologist, co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

• Ferid Radeljaš (born 1959), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer

• Ferid Rragami (born 1957), Albanian footballer

• Ferid Vokopola (1887–1969), Albanian politician, theologist, and translator

Surname

Fareed

• Ahmed Fareed, American studio host and sports reporter

• Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born 1970), American rapper also known as Q-Tip

• Kamaal Fareed (born 1970), American rapper, record producer, singer, actor, and DJ

• Muhammad Fareed (1926–2011), Pakistani mufti and writer

• Morad Fareed (born 1979), Palestinian-American entrepreneur

• Muneer Fareed (born 1956), South African-American Islamic scholar

• Vala Fareed (born 1975), Iraqi-Kurdish politician

Farid

• Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah Farid, Bangladeshi politician

• Baba Farid (1173–1266), Punjabi Sufi saint

• Ibn al-Farid (1181–1234), Arab poet

• Jasmin Farid (born 1992), Swedish politician

• Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1841/45–1901), Siraiki poet

• Manouchehr Farid (1937–2026), Iranian actor

• Mariam Mamdouh Farid (born 1998), Qatari athlete

• Mohammad Farid (1868–1919), Egyptian politician

Faried

• Kenneth Faried (born 1989), American professional basketball player

Fictional

• Farid, character in the book Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

• Ferid Egan, Commander of the Queen's Knights in the video game Suikoden V

• Farid, character in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II

• Ferid Bathory, character in the manga Owari no Seraph

• Farid, character in the book The Kite Runner

• Fareed Bhansali, character in the book series The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

See also

• Farida (given name), the feminine form of the name

• Faridi, an Indian given name

• Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, derived from this name

References