Qaid

Notable qaids

• Al Qaid Johar, A Slavic general who conquered Maghreb for the Fatimid Imam-Caliph, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah; and later served as the Viceroy of the Fatimid State.
• Thomas Brun, Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily
• Ahmed es-Sikeli, known as Caid Peter, eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of Navarre
• Caïd Richard Great Chamberlain under William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre
• Murat Reis the younger 17th Century Dutch renegado appointed Caid over the region including the kasbah of El-Oualidia, the port of Saffia, and Maladia by the Sultan of Morocco
• Sir Harry MacLean, Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah,was given the title of Qaid-Azam or "The Great Leader" as the founder of Pakistan.
• Thami El Glaoui, one of the Lords of the Atlas
• Grands caids, Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate

  People with the given name

• Qaid ibn Hammad, ruler of Algeria
• Kaid, nickname of Andrew Belton,, British Army officer active in Morocco
• Kaïd Ahmed, Algerian nationalist and politician
• Béji Caïd Essebsi, Elected Tunisian president
• Al-Qaid Joher Izz al-Din, Indian Islamic Leader
• Kaid Mohamed, Welsh footballer

  Alcaide as surname

• Anselmo Pardo Alcaide, Spanish entomologist.
• Chris Alcaide American actor
• Carmen Alcayde, Spanish TV presenter and actress
• David Alcaide, Spanish pool player
• Guillermo Alcaide, Spanish tennis player
• Ana Alcaide, Spanish musician

  Places

• Draâ El-Kaïd, town in Algeria

  Other uses

• Alkaid or Elkeid, traditional name of Arabic origin for star Eta Ursae Majoris
• USS Alkaid, U.S. Navy ship, named after the star
• Qaid, 1975 Hindi film starring Leena Chandavarkar and Kamini Kaushal
• Umar Qaid, 1975 Hindi Bollywood action film
• The Kingdom of Caid, Society for Creative Anachronism, encompasses Southern California, the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and Hawaii.
• Khuddamul Ahmadiyya chapter leaders are called Qaid. The Qaid in this terminology is a Muslim youth leader who guides his local khuddam in services to faith and nation.
• In the game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, an operator has the name 'Kaid', with the ability to electrify defenses with his unique gadget.
• In the 1965 science fiction novel Dune, a 'Caid' is a Sardaukar officer assigned to deal with civilians.