Qais

Qais (Arabic: قیس) is an Arabic given name meaning lover or firm. 'Qays', 'Qaiss and 'Qai' are alternatives of Qais.

Notable people with the name include:

• Imru' al-Qais, Arabic poet in the 6th century
• Kais Saied (born 1958), Tunisian President
• Qais Ashfaq (born 1993), British boxer
• Qais Abdur Rashid, legendary founding father of the Pashtuns
• Qais Khazali (born 1974), founder of the Iran-backed Special Groups
• Qais Essa (born 1975), Iraqi international football player
• Qais Akbar Omar (born 1982), Afghan-American writer
• Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967), Iraqi painter
• Azzan bin Qais, Sultan of Oman

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