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Heydar (Azerbaijani Heydər) is an Azerbaijani given name. It is sometimes transliterated as Gaidar or Geidar from the Cyrillic spelling Гейдар. Notable people named Heydar include:Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003) President of AzerbaijanHeydar Babaya Salam Azerbaijani-Iranian writerHeydar is also an alternative transliteration for the Arabic name Haydar (Arabic حيدر ).