Abd Allah ( ar, عبدالله, translit=ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and ''

Allāh Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...

'' (). Although the first letter "a" in ''Allāh'', as the first letter of the article ''

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 ...

'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the

elision In linguistics, an elision or deletion is the omission of one or more sounds (such as a vowel, a consonant, or a whole syllable) in a word or phrase. However, these terms are also used to refer more narrowly to cases where two words are run toget ...

of this "a" following the "u" of the

literary Arabic Literary Arabic (Arabic: ' ) may refer to: * Classical Arabic * Modern Standard Arabic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA), terms used mostly by linguists, is the variety of Standard language, standardized, Literary ...

nominative case (pronounced in Persian). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning ''servant of God''. ''God's Follower'' is also a meaning of this name. Humility before God is an essential value of

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

, hence ''Abdullah'' is a common name among Muslims. However, the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's father was Abdullah. The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia. It is also common among Mizrahi Jews, especially Iraqi Jews and

Syrian Jews Syrian Jews ( he, יהודי סוריה ''Yehudey Surya'', ar, الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who lived in the region of the modern state of Syri ...

. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew Abdiel and, more commonly, Obadiah. There were two Jewish

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...

s in Medina before Islam came; they were

Abdullah ibn Salam Abdullah ibn Salam ( ar, عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, translit=ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit=God's servant, the Son of Peace, links=), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was a Jew ...

and Abdullah ibn Shuria.

Abdullah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī ( ar, عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري) (sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, Ibn Wahb, or Ibn Ḥarb) was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of followe ...

was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam. The variant used in the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

is "" (''Abdulla'') (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "" ('' Abdul'') and "" (''Gabdulla'') often used in Adyghe.Superanskaya, p. 20 The Spanish variant is

Abdala Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of Urug ...

. The

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Arabic Bible uses the word ''Allah'' for God. Presently in the Middle East, the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.

Given name

Abd Allah

* Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah, companion of Muhammad *

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, son of caliph Abu Bakr *

Abd Allah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī ( ar, عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري) (sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, Ibn Wahb, or Ibn Ḥarb) was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of follower ...

, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel *

Abd Allah ibn Salam Abdullah ibn Salam ( ar, عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, translit=ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit=God's servant, the Son of Peace, links=), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was a Jew ...

, Jewish convert to Islam *

Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ʿAbd Allāh ibn 'Ubayy ibn Salūl ( ar, عبد الله بن أبي بن سلول), died 631, was a chieftain of the Khazraj tribe of Medina. Upon the arrival of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Ibn Ubayy seemingly became a Muslim, but Muslim tradi ...

(died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad *

Abd Allah ibn Umar Abd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ( ar, عبد الله بن عمر, link=no) may refer to: * Banu Makhzum, Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum (died late 5th-century), chief of the Banu Makhzum and father of al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah * Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Kha ...

(610–693 CE), narrator of hadith *

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century

Zubayrid Caliphate Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

Abd Allah ibn Yazid ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān (), commonly known as al-Uswār, was an Umayyad prince from the Sufyanid line of the dynasty. He was the son of Caliph Yazid I (). After the death of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya II, in 684, ...

, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (died 833 CE), better known by his regnal name

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...

, seventh Abbasid caliph * Abd-Allah ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

Al-Hadi Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī ( ar, أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab Al-Hādī (الهادي‎) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succee ...

Abdalla

Abdalla El-Masri Abdallah Hani El Masri عبدالله هاني المصري (born 1962, Beirut) is a Lebanese-Russian composer, now resident in Kuwait, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. https: ...

, Lebanese composer * Abdalla Hamdok, most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup

Abdallah

Abdallah Abdalsalam Abdalla Ahmed Bekhit ( ar, أحمد عبد الله) (born October 10, 1983) is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. He was included as part of the Egypt national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ahmed was named to the all-tournament team at t ...

(born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player * Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco * Abdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Abdallah ibn Amir Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz ( ar, أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز) (626–678) was a Rashidun politician and general, serving as governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD during ...

, Rashidun politician and military officer *

Abdallah Djaballah Saad Abdallah Djaballah ( ar, سعد عبدالله جاب الله (born on May 2, 1956) in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform (''Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy'', also known as the ''MRN'' and ...

(born 1956), Algerian politician *

Abdallah Kamal Abdallah Kamal (1965 – 13 June 2014) was an Egyptian journalist and politician. Biography Kamal graduated from Cairo University, having studied in the faculty of mass communications. He became editor-in-chief of ''Rose al-Youssef'', a weekly ma ...

(1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician *

Abdallah El Maaroufi Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011) was banker and diplomat who was the ambassador of Morocco to the United States between 2000 and 2002. He worked at the World Bank from 1969 to 1998 at various posts. Early life and education El Maaroufi was bor ...

(1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat *

Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz ( ar, عبد الله بن المعتز, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muʿtazz; 861 – 17 December 908) was the son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet and the author o ...

(861–908), Arab poet *

Abdallah Saaf Abdallah Saaf (born 1949) is a Moroccan political scientist and academic who was the minister of education between 2000 and 2002. He taught at different universities in Morocco and is the professor at the Faculty of Governance, Economic and Socia ...

(born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician * Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Arab administrator and commander *

Abdallah Shihiri Abdallah Mohamed Shihiri (, ) was a senior Khusuusi member of the Somali Dervish movement and was part of the movement since its inception. He was long time companion and a childhood friend of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and notable weapons smugg ...

, politician of the Somali Dervish movement *

Abdallah Somekh Abdallah (Ovadia) Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was an Iraqi Jewish hakham, rosh yeshiva and posek. Early life Abdallah Somekh was born in 1813 in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight b ...

(1813–1889), Iraqi rabbi *

Abdallah El-Yafi Abdallah El-Yafi ( ar, عبد الله اليافي - also transliterated as Abdallah Yafi, Abdallah Bey Aref el-Yafi and other variants; 7 September 1901 – 4 November 1986) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon serving twelve times between 1 ...

(1901–1986), Lebanese politician

Abdelilah

Abdelilah Saber Abdelilah Saber ( ar, عبد الإله صابر; born 21 April 1974) is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a right back. Club career Born in Casablanca, Saber played his first professional years with local Wydad Athletic Club. In Jan ...

(born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

Abdellah Béhar Abdellah Béhar (born 5 July 1963 in Souk Arba du Gharb) is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. Achievements Personal bests * 3000 metres - 7:35.80 min (1996) * 5000 metres - 13 ...

(born 1963), French runner *

Abdellah Blinda Abdellah El Ajri( ar, عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player. Career Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing f ...

(born 1951), Moroccan association football manager *

Abdellah Liegeon Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon (born 13 December 1957) is a former footballer who played as a right-back for the Algeria national team. Born in Oran, Algeria, Liegeon spent his career in France, playing with Besançon RC, AS Monaco and RC Strasb ...

(born 1957), Algerian association football player *

Abdellah Ouzghar Abdellah Ouzghar is a joint citizen of Canada and Morocco, who was arrested in Canada shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, on suspicion of ties to terrorist organizations. A man in Taiwan had been found to be using Ouzghar's passport, whi ...

, Canadian and Moroccan, arrested after attacks of Sept 11, 2001

Abdollah

Abdollah Jassbi Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi (born 25 November 1944) is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012. He was also a presidential candidate in 19 ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi ( fa, سید عبدالله مجتبوی, January 4, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1951 World Championships and 1952 Summer Olympics. Refere ...

, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Movahed, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician *

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh ( fa, عبدالله رمضان‌زاده) is an Iranian academic, writer and politician. An ethnic Kurdish, he is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency o ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Shahbazi Abdollah Shahbazi ( fa, عبدالله شهبازی; born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian historian. Background Shahbazi graduated from the department of Social Sciences at The University of Tehran and became active in areas of political a ...

, Iranian researcher *

Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia ( fa, سید عبدالله فاطمی‌نیا; 1946 – 16 May 2022) was an Iranian Shiite cleric, professor of Islamic ethics, orator, Islamic historian and bibliographer. He researched Arabic poetry, hadith, ethics ...

, Iranian Cleric * Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

Abdulai Bell-Baggie Abdulai Hindolo Bell-Baggie (born 28 April 1992) is a Sierra Leonean Association football, footballer who plays as a winger for club Gosport Borough. Born in Sierra Leone, Bell-Baggie represented both the England national under-16 footbal ...

, English association football player *

Abdulai Conteh Abdulai Osman Conteh (born 5 August 1945) is a lawyer and politician from Sierra Leone. He is a former vice president of Sierra Leone, who served under President Joseph Saidu Momoh before he was ousted by the military junta in 1992. Conteh later ...

, Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

Abdulah Gegić Abdulah Gegić ( sr-cyr, Абдулах Гегић, tr, Abdullah Gegiç; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager of Bosniak ethnicity, who also held Turkish citizenship. Biography As a player, he played with ...

(1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field * Abdulah Ibraković, Bosnian professional football manager *

Abdulah Muhasilović Abdulah Muhasilović (1898 – unknown) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian army chaplain best known for his involvement in the 13th Waffen-SS Division "13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), Handschar". Born in 1898 ...

, Bosnian army chaplain * Abdulah Mutapčić, Bosnian politician *

Abdulah Nakaš Abdulah Nakaš (November 27, 1944 – November 27, 2005) was chief surgeon at Sarajevo's State Hospital for over 30 years. He was a graduate of the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine. Following the outbreak of the War in Bosnia and Herce ...

(1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon *

Abdulah Oruč Abdulah Oruč (born 9 August 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Oruč started his career with Sarajevo, going on to play fo ...

, Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Sidran, Bosnian poet *

Abdulah Skaka Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Early and personal life Skaka was born o ...

, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

Abdullah I (disambiguation) Abdullah I may refer to: *Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844–912), Emir of Córdoba * Abdullah I of the Maldives, Sultan of the Maldives from 1374 to 1376 *Abdullah I Al-Sabah (1740–1814) *Abdullah bin Saud, leader of the House of Saud from 18 ...

, multiple rulers *

Abdullah II (disambiguation) Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962) is the current King of Jordan. Abdullah or Abdallah II may also refer to: * Abdallah II of Ifriqiya (died 903), Emir of the Aghlabids (902–903) in present-day Tunisia * Abdullah II of the Maldives, sultan in 1377 ...

, multiple rulers *

Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) Abdullah (died c. 1359) was the leader of the Qara'unas (1358–1359) and the ruler of the Chagatai ''ulus'' (1358). He was the son of Amir Qazaghan. After Qazaghan had taken control of the Chagatai ''ulus'' in around 1346, he appointed Abdullah a ...

(died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai * Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary), first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD * Abdullah ibn Abbas, narrator of hadith * Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan *

Abdullah al-Amiri Abdullah al-Amiri ( ;) was a judge in the trial of Iraqi former president Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias Bias is a disproportionate weight ''in favor of'' or ''against'' an idea or thing, usually in a way that is clos ...

, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias *

Abdullah Anderson Abdullah Malik Anderson Jr. (born January 24, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bucknell. Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted ...

(born 1996), American football player * Abdullah Atalar (born 1954), Turkish academic *

Abdullah Avcı Abdullah Mucib Avcı (; born 31 July 1963) is a UEFA coaching licences, UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish manager and a former professional Association football, footballer. He is the manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkey national footba ...

(born 1963), Turkish association football manager *

Abdullah Aydoğdu Abdullah Aydoğdu (born September 27, 1991, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B3 and Paralympian. Sporting career A member of Ankara Mithat Enç Görenkalpler Sport Club, Aydoğdu played in Turkey's national team ...

(born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated "de ...

(1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 *

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

(born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *

Abdullah el Baqui Muhammad Abdullah al-Baqi ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল্লাহিল বাকী) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician. As a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, he played an active role in the India ...

(1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician *

Abdullah Baybaşin Abdullah Baybaşin was a drug dealer in Britain. He had been accused in 2004 and convicted of drug charges in 2006 for trafficking of heroin, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. The British Court of Appeal ordered a retrial on the drugs charge ...

, Turkish mob boss *

Abdullah Bishara Abdullah Bishara ( ar, عبد الله بشارة; born 6 November 1936) is a Kuwaitis, Kuwaiti diplomat and politician, who was the first secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Early life and education Bishara was born on 6 No ...

(born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat *

Abdullah Bughra Abdullah Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) ئابدۇللا بۇغرا, عبد الله بغرا; zh, c=阿不都拉·布格拉, p=Ābùdūlā·Bùgélā; died 1934) was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother of ...

, Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic * Abdullah Cevdet, Turkish physician *

Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party ...

, Turkish convicted drug trafficker *

Abdullah Al Damluji Abdullah Al Damluji (1890–1971), also known as Abdullah Beg Al Damluji, was an Iraqi physician who served as one of Ibn Saud's advisers. He held several government positions, including the minister of foreign affairs of Najd and Hejaz and of Ir ...

, Iraqi physician and politician *

Abdullah Demirbaş Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966, Sise, Diyarbakir, Turkey) was s former mayor of the municipality of Sur in the city of Diyarbakir, of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). Early life and education After graduating in sociology at Firat Univer ...

(born 1966), Turkish politician *

Abdullah Durak Abdullah Durak (born 1 April 1987 in Niğde, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Association football, footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for MKE Ankaragücü, Ankaragücü. References External links

* 1987 births Peo ...

(born 1987), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Ercan (born 1971), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and former President * Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (, 1887–1965), commonly known as Abdullah Suleiman and also by his nickname Wazīr Kullī Shaīʾ (the minister of everything), was the treasurer and long-term as well as first finance minister of Saudi Arabia ( ...

(1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Abdullah al-Harari Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Harariyy ( ar, عبد الله بن محمَّد بن يوسف بن عبد الله بن جامع الشَّيبي العبدري الهرري) (1906) – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar ...

, Islamic scholar * Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) *

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

(born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999 *

Abdullah İçel Abdullah İçel (also known as ''Abdoullah Icel'' in Belgium) (born January 12, 1982) is a Turkish- Belgian futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarit ...

, Turkish-Belgian futsal player *

Abdullah Abdul Kadir Abdullah bin Abdul al Kadir (1796–1854) ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد القادر ') also known as Munshi Abdullah, was a Malayan writer of mixed ancestry. He was a famous Malacca-born munshi of Singapore and died in Jeddah, a part of th ...

(1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer *

Abdullah Khadr Abdullah Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الله أحمد سعيد خضر; born April 30, 1981) is a Canadian citizen who is the oldest son of the late Ahmed Khadr. He was captured in Pakistan in 2004 and returned to Canada in December 2005. T ...

, Canadian ex-prisoner of the "War on Terror" * Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 *

Abdullah Khan (disambiguation) Abdullah Khan may refer to: Sport * Abdullah Khan (athlete) (born 1933), Pakistani Olympic sprinter * Abdullah Khan (cricketer) (born 1965), Pakistani cricketer Government, military, and politics * Abdullah Khan II (1533–1598), sixteenth centu ...

, multiple people * Abdullah Kobayashi, born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah al ...

, Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan *

Abdullah Malallah Abdullah Malallah Salem Bo Sumait (born 5 July 1983) is an retired Emirati footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...

, Emirati association football player *

Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation) Abdullah Al Mamun may refer to: * Abdullah al Mamun (playwright), Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker * Abdullah Al Mamun (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer playing for Chittagong Division * Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Bengali Islamic sc ...

, multiple people *

Abdullah Mando Abdullah Mando ( ar, عبد الله مندو) (born 9 October 1971) is a former Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team. External links *zerozero.pt {{DEFAULTSORT:Mando, Abdullah 1971 births Syrian footballers Living ...

, Syrian footballer * Abdullah ibn Masud (died 652), a companion of Muhammad *

Abdullah Mirza ‘Abdullah Mirza (after 1410 – June 1451) was a short-lived ruler of the Timurid Empire, which encompassed the territory shared by present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, along with substantial areas of India, Mesopotamia and Caucasus. As a ...

(1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire * Abdullah Morsi, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi * Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, one of the parties to the

Pangkor Treaty of 1874 The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on the Colonial Steamer Pluto, off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legitimis ...

* Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570), the father of Muhammad *

Abdullah Abbas Nadwi Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (25 December 1925 – 1 January 2006) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the author of the ''Vocabulary of the Holy Qur'an'' (1983, ). The entries are supplied with examples from Qur'an, searchable by 3-letter roots. He ...

, Islamic scholar * Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirati politician *

Abdullah Nangyal Abdullah Nangyal Bettani ( ps, , ur, ) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and a leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Political career In the 2013 general election, ...

, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician *

Abdullah Oğuz Abdullah Oguz (born 17 June 1958 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and producer. Oguz studied at Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The universi ...

, Turkish film director *

Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan ( ; ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), is a political prisoner and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Öcalan was based in Syria from ...

(born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party *

Abdullah Öztürk Abdullah Öztürk (born October 1, 1989) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian. Öztürk represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. In 2014, he won the silver medal along with ...

(born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player * Abdullah of Pahang (b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang *

Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848) was the founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. He founded the Emirate in 1836 and ruled it until 1848. He was called Sheikh due to his noble lineage and military ability. Biography Abdullah was the elde ...

(1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar * Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad *

Abdullah Al Rasi Abdullah Rassi (1929–1994) was a Lebanese physician and politician. He worked as a physician in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s and following the election of his father-in-law Suleiman Frangieh as the President of Lebanon in 1972 he began to involv ...

(1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician *

Abdullah ibn Rawaha Abd Allah ibn Rawahah ibn Tha'laba ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن رَوَاحَة ٱبْن ثَعْلَبَة, translit=ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rawāḥa ibn Thaʿlaba), was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was mart ...

(C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah *

Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود, ʿAbd Allāh bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd; died May 1819) was the ruler of the First Saudi State from 1814 to 1818. He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was exe ...

(died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State *

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 1831 – 2 December 1889) was one of the rulers of the Emirate of Najd, also known as Second Saudi State. His reign witnesse ...

, Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Saudi royal and businessman *

Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (عبد الله بن ثنيان بن إبراهيم آل سعود; died July 1843) was Emir of Nejd from 1841 to May 1843. He is the sole member of the Al Thunayan branch of the Al Saud who became emir. Early years ...

(died 1843), Emir of Nejd *

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Pri ...

(1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia *

Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829) was a Muslim scholar who served as the head of the judicial system during the First Saudi State, also known as the Emirate of Diriyah. He was a son of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who was credited with ...

(1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar *

Abdullah Elyasa Süme Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 13 August 1983) is a retired Turkish footballer. He most recently worked as the sporting director of Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and diss ...

(born 1983), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Tal Abdullah El Tell ( ar, عبدالله التل, 17 July 1918 – 1973) served in the Transjordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 war in Palestine rising from the rank of company commander to become Military Governor of the Old City of Jerusalem. H ...

(1918–1973), Jordanian soldier *

Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation) Abdullah Al Thani may refer to: In Libya *Abdullah al-Thani (born 1954), House of Representatives prime minister of Libya In Qatar * Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani, Qatari royal *Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (1880–1948), ruler of Qatar 1913–1940 * ...

, multiple people * Ovadia Yosef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

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Abdalla

* Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director * Ali Abdalla, Eritrean long-distance runner *

Asha Ahmed Abdalla Asha Ahmed Abdalla ( so, Casha Axmed Cabdalla; ar, عائشة أحمد عبد الله; born 1958) is a Somalis, Somali politician. She was a founding member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, and is a veteran legislator representing the n ...

, Somali politician * Khalid Abdalla, British actor

Abdallah

Sallamah Umm Abdallah Sallamah Umm Abdallah ( ar, سلمة أم عبد الله) was the main ancestor of the Abbasid dynasty. She was the wife of Muhammad al-Imam, and the mother of Abdallah, who became the second Abbasid caliph as al-Mansur. Sallamah was the wife ...

, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of Al-Mansur. * Marajil also known as ''Umm Abdallah''. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph

Al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...

. *

Abu Makhlad Abdallah Abu Makhlad Abdallah ibn Yahya al-Tabari was an Iranian statesman from Tabaristan, who served the Ziyarid ruler Mardavij (r. 930–935), and later the Buyid ruler of Iraq, Mu'izz al-Dawla (r. 945–967). He may have been the son of Ali Yahya ibn ...

, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan *

Ali al-Abdallah Ali al-Abdallah () is a Syrian writer and human rights activist. He was arrested in Syria in March 2006. He was again arrested and jailed in 2007 after trying to revive the Damascus Declaration. He was released from Adra Prison on June 23, 2 ...

, Syrian writer and human rights activist *

Gene G. Abdallah Gene George Abdallah (June 16, 1936 – November 2, 2019) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002 as well as 2011 to 2012 and in the Senate from 2002 to 2010. Abdallah served in the So ...

(1934–2019), American politician *

Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed nicknamed Mazda, is a Sudanese football coach, former player and the former manager of the national side. Abdallah was in charge at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, guiding them to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Abdal ...

(born Nov 1975), British citizen with African origin, A Chartered Accountant with ACCA and CPA(T)

Abdellah

* Faye Glenn Abdellah (1919–2017), American nurse *

Nacer Abdellah Nacer Abdellah (born 3 March 1966 in Sidi Slimane) is a retired Moroccan football player. Abdellah started his career in Belgium with KV Mechelen, and played most of his career for Belgian teams. He also made 24 appearances for the Morocco, a ...

(born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

Clive Abdulah Clive Orminston Abdulah (born 5 June 1927)Google Books — Person ...

(born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

Abdullah

Abdul Abdullah Abdul Abdullah (born 1986) is a Sydney-based Australian multidisciplinary artist, the younger brother of Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, also an artist. Abdul Abdullah has been a finalist several times in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. He cre ...

(born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah *

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 ...

, Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robber *

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977) is an Australian artist based in Western Australia, an elder brother of artist Abdul Abdullah. He works mainly in sculpture and art installation, installations. Early life and education Abdul-Rahman Abdullah w ...

(born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul Abdullah * Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan *

Adel Abdullah Adel Ahmed Abdullah ( ar, عادل أحمد عبدالله; born 12 January 1984), commonly known as Adel Abdullah, is a Syrian footballer who plays for Sur SC in Oman Professional League. Club career Nizwa In 2014, he moved to Oman where he ...

(born 1984), Syrian association football player *

Ameer Abdullah Ameer Abdullah (born June 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football a ...

(born 1993), American football running back *

Bilal Abdullah Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah ( ar, بلال عبد الله, ; born 17 September 1980) was one of two terrorists behind the 2007 UK terrorist incidents. He is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum of 32 years. Biography A resident of N ...

(born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack * Chelsea Abdullah (), Kuwaiti American novelist * Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings *

Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation) Khalid Abdullah may refer to: * Khalid bin Abdullah (1937–2021), Saudi prince * Khalid bin Abdullah (1941–1985), Saudi prince * Khalid bin Abdullah, (born 1950), Saudi prince *Khalid Abdullah (linebacker) (born 1979), former American and Canadi ...

, multiple people * Majed Abdullah (born 1959), former Saudi Arabian footballer *

Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation) Mohamed Abdullah may refer to: * Mohamed Abdullah (footballer) (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Abdullah (swimmer) (born 1973), Emirati swimmer * Mohamed Abu Abdullah (born 1981), Bangladeshi track and field sprint athlete * Mohamed Ab ...

, multiple people * Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actress *

Mansoor Abdullah On 13 March 1997, at one of the HDB flats in King George's Avenue, Kallang, 53-year-old Sivapackiam Veerappan Rengasamy was discovered dead in her bedroom by her son. Sivapackiam was found to have been stabbed three times in the neck and she die ...

, Singaporean convicted killer *

Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation) Mohammed Abdullah or Mohammad Abdullah may refer to: * Mohammad Abdullah (academic) (born 1937), Bangladeshi politician * Mohammad Abdullah (footballer) (born 1997), Bangladeshi footballer * Mohammad Abdullah (politician), Bangladeshi politician * ...

, multiple people *

Muhammad Kho Abdullah Kho Jabing (4 January 1984 – 20 May 2016), later in life Muhammad Kho Abdullah, was a Malaysian of mixed Chinese and Iban descent from Sarawak, Malaysia, who partnered with a friend to rob and murder a Chinese construction worker named Cao Ruyi ...

(1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer * Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq * Omar Abdullah (born 1970), last Prime Minister of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player from Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who ...

(born 1976), former American football player * Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the Klang War *

Salem Abdullah (disambiguation) Salem Abdullah Omar Salem Ba Abdullah ( ar, سالم عبد الله عمر سالم باعبد الله; born 5 July 1986) is an Emarati footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football ...

, multiple people *

Salwa Abdullah Salwa Abdullah (born 1953) is a Syrian doctor and politician who was Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in the First Hussein Arnous government The first government of Hussein Arnous was formed on 30 August 2020 and took the oath of office ...

(born 1953), Syrian politician * Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of

* Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

* Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' * Abdullah (comics), from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Abdullah the Butcher, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler *

Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab The Amelia Peabody series of historical mystery novels is written by Elizabeth Peters, set in Victorian Egypt among a family of eccentric archaeologists. Note that, as with most character lists, the descriptions herein necessarily contain numerou ...

from the

Amelia Peabody series The Amelia Peabody series is a series of twenty historical mystery novels and one non-fiction companion volume written by Egyptologist Barbara Mertz (1927–2013) under the pen name Elizabeth Peters. The series is centered on the adventures of ...

, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of '' Castle in the Air'', the sequel to ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

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*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names Theophoric names

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