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'', ''

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 de ...

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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 ...

''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being 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. Notable people with the name include:

Early Islamic era

Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن عوف) () was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. One of the wealthiest among the companions, he is known for being one of the ten to whom Paradise was promised. ...

(581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon *

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(died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن خالد, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd; 616–666) was the governor of Homs under caliphs Uthman () and Mu'awiya I (). During Mu'awiya's governorship of Syria ( ...

(616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muljam al-Murādī ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن ملجم المرادي) was a Kharijite primarily known for having assassinated Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. Assassination plot There ...

(died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali * Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ziyād ibn Abīhi () was the Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 678/79–681. He is credited for reasserting Umayyad authority over the Arab tribesmen who garrisoned the province and ensuring the flow of Khurasan’s revenues a ...

, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 *

Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi Al-Ḥurr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Thaqafi ( ar, الحر بن عبد الرحمن الثقفي) was an early Umayyad governor who ruled the Islam, Muslim province of Al-Andalus from between 716 and 718. He was the third successor to Musa bin Nusa ...

(deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus *

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 *

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 ...

(fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus *

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba () was the Wali, or governor, of Septimania, an Upper March (administrative division of the Emirate of Córdoba) that substituted Umar ibn Umar in 755. During his governing, Narbonne was lost by conquest to the Franks T ...

(fl. 755), governor of Septimania *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ḥabīb al-Fihrī () (died 755) was an Arab noble of the Fihrid family, and ruler of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 745 through 755 AD. Background Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib was a great-grandson of Oqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri (Mu ...

(died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya *

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ( ar, يوسف بن عبد الرحمن الفهري) was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad C ...

(fl. 756), governor of al-Andalus *

Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i Abū ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr al-ʾAwzāʿī ( ar, أبو عمرو عبدُ الرحمٰن بن عمرو الأوزاعي) (707–774) was an Islamic scholar, traditionalist and the chief representative and eponym of the ʾAwzāʿī ...

(707–774), Arab lawyer *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam was the first Persian ''imam'' of the Imamate of Tiaret and the founder of Rustamid dynasty, which existed in central Maghreb from about 776 or 778 CE to 908 CE. He was also the founder of the new Tiaret. Life Abd al-Rahm ...

(729–784), founder of the

Rustamid dynasty The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was a ruling house of Ibāḍī imāms of Persian descent centered in Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Tiaret (present day Tag ...

* Abd al-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba, founded

Umayyad dynasty Umayyad dynasty ( ar, بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ, Banū Umayya, Sons of Umayya) or Umayyads ( ar, الأمويون, al-Umawiyyūn) were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of Al-Andalus between 756 and 1031. In the ...

Abd al-Rahman II Abd ar-Rahman II () (792–852) was the fourth ''Umayyad'' Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts. Abd ar-Rahman was born in Toledo, the ...

(788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman III ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil () or ʿAbd al-Rahmān III (890 - 961), was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 92 ...

(890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الجبرتي) also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan. According to local tradition, Abdirahman d ...

, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan *

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 ...

, also known as ''Azophi'' (903–986), Persian astronomer * Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman IV Abd ar-Rahman IV Mortada ( ar, عبد الرحمن المرتضى, ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Murtaḍā) was the Caliph of Córdoba in the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus, succeeding Sulayman ibn al-Hakam Sulayman ibn al-Hakam or Sulayman al-Musta' ...

(died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman V Abd ar-Rahman V () was an Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba, Caliph of Córdoba. In the agony of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moors, Moorish Iberian Peninsula, Iberia), two princes of the house were proclaimed Caliph of Córdoba for a very ...

(died 1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi Jamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn al-Zakī ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yūsuf ibn ʻAbd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Kalbī al-Quḍā’ī al-Mizzī, ( ar, يوسف بن عبد الرحمن المزي), also called Al-Ḥāfiẓ Abī al-Ḥajj� ...

(1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

Business

Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro Mohamed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hassan Al-Fakhro (), nicknamed Half of the World, () was a wealthy businessman from Qatar. He fought in the Zubarah, Zubara War of 1935 with the Al-Thani, Al Thani. He was given his nickname by the then ruler of Qatar ...

(1906–1982), Bahraini businessman * Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (born 1944), Bahraini businessman *

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, insu ...

, Indian businessman

Entertainment

* Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert *

Abderrahmane Abdelli Abderrahmane Abdelli (born April 2, 1958) is a Berber author, composer, and singer songwriter known for mixing the traditional North African music of his homeland with modern sounds. Biography Abdelli was born in Mechta Behalil, a hamlet in the ...

(born 1958), Algerian musician *

Abdel Rahman El Bacha Abdel Rahman El Bacha ( ar, عبد الرحمن الباشا, born October 23, 1958) is a Lebanese pianist and composer. His repertory includes over fifty concertos and is largely based on the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schube ...

(born 1958), Lebanese pianist *

Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, ...

(born 1961), Mauritanian film director *

Hadj Abderrahmane :''not to be confused with Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane'' Hadj Abderrahmane (Arabic:حاج عبد الرحمان; October 12, 1941 - October 5, 1981) was an Algerian actor from Télemly, Algiers.Hisham Abdulrahman Hisham Abdulrahman Alhowaish ( ar, هشام عبد الرحمن الهويش) is a Saudi actor and TV host. He won the title of the second edition of the Arab version of ''Star Academy'' in 2005. Early life Abdulrahman was born on 7 March 1980 ...

(born 1982), Saudi actor *

Khalid Abdulrahman Khalid Abdulrahman ( ar, خالد عبدالرحمن; born April 22, 1965) is a Saudi singer, actor, musician, poet, and songwriter. He first published poetry under the pseudonym (مخاوي الليل) which roughly translates to 'Night Compa ...

(born 1966), Saudi singer *

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

* Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (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 Hassanally A Rahman ( sd, حسن علي رحمان ur, حسن علی رحمان) was born in Karachi, Sindh (1909 to 1986), to a prominent and respectable family of legal professionals, government officers, and people actively involved in the ed ...

(1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer *

Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman was born in Karachi, Sindh in 1921 and belonged to a highly respectable family that produced a lot of legal professionals, government officers and people actively involved in the education sector. Family backgroun ...

(1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer *

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 Arab citizen of Israel, Israeli Arab judge. In 1999, he served as an Israeli ...

(born 1932), Israeli judge *

Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born 1941) is the replacement chief judge of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal's Al-Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein in 2006, when he sentenced Saddam and some of his top aides to death by hanging. Abd al-Rahman is a ...

(born ca. 1941), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein *

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 * Abdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer *

A.F.M. Abdur Rahman A. F. M. Abdur Rahman (born 5 July 1951) is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was elevated to the High Court Division as additional judge on 27 April 2003, and was confirmed as a permanent judge ...

, judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Politicians and activists

International organizations

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 Safiya Abdel Rahman ( arz, صفية عبد الرحمن) was a notable member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides and was extremely active in sports for girls in Egypt. She was a recipient of the Silver Fish Award The Silver ...

, member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides

Historical nations

* Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan, 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 Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori ( ar, عبد الرحمن ابراهيم سوري; 1762—July 6, 1829) was a prince and Amir (commander) from the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave trad ...

(1762–1829), prince from the Imamate of Futa Jallon in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan GCSI (Pashto/Dari: ) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Line Ag ...

(ca. 1842–1901), Emir of Afghanistan * Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism

Algeria

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 Abderrahmane Farès ( ar, عبدالرحمن فارس; ALA-LC: ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Fāris''; kab, ⵄⴻⴱⴷⴻⵔⴰⵃⵎⴰⵏ ⴼⴰⵔⴻⵙ, 'Ɛebderaḥman Fares; January 30, 1911 – May 13, 1991) was the Chairman of the Provisional Exec ...

(1911–1991), Algerian politician

Bangladesh

Abdur Rahman Biswas Abdur Rahman Biswas (1 September 1926 – 3 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly prior to the independence of Bangla ...

(born 1926), former President of Bangladesh *

Shaykh Abdur Rahman Shaykh Abdur Rahman, also known as Abdur Rahman Shaykh, (died 30 March 2007) was the leader and the administrative head of the banned terrorist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh ( en, Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh). Biography R ...

(died 2007), executed Jihadist terrorist *

Abdur Rahman (Noakhali politician) Abdur Rahman is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Noakhali-5. He was a jute workers union leader. Early life Rahman was born in Senbagh Upazila, Noakhali District. Career Rahman worked at a Jute mi ...

Abdur Rahman Chatgami 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 ...

, Islamic scholar *

Abdur Rahman (politician) Abdur Rahman (born 1 January 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament from Faridpur-1. He is a presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Rahman was born on 1 January 1950. He has a M ...

, from Faridpur *

Abdur Rahman Kashgarhi Abū az-Zibriqān ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī Dāmullā al-Kāshgharī an-Nadwī ( ar, أبو الزبرقان عبد الرحمن بن عبد الهادي داملا الكاشغري الندوي; 15 September 1912 – March 1971), or ...

, first Khatib of the

Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Baitul Mukarram, also spelled as Baytul Mukarrom ( ar, بيت المكرّم, bn, বায়তুল মোকাররম; ), is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was comple ...

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

* Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (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 (1940–1999), Indian social activist * Abdul Rahman (politician) (born 1959), Indian politician *

Maulana Abdur Rahman Maulana Abdur Rahman was member of the 2nd Lok Sabha. He represented the Jammu constituency of Jammu and Kashmir and was a member of the Congress (I) political party. He was in office from April 1957 to March 1962. Posts held See also *2nd L ...

, Indian politician *

Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal Abdurrahiman Bafaqi Thangal (1905—1973), honorific Sayyid, title Ba Faqih, was an Indian community leader and politician from Kerala.Miller, Roland. E., "Mappila" in "The Encyclopedia of Islam". Volume VI. E. J. Brill, Leiden. 1987. pp. 458-56 ...

(1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indonesia

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; born Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil; 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), though more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the 4th president of Indonesia, from ...

(1940–2008), President of Indonesia

Iraq

Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al Gillani ( ar, عبد الرحمن الكيلاني النقيب; 11 January 1841 – 13 June 1927) was the first prime minister of Iraq, and its head of state. Al Gillani was chosen i ...

(1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq *

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 ...

(1913–1973), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Rahman Arif Hajj ʿAbd al-Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli ( ar, عبد الرحمن محمد عارف الجميلي, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿĀrif; 14 April 191624 August 2007) was a career soldier and the third president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 Ju ...

(1916–2007), President of Iraq * Abdul Rahman Mustafa (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician * Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli, Iraqi politician * Abderrahman Sadik Karim, Iraqi politician

Jordan

* Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963–2016), Jordanian politician

Libya

Abdel Rahman Shalgham Abdel Rahman Shalgam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن شلقم; born 22 January 1949) is a Libyan politician. He was Foreign Minister of Libya from 2000 to 2009. Early life Shalgam was born in the village of Ahlgrevh in southern Libya to a respectabl ...

(born 1949), Libyan politician * Abdul Rahman Kamudi (born ca. 1955), Libyan politician

Malaysia

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad ( Jawi: ; 24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yang d ...

(1895–1960) King of Malaysia *

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

(1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia * Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of Malaysia *

Ismail Abdul Rahman Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, إسماعيل بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from ...

(1915–1973), Malaysian politician *

Senu Abdul Rahman Senu bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, سنو بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995) was a Malaysian politician and former federal minister and diplomat. Early life, education and early career ...

(1919–1995), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub ( ms, عبدالرحمن بن يعقوب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 3 January 1928 – 9 January 2015) was a Malaysian politician of Melanau descent from Mukah. He was the third C ...

(born 1928), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia *

(1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia * Abdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia *

Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib Dato' Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Taib (born 31 May 1968) is a former Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia. He is the 3rd son of Abdul Taib Mahmud who is the current Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak while his mother was the late Lai ...

, Malaysian politician *

Abdul Rahman Dahlan Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan ( Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن دحلان; born 24 November 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Ho ...

, Malaysian politician *

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman Dato' Sri Haji Tajuddin bin Abdul Rahman ( Jawi: ; born 17 January 1948) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Salak since March 2008 and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in ...

, Malaysian politician *

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 * Abdul Rahman Bakri, Malaysian politician accused of corruption *

, former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia *

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 ...

, Malaysian politician

Singapore

Abdul Rahman Andak Dato' Sri Amar DiRaja Abdul Rahman bin Dato' Wan Andak (13 June 1859 – 10 September 1930), was a campaigner for Johor's independence when the British were trying to extend their influence throughout Malaysia. From modest origins, in 1878 ...

(1859–1930), State Secretary of Johor to Sultans Abu Bakar and Ibrahim *

Temenggong Abdul Rahman Dato Temenggong Daeng Abdul Rahman bin Tun Daeng Abdul Hamid (1755 – 8 December 1825) was the Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty. He was best known of being instrumental in the Treaty of Singapore with the British East India Compa ...

(1755–1825), Temenggong of Johor

Morocco

Abderrahmane of Morocco ''Moulay'' Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن هشام), born on 19 February 1778 in Fes and died on 28 August 1859 in Meknes, was a sultan of Morocco from 30 November 1822 to 28 August 1859, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynast ...

(1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco *

Abderrahmane Youssoufi Abderrahmane Youssoufi ( ; ar, عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under kings Hassan I ...

(born 1924), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

* Abdul Rahman Mamudu (1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor *

Abdulrahman Gimba Abdulrahman Hassan Gimba (born 16 June 1945) became Nigeria's Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission on 27 July 2007. He was dismissed on 29 October 2008, one casualty of a major cabinet reshuffle. Background Abdulra ...

(born 1945), Nigerian politician

Pakistan

* Ibn Abdur Rehman (1930–2021), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate * Abdurehman Rana (born 1942), Pakistani politician

Saudi Arabia

* Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia *

Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1890–1915) was the brother of Abdulaziz, Emir of Nejd (who later founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). He was one of Abdulaziz's most devoted supporters and a key lieutenant in his early military campaigns. Ea ...

(1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier *

Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, soldier, and royal counsellor. He was a pr ...

(1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier *

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 Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, soldier, and royal counsellor. He was a pr ...

(1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud * Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (born 1931), Saudi politician * Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh *

Abd al-Rahman bin Saud Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن سعود آل سعود ''ʿAbd ar Raḥman bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd''; 19 November 1946 – 29 July 2004) was a Saudi prince and the longtime president of the football club Al Nassr. Bi ...

(1940–2005), Saudi prince *

Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi ( ar, غازي بن عبدالرحمن القصيبي; 3 March 1940 – 15 August 2010) was a Saudi politician, diplomat, technocrat, poet, and novelist. He was an intellectual and a member of the Al Gosaibi family t ...

(1940–2010), Saudi politician *

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 *

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 ...

(born 1967), Saudi prince *

Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud Faisal bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, فيصل بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''Fayṣal bin 'Abd ar Raḥman Āl Su'ūd'') is a Saudi prince who was the 8th president of Al-Nassr Club. He was the head of Al-Nassr from 1997 to 2000, where ...

, Saudi prince *

Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, نورة بنت عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''Noura bint ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1875 – July 1950) was the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and the elder sister ...

(1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

Somalia

* Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed (took office October 2014) *

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) * Abdirahman Ahmed (died 2009), Somali politician *

Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur 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'', '' ...

(1931–2003), Somali politician *

Abdirahman Mohamud Farole Abdirahman Mohamud Farole ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faroole; ar, عبد الرحمن محمد; born 1945) is a Somali politician. He served for many years in the government, acting as a governor of the Nugal region of Somalia in the 1990s a ...

(born 1945), former President of Puntland, Somalia *

Abdirahman Duale Beyle Abdirahman Duale Beyle ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Ducaale Beyle; ar, عبد الرحمن دعاله بايل), also known as Abdirahman D. Beileh, is a Somali economist, professor, politician, philanthropist, poet, and well acclaimed song writer. He serv ...

, Foreign Minister of Somalia *

Abdirahman Jama Barre Abdirahman Jama Barre ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Barre, ar, عبد الرحمن جامع بري) (1937 – 15 August 2017) was a Somali politician. He twice served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Democratic Republic, and later as ...

, Somali politician * Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (died 1993), Somali politician *

Abdirahman Janaqow Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faarax Janaqoow) is a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu on 2 ...

(died 2007), Somali politician *

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 (Apri ...

, Somali-Ethiopian politician

Sudan

* Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan *

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

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 ...

(1910–1998), President of Yemen *

Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri As-Sayyid Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born in November 1943) is a Yemeni opposition leader. He was the Vice-President of the Presidency Council of the short-lived Government of the Democratic Republic of Yemen that was established on May 21, 1994. ...

(born 1943), Yemeni politician

Other places

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 Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (22 September 1924 – 5 August 1996) was a Zanzibar-born Marxist and pan-Africanist nationalist who played an important role in the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution and served as a minister under Julius Nyerere after the island ...

(born 1924), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist *

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 ...

(born ca. 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist *

Abdur Rahman Farès 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'' (, mea ...

(1911–1991), Algerian politician * Abdurrahman Vazirov (born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan * Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician *

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 to ...

, politician in Alberta, Canada *

Omar Abdel-Rahman Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن), (ʾUmar ʾAbd ar-Raḥmān; 3 May 1938 – 18 February 2017), commonly known in the United States as "The Blind Sheikh", was a blind Egyptians, Egyptian Islamist militant who served a ...

(born 1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USA *

, Somali-Ethiopian politician * Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politician * Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician * Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal *

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 Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar ( ar, عبد الرحمن الشهبندر; ALA-LC: ''‘Abd al-Raḥman al-Shahbandar''; November 1879 – July 1940) was a prominent Syrian nationalist during the French Mandate of Syria and a leading opponent of comp ...

(1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist

Prisoners

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 * Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born ca. 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo *

Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding Libyan detainees in Guantanamo. A total of 778 detainees have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2 ...

, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo *

Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi 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 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman Starting in 2002, the American government detained 22 Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. The last 3 Uyghur detainees, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur and Saidullah Khalik, were released from Guantanamo on December 29, 2013, and lat ...

(born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee *

Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed 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 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (5 August 1973 – 16 February 2013) was a Danish citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 323. The US Dep ...

(born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there * Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Rahman Shalabi Abdul Rahman Shalabi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 42. Shalabi arrived on January 11, 2002, the day the camp op ...

(born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif (1981 – September 8, 2012), also known as Allal Ab Aljallil Abd al Rahman, was a Yemeni citizen imprisoned at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from January 2002 until his death in custody there, ruled ...

(born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) 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 ...

(born 1976), Afghan detainee *

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 * Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee * Abdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in Guantanamo * Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US * Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site * Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee * Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (born 1961 or 1962), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murder *Abdul Rahman Abdullah, birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings * Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son

Muslim scholars

Modern era Muslim scholars and clerics with this name are: * Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher * Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar * Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar) (born 1925), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh * Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca * Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi cleric * Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric

Science and academia

* Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music * Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman, Persian physician * Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler * Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian * Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser * Abdulrahman al-Ansary (born 1935), Saudi archaeologist * Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist * Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia

Soldiers

* Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat * Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (born 1832), Yemeni participant in Aceh war * Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (died 1929), Malay resistance leader * Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II * Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient * Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani general * Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces * Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (born 1934), Egyptian air force officer

Sports

Basketball

* Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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

* Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer) * Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer, born 2001) * Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980), Punjab, Pakistan * Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) (born 1987), cricketer, United Arab Emirates

Fencing

* Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer), Mohamed Abdel Rahman (born 1915), Egyptian fencer * Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer

Football

* Abderrahmane Mahjoub (born 1929), Moroccan-French footballer * T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer * Abderrahmane Soukhane (born 1936), Algerian footballer * Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coach * Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi football referee * Fahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballer * Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), UAE footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballer * Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer * Rashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballer * Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballer * Abdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballer * Abdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballer * Maman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballer * Abderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Mahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballer * Abdulrahman Mesbeh (born 1984), Qatari footballer * Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballer * Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Abdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballer * Abdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballer * Baha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballer * Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballer * Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Khaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballer * Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989), Mohamed Abdulrahman (born 1990), UAE footballer * Omar Abdulrahman (born 1991), UAE footballer * Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian footballer * Mohamed Abdelrahman (footballer, born 1993), Mohamed Abdel Rahman (footballer) (born 1993), Sudanese footballer * Abdul Rahman Baba (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Running

* Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner * Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner

Other sports

* Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete * Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish Paralympic athlete

Terrorists and militants

* Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, Kurdish-Iranian militant leader * Abdurrahman Buğday (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 * Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists * Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States * Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist * Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (born 1980), Saudi suspected terrorist sought by the US * Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi-Arabia * Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists * Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi, 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 * Abu Abdul Rahman, Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War

Writers

* Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1568), Berber Moroccan poet * Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet * Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer * Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet * Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh * Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist * Aisha Abd al-Rahman, 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 * Abdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet * Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poet * Abdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelist * Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet * S. Abdul Rahman (born 1937), Indian Tamil-language poet * Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poet * Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher * Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist * Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet * Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer

Other people

* Abdirahman Abdi (Canadian), Abdirahman Abdi, Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protests * Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist * Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor and soldier * Abdulrahman Deria (1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clan * Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script * Abdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architect * Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat * O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist * Abd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptor * Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (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 * Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman, Yemeni diplomat * Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity * Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam * Abdulrahman al-Awlaki#Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen

References

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