Abd Allah ( ar, عبدالله, translit=ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and '' Allāh'' (). Although the first letter "a" in ''Allāh'', as the first letter of the article ''

al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), also Romanized as ''el-'', ''il-,'' and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic, is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed def ...

'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the

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of this "a" following the "u" of the literary Arabic

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(pronounced in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning ''servant of God''. ''God's Follower'' is also a meaning of this name. Humility before

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is an essential value of

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

, hence ''Abdullah'' is a common name among

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

. However, the name of the Islamic prophet

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's father was

Abdullah Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

. The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia. It is also common among

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

, especially

Iraqi Jews The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

and

Syrian Jews Syrian Jews ( he, יהודי סוריה ''Yehudey Surya'', ar, الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who lived in the region of the modern state of Syri ...

. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew

Abdiel Abdiel ( he, עֲבְדִּיאֵל "Servant of El") is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of several notable people. The name has the same meaning as Obadiah and is cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah. Abdiel is mentio ...

and, more commonly,

Obadiah Obadiah (; he, עֹבַדְיָה – ''ʿŌḇaḏyā'' or – ''ʿŌḇaḏyāhū''; "servant of Yah", or "Slave of Yah HVH) is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet ...

. There were two Jewish

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

s in

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

before Islam came; they were

Abdullah ibn Salam Abdullah ibn Salam ( ar, عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, translit=ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit=God's servant, the Son of Peace, links=), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was a Jew ...

and Abdullah ibn Shuria.

Abdullah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī ( ar, عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري) (sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, Ibn Wahb, or Ibn Ḥarb) was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of followe ...

was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam. The variant used in the

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is "" (''Abdulla'') (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "" (''

Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

'') and "" (''Gabdulla'') often used in Adyghe.Superanskaya, p. 20 The

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variant is

Abdala Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of Urug ...

. The

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Arabic Bible uses the word ''Allah'' for God. Presently in the

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, the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.

Given name

Abd Allah

* Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah, companion of Muhammad *

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, son of caliph

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

* Abd Allah ibn Saba, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel * Abd Allah ibn Salam, Jewish convert to Islam *

Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ʿAbd Allāh ibn 'Ubayy ibn Salūl ( ar, عبد الله بن أبي بن سلول), died 631, was a chieftain of the Khazraj tribe of Medina. Upon the arrival of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Ibn Ubayy seemingly became a Muslim, but Muslim tradi ...

(died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad *

Abd Allah ibn Umar Abd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ( ar, عبد الله بن عمر, link=no) may refer to: * Banu Makhzum, Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum (died late 5th-century), chief of the Banu Makhzum and father of al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah * Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Kha ...

(610–693 CE), narrator of hadith *

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century

Zubayrid Caliphate Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

Abd Allah ibn Yazid ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān (), commonly known as al-Uswār, was an Umayyad prince from the Sufyanid line of the dynasty. He was the son of Caliph Yazid I (). After the death of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya II, in 684, ...

, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (died 833 CE), better known by his regnal name

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...

, seventh Abbasid caliph * Abd-Allah ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

Al-Hadi Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī ( ar, أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab Al-Hādī (الهادي‎) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succee ...

Abdalla

Abdalla El-Masri Abdallah Hani El Masri عبدالله هاني المصري (born 1962, Beirut) is a Lebanese-Russian composer, now resident in Kuwait, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. https: ...

, Lebanese composer *

Abdalla Hamdok Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated ''Abdallah'', ''Hamdouk'', '' AlKinani''; ar, عبدالله حمدوك الكناني; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 20 ...

, most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup

Abdallah

* Abdallah Abdalsalam (born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player *

Abdallah al-Adil Abu Muhammad ʿAbdallah 'al-ʿAdil' ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbd Allāh''; d. October 4, 1227) was an Almohad Caliph, a former governor in al-Andalus who challenged and secured the murder of his predecessor, Abd al-Wahid I. His 1224 coup ushere ...

(1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco *

Abdallah Aich Abdallah Mohamad Fadel Aich ( ar, عبدالله محمد فاضل عيش, ; born 5 October 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Ansar. Club career Aich started his career at Mawadda Tripoli, before moving to Ne ...

(born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Abdallah ibn Amir Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz ( ar, أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز) (626–678) was a Rashidun politician and general, serving as governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD during ...

, Rashidun politician and military officer *

Abdallah Djaballah Saad Abdallah Djaballah ( ar, سعد عبدالله جاب الله (born on May 2, 1956) in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform (''Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy'', also known as the ''MRN'' and ...

(born 1956), Algerian politician * Abdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician * Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat *

Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz ( ar, عبد الله بن المعتز, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muʿtazz; 861 – 17 December 908) was the son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet and the author o ...

(861–908), Arab poet *

Abdallah Saaf Abdallah Saaf (born 1949) is a Moroccan political scientist and academic who was the minister of education between 2000 and 2002. He taught at different universities in Morocco and is the professor at the Faculty of Governance, Economic and Socia ...

(born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician *

Abdallah ibn Sa'd Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi al-Sarh ( ar, عبد الله ابن سعد ابن أبي السرح, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī al-Sarḥ) was an Arab administrator and commander. During his time as governor of Egypt (646 CE to 656 CE), Abd Al ...

, Arab administrator and commander * Abdallah Shihiri, politician of the Somali Dervish movement *

Abdallah Somekh Abdallah (Ovadia) Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was an Iraqi Jewish hakham, rosh yeshiva and posek. Early life Abdallah Somekh was born in 1813 in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight b ...

(1813–1889), Iraqi rabbi * Abdallah El-Yafi (1901–1986), Lebanese politician

Abdelilah

Abdelilah Saber Abdelilah Saber ( ar, عبد الإله صابر; born 21 April 1974) is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a right back. Club career Born in Casablanca, Saber played his first professional years with local Wydad Athletic Club. In Jan ...

(born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

* Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), French runner *

Abdellah Blinda Abdellah El Ajri( ar, عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player. Career Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing f ...

(born 1951), Moroccan association football manager * Abdellah Liegeon (born 1957), Algerian association football player *

Abdellah Ouzghar Abdellah Ouzghar is a joint citizen of Canada and Morocco, who was arrested in Canada shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, on suspicion of ties to terrorist organizations. A man in Taiwan had been found to be using Ouzghar's passport, whi ...

, Canadian and Moroccan, arrested after attacks of Sept 11, 2001

Abdollah

Abdollah Jassbi Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi (born 25 November 1944) is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012. He was also a presidential candidate in 19 ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi ( fa, سید عبدالله مجتبوی, January 4, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1951 World Championships and 1952 Summer Olympics. Refere ...

, Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed ( fa, عبدالله موحد , born March 20, 1940) is a retired Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968. He served as flag bearer for Iran at the Ope ...

, Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Nouri Abdollah Noori ( fa, عبدالله نوری ) is an Iranian cleric and reformist politician. Despite his "long history of service to the Islamic Republic," he became the most senior Islamic politician to be sentenced to prison since the Iranian ...

, Iranian reformist politician *

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh ( fa, عبدالله رمضان‌زاده) is an Iranian academic, writer and politician. An ethnic Kurdish, he is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency o ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Shahbazi Abdollah Shahbazi ( fa, عبدالله شهبازی; born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian historian. Background Shahbazi graduated from the department of Social Sciences at The University of Tehran and became active in areas of political a ...

, Iranian researcher *

Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia ( fa, سید عبدالله فاطمی‌نیا; 1946 – 16 May 2022) was an Iranian Shiite cleric, professor of Islamic ethics, orator, Islamic historian and bibliographer. He researched Arabic poetry, hadith, ethics ...

, Iranian Cleric *

Abdollah Javadi-Amoli Abdollah Javadi Amoli ( fa, عبدالله جوادی آملی; born ) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He is a conservative and principlist Iranian politician, philosopher and one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Hawza. The official w ...

, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

Abdulai Bell-Baggie Abdulai Hindolo Bell-Baggie (born 28 April 1992) is a Sierra Leonean Association football, footballer who plays as a winger for club Gosport Borough. Born in Sierra Leone, Bell-Baggie represented both the England national under-16 footbal ...

, English association football player *

Abdulai Conteh Abdulai Osman Conteh (born 5 August 1945) is a lawyer and politician from Sierra Leone. He is a former vice president of Sierra Leone, who served under President Joseph Saidu Momoh before he was ousted by the military junta in 1992. Conteh later ...

, Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

* Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field *

Abdulah Ibraković Abdulah Ibraković (born 22 July 1970) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Club career Born in the town of Doboj, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Ibraković began his career playing in the local club Sloga Dobo ...

, Bosnian professional football manager *

Abdulah Muhasilović Abdulah Muhasilović (1898 – unknown) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian army chaplain best known for his involvement in the 13th Waffen-SS Division "13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), Handschar". Born in 1898 ...

, Bosnian army chaplain *

Abdulah Mutapčić Abdulah Mutapčić (; born 1 January 1932) is a Bosnian former politician who was the 4th President of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1988 to 1989. He also served as mayor of Zenica from 1970 to 1974. Biography Mutapči� ...

, Bosnian politician *

Abdulah Nakaš Abdulah Nakaš (November 27, 1944 – November 27, 2005) was chief surgeon at Sarajevo's State Hospital for over 30 years. He was a graduate of the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine. Following the outbreak of the War in Bosnia and Herce ...

(1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon *

Abdulah Oruč Abdulah Oruč (born 9 August 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Oruč started his career with Sarajevo, going on to play fo ...

, Bosnian professional football manager *

Abdulah Sidran Abdulah Sidran (born 2 October 1944), often referred to by his hypocoristic nickname ''Avdo'', is a Bosnian poet and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the poetry book Sarajevski Tabut and the scripts for ''When Father Was Away on Busines ...

, Bosnian poet *

Abdulah Skaka Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Early and personal life Skaka was born o ...

, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

Abdullah I (disambiguation) Abdullah I may refer to: *Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844–912), Emir of Córdoba * Abdullah I of the Maldives, Sultan of the Maldives from 1374 to 1376 *Abdullah I Al-Sabah (1740–1814) *Abdullah bin Saud, leader of the House of Saud from 18 ...

, multiple rulers *

Abdullah II (disambiguation) Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962) is the current King of Jordan. Abdullah or Abdallah II may also refer to: * Abdallah II of Ifriqiya (died 903), Emir of the Aghlabids (902–903) in present-day Tunisia * Abdullah II of the Maldives, sultan in 1377 ...

, multiple rulers *

Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) Abdullah (died c. 1359) was the leader of the Qara'unas (1358–1359) and the ruler of the Chagatai ''ulus'' (1358). He was the son of Amir Qazaghan. After Qazaghan had taken control of the Chagatai ''ulus'' in around 1346, he appointed Abdullah a ...

(died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai *

Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary) Abdallah () was the first Isma'ili missionary () in Gujarat. He was sent from Yemen to came to Cambay (Khambat), Gujarat in India in about 1067 AD (460AH). Syedi Nuruddin was his companion who also visited Imam Al-Mustansir Billah, Egypt. He joi ...

, first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD *

Abdullah ibn Abbas ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن عَبَّاس; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest mufassir of the Qur'a ...

, narrator of hadith *

Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah (Dari/ ps, عبدالله عبدالله, ; born as Abdullah on 5 September 1960) is an Afghan politician who led the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) from May 2020 until August 2021, when the Afghan government wa ...

(born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias *

Abdullah Anderson Abdullah Malik Anderson Jr. (born January 24, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bucknell. Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Abdullah Atalar Abdullah Atalar (born April 11, 1954) is a Turkish scientist and academic. Atalar was the Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an a ...

(born 1954), Turkish academic *

Abdullah Avcı Abdullah Mucib Avcı (; born 31 July 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish manager and a former professional footballer. He is the manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkish national team. Career Playing career Avcı played for Vef ...

(born 1963), Turkish association football manager *

Abdullah Aydoğdu Abdullah Aydoğdu (born September 27, 1991, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B3 and Paralympian. Sporting career A member of Ankara Mithat Enç Görenkalpler Sport Club, Aydoğdu played in Turkey's national team ...

(born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated "de ...

(1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 *

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

(born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *

Abdullah el Baqui Muhammad Abdullah al-Baqi ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল্লাহিল বাকী) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician. As a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, he played an active role in the India ...

(1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician * Abdullah Baybaşin, Turkish mob boss *

Abdullah Bishara Abdullah Bishara ( ar, عبد الله بشارة; born 6 November 1936) is a Kuwaitis, Kuwaiti diplomat and politician, who was the first secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Early life and education Bishara was born on 6 No ...

(born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat *

Abdullah Bughra Abdullah Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) ئابدۇللا بۇغرا, عبد الله بغرا; zh, c=阿不都拉·布格拉, p=Ābùdūlā·Bùgélā; died 1934) was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother of ...

Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

of the

First East Turkestan Republic The Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET; ug, شەرقىي تۈركىستان تۈرك ئىسلام جۇمھۇرىيىتى, , Шәрқий Түркистан Түрк-Ислам Җумхурийити; ) was a short-lived breakaway ...

Abdullah Cevdet Abdullah Cevdet ( ota, عبدالله جودت‎; tr, Abdullah Cevdet Karlıdağ; 9 September 1869 – 29 November 1932) was a Kurdish intellectual and physician in the Ottoman Empire. He was one of the founders of the Committee of Union and ...

, Turkish physician *

Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party ...

, Turkish convicted drug trafficker *

Abdullah Al Damluji Abdullah Al Damluji (1890–1971), also known as Abdullah Beg Al Damluji, was an Iraqi physician who served as one of Ibn Saud's advisers. He held several government positions, including the minister of foreign affairs of Najd and Hejaz and of Ir ...

, Iraqi physician and politician * Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician *

Abdullah Durak Abdullah Durak (born 1 April 1987 in Niğde, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for MKE Ankaragücü, Ankaragücü. References External links

* 1987 births Peo ...

(born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkey national football team, Turkish international Association football, footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 *Turkish S ...

(born 1971), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both ...

(born 1950), Turkish politician and former President *

Abdullah Halman Abdullah Halman (born 15 August 1987) is a Turkish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Cana ...

(born 1987), Turkish association football player * Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Abdullah al-Harari Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Harariyy ( ar, عبد الله بن محمَّد بن يوسف بن عبد الله بن جامع الشَّيبي العبدري الهرري) (1906) – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar ...

, Islamic scholar *

Abdullah I of Jordan AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, translit=Abd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir ...

(1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) *

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

(born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999 * Abdullah İçel, Turkish-Belgian futsal player * Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer *

Abdullah Khadr Abdullah Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الله أحمد سعيد خضر; born April 30, 1981) is a Canadian citizen who is the oldest son of the late Ahmed Khadr. He was captured in Pakistan in 2004 and returned to Canada in December 2005. T ...

, Canadian ex-prisoner of the "War on Terror" * Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 * Abdullah Khan (disambiguation), multiple people * Abdullah Kobayashi, born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler * Abdullah al Mahmood, Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan * Abdullah Malallah, Emirati association football player * Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation), multiple people * Abdullah Mando, Syrian footballer * Abdullah ibn Masud (died 652), a companion of Muhammad * Abdullah Mirza (1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire * Abdullah Morsi, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi * Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, one of the parties to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 * Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570), the father of

* Abdullah Abbas Nadwi, Islamic scholar * Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirati politician * Abdullah Nangyal, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician * Abdullah Oğuz, Turkish film director * Abdullah Öcalan (born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party * Abdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player * Abdullah of Pahang (b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang * Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar * Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Jamia Faridia, Faridia University, Islamabad * Abdullah Al Rasi (1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician * Abdullah ibn Rawaha (C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah * Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889), Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Saudi royal and businessman * Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (died 1843), Emir of Nejd * Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia * Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar * Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 1983), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldier * Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation), multiple people * Ovadia Yosef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

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Abdalla

*Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director *Ali Abdalla, Eritrean long-distance runner *Asha Ahmed Abdalla, Somali politician *Khalid Abdalla, British actor

Abdallah

* Sallamah Umm Abdallah, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah, Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of Al-Mansur. * Marajil also known as ''Umm Abdallah''. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. *Abu Makhlad Abdallah, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan *Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist *Gene G. Abdallah (1934–2019), American politician *Mohamed Abdallah (born Nov 1975), British citizen with African origin, A Chartered Accountant with ACCA and CPA(T)

Abdellah

*Faye Glenn Abdellah (1919–2017), American nurse *Nacer Abdellah (born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

*Clive Abdulah (born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

Abdullah

* Abdul Abdullah (born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah * Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robber * Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul Abdullah *

(born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football player * Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running back * Bilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack * Chelsea Abdullah (), Kuwaiti American novelist * Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings * Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Majed Abdullah (born 1959), former Saudi Arabian footballer * Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actress * Mansoor Abdullah, Singaporean convicted killer * Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer * Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq * Omar Abdullah (born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir * Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), former American football player * Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the Klang War * Salem Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician * Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir * Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

* Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' * Abdullah (comics), from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Abdullah the Butcher, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler * Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the Amelia Peabody series, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of ''Castle in the Air (novel), Castle in the Air'', the sequel to ''Howl's Moving Castle''

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*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names Theophoric names

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