ʻAbd al-Qayyūm (
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of ar, عبد القيوم) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ''
ʻabd'' and ''al-Qayyūm'', one of the
names of God in the Qur'an
Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...
, which give rise to the
Muslim theophoric names.
It means "servant of the eternal".
It may refer to:
Abdul Qayyum
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Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum
Nawab Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan KCIE (12 December 1863 – 4 December 1937), hailing from Topi, Swabi District, British India (modern day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan) was an educationist and politician. Qayyum Khan helped Mor ...
(1863–1937), Indian educationalist
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Abdul Qayyum Khan
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri ( ur, عبدالقیوم خان کشمیری) (16 July 1901 – 23 October 1981) was a major figure in British Indian and later Pakistan politics, in particular in the North-West Frontier Province, where served a ...
(1901–1981), Pakistani politician
*Abdul Qayyum "Zakir", alleged real name of
Abdullah Gulam Rasoul
Abdul Qayyum "Zakir" (born 1973), also known by the nom de guerre Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul, is the current acting Deputy Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He previously served as the acting Defense Minister, from 24 Augus ...
(born ca. 1973), Afghan held in Guantanamo
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Abdul Qayyum (general), Pakistani Lieutenant General
*Abdul
Qayyum Jamal
Abdul Qayyum Jamal is a Canadian janitor and school bus driver who was labelled the ringleader of an alleged terrorist plot in Toronto in June 2006 after a Canadian Member of Parliament reported his virulent criticism of Canadian troops in Afgha ...
, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
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Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi, Afghan politician
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Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan (1924–2015),
Azad Kashmir activist and politician
Abdul Qayum
*Abdul
Qayum Karzai
Abdul Qayum Karzai or Qayyum Karzai (born 1947) is businessman and politician in Afghanistan. He is the elder brother of former President Hamid Karzai. His brothers also include the controversial Mahmoud Karzai and the assassinated Ahmed Wali Ka ...
(born 1947), Afghan politician, brother of Hamid Karzai
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Abdul Qayum (imam)
Abdul Qayum ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল কাইয়ুম, ar, مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الْقَيُّوم; b. 1 March 1960) is a British Bangladeshi scholar and the chief Imam of the East London Mosque. A forme ...
(born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British imam of the
East London Mosque
The East London Mosque (ELM) is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate East. Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in Europe accommodating ...
Abdul Qayoom
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Abdul Qayoom (cricketer) (born 1967), Indian cricketer and coach
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Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi, Afghani politician representing Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga
Others
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Abdol Ghayoom Ebrahimi (born 1932), founder of Gorgan University, Iran
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937), President of the Maldives
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Abdul Kaium (born 1948), Bangladeshi police officer,
Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Bangladesh and the head of the Bangladesh Police, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the Ministry of Home A ...
(2005–2006)
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Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib
Abdil Qaiyyim bin Abdul Mutalib (born 14 May 1989) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Youth career
Abdil signed for local S.League side Warriors FC's youth team at the age of 15 in 2004, until he left to j ...
(born 1989), Singapore footballer
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Arabic masculine given names