Hidayat

Hidayat or Hedayat is a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:Ignatius Hidayat Allah, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Shahzada Muhammad Hidayat Afshar, Ilahi Bakhsh Bahadur (1809–1878), the 23rd head of the Mughal Dynasty, born in Delhi Arief Hidayat, the fifth and current chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia Cucu Hidayat, Indonesian footballer Djarot Saiful Hidayat, Indonesian politician Komaruddin Hidayat, Muslim academic and intellectual from Indonesia Mahdi Quli Khan Hidayat (1863–1955), prime minister of Iran and an author of several books Mohamad Suleman Hidayat, Indonesian businessman and politician from Jombang, East Java Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat, the ruler of Hyderabad from 1750 to his death in battle in 1751 Rachmad Hidayat, Indonesian professional footballer Shazia Hidayat, Pakistani former track and field athlete Taufik Hidayat, retired Indonesian badminton player Hidayat Inayat Khan (1917–2016), English-French classical composer, conductor, representative of the International Sufi Movement Hidayat Orujov, writer and an Azerbaijani politician, Chairman of State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (1879–1948), Pakistani politician from Sindh Hidayat Ullah, Pakistani politician and a member of Senate of Pakistan, affiliated with Awami National Party Muhammad Hidayat Ullah (1905–1992), the eleventh chief justice of India and the sixth vice-president of India Hidayat Nur Wahid, the Speaker of Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly 2004–2009 Hidayat (poet), Azerbaijani poet and Aq Qoyunlu statesman Hedayat Amin Arsala (1942–2025), Afghan politician