Abdul Wahhab ( ar, عبد الوهاب, translit=ʻAbd al-Wahhāb) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''

al-Wahhāb Wahhab (''Wahhāb'' ) is one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "''The Bestower''". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Wahab - the "''Servant of the Bestower''". In the Qur'an *Appears three times in the Qur'an: See ...

'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the all-giver". The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. The last element may appear as ''Wahab'', ''Wahhab'', ''Vehhab'', ''Ouahab'', and others with the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to: * Abd al-Wahhab ibn Rustam (784-832), the founder of the Wahhabism Ibadi Movement, in Tiaret, in

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Qadi 'Abd al-Wahhab Qadi 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ali ibn Naṣr ibn Ahmad ibn Hussein ibn Harun ibn Malik ibn Tawk al-Taghlibi () (973 – 1035CE) (362 AH – 422 AH ), also known as Qadi Abdul Wahhab and Qadi 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maliki was an important Iraqi jurist in ...

(973–1031), Iraqi Maliki scholar and jurist *ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad aš-Šaʿrānī, known as just

Shaʿrānī Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani (1492/3–1565, AH 898–973, full name ar, عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى ') was an Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and mystic, founder of an Egyptian order of Sufism, eponymously known as '. Th ...

(1492–1565), Egyptian Sufi teacher * Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani (died 1707), Moroccan diplomat and travel writer * Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahhab (1702-1792), Arab Hanbali scholar *Abdul Wahab, known as Sachal Sarmast (1739–1829), Sindhi Sufi poet *

Abdulvehhab Ilhamija Abdulvehab Ilhamija Žepčevi (1773 – 1821) was a Bosnian dervish and prose writer. In addition to Bosnian, his work was written in Turkish, Arabic and Persian. Name His name '' Abd-ul-vehhab'' means "Servant of the Generous" — one of th ...

(1773–1821), Bosnian Dervish and writer *

Kheireddine Abdul Wahab Kheireddine Abdul Wahab (1878 – January 1944) was a Lebanese businessman and mayor of the city of El Mina, who played a pivotal role in the establishment of Lebanon's second largest harbor, at Tripoli, as well as founding the Piloting & Harbo ...

(1878–1944), Lebanese businessman *

Bachir Abdelouahab Bachir Ben Mohamed Abdelouahab ( ar, بشير بن محمد عبد الوهاب, December 2, 1897, Miliana - 1978, Algiers) was an Algerian politician and medical doctor. He practiced medicine in Blida, Zaouia street since March 1924, where he w ...

(1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor *

Abdul Wahab Khan Tarzi Abdul Wahab Khan Tarzi (24 November 1903 – 20 January 1994) was an Afghan civil servant. He was born in Damascus in November 1903, and was educated at Oxford University. From 1925 to 1928, he served as director general of the Protocol Branch. ...

(born 1903), Afghan civil servant * Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1902 –1991), Egyptian singer and composer *

Abdul-Wahab Mirjan Abdul-Wahab Mirjan (1909 – March 15, 1964) ( ar, عبد الوهاب مرجان) served as Prime Minister of Iraq from 1957 to 1958 at the time of that country's short-lived union with Jordan, which was formalized on February 14, 1958. A ...

(1909–1964), Iraqi politician *

Khaled Abdul-Wahab Khaled Abdul-Wahab (1 March 1911 – 4 September 1997) was a Tunisian Muslim Arab man who saved several Jewish families from Nazi persecution, in Vichy-controlled Tunisia during the Holocaust. He has been called the 'Tunisian Oskar Schindler, ...

(1911–1997), Tunisian who helped Jews in World War II * Fatin Abdel Wahab (1913–1972), Egyptian film director *

Abdolvahaab Shahidi Abdolvahab Shahidi ( fa, عبدالوهاب شهيدی; 23 September 1922 – 10 May 2021) was an Iranian barbat player, singer and composer in the classical style. He is noted as one of the contemporary pioneers of Persian music by BBC Persian ...

(born 1914), Iranian singer and barbat player *

Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad ( ar, عَبْد الْوَهَّاب حَوْمَد ) (1915 – February 2002) was a Syrian politician, lawyer, criminologist and professor. Background Hawmad was born to father Mahmoud Hawmad in Aleppo, where he was raise ...

(1915-2002), Syrian politician *

Afif Abdul Wahab Afif Abdul Wahab (1915–2003) was a Lebanese medical doctor, general surgeon and urologist, businessman and philanthropist, born and raised in El Mina. After receiving his Medical Doctorate from the American University of Beirut in 1941, he ope ...

(1915–2003), Lebanese doctor *

Abd al-Wahab al-Shawaf Abd al-Wahab al-Shawaf ar, عبد الوهاب الشواف (also spelled Abdul Wahhab al-Shawwaf) (1916 – 9 March 1959) was a colonel in the Iraqi Army and played a part in the 14 July Revolution in 1958 as a member of the Free Officers Move ...

(1916-1959), Iraqi revolutionary *

Abdul Wahab (journalist) Abdul Wahab (1916–1994) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1979 by the Government of Bangladesh. Career After the Liberation of Bangladesh, Wahab edited ''The Liberation of Bangladesh'', ''The Dhaka Daily'' and ...

(1916 – 1994), Bangladeshi journalist *

Muhammad Abdulwahhab Haji Muhammad Abdul Wahhab ( ur, , ''Ḥājī Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Wahhāb'' (1 January 1923 – 18 November 2018) was an Islamic preacher and the emir of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan. Early years and education Muhammad Abdul Wahhab was born i ...

(born 1923), Indian Muslim religious teacher *

Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati (December 19, 1926 – August 3, 1999) was an Iraqis, Iraqi Arab poet. He was a pioneer in his field and defied conventional forms of poetry that had been common for centuries. Biography He was born in Baghdad, near the s ...

(1926–1999), Iraqi poet *

Abdel Wahab Elmessiri Abdel-Wahab El-Messiri ( ar, عبد الوهاب المسيري, 1938-July 2, 2008) was an Egyptian scholar, author and general coordinator of the opposition organization Kefaya. Life El-Messiri was born in Damanhur, Egypt, graduated with a BA in ...

(1938–2008), Egyptian political philosopher *

Abdul Wahab Adam Abdul Wahab Adam (8 December 1938 – 22 June 2014) was an Islamic scholar, Ameer (head) and Missionary-in-Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ghana. He was a member of Ghana's National Peace Council and the National Reconciliation C ...

(1938-2014), Ghanaian Muslim Scholar and Ameer of the Ahmadiyya movement, Ghana * Abdelwahab Abdallah (born 1940), Tunisian politician * Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (1942–1994), Pakistani religious scholar and Sufi Master * Abdulwahab Darawshe (born 1943), Arab-Israeli politician * Tuan Haji Anuar bin Haji Abd. Wahab (1945–2009), Malaysian silat expert *

Abdelwahab Meddeb Abdelwahab Meddeb ( aeb, عبد الوهاب المدب; 1946 – 5 November 2014) was a French-language writer and cultural critic, and a professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris X-Nanterre. Biography and career Meddeb wa ...

(born 1946), Tunisian-French poet and essayist *

Mounes Abdul Wahab Mounes Abdul Wahab (born 1947) is a civil rights activist, author and pioneer of disability rights movement in Lebanon. He has been blind since birth. Early life Mounes was born to Fadwa and Kifli Abdul Wahab in the Lebanese city of El-Mina, an ...

(born 1947), Lebanese blind civil rights activist, author and pioneer of disabled rights movement * AbdulWahab Raweh (born 1952), Yemeni politician *

Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah ( ar, محمد عبدالوهاب عبدالفتاح; born 1962) is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music and educator. He is a member of Egypt's third generation of classical composers. Biography ...

(born 1962), Egyptian classical composer *

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi ( ar, عبد الوهاب أبو الهيل لابد الزيرجاوي; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Iraqi club Zakho. Club ...

(born 1976), Iraqi footballer * Musa Abed Al Wahab (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * AbdulWahab al-Awdi (born 1978), Yemeni poet *

Mohamed Abdelwahab Mohamed Abdelwahab ( ar, محمد عبد الوهاب, 1 October 1983 – 31 August 2006) was an Egyptian footballer. He played in the defensive left back position. He was an important part of the Egyptian squad that went on to win the 2006 Af ...

(1983–2006), Egyptian footballer *

Abdul Wahab Khan (politician) Abdul Wahab Khan ( bn, আব্দুল ওহাব খান; 18 April 1898 – 12 July 1972) was the 3rd speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is the grandfather of Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy. Early life and family ...

, speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan *

Abdul Wahab Peevee P. V. Abdul Wahab (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian politician and social worker from Nilambur, Malappuram. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament from Kerala in the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States or the Upper House). He is also a non-r ...

(P. V. Abdul Wahab), Indian politician * Zamzani Abdul Wahab (Chef Zam), Malaysian chef * Abdul Wahab Dar, Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Wahab (educationist) Abdul Wahab (1939 – 2016), was a noted Pakistani educationist who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Karachi from 1995 to 1996. He died at the age of 77. He was first educated at Taleemgah High School and then attended the SM Arts Co ...

, Pakistani educationist As a female name, it may refer to: *

Sherine Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former ...

Abdel Wahhab (born 1980), Egyptian singer

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