Hyder (name)

Hyder is a name, used as both a given name and surname. It may be an Urdu variant spelling of the Arabic name Haydar.

People with this name include:

Given name

• Hyder Akbar (born 1984), American writer and entrepreneur in Afghanistan
• Hyder Ali (1721–1782), sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India
• Hyder Ali (Indian cricketer) (1943–2022)
• Hyder Ali Leghari, (1934–2008), Pakistani writer and teacher
• Hyder Bilgrami, Indian film director
• Hyder Husyn (born 1963), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
• Hyder Bux Jatoi (1901–1970), revolutionary peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan
• Hyder Edward Rollins (1889–1958), American scholar
• Hyder Shah (fl.1870), secret agent, member of the British Indian Army

Middle name

• Ghulam Hyder Samejo, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013
• Ghullam Hyder Mehjoor Solangi (born 1941), Sindhi historian
• Shezada Hyder Ali, grandson of Hyder Ali

Surname

• Adnan Hyder, Pakistan-born American academic
• Bushra Hyder, Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist
• Charles Hyder, (1930–2004), American astrophysicist
• Gaylon Hyder (born1974), former American football player
• Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985), American actress
• John Hyder (1912–2003), American college basketball coach
• Joseph Hyder (died 1932), secretary to the Land Nationalisation Society, UK
• Holly Hyder (born 1988), former Australian cricketer
• Ken Hyder (born 1946), Scottish jazz fusion drummer
• Kerry Hyder (born 1991), American football player
• Liz Hyder, English author
• Lodhi Karim Hyder (1890–1953), Indian economist and politician
• Martin Hyder (born 1961), English actor and writer
• Pulikkottil Hyder (1879–?), Indian poet
• Qurratulain Hyder (1927–2007), novelist

See also

• Hyder (disambiguation)