Abdul Latif ( ar, عبد اللطيف, translit=ʻAbd al-Laṭīf) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-gentle". The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''e''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Latif, Lateef or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The surname is used by Muslims and also by Orthodox Christians in Syria and Lebanon. It may refer to:

People

Given name

* Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (medieval writer) (1162–1231), Iraqi physician, historian, Egyptologist and traveller * Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek (ca. 1420–1450), Timurid ruler of Transoxiana * Ghabdellatif of Kazan (born ca. 1475), khan of Kazan Khanate, 1496–1502 *Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, known as Bari Imam (1617–1705), Indian Sufi *

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ( sd, شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, ur, ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, an ...

(1689–1752), Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, poet, and musician *

Nawab Abdul Latif Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif (1828 – 10 July 1893) was a 19th-century Bengali aristocrat, educator and social worker. His title, ''Nawab'' was awarded by the British in 1880. He was one of the first Muslims in 19th-century India to embrace the i ...

(1828–1893), Bengali educator and social worker *

Sahibzada Abdul Latif Sayyid Abdul Latif (1853 – July 14, 1903) or Sahibzada Abdul Latif among the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, was the Royal Advisor to Abdur Rahman Khan and Habibullah Khan, the father and son kings of Afghanistan between the late 19th century a ...

(1853–1903), Afghan executed for heresy *Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman (1895–1965), Kuwaiti businessman * Abdul Latif Tibawi (1910–1981), Palestinian historian *Abdul Latif Chowdhury, known as Saheb Qibla Fultali (1913–2008), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar *

Abdel Latif Boghdadi (politician) Abdel Latif Boghdadi or Abd el-Latif el-Baghdadi (20 September 1917 – 9 September 1999) ( ar, عبد اللطيف البغدادي) was an Egyptian politician, senior air force officer, and judge. An original member of the Free Officers Move ...

(1917–1999), Egyptian politician, air force officer, and judge *

Abdul Latif (musician) Abdul Latif (1927 – 27 February 2005) was a Bangladeshi singer, musician, and lyricist. He was the initial composer of the Bengali language movement song, " Amaar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February". He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 ...

(1927–2005), Bangladeshi musician * Abdellatif Filali (1928–2009), Moroccan politician and diplomat *

Abdul Latif Dayfallah Abdul Latif Dayfallah ( ar, عبد اللطيف ضيف الله; 1 January 1930 – 27 March 2019) was a Yemeni military officer and politician. He was born in Ibb Governorate. He joined the Yemeni Army and received military training at the ...

(born 1930), Yemeni politician *

Abdel Latif El Zein Abdel Latif El Zein (November 23, 1932 – May 26, 2019) was a Lebanese politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1960 until 2018. He was the longest-serving member of parliament in the world. He previously held the position of Minis ...

(born 1932), Lebanese politician *

Abdul Latif Galadari Abdul Latif Galadari (1939 – 9 March 2002) was an Emirati businessman. He was the youngest son of Ibrahim Galadari. Abdul Latif, Along with his elder brother, Abdul Rahim, headed the Galadari Group Galadari Brothers are a conglomerate company ...

(born 1939), Emirati Businessman *

Abdul Latif Hakimi Mullah Abdul Latif Hakimi, ( ; also known as Latif Hakimi or Hakim Latifi) was a media spokesman for the Taliban between January 2004 until his capture in October 2005 by Pakistani officials. Life Hakimi first claimed a suicide bombing on 28 Ja ...

, Afghan, Taliban spokesman *

Abdul Latif (cricketer) Mohammad Abdul Latif (born 10 November 1939, Kamptee, Maharashtra, India), also known as Mohammad Abdul Latif Khan and M.A. Latif, is a former first-class cricketer for East Pakistan, a retired senior officer in the Bangladesh armed servic ...

(born 1939), Pakistani cricketer, Bangladeshi cricket administrator *

Abdul Latief (Indonesian businessman) Abdul Latief is the prominent Indonesian businessman and politician. He was the founder of Pasaraya department store and television channel of Lativi, as well as the former Indonesian minister in the New Order era. Early life Abdul Latief was b ...

(born 1940), businessman and politician * Abdellatif Laabi (born 1942), Moroccan poet *Abdul

Latif Afridi Abdul Latif Afridi (Pashto/ ur, ), also known as Latif Lala (), is a lawyer and Pashtun nationalist politician who was formerly the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. He is a senior leader of the National Democratic Mov ...

(born 1943), Pakistani lawyer *

Abdul Latif Siddiqui Abdul Latif Siddiqui (born 1943) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He represented the Tangail-4 constituency for two terms in the Bangladesh Parliament. He served as the Minister of Textiles and Jute in the second Hasina ministry and ...

(born 1943), Bangladeshi politician *Abdul

Latif Rashid Abdul Latif Rashid (; born 10 August 1944), also known as Latif Rashid () is an Iraqi Kurdish politician and the ninth president of Iraq, following the 2022 Iraqi presidential election. He was previously the Minister of Water Resources under th ...

(born 1944), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Latif Sharif Abdul Latif Sharif, first name also spelled Abdel (September 19, 1947 – June 1, 2006), was an Egyptian-born American chemist and chief suspect in the Juárez killings, a decade-long murder spree that began in the Mexican city of Ciudad Ju� ...

(1947–2006), Egyptian-American convicted of rape and murder *

Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah (1949 or 1950 – January 19, 2004) was a humanities professor born in Basra, who became chairman of the Arab World Research and Studies Centre at Mustansiriya University and head of the Baghdad Centre for Human Rights. H ...

(ca. 1949–2004), Iraqi academic and politician *Ǧamīl ʿAbdu 'l-Laṭīf al-Bannāʾ, or just Jamil al-Banna (born 1952), Jordanian arrested in Gambia, now a refugee in Britain *Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born 1953), American basketball player better known as Jamaal Wilkes *

Abdul Latif (restaurateur) Abdul Latif, FRSA ( bn, আব্দুল লতিফ; 15 December 1954 – 20 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi-born British restaurateur and curry chef in Newcastle upon-Tyne who became famous nationwide because of his regular appearances ...

(1954–2008), Bangladeshi-British curry house owner * Abdellatif Abdelhamid (born 1954), Syrian film director *

Abdüllatif Şener Abdüllatif Şener (born 1954) is a Turkish politician. He was Minister of Finance of Turkey from 1996 to 1997 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2007, under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Life and career Şener was born in Gürü ...

(born 1954), Turkish politician * Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (born 1955), fifth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General *

Abdou Latif Guèye Abdou Latif Guèye (March 4, 1956 – April 6, 2008" ...

(1956–2008), Senegalese politician *

Abdellatif Kechiche Abdellatif Kechiche (; ar, عبد اللطيف كشيش, born 7 December 1960) is a Tunisian- French actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with '' La Faute à Voltaire'', which he also wrote. Known for his ...

(born 1960), Tunisian actor and film director * Abdul Latif Pedram (born 1963), Afghan politician *

Abdul Latif Nasir Abdul Latif Nasir ( ar, عبد اللطيف ناصر) is a Moroccan man formerly held in administrative detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 244. Joint Task Force Guan ...

(born 1965), Moroccan held in Guantanamo *

Abdulatif Al-Ameeri Abdulatif AlـAmeeri is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the second district. Born in 1966, Al-Ameeri studied sharia law at Kuwait University and worked as a lawyer before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. W ...

(born 1966), Kuwaiti politician *Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash, known as Yahya Ayyash (1966-1996), Palestinian Hamas fighter * Abdelatif Benazzi (born 1968), Moroccan-French Rugby footballer * Abdellatif Jrindou (born 1974), Moroccan footballer *

Walid Salah Abdel Latif Walid Salah Abdel Latif ar, وليد صلاح عبد اللطيف (born 11 November 1977 in Mansoura) is a retired Egyptian football player and a Zamalek international forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forw ...

(born 1977), Egyptian footballer *

Abdelatif Chemlal Abdelatif Chemlal ( ar, عبداللطيف شملال) (born 11 January 1982 in Khouribga) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase. His personal best time is 8:21.00 minutes, achieved in June 2002 in Sevi ...

(born 1982), Moroccan runner *

Abdellatif Meftah Abdellatif Meftah (born January 3, 1982, in Bouchane, Morocco) is a French long distance runner. He ran for Morocco at the Athletics at the 2004 Pan Arab Games, Pan Arab Games and won a gold medal in the half marathon for his home nation. Transf ...

(born 1982), Moroccan-French runner *

Abdellatif Boutaty Abdellatif Boutaty (born 4 June 1983) is a former Moroccan rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He was nicknamed "The Tiger of Atlas" (''Le Tigre de l'Atlas''). Club career Boutaty played for the Moroccan amateur team of COC, in Casablan ...

(born 1983), Moroccan Rugby footballer *

Abdel Latif Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed ( ar, عبدالطيف أحمد) (born August 13, 1983) is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. He was part of the Egypt national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the X ...

(born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player *

Abdelatif Bahdari Abdelatif Bahdari ( ar, عبد اللطيف البهداري; born 20 February 1984) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Markaz Balata. From 2007 to 2020, he earned 71 caps for Palestine national football team. ...

(born 1984), Palestinian footballer *

Abdulatif Al-Ghanam Abdulatif Al-Ghanam ( Arabic: عبد اللطيف الغنام; born 16 July 1985) is a footballer. Club career At the club level, he currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Hilal. International career Al-Ghanam has also played several matches ...

(born 1985), Saudi footballer *

Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismail (Ismaeel) Abdullatif Ismail Hassan, also spelled Abdullatif ( ar, إسماعيل عبد اللطيف; born September 11, 1986), is a Bahraini professional football forward, currently playing for Al Khalidiya SC and the Bahrain national foo ...

(born 1986), Bahraini footballer *Abdul- Latif Salifu (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer *Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi, or just Faysal al-Shaabi (died 1971), South Yemen politician *

Abdul Lateef (Fijian lawyer) Abdul Lateef (died on 6 June 2008) was a Fiji Indian football administrator, lawyer and politician. He served as the President of the Fiji Football Association from 1960–1962 and from 1966 to 1967. He was elected into the Legislative Council ...

(died 2008), lawyer and politician * Abdel Latif Moussa (died 2009), Palestinian religious and political activist *Abdul Latif Ahmadi, Afghan film director *

Ahmed Abd Ellatif Air Vice-Marshal Ahmed Abd Ellatif ( arz, أحمد عبد اللطيف) of Alexandria, Egypt served as the Chairman of the Arab Scout Committee. In 2009, he was awarded the 319th '' Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organizati ...

Wael Abdul Latif Wael Abdul Latif (born 1950) is an Iraqi politician from the secular Iraqi National List coalition. He was the minister of provincial affairs in the Iraqi Interim Government created following the coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq. Biography Abdel ...

, Iraqi politician *

M.Abdul Lathief M. Abdul Lathief, (birth1.7.1936 died 17 December 2001) was an Indian who had been chairman of Tamil Nadu waqf, Wakf Board and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu.He was a former l ...

, Indian politician in Tamil Nadu * Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Malaysian politician *

Abdul Latif Ibrahimi Abdul Latif Ibrahimi (17 October 1958 – 9 June 2021) was a Governor of the Afghan Provinces Kunduz, Samangan, Faryab and Takhar. Biography Abdul Latif Ibrahimi was member of the Ibrahims Clan, a predominant family in the Imam Sahib district in ...

, Afghan politician *

Abdul Latif (criminal) Abdul Latif (24 October 1951 – 29 November 1997) was an underworld figure and terrorist from the Gujarat state of India and an associate of Dawood Ibrahim. He was based in Ahmedabad and was politically well connected. He used to wait on tabl ...

, Indian underworld figure

Other

*Jumah Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossari, or just

Juma al-Dossary Jumah Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossari ( ar, جمعه محمد عبد اللطيف الدوسري) is a Bahraini citizen who was held for five years at Camp Delta, at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay. He spent three and half years in solitary ...

, Bahraini held in Guantanamo *

Leila Abdul-Latif Leila Abdul Latif is an Iraqi politician who was the Minister of Labour in the Iraqi Interim Government from June 2004 to May 2005. A Shiite Arab from the Banu Tamim tribe, she is a member of the Iraqi National Accord led by Interim Prime Minister ...

, Iraqi politician * Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif, Malaysian badminton player * Osama Abdul Latif, Sudanese businessman *Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff, or just Fauziah Latiff (born 1970), Malaysian singer and actress

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