Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''

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 def ...

'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of who can do everything", Al=The. ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of Allah in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer ( ar, عبد القدیر), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name. Notable people with the name include:

Men

In sport

Athletics

* Abdelkader Zaddem (born 1944), Tunisian runner *

Abdelkader El Mouaziz Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born 1 January 1969) is a Morocco, Moroccan long-distance runner. He holds the record for the most sub 2:10 marathon runs at 13 (), now tied with Stefano Baldini. El Mouaziz is a two-time winner of the London Marathon, in 19 ...

(born 1969), Moroccan runner * Abdelkader Hachlaf (born 1979), Moroccan runner *

Abdalla Abdelgadir Abdalla Abdelgadir El-Sheikh (born 12 September 1988), also known as Abdalla Abdel Gadir ( ar, عبدالله عبد القادر), is a Sudanese middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Career He finished fifth (in 800 m) at ...

(born 1988), Sudanese runner

Cricket

* Abdul Kadir (cricketer) (1944–2002), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Qadir (cricketer) (1955–2019), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul

Kadeer Ali Abdul-Kadeer Ali ( ur, عبد قادر علی; born 7 March 1983) is an English first-class cricketer who is currently at minor counties side Staffordshire. He has played for Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Leicestershire as well as appe ...

(born 1983), English cricketer * Abdul Cader (cricketer) (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Football

Abdelkader Ben Bouali Abdelkader Ben Bouali (25 October 1912 in Sendjas, Chlef Province – 23 February 1997 in Algiers) was a professional French football Association football is the most popular sport in France. The French Football Federation (FFF, Fédérati ...

(1912–1997) French footballer *

Abdul Kadir (Indonesian footballer) Abdul Kadir (27 December 1948 – 4 April 2003) was an Indonesian footballer, who played left wing in Indonesia's national team from 1965 to 1979. Due to his agility in maneuvering the ball, Abdul Kadir got himself the nickname "The Deer" ...

(1948–2003), Indonesian footballer *

Abdulqadir Hassan Abdulqadir Hassan Mohamed ( ar, عبد القادر حسن محمد) (born 15 April 1962) is an Emirati footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the UAE national football team as well as Al-Shabab Club in Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, tra ...

(born 1962), Emirati footballer *

Abdelkader El Brazi Abdelkader El Brazi ( ar, عبد القادر البرازي; 5 November 1964 – 24 January 2014) was a Moroccan football goalkeeper. He started his career as a goalkeeper with his hometown's team Renaissance de Berkane, and played also for ...

(born 1964), Moroccan footballer * Abdelkader Ferhaoui (born 1965), Algerian footballer * Azizon Abdul Kadir (born 1980), Malaysian footballer * Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer * Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdoul Kader Camara (born 1982), Guinean footballer * Abdelkader Besseghir (born 1978), Algerian footballer * Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré, otherwise Mohamed Kader (born 1979), Togolese footballer * Abdou Kader Mangane (born 1983), Senegalese footballer * Abdelkader Ghezzal (born 1984), French-Algerian footballer * Abdulkader Dakka (born 1985), Syrian footballer * Abdulkadir Özgen (born 1986), Turkish-German footballer * Abdelkader Kraichi (born 1989), French footballer * Abdel Kader Rifai (born 1973), Syrian footballer * Abdülkadir Kayalı (born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Anwar Abdalqader Anouar Abdul Kader ( ar, انور عبد القادر; born 11 January 1953) is a Syrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Managerial career In June 2017, Abdul Kader was appo ...

, Syrian football manager

Martial arts

* Syed Abdul Kadir (born 1948), Singapore boxer * Abdülkadir Koçak (born 1981), Turkish boxer *

Abdelkader Zrouri Abdelkader Zrouri (born September 20, 1976) is a Moroccan Taekwondo athlete. Zrouri competed in the men's +80 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. In the preliminary round, he landed an axe kick (''naeryeo cha ...

(born 1976), Moroccan Taekwondo athlete *

Abdelkader Bouhenia Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 7 May 1986) is a boxer from Carcassonne. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan. Career Bouhenia, who fights from an o ...

(born 1986), French boxer * Abdulqader Hikmat (born 1987), Qatari Taekwondo practitioner * Abdelkader Chadi (born 1988), Algerian boxer

Other sports

* Omer Abdelqader (born 1983), Qatari basketball player * Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla (born 1976), Bahraini volleyball player * Abdel Kader Sylla (born 1990), Seychelles basketball player *

Justin Abdelkader Justin Abdelkader (; born February 25, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey left winger for EV Zug of the National League (NL). He was drafted 42nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He previously played for HC ...

(born 1987), American ice-hockey player

Writers

Abd al-Qadir Maraghi Abd al-Qadir al-Maraghi b. Ghaybi ( fa, عبدالقادر مراغی, born middle of 14th – died 1435 AD), was a Persian musician and artist. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam, he "was the greatest of the Persian writers on music".Farmer, ...

(middle of 14th century – 1435), Persian poet, musician and artist * Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680), Moroccan writer *

Abdelkader Benali Abdelkader Benali ( ar, عبد القادر بنعلي; born 25 November 1975 in Ighazzazen, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist. When he was four years old, he and his family, of Berber background, migrated to The Netherlands and ...

(born 1975), Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist *

Abdul-Qādir Bēdil Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

(1642–1720), Indian-Persian poet and Sufi * Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), Malayan writer *

Ibrahim Abdel-Kader el-Mazni Ibrahim Abd al-Qadir al-Mazini ( ar, إبراهيم عبد القادر المازني, ; born August 19, 1889 or 1890; died July 12 or August 10, 1949) was an Egyptian poet, novelist, journalist, and translator. Early life Al-Mazini was born in ...

(1890–1949), Egyptian novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator, and poet *

Abdul Kadir Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

(1917-1985), Turkish poet *

Abdul Quadir Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976. Early life and education Quadir was born in the village of ...

(1906–1984), Bangladeshi poet * `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (1540 – c. 1615), Indo-Persian historian and translator *

Abdelkader Alloula Abdelkader Alloula ar, عبد القادر علولة‎ (1939 in Ghazaouet, Algeria – March 14, 1994, in Oran, Algeria) was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by GIA terrorists. Biography Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Al ...

(1929–1994), Algerian playwright

In the arts

* Abdul Qader Al Raes (born 1951), UAE artist *

Abdulkadir Ahmed Said Abdulkadir Ahmed Said ( so, Cabdulkaadir Axmed Saciid, ar, عبد القادر أحمد سعيد) is a prominent Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. Biography Said was born in 1953 in Mogadishu, the ca ...

(born 1953), Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor *

Abd El Gadir Salim Abdel Gadir Salim ( ar, عبد القادر سالم , born 1946) is a singer and bandleader of popular music from Sudan. He is one of the most well-known Sudanese singers in the West, having performed around the world and recorded in countrie ...

(born ), Sudanese folk-singer *

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam Abdul Qadir Al Rassam, عبد القادر الرسام), 1952 - 1882), was born in Baghdad, Ottoman Empire. He was one of the first generation of Iraqi artists to study abroad and paint in the European style. He was influential in terms of intro ...

(1882–1952), Iraqi painter *

Kozhikode Abdul Kader Kozhikode Abdul Kader (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട് അബ്ദുൾ കാദർ) (born Lesli Andrews) was an Indian playback singer who was active in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s. He had sung for eight films and many drama ...

(1916–1977), Indian playback singer

Politicians and secular leaders

From Africa

Abd al-Qadir II Abd al-Qadir II was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (1603/4 - 1606). According to James Bruce, he was the son of Unsa I, whom Bruce describes as "a weak and ill-inclined man". While he was ruler of Sennar, Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia sent to Abd ...

(fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan) * Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi (1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader * Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier * Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1921–2003), Libyan politician *

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (21 August 1936 – 11 November 2020) was a Nigerian left-wing politician who was elected Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until he was impeached on ...

(born 1936), Nigerian politician *

Abdelkader Bengrina Abdelkader Bengrina (born 1 January 1962) is an Algerian politician from the National Construction Movement who was the party's candidate in the December 2019 Algerian presidential election. Positions held * 2002–2007: Member of the Wilaya of ...

(born 1962), Algerian politician *

Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi Abdulkadir Abdinur Hashi ( so, Cabdulqaadir Cabdinuur Xaashi, ar, عبد القادر عبدالنور حاشي) is a Somali politician. He previously served as the Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation of Puntland, and i ...

, Somali politician *

Abdoulkader Cissé Abdoulaye Abdoulkader Cissé (born 5 August 1955) is a Burkinabé politician who served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of Mines, Quarries, and Energy from 2000 to 2011.Abdelkader Hachani Abdelkader Hachani (; ar, عبد القادر حشاني; 26 December 1956 – 22 November 1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front (or FIS), an Algerian Islamic party. Career Following the arrests of Abassi ...

(1956–1999), Algerian Islamist politician * Abdulqadir al-Baghdadi (died 2011), Libyan diplomat *

Abdelkader Taleb Omar Abdelkader Taleb Omar ( ar, عبد القادر طالب عمر, ''ʿAbd āl-Qādar Ṭāleb ʿOmar''; born 1951) is a Sahrawi politician currently serving as the ambassador of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Algeria since 17 March 2018 and a f ...

, Sahrawi politician *

Abdelkader Lecheheb Abdelkader Lecheheb, sometimes written as Lachheb, (born 13 July 1954) is a Moroccan diplomat and former footballer who is the Moroccan ambassador to Russia. He presented his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009. Foot ...

, Moroccan diplomat *

Abdulkadir Kure Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced ...

, Nigerian politician *

Inuwa Abdulkadir Inuwa Abdulkadir (12 January 1966 – 6 July 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was National vice-chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He previously served as Federal Minister of Youth Development from 2012 ...

(1966–2020), Nigerian politician * Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951), Djiboutian politician * Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (born 1939), Chadian politician

From the Middle East

* Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority * Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini, otherwise

Faisal Husseini Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini ( ar, فيصل عبدالقادر الحسيني) (July 17, 1940 – May 31, 2001) was a Palestinian politician. Al-Husseini was born in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq, son of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, commander of local ...

(1940–2001), Palestinian politician *

Abdülkadir Aksu Abdülkadir Aksu ( ; ; born 1944, Diyarbakır) is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır. According to some sources, he is Kurdish; according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin; and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a fr ...

(born 1944), Turkish politician *

Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal ( ar, عبد القادر باجمال; February 18, 1946 – September 7, 2020) was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister from March 31, 2001 to April 7, 2007. He was a member of the General People's Congress part ...

(born 1946), Yemeni politician * Abd al-Qadir Qaddura, Syrian politician * Abdul Qadir Obeidi, Iraqi politician

From Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent

Zambry Abdul Kadir Zambry bin Abdul Kadir ( Jawi: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Senator since December 2022. H ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Kadir Yusuf Abdul Kadir Yusof ( ms, عبدالقادر بن يوسف, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1992) was a Malaysian politician. A lawyer by profession, Abdul Kadir held the posts of Attorney General and Solic ...

(1915–1992), Malaysian politician * Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir, Malaysian politician * Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (1928–1999),

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n diplomat and political figure *

A.R.M. Abdul Cader Abdul Rahim Mohideen Abdul Cader (30 October 1936 – 3 October 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He was a representative from the Kandy District (Mahanuwara) for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka The P ...

(born 1936), Sri Lankan politician and businessman * Abdul Kader Mia (died 1960), Bengali politician * Abdul Qadir Alam, Afghan politician * Abdul Qadir Baloch, Pakistani politician and retired military general * Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori (born 1954), Afghan politician * Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader) (1872–1950), leader of Muslims during the British Raj * Abdul Qadir Patel (born 1968), Pakistani politician *

Abdul Qadir Nuristani Abdul Qadir Nuristani (died 29 April 1978) was an Afghan Minister of the Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan. Abdul Qadir had previously been a Chief of Police noted for his strict adherence to his principles and beliefs. He replaced min ...

, Afghan policeman and Minister of Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan

From elsewhere

* Abdul Kadir (politician) (ca. 1952–2018), Guyanese politician and conspirator in a planned attack of JFK Airport

In religion

Abdul-Qadir Gilani ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...

(1077–1166), Persian Sufi saint * Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died 1801 or 1804), Moroccan religious scholar * Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah, Somali Cleric was assassinated by Al-Shabab 2013 * Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808–1883), commonly known as Emir Abdelkader, Algerian religious and military leader *

Abdul Qader Arnaoot Abdul-Qader Arnaout, ( ar, عبد القادر الأرناؤوط, 1928–26 November 2004), born ''Kadri Sokoli'' was an Albanian Islamic scholar who specialised in the fields of hadith and fiqh. Biography Arnaoot received his initial religious ...

(1928–2004), Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar *

Abdalqadir as-Sufi Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 – 1 August 2021) was a Shaykh of Instruction, leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, founder of the Murabitun World Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism and polit ...

(1930–2021), Scottish Sufi * Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (born 1935), Pakistani Sunni scholar and jurist *

Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji The Atba-e-Malak community are a branch of Musta'ali Isma'ili Shi'a Islam that broke off from the mainstream Dawoodi Bohra after the death of the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq, under the leadership of Moulana Abdul Hussain Jivaji Saheb in 1890. They are bas ...

founder of Atba-i-Malak Vakil * Abdolqader Zahedi, Kurdish-Iranian Sunni religious teacher and politician

Military figures and activists

Abdelkader Perez Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

(fl. 1723–1737), Moroccan Admiral and ambassador to England * Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907–1948), Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter * Abdulkadir Yahya Ali, Somali peace activist * Abdelkader Guerroudj (fl. 1957), Algerian communist active in the liberation war *

Abdul Qadir Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

(1944–2014), Afghan military officer during the Saur Revolution and Minister of Defense during the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) *

Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader) Haji Abdul Qadeer ( ps, حاجی عبدالقدیر; – 6 July 2002) was a prominent Northern Alliance leader in Afghanistan and opposed the Taliban. Originally a commander of the Hezb-i Islami Khalis faction during the Soviet–Afghan War, h ...

(ca. 1951–2002), military leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan *

Abdelkader Belliraj Abdelkader Belliraj ( ar, عبد القادر بليرج, ; born 1957, Nador) is a Moroccan-Belgian citizen who was found guilty in 2009 of arms smuggling and planning terrorist attacks in Morocco. Petty criminal in the 1980s In the 1980s, he w ...

(born 1957), Moroccan-Belgian found guilty of terrorist offences *

Abdelkader Mokhtari Abdelkader Mokhtari ( kunya: ''Abu el-Ma'ali'', ''The Gendarme'') was an Algerian commander who became a "sacred legend" for the Bosnian mujahideen in the Bosnian War. Bosnia Evan Kohlmann claimed that Mokhtari, an Algerian, came to Bosnia wit ...

, Algerian commander active in the Bosnian war * Abdulkadir Shehu, Nigerian military/politician

Detainees

* Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani (born 1960), Syrian held in Guantanamo * Moez Bin Abdul Qadir Fezzani (Bagram detainee), Tunisian * Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir (impossible name) (born 1976), Algerian held in Guantanamo *

Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun is a Uyghur refugee, who was held for more than seven years in Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense reports that Abdulqadirakhum was born on June 18, 1979, in Xinjiang, China and assigned h ...

(born 1979), Uyghur held in Guantanamo * Idris Ahmed Abdu Qader Idris (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo *

Ahmed Abdul Qader Ahmed Abdul Qader is a citizen of Yemen, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba from June 18, 2002, to January 14, 2015. His detainee ID number was 690. The Department of Defense estima ...

(born 1984), Yemeni held in Guantanamo

Other

Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan, (; ur, ; 1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021), known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He was a key figure in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and is colloquially known as the ...

(born 1936), Pakistani nuclear scientist * Abdulkadir Ahmed (born 1940), Nigerian banker *

Abdul Qadir (banker) Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani banker who served as the second Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and as the 2nd Finance Secretary of Pakistan. Born in 1903 at Jallandhar, British India, Qadir was educated at Forman Christian College, Lahore. ...

, Pakistani banker * Abdul Kader Kamli, Arab IT expert * Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari, otherwise Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi wanted by the FBI * Abdi Wali Abdulqadir Muse, probable correct name of

Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse Abduwali Abdulkadir Muse ( so, Cabdiweli Cabdiqaadir Muuse; ; ; born 1990) is a convicted Somali pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. On 16 February 20 ...

(born ), Somali imprisoned for piracy

Women

* Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 1959), Nigerian politician

References

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