ʻAbd al-Ghaffār ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الغفار) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and '' al-Ghaffār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It may refer to:

People

Politicians

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Abdul Ghaffār Khān (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan () or Badshah Khan (), and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan (), was a Pakistani Pashtun, independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar ...

(1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader *

Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo Prof. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (24 August 1904 – 1988) was the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 21 January to 6 September 1950. Biography Pringgodigdo was born in Bojonegoro, East Java, Dutch East Indies on 24 August 1904. He was th ...

(1904–1988), Indonesian politician *Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or

Hardan al-Tikriti Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti ( ar, حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي) (1925 – 30 March 1971) was a senior Iraqi Air Force commander, Iraqi politician and ambassador who was assassinated on the orders of Saddam Hussein. Add ...

(1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician *

Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Sulayman al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, روكان رزوقي عبد الغفار سليمان الماجد التكريتي; 2003 – 1956) was the head of the tribal affairs office in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and a member of ...

(born 1956), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal is an Afghan-American politician and activist. He served as cabinet minister in Afghan governments in the 1980s. Before the revolution Lakanwal hails from rural Afghanistan.''Twin Cities Daily Planet''. MINNESOTA VOICES , Dr. ...

, Afghan-American politician

Scientists

* al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with

Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (8 February 1857 – 26 June 1936) was a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages and advisor on native affairs to the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Born in Oosterhout in 1857, ...

, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar

Sportsmen

* Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer *

Abdoul-Gafar Mamah Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 24 August 1985) is a Togolese footballer who plays for Ouest Tourangeau as a full back. International career Born in Kpalimé, Mamah represented the Togo national football team by the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mal ...

(born 1985), Togolese footballer *

Abdoul Gafar Abdoul Gafar Kassoum Sina Sirima (born 30 December 1998) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for Slutsk. Club career Sirima made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Baltika Kaliningrad on 8 March 2017 in a game against FC V ...

(born 1998), Burkinabé footballer *

Abdul Ghaffar (cricketer) ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الغفار) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and '' al-Ghaffār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to th ...

(born 1990), Pakistani cricketer

Writers

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (12 December 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet. He wrote the lyrics to "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", a widely celebrated song commemorating the ...

(born 1932/1934?), Bangladeshi writer

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