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''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and ''
Rahman
Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to:
*Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam
*Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an
People
*Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name
**Short form of Abd al-Rahman
*Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor
*Rah ...
Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rabīʿa al-Bāhilī () was an Arab general of the Rashidun Caliphate, who led the Arab forces during the First Arab–Khazar War, until his death in battle in 652.
Life
A member of the Bahila tribe, Abd al-Rahman ibn Ra ...
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah Al-Ghafiqi ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن عبداللّه الغافقي, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Ghāfiqī; died 732), was an Arab Umayyad commander of Andalusian Muslims. He unsuccessfully led into ...
(died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir al-Lakhmi Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathīr al-Lakhmī () was the penultimate Umayyad governor of Al Andalus from October 746 until January 747.Díez, Gonzalo Martínez. (2005). ''El condado de Castilla, 711-1038''. Marcial Pons Historia. , p. 743. He was succeeded b ...
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
ʿAbd al-Rahman al-Sufi ( fa, عبدالرحمن صوفی; December 7, 903 – May 25, 986) was an iranianRobert Harry van Gent. Biography of al-Sūfī'. "The Persian astronomer Abū al-Husayn ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Umar al-Sūfī was born in ...
Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer
Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (born Al Muharraq Governorate, Kingdom of Bahrain, 1944) is a prominent Bahraini businessman and politician.
Mr. Jamsheer was appointed by his Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a member and then elected as ...
(born 1944), Bahraini businessman
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B. S. Abdur Rahman
Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman (15 October 1927 – 7 January 2015) was an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist. He had a range of business interests in the UAE and India (in Tamil Nadu) including maritime shipping, real estate, ins ...
, Indian businessman
Entertainment
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Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson
Slade Hopkinson (1934 – 1993) was a Guyana-born poet, playwright, actor and teacher.
Early life
Slade Hopkinson was born into a middle-class family in New Amsterdam, Guyana. His father was a barrister-at-law, and his mother a nurse. A few years ...
Islah Abdur-Rahman
Islah Abdur-Rahman ( bn, ইসলাহ আব্দুর-রহমান; born 20 April 1991) is a British Bangladeshi film director, actor, singer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing, directing and starring in the hit series, t ...
(born 1991), British-Bangladeshi film director, actor and screenwriter
Judges and lawyers
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Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor)
Abdul Rahman Saleh (born 1 April 1941 in Pekalongan). He was Attorney General of Indonesia for the period 2004-2007. He graduated from Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id ...
(born 1941), Attorney General of Indonesia
* Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as
S. A. Rahman
Dr. Sheikh Abdur Rehman (Urdu language, Urdu, ) (4 June 1903 – 25 July 1990) was the Chief Justice of Pakistan, 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He did his MA from University of Punjab, BA Hons from Oxford University, Oxford and Ph.D. in L ...
(1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan
* Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer
* Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer
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Abdel Rahman Zuabi
Abdel Rahman Zuabi ( ar, عبدالرحمن زعبي, he, עבד אל-רחמן זועבי; November 19, 1932 – September 12, 2014) (also Abd-er-Rahman Zoabi) was an Israeli Arab judge. In 1999, he served as an Israeli Supreme Court justice.
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(born 1932), Israeli judge
* Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born ca. 1941), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein
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Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya
Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya ( ; ; born 10 March 1950 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a high-ranking Turkish judge and the former Chief Public Prosecutor (between 2007–2011) of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey. Since the end of his term on 2011, ...
(born 1950), Turkish judge
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Abdul Rahman al-Lahim Abdul Rahman Al-Lahim (alternatively al-Lahem) (born 1971) is a Saudi people, Saudi human rights lawyer active in defending the civil rights of Saudi citizens.Nathaniel Rosenblatt, Abdul Rahman al-Lahim, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2008, p. 96
Al ...
(born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer
* A.F.M. Abdur Rahman, judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Politicians and activists
International organizations
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Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam ( ar, عبد الرحمن حسن عزام) (8 March 1893 – 2 June 1976), also known as Azzam Pasha, was an Egyptian diplomat and politician. He was the first Secretary-General of the Arab League, from 22 March 1945 t ...
(1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League
* Safiya Abdel Rahman, member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides
Historical nations
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Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan
Abdur Rahman Astrakhani ( fa, عبد الرحمان; tt-Cyrl, Абдуррахман Әстерхан) was a Khan of Astrakhan from 1534 through 1538. For uncertainties and additional information see the second part of List of Astrakhan khans.
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, Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538
* `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern-day Ethiopia
* Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829), prince from the Imamate of Futa Jallon in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States
Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)
Abdul Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن) was the Aviation and Tourism minister of Afghanistan until his death on February 14, 2002.
He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport by pilgrims angry ...
(1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism
Algeria
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Abderrahmane Benhamida
Abderrahmane Benhamida (born 21 October 1931 in Dellys, died 5 September 2010 in Algiers.) was an Algerian independence fighter and politician who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of National Education from 1962 to 1963. After the ...
(1931-2010), Algerian politician
* Abderrahmane Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician
Abdur Rahman Khokon
Abdur Rahman Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Barguna-1
Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Dhirendra Debnath ...
India
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Mohammed Abdul Rahiman
Muhammad Abdu Rahiman, also Muhammad Abdu Rahiman Sahib; 1898 – 23 April 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter, Muslim leader, scholar, and politician from Kerala. He served as president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(Malabar) in 1939.
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(1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician
* Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as
A. R. Antulay
Barrister Abdul Rahman Antulay (9 February 1929 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian politician. Antulay was a union minister for Minority Affairs and a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Earlier he had been the Chief Minister ...
(born 1929), Indian politician
* Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or
K. A. Rahman
Kavungal Amakkode Abdurahman (K. A. Rahman) (born 1 January 1940 – 11 January 1999), popularly known as Adhrehyaka or simply Adreyi, was the founder leader of the Chaliyar agitation in Kerala, India.
Personal life
Adreyi was the third son of ...
(1940–1999), Indian social activist
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Abdul Rahman (politician)
Abdul Rahman is an Indian politician, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and Former Member of the Parliament of India from Vellore Constituency, Tamil Nadu. He represents the Indian Union Muslim League party. IUML and DMK both are friendly par ...
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (Arabic: عبد الرحمن البزاز; 20 February 1913 – 28 June 1973) was an Iraqi politician, reformist and writer. He was a pan-Arab nationalist and served as the Dean of Baghdad Law College and later as Prime M ...
(1913–1973), Iraqi politician
* Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007), President of Iraq
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Abdul Rahman Mustafa
Abdul Rahman Mustafa, The Kurdish mayor-governor of Kirkuk, was elected in 2003 by multiethnic Kirkuk City Council under supervision of Coalition Provisional Authority in Post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Has a law degree from Baghdad University. Visited ...
(elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician
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Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli
Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli (Arabic: ) is an Iraqi politician from Baghdad who was the Iraqi Justice Minister from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. A Sunni Arab, he was elected to the National Assembly of Iraq in December 2005 o ...
, Iraqi politician
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Abderrahman Sadik Karim
Abderrahman Sadik Karim born at 2 March 1962 in Kirkuk was Minister of Environment in the first cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council
The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 200 ...
, Iraqi politician
Jordan
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Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah
Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963 – 15 February 2016) was a Jordanian politician. He served as member of the House of Representatives in the 15th (2007–2010) and 16th Parliament (2010–2013). He was a member for a Muslim seat in the First Distric ...
Abdul Rahman Kamudi
Dr. Abdul Rahman Kamudi ( ar, عبد الرحمن القمودي; born c. 1955) is a Libyan politician served as Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya as General Authority for Investment. Born in Benghazi, Libya, Kamudi was educated ...
Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman
Permaisuri Siti Aishah ( Jawi: ڤرمايسوري سيتي عائشه; born Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman; born 18 November 1971) is the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. She is the youngest ...
Abdul Rahman Abbas
Abdul Rahman bin Abbas (born 15 April 1938) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul Ra ...
Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman
Haji Abdul Halim bin Abdul Rahman (10 November 1939 – 22 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1990 to 2004, a member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Banggol fro ...
, Malaysian politician
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Abdul Rahman Bakri
Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakri (born 10 November 1965) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sabak Bernam constituency in Selangor from 2008 to 2013, sitting as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the ...
, Malaysian politician accused of corruption
* Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia
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Norah Abdul Rahman
Datuk Hajjah Norah binti Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1959) is a former Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak from 2008 until 2018, representing the United Traditi ...
Abdul Rahman Mamudu
Major-General Abdul Rahman Alhaji Mamudu (1937 - 1992) was military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Polic ...
(1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor
* Abdulrahman Gimba (born 1945), Nigerian politician
Pakistan
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Ibn Abdur Rehman
Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as I.A. Rehman (1 September 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a Pakistani peace and human rights advocate, and a veteran communist.
A protégé of the great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, he became chief editor of the ''Pakist ...
(1930–2021), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate
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Abdurehman Rana
Abdul Rehman Rana (ab-dur-reh-maan) (born 1 September 1942) is a Pakistani former politician and soldier from Jaranwala, the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Personal life
He was born on 1 September 1945 in Bikaner Rajasthan the state o ...
(born 1942), Pakistani politician
Saudi Arabia
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Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal
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 ...
Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman
Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''Muḥammad bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1877 – 25 July 1943) was an Arabian soldier and politician who played a role in the conquests of his ha ...
(1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier
* Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud
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Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz
Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ''ʿAbd ar Raḥman ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd''; 1931 – 13 July 2017) was a senior member of the House of Saud and Saudi Arabian deputy ...
Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim
Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 27 March 1952) is a Saudi engineer. He served as the minister of agriculture between May 2003 and December 2014.
Early life and education
Balghunaim was born on 27 March 1952. He obtained a bachelor of scie ...
(born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture
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Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
Abdul Rahman bin Musa'id Al Saud ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن مساعد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, born 18 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian businessman, writer and the former president of Saudi football club Al-Hilal.
Biography
P ...
Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed
Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Cabdi Maxamed, ar, عبد الرحمن عبدي محمد) is a Somali politician. He is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘 ...
(took office October 2014)
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Abdirahman Abdi Osman
Abdirahman Omar Osman (also known as Abdirahman Yariisow and Engineer Yarisow; 16 August 1965 – 1 August 2019) was a Somali politician who was the Governor of Banaadir and Mayor of Mogadishu. Abdirahman Omar Osman, also known as Eng. Yarisow, ...
(took office January 2015)
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Abdirahman Ahmed
Abdirahman Ahmed (died 15 January 2009) was a Somalia, Somali politician. He was executed by an Islamist militia for alleged apostasy. He was tried and convicted by a Sharia court, but was not allowed legal representation according to his family. ...
Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur
Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...
Abdulrahman Abd Ghani
Abdulrahman Ghani or Abdulrahman Qani ( so, Cabdulraxman Maxamed Ghaani, ar, عبد الرحمن عبد الغني) is the chieftain of the Talomoge sub-clan of the Ogaden Somali. He is the past President of the Somali Region of Ethiopia (Apr ...
, Somali-Ethiopian politician
Sudan
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Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi
Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, KBE ( ar, عبد الرحمن المهدي; June 1885 – 24 March 1959) was one of the leading religious and political figures during the colonial era in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1898–1955), and continued to ...
(1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan
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Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; 1934 – 18 October 2018) ( ar, عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب) was the President of Sudan from 6 April 1985, to 6 May 1986.
His full name has also been listed ...
(born 1930), President of Sudan
Yemen
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Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
Abdul Rahman Yahya Al-Eryani ( ar, عبد الرحمن الإرياني, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Yaḥyā al-Iryānī; 10 June 1910 – 14 March 1998) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 5 November 1967 to 13 June 1974. Ori ...
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou ( ku, عهبدولڕهحمان قاسملوو, translit=Ebdulrehman Qasimlû; fa, عبدالرحمان قاسملو; 22 December 1930 – 13 July 1989) was an Iranian Kurdish politician and leader. Ghassemlou was t ...
(1930–1989), Kurdish political leader
* Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (born 1924), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist
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Abdul Rahman Saleem
Abdul Rahman Saleem, (born Rahman Yahyaei) also known as Abu Yahya, is a British-Iranian Islamic activist, born around 1975.
Early life and education
Saleem was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1975 to a Punjabi Sunni family. He left Iran for London in ...
(born ca. 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist
* Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician
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Abdurrahman Vazirov
Abdurrahman Vazirov Khalil oglu ( az, Әбдүррәһман Вәзиров Хәлил оғлу, italic=no, Əbdürrəhman Vəzirov Xəlil oğlu; 26 May 1930 – 10 January 2022) was the 13th First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party an ...
(born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan
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Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1943/1944 – September 1, 2011) was a Bahraini politician and opposition leader. Al-Nuaimi, who spent more than thirty years in self-imposed exile from Bahrain, founded some of the country's most important political opposit ...
(1944–2011), Bahraini politician
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Muriel Abdurahman
Muriel Ross Abdurahman (April 29, 1938 – December 22, 2013) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.
Political career
Fort Saskatchewan Town Council
Abdurahman was elected t ...
, politician in Alberta, Canada
* Omar Abdel-Rahman (born 1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USA
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Abdulrahman Abd Ghani
Abdulrahman Ghani or Abdulrahman Qani ( so, Cabdulraxman Maxamed Ghaani, ar, عبد الرحمن عبد الغني) is the chieftain of the Talomoge sub-clan of the Ogaden Somali. He is the past President of the Somali Region of Ethiopia (Apr ...
, Somali-Ethiopian politician
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Hashem Abd al-Rahman
Sheikh Hashem Abd al-Rahman, also known as Hashem Abdul Rahman, was mayor of Umm al-Fahm, an Israeli Arab city in the Wadi Ara region of Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of ...
(active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politician
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Abdirahman Ali Hassan
Abdirahman Ali Hassan is a Kenyan politician. He served in the government of Kenya as assistant minister for trade and industry from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Orange Democratic Movement, He was elected to represent the Wajir South Constituen ...
, Kenyan politician
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Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (1871–1930) was the sixth son of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the previous Emir and the founder of modern Qatar. In 1898 his father Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani selected him to become the govern ...
(1871–1930), Qatari royal
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Abdullah Abdurahman
Abdullah Abdurahman (18 December 1872 – 2 February 1940) was a South African politician and physician, born in Wellington, South Africa. He was the first Coloured city councillor of Cape Town, and the first ever Coloured South African to w ...
(1872–1940), South African politician and physician
* Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist
Prisoners
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Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri
Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri ( ar, يونس عبد الرحمن الشقوري) is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
The Department of Defense reports his date of birth as Ma ...
(born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo
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Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm
According to the United States Department of Defense, it held more than two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006.
They had been captured and classified as enemy combatants in warfare following the US and allies' invasion ...
Abdul Rahman al-Amri
Abdul Rahman Ma'ath Thafir al Amri ( ar, عبدالرحمن العمري) (April 17, 1973, in Taif, Saudi Arabia — May 30, 2007) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention as an enemy combatant in the United States Guantanamo ...
(1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there
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Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...
Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati
The United States has held a total of 115 Yemeni citizens at Guantanamo Bay, forty-two of whom have since been transferred out of the facility. Only Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia had a greater number of their citizens held in the Guantanamo Bay det ...
(born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
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Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...
(born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
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Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...
Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...
Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...
(born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
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Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah
A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were cla ...
(born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo
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Abdurahman Khadr
Abdurahman Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الرحمن أحمد سعيد خضر, ; born 1982) is a Canadian citizen who was held as an enemy combatant in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, after ...
(born 1982), Guantanamo detainee
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Abdul Rahman Noorani
Abdul Rahman Noorani was a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
His Internment Serial Number was 582.
He was repatriated on July 16, 2003.
Claims he "return ...
Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman
Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman (محمد عمر عبدالرحمن) is an Egyptian who was in United States custody in one of the CIA's "black sites". Also known as "Asadullah" (''i.e. The lion of God.'')
Human Rights Watch reports he is the son of Sh ...
, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site
* Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee
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Abdul Rahman bin Arshad
On 6 June 1994, two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The case, known as the Oriental Hotel murde ...
(born 1961 or 1962), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murder
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Abdul Rahman Abdullah
The 2010 Kallang slashing was a series of five robberies committed by a group of eight Malaysians from Sarawak, Malaysia in the night of 29 May 2010 and the early hours of the morning of 30 May 2010 (some of the culprits were not involved in the ...
, birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings
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Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman
On 23 October 2016, a five-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a children's hospital in Singapore. He was found to have been a victim of child abuse by his parents Azlin binte Arujunah and Ridzuan bin Mega Abdul Rahman for months leading up to hi ...
, husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son
Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar)
Abdur Rahman Chatgami ( bn, আব্দুর রহমান চাটগামী; 1920–2015), also known as Faqihul Millat, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school. He was born in Imam Nagar, Fatikchhari, Chittagong, in 192 ...
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman Sheik Abu Abdul Rahman (Arabic: أبو عبدالرحمن العراقي) (died June 7, 2006), also Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, was an Iraqi Canadian
Iraqi Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Iraqi descent, as well as people from the state of Ira ...
(died 2006), Iraqi cleric
Science and academia
* Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music
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Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman
Ali ibn Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman was a prominent Persian physician who is thought to have lived in the 17th century.
Little is known of this author. What is certain is that he composed a large Persian medical encyclopedia, in didacti ...
, Persian physician
* Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler
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Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai
Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (February 8, 1889 – December 3, 1966) () was an Egyptian historian. He dedicated his life to the study of the roles of the national movement in the history of modern Egypt. His most prominent work was 15 volumes in whi ...
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946) is a Yemeni economist. He was the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen for thirteen years. He is currently a member of the 'Consultative' Shura Council of the Republic of Yemen.
Education
* (1976) High ...
Abdurahman Fatalibeyli
Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli (birth surname Dudanginski, (russian: Абдулрахман Фаталибейли-Дудангинский, az, Ədrürrəhman bəy Fətəlibəyli-Düdənginski) or Abo Alioglu Fatalibeyli-Dudanginsky Або Алиеви ...
(1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II
* Havildar
Abdul Rahman (GC)
Havildar Abdul Rahman (1921–1946) was a soldier of the British Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth) award for bravery not in combat. He was awarded the decoration for the gallantry he ...
(1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient
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Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan NI(M), HI(M), TI(M), SBt (Urdu: اختر عبد الرحمن; 11 June 1924 – 17 August 1988), was a Pakistani senior army general who served as the 5th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan ...
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first natio ...
or Walt Hazard (1942–2011), American basketball player
* Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player
* Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player
Cricket
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Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer)
Abdul Rahman is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 7 December 2017. He made his List A debut for Herat Province in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challeng ...
Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer)
Abdul Rehman (born 2 January 1987) is a former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team who played for the national team between 2004 and 2011.Mohamed Abdel Rahman (born 1915), Egyptian fencer
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Sameh Abdel Rahman
Muhammad Sameh Abdel Rahman ( ar, سامح عبد الرحمن; born 5 October 1943) is an Egyptian former foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United ...
(born 1943), Egyptian fencer
Football
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Abderrahmane Mahjoub
Abderrahmane Mahjoub or Abderrahmane Belmahjoub ( ar, عبد الرحمن بلمحجوب; 25 April 1929 – 31 August 2011) was a French and Moroccan international football midfielder.
Known as ''Prince du Parc'' (Prince of the Park) in his pl ...
(born 1929), Moroccan-French footballer
* T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer
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Abderrahmane Soukhane
Abderrahmane Soukane (13 September 1936 – 5 July 2015) was an Algerian footballer who played as a striker.
Biography
Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria. Nicknamed Soukane II, he started his playing career in the junior ranks ...
Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer)
Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 7 July 1967) is a former Malaysian football (soccer), footballer.
Career
Shamsurin started his career at Malacca FA, but is more known is his 7-year stint as a Sarawak FA player, whom coach Alan Vest brought toget ...
(born 1967), Malaysian footballer
* Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer
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Rashid Abdulrahman
Rashid Abdulrahman Al Hosani (born 20 October 1975) is an Emirati former footballer who played as a centre-back for the United Arab Emirates national football team
The United Arab Emirates national football team ( ar, منتخب الإما ...
(born 1975), UAE footballer
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Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman
Mohd Suffian bin Ab Rahman Kungi Raman (23 February 1978 – 17 August 2019) was a Malaysian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Terengganu.
Suffian only earned one international cap for Malaysia in the match against Cambodia after ...
(born 1978), Malaysian footballer
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Abdurrahman Dereli
Abdurrahman Dereli (born 15 February 1981) is a Turkish professional footballer. He last played as a right back for Balıkesirspor in the Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship ...
(born 1981), Turkish footballer
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Abdul Rehman (footballer)
Abdul Rehman (born 7 August 1982) is a Pakistani former professional footballer, who played as a forward.
International career
Rehman made an appearance for the Pakistan national football team in the qualifying round of the 2008 AFC Challenge ...
(born 1982), Pakistani footballer
* Maman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballer
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Abderrahman Kabous
Abderrahman Kabous ( ar, عبد الرحمن قابوس; born 24 April 1983) is a football midfielder who is currently at MC Oujda. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.
Career
Murcia acquired Kabous from the Bulgarian c ...
(born 1983), French footballer
* Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballer
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Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani
Abdulrahman Al Qahtani ( ar, عبدالرحمن علي القحطاني) (born 22 May 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer.
He started his career with Ettifaq in 2001 and he played for the team until 2007 when he was loaned to Ittihad in an 8.5 m ...
Abderrahmane Mssassi
Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 24 March 1985) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Mssassi spotted by scouts from Maghreb de Fès during a youth tournament. He played at all youth levels until 2004 when ...
(born 1985), Moroccan footballer
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Abdul Ghani Rahman
Abdul Ghani Bin Abdul Rahman (born 12 December 1985) is a Malaysian Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Kuantan FA, Marcerra Kuantan in the Malaysia Premier League.
Ghani played for PK ...
(born 1985), Malaysian footballer
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Abdramane Ouattara
Abdramane Ouattara (born 31 December 1986) is a Burkinabé professional football player who plays for Étoile Filante.
Career
Ouattara began his career in the youth from ASFA Yennenga and signed in 2003 his profi contract with ASF Bobo. He pl ...
Abdul Rahman Sulaiman
Abdul Rahman bin Sulaiman (26 May 1946 – 30 January 2022) was a Malaysian politician and journalist. He died in Kuala Lumpur on 30 January 2022, at the age of 75.
Election results
Honours
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** Commander of the Order of Meritorious Se ...
(born 1988), Indonesian footballer
* Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer
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Khaled Abdulrahman
Khaled Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Amoudi ( ar, خالد عبدالرحمن أحمد الراقي العمودي; born 10 September 1988) is an Emirati former professional footballer. He is the brother of footballers Mohamed Abdulrahman and Omar ...
(born 1989), UAE footballer
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Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq
Yousif Abd-El-Rahman Ali Abd-El-Rahman Al-Bairaq (or translate as Yousef Abdulrahman) ( ar, يوسف عبد الرحمن; born 4 March 1989) is an UAE, Emirati Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper He currently plays for Fujairah SC clu ...
Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992) is a retired Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for the defunct Sarawak, Sabah, Selangor, Kedah and Johor Darul Ta'zim II.
Rozaimi is a ...
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch Badaui (born 9 November 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T46 middle distance and marathon events. Originally from Morocco, he emigrated to Spain and gained citizenship in August 200 ...
, Spanish Paralympic athlete
Terrorists and militants
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Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi
Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, (born, 1941, Iran) commonly known as just Haji Ahmadi, is an Iranian Kurdish leader. He leads a group called the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), a group fighting against the Iranian government for the creation of an aut ...
, Kurdish-Iranian militant leader
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Abdurrahman Buğday
Abdurahman Buğday (born 1959, Palu, Elazığ) is a Turkish criminal who was involved in the Susurluk scandal.
His father is named Süleyman.
In 1976, he was a board member of Malatya Branch of the Idealists' Union (ultra-nationalist youth cente ...
(born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves
* Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
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Atiyah Abd al-Rahman
Atiyah Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عطية عبد الرحمن; 1969 – August 22, 2011), born Jamal Ibrahim Ashtiwi al Misrati, was reported by the US State Department
(1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists
* Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States
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Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi
Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who is believed to have been a jihadist.
In 2003, Al-Ghamdi married Umm Hajir Al-Azdi, the sister of a Guantanamo captive, whose first husband said she was also a ‘ takfeeri’. His wife's f ...
Abdul Rahman Jabarah Abdul Rahman Jabarah (عبدالرحمن جبارة) was a Canadian killed in a July 2003 firefight with Saudi Arabian officials who believed he was involved in the Riyadh compound bombings by al-Qaeda.
Life
The brother of Mohammed Jabarah and a ...
(died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi-Arabia
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Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli was a citizen of Saudi Arabia.
He first became notable in 2003, when the government of Saudi Arabia listed him on the 2003 version of its Saudi list of most wanted terrorists Periodically Saudi Arabia's Ministry of ...
Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen
Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen (صالح ابن عبدالرحمن الحصيّن) is a prominent Saudi government official who fell under suspicion following the Sept 11th attacks when it was discovered that three of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, ...
, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists
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Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi
Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi is a Saudi Arabian journalist notable because he was named on a Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists Periodically Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior publishes a most wanted list.
According to ...
, Saudi terrorist on wanted list
* Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban
* Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups
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Abu Abdul Rahman Sheik Abu Abdul Rahman (Arabic: أبو عبدالرحمن العراقي) (died June 7, 2006), also Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, was an Iraqi Canadian
Iraqi Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Iraqi descent, as well as people from the state of Ira ...
Abdurahman Čokić
Abdurahman Adil Čokić (1888–1954) was a Bosnian Mufti. He completed basic education in Behram-beg's Madrassa. He was enrolled in Sharia tribunal school 1908 but soon left and went to Istanbul, where he enrolled at the Faculty of Theology and ...
(1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh
* Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist
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Aisha Abd al-Rahman
Aisha Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: عائشة عبد الرحمن; 18 November 1913 – 1 December 1998) was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shaṭiʾ ( بِنْت ٱلشّاطِئ"Daughter of the ...
, known as ''Bint al-Shati'' (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature
* Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet
* Abdirahman Yabarow, Somali journalist
* Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat
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Abdurrahman Sharafkandi
Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''a ...
Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud
Abdulrahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud ( ar, عبد الرحمن بارود; 1937 in Bayt Daras, Palestine – 17 April 201 was a well-known Palestinian poet.
Biography
In 1948, when there was abandonment of his village, he and his family were cap ...
(1937–2010), Palestinian poet
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S. Abdul Rahman
Syed Abdul Rahman (9 November 1937 – 2 June 2017) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India. He was known by the title ''Kavikko'' (lit. Emperor among poets). He was ex-chairman of Waqf board of Tamil Nadu.
Biography
Syed Abdul Rahman was born ...
(born 1937), Indian Tamil-language poet
* Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poet
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Taha Abdurrahman
Taha Abderrahmane, (born on 28 May 1944) is a Moroccan philosopher, and one of the leading philosophers and thinkers in the Arab-Islamic world. His work centers on logic, philosophy of language and philosophy of morality and contractarian eth ...
(born 1944), Moroccan philosopher
* Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist
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Abdul Rahman Yusuf
Abdul Rahman Yusuf ( ar, عبد الرحمن يوسف) (born September 18, 1970) is an Egyptian-Qatari poet who writes original poetry, maintaining the rules of poetry and dedicated to the issues of the Arab nation as well as aesthetics of Arabic ...
(born 1970), Egyptian poet
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Lana Abdel Rahman
Lana Abdel Rahman (Arabic: لنا عبد الرحمن) is a Lebanese writer and journalist. She studied at the Lebanese University in Beirut and the American University in Cairo. She lives in Cairo and works as a journalist. Abdel Rahman is the ...
Abdulrahman Deria
Sultan Abdulrahman Garad Deria ( so, Suldaan Cabdiraxmaan Garaad Diiriye) was the Sultan of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan and first Habr Awal leader to adopt the Sultan title rather than '' Garaad''. An influential figure that was heavily involved in ...
(1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clan
* Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script
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Abdur Rahman Hye
Abdur Rahman Hye ( ur, ; 17 December 1919 – 18 September 2008) was a Pakistani architect and a pioneer of institutional architectures in Pakistan.
Early life and training
After graduating from Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Bombay befor ...
(1919–2008), Pakistani architect
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Hassan Abdel Rahman
Hasan Abdel Rahman (born 1944 in Surda, Ramallah, British Mandate Palestine) is a former Palestinian National Authority Ambassador to the United States of America and PNA Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. Nominated by the PLO Executive Commi ...
(born 1944), Palestinian diplomat
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O. Abdurahman
O. Abdurahman is an Indian journalist and author from Kerala. He is the group editor of Madhyamam Daily-Mediaone, and has authored books on Islam and issues facing the Muslim community in India. Early life
He did his initial studies at Al Mad ...
(born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist
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Abd al-Rahman Mowakket
Abdul Rahman Mowakket (born 1946) is a contemporary sculptor from Syria. (, )
Abdul Rahman's career as a sculptor spans more than 40 years. He has been fully devoted to artistic work since 1976. He has a private workshop.
Background
He was b ...
(born 1946), Syrian sculptor
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Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema
Amir Abdul Rehman Cheema (; 4 Dec 1977 – 3 May 2006) was a Pakistani people, Pakistani Islamist and Textile manufacturing, textile engineering student in Germany who entered the offices of the Germany, German daily newspaper ''Die Welt'' on ...
(ca. 1978–2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist
* Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990–2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges
* Abdul Rahman al-Omari, Saudi pilot wrongly accused of terrorism
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Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman
Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman is a Yemeni diplomat who was Ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad. He quit his position as Ambassador to Pakistan over the Yemeni Revolution, 2011 Yemeni uprising.
References
Yemeni diplomats
Ambassadors of Yemen to P ...
, Yemeni diplomat
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Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein
Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein is a Saudi engineer. He has been the minister of water and electricity since 2004.
Education
Al Hussein obtained a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering in 1973. He received a master of science ...
, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity
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Abdul Rahman (convert)
Abdul Rahman (Persian: عبدالرحمن; born 1965) is an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity. On 26 March 2006, under heavy pressure from ...
(born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam
* Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen
See also
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Mohamed Abdel Rahman (disambiguation) Mohamed Abdel Rahman () may refer to:
* Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer) (1915–1996), Egyptian fencer
* Mohamed Abdelrahman (footballer, born 1993), Sudanese footballer
* Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989), Emirati footballer
* Mo ...
Tengku Abdul Rahman (disambiguation) Tengku Abdul Rahman may refer to:
* Abdul Rahman (Sultan of Johor), Sultan of Johor when Singapore was founded in 1819
*Tuanku Abdul Rahman, first ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'', the Malaysian king and the ''Yang di-Pertuan Besar'' of the Malaysian sta ...
B. S. Abdur Rahman University
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, formerly B. S. Abdur Rahman University, is a private university located in Tamil Nadu, India. Previously, functioning under University of Madras (1984–2001) and Anna University (2 ...