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 de ...

'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the elision of this "a" following the "u" of the literary Arabic

nominative case In grammar, the nominative case (abbreviated ), subjective case, straight case or upright case is one of the grammatical cases of a noun or other part of speech, which generally marks the subject of a verb or (in Latin and formal variants of Engl ...

(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

God In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

is an essential value of Islam, 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 Abrah ...

. However, the name of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

'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 ...

, 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 mo ...

and Syrian Jews. 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 second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...

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 Russian language 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'' (, me ...

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

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

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

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

, 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 (died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Umar (610–693 CE), narrator of hadith * Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century Zubayrid Caliphate * Abd Allah ibn Yazid, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (died 833 CE), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun, seventh Abbasid caliph * Abd-Allah ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph Al-Hadi

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 association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for club Al Ansar FC, Ansar. Club career Aich started his career at Al ...

(born 1995), Lebanese footballer * Abdallah ibn Amir, Rashidun politician and military officer * Abdallah Djaballah (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 (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, 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 199 ...

, 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 presidenc ...

, 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 ...

, 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 offic ...

, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

* Abdulai Bell-Baggie, English association football player * Abdulai Conteh, 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, 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 (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, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

* Abdullah I (disambiguation), multiple rulers * Abdullah II (disambiguation), 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 jo ...

, 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 w ...

(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 undraf ...

(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 (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 " ...

(1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 * Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) * Abdullah el Baqui (1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician * Abdullah Baybaşin, Turkish mob boss * Abdullah Bishara (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 cer ...

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 an ...

, 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, Iraqi physician and politician * Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician * Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 *Turkish Super Cup: 1995 *Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996 Fenerbah ...

(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 bo ...

(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, 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 Emi ...

(1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) * Abdullah II of Jordan (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, Canadian ex-prisoner of the "War on Terror" *

Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849) was the ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843. He was the fifth monarch of the Al Khalifa dynasty. Early life and reign Abdullah Al Khalifa was born in 1769. He was the son of Ahmad Al Khalifa, the ...

(1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 * Abdullah Khan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Abdullah Kobayashi , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers. Professional wrestling career He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) i ...

, born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah al ...

, 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 Abdullah ibn Masūd, or Abdullah ibn Masood, or Abdullah Ben Messaoud ( ar, عبد الله بن مسعود, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʽūd; c.594-c.653), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who he is regarded the greatest mufassir of Qu ...

(died 652), a companion of Muhammad *

Abdullah Mirza ‘Abdullah Mirza (after 1410 – June 1451) was a short-lived ruler of the Timurid Empire, which encompassed the territory shared by present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, along with substantial areas of India, Mesopotamia and Caucasus. As a ...

(1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire *

Abdullah Morsi Abdullah Mohamed Mohamed Morsi al-Ayyat ( ar, عبد الله محمد محمد مرسى العياط; 3 September 1994 – 4 September 2019) was the son of Mohamed Morsi, who was the fifth President of Egypt and served from 2012 to 2013, when h ...

, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi *

Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II Ibni Almarhum Sultan Jaafar Safiuddin Muadzam Shah Waliullah (21 September 1842 – 22 December 1922) was the 26th Sultan of Perak. Perak at that time was part of the British-administered Federated Malay States ...

, one of the parties to the

Pangkor Treaty of 1874 The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on the Colonial Steamer Pluto, off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legitimis ...

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib 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 ...

(545–570), the father of

Abdullah Abbas Nadwi Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (25 December 1925 – 1 January 2006) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the author of the ''Vocabulary of the Holy Qur'an'' (1983, ). The entries are supplied with examples from Qur'an, searchable by 3-letter roots. He ...

, Islamic scholar *

Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is a son o ...

, United Arab Emirati politician * Abdullah Nangyal, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *

Abdullah Al Nuaimi Abdullah Al Nuaimi is an Emirati engineer and politician. He was the minister of infrastructure development from 2013 to 2020 and the minister of climate change and environment for one year between 2020 and 2021. Education Nuaimi holds a bache ...

, 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 Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah ( ms, السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه الحاج ابن المرحوم سلط� ...

(b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang *

Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848) was the founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. He founded the Emirate in 1836 and ruled it until 1848. He was called Sheikh due to his noble lineage and military ability. Biography Abdullah was the elde ...

(1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar * Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad * Abdullah Al Rasi (1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician *

Abdullah ibn Rawaha Abd Allah ibn Rawahah ibn Tha'laba ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن رَوَاحَة ٱبْن ثَعْلَبَة, translit=ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rawāḥa ibn Thaʿlaba), was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was mart ...

(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) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 1831 – 2 December 1889) was one of the rulers of the Emirate of Najd, also known as Second Saudi State. His reign witnesse ...

, Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah *

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 18 June 1923 – 8 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian businessman, politician, and poet who held multiple posts in the Saudi gove ...

, Saudi royal and businessman *

Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (عبد الله بن ثنيان بن إبراهيم آل سعود; died July 1843) was Emir of Nejd from 1841 to May 1843. He is the sole member of the Al Thunayan branch of the Al Saud who became emir. Early year ...

(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 Ovadia Yosef ( he, , Ovadya Yosef, ; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, a posek, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, and a founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-Orthod ...

(1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

Surname

Abdalla

Ahmad Abdalla Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader ( ar, أحمد عبد الله السيد) (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter. His debut feature film is '' Heliopolis'' (2009); his second film is ''Microph ...

, Egyptian film director *

Ali Abdalla Ali Abdallah Avelino (born 2 November 1982 in Mariti, Eritrea, Mariti) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He finished twelfth in 5000 metres at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics, 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 IAAF World Cros ...

, Eritrean long-distance runner * Asha Ahmed Abdalla, Somali politician *

Khalid Abdalla Khalid Abdalla ( ar, خالد عبدالله; ; born 26 October 1980) is a Scottish actor and activist of Egyptian descent. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning film '' United ...

, British actor

Abdallah

* Sallamah Umm Abdallah, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of

Al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور‎; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) w ...

. *

Marajil Marājil ( ar, مراجل; d. 786) was an umm walad of Caliph Harun al-Rashid and mother of Caliph al-Ma'mun. Biography Marajil was a Persian slave concubine of Abbasid prince Harun (future Caliph Harun al-Rashid). According to one account, she ...

also known as ''Umm Abdallah''. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. *

Abu Makhlad Abdallah Abu Makhlad Abdallah ibn Yahya al-Tabari was an Iranian statesman from Tabaristan, who served the Ziyarid ruler Mardavij (r. 930–935), and later the Buyid ruler of Iraq, Mu'izz al-Dawla (r. 945–967). He may have been the son of Ali Yahya ibn ...

, 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 Faye Glenn Abdellah (March 13, 1919 – February 24, 2017) was an American pioneer in nursing research. Abdellah was the first nurse and woman to serve as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. Preceding her appointment, she served ...

(1919–2017), American nurse *

Nacer Abdellah Nacer Abdellah (born 3 March 1966 in Sidi Slimane) is a retired Moroccan football player. Abdellah started his career in Belgium with KV Mechelen, and played most of his career for Belgian teams. He also made 24 appearances for the Morocco, a ...

(born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

Clive Abdulah Clive Orminston Abdulah (born 5 June 1927)Google Books — Person ...

(born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

Abdullah

Abdul Abdullah Abdul Abdullah (born 1986) is a Sydney-based Australian multidisciplinary artist, the younger brother of Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, also an artist. Abdul Abdullah has been a finalist several times in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. He cre ...

(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 Ameer Abdullah (born June 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college footbal ...

(born 1993), American football running back *

Bilal Abdullah Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah ( ar, بلال عبد الله, ; born 17 September 1980) was one of two terrorists behind the 2007 UK terrorist incidents. He is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum of 32 years. Biography A resident of ...

(born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack *

Chelsea Abdullah Chelsea Abdullah is a Kuwaiti-American writer. She is the author of the fantastical ''Sandsea Trilogy''. Early life and education Abdullah was born and raised in Kuwait. She earned an MA in English from Duquesne University. She graduated from ...

(), Kuwaiti American novelist *

Husain Abdullah Husain Ibn Muhammed Abdullah (born July 27, 1985) is a former American football free safety. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and also played for the Kansas City Chief ...

(born 1985), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings * Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people *

Majed Abdullah Majed Ahmed Abdullah ( ar, ماجد احمد عبد الله; born 11 January 1959) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played for Al-Nassr and the Saudi national team. Abdullah is the all-time leading goalscorer for Saudi Arabia with 72 ...

(born 1959), former Saudi Arabian footballer * Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people *

Farah Zeynep Abdullah Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 17 August 1989) is a Turkish actress and singer. She gained nationwide recognition and critical acclaim for her roles in the films '' Kelebeğin Rüyası'' (2013), '' Unutursam Fısılda'' (2014), '' Bizim İçin: Ş ...

(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 Nadhem Abdullah was an 18-year-old unarmed Iraqi civilian who was allegedly assaulted and murdered by soldiers from the United Kingdom Parachute Regiment during the Occupation of Iraq in May 2003. Charges Seven UK soldiers were charged and faced ...

, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq *

Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah (; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a governme ...

(born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir *

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player from Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who ...

(born 1976), former American football player * Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the

Klang War The Klang War or Selangor Civil War was a series of conflicts that lasted from 1867 to 1874 in the Malay state of Selangor in the Malay Peninsula (modern-day Malaysia). It was initially fought between Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, the admini ...

* Salem Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician *

Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir Abdullah was the founding leader of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later re ...

(1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir *

Tewfik Abdullah Tewfik Abdullah (also Tawfik Abdallah and variations, Arabic: توفيق عبد الله) (23 June 1896 – 1963) was an Egyptian football player, He was the second Egyptian to play in the English Football League and the first in the First Divis ...

(born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

Abdul Alhazred The ', also referred to as the ''Book of the Dead'', or under a purported original Arabic title of ', is a fictional grimoire (textbook of magic) appearing in stories by the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first menti ...

, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' *

Abdullah (comics) This is the list of fictional characters in '' The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the Main characters, the Antagonists, and the Supporting characters ...

, from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé *

Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling ma ...

, 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'', the sequel to ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

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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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