Adil (also

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as Adel, ar, عادل) is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the

Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. I ...

. It is not to be confused with the

Germanic name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Ethelred II of England, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', f ...

Adel, which has a different pronunciation.

People

Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:

Given name

Egyptian royalty

* Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * Al-Adil II of Egypt (–1248), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297),

Mamluk Mamluk ( ar, مملوك, mamlūk (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural), translated as "one who is owned", meaning " slave", also transliterated as ''Mameluke'', ''mamluq'', ''mamluke'', ''mameluk'', ''mameluke'', ''mamaluke'', or ''marmeluke'') ...

Sultan of Egypt and Syria

Adil Shahi dynasty

Yusuf Adil Shah Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1510), referred as Adil Khan or Hidalcão by the Portuguese, was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries. As the founder of the newly formed Bijapur dynasty (as t ...

(1450–1511), founder of the

Adil Shahi The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's ...

dynasty that ruled the

Sultanate of Bijapur The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's ...

for nearly two centuries *

Ismail Adil Shah Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534; reigned 1510–34) was the king of Bijapur who spent most of his time extending his territory. His short-lived reign helped the dynasty establish a stronghold in the Deccan. Early years Ismail Adil Shah succeeded h ...

(1498–1534), Sultan of Bijapur *

Mallu Adil Shah Mallu Adil Shah, of the Adil Shahi dynasty, was the king of the Bijapur Sultanate of modern-day southern India. He ruled for a short period in 1534, before being deposed and blinded. Reign Mallu Adil Shah succeeded his father Ismail Adil Sha ...

(died ), Sultan of Bijapur *

Ibrahim Adil Shah I Ibrahim Adil Shah I ( fa, ; 1534–1558) was a Sultan and later Shah of the Indian kingdom of Bijapur. He succeeded his elder brother, Mallu Adil Shah, through the machinations of the Afaqi faction at the court. He was the first Adil Shahi ru ...

(died ), Sultan of Bijapur * Ali Adil Shah I (died ), Sultan of Bijapur *

Ibrahim Adil Shah II Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1570 – 12 September 1627) was king of the Sultanate of Bijapur and a member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the dynasty had its greatest period as he extended its frontier as far south as Mysore. He was ...

(died ), Sultan of Bijapur * Mohammed Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur *

Ali Adil Shah II On the death of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur on 4 November 1656, Ali Adil Shah II, a youth of eighteen, succeeded to the throne of Bijapur through the efforts of the Prime Minister Khan Muhammad and the Queen, Badi Sahiba, sister of ...

(died ), Sultan of Bijapur *

Sikandar Adil Shah Sikandar Adil Shah was the last Sultan of Bijapur, who reigned between 1672 and 1686. Placed on the throne at five years of age, his reign was marked by the collapse of the Bijapur Sultanate. His reign ended when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ...

(died ), Sultan of Bijapur

Iranian royalty

Adil Shah Ali-qoli Khan ( fa, علیقلی‌خان), commonly known by his regnal title Adel Shah (also spelled Adil; , "the Just King") was the second shah of Afsharid Iran, ruling from 1747 to 1748. He was the nephew and successor of Nader Shah (), th ...

(died 1749), Afsharid

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

of Iran

Politics and business

* Adel Chaveleh, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics *

Adil Çarçani Adil Çarçani (5 May 1922 – 13 October 1997) was an Albanian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Albania during the Communist era led by Enver Hoxha. He served as the titular head of the Albanian government in the years immedia ...

(1922–1997), Albanian politician * Adel Fakeih (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician * Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat * Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician *

Adel Labib Adel Labib ( ar, عادل لبيب) is the former governor of Alexandria, and Beheira Governorate, and the current governor of Qena Governorate since 4 August 2011. He was appointed as the minister of local development in the interim government o ...

, Egyptian politician *

Adel Mouwda Sheikh Adel Al Mouwda was the second deputy chairman of Bahrain's parliament of 2002, the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party, Asalah. Sheikh Al Mouwda is considered the leading spokesman for political Islam in Bahrain and i ...

, Bahraini politician *

Adel Murad Adel Murad ( ku, عادل موراد, translit=Adil Murad; 11 December 1949 – 18 May 2018) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician whom along with Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kamal Fuad, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum and Abdul Razaq Faily, was the co ...

(born 1949), Iraqi politician *

Adil Nurmemet Adil Nurmemet ( ug, ئادىل نۇرمەمەت; born February 1968) is a former Chinese politician of Uighur ethnicity. He was the Mayor of Hotan, an important city in the Xinjiang interior, between 2009 and 2013. He was investigated by the Com ...

(born 1968), former Chinese politician *

Adel Osseiran Adel Osseiran ( ar, عادل عسيران; 5 June 1905 – 18 June 1998), also transliterated Adil 'Usayran or Adil Osseyran, was a prominent Lebanese statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the L ...

(1905−1998), Lebanese politician *

Adel Safar Adel Safar ( ar, عادل سفر, ʿĀdil Safar, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian ...

(born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011-2012) * Adel Al-Saraawi (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician * Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician * Adel Smith (1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist *

Adel al Zamel Adel al Zamel (عادل عبد المحسن الزميل) is a citizen of Kuwait who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts repor ...

, Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba *

Adil Zulfikarpašić Adil Zulfikarpašić (23 December 1921 – 21 July 2008) was a prominent Bosniak intellectual and politician who was the vice president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, under Bosnia's first President ...

(1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual

Literature and journalism

* Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher * Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer * Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist *

Adel Karasholi Adel Karasholi (Arabic: عادل قرشولي. born October 15, 1936) is a German and Arabic writer. Life Already a published poet in his youth, he founded a literary magazine in Damascus which was banned by the Syrian government. He then began w ...

(born 1936), German writer * Adel Kutuy (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright * Adel Manna (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian *

Adel Al Toraifi Adel Al Toraifi (Arabic: عادل الطريفي) (born 1979) is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on Saudi-Iranian relations and foreign policy decision making in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. He was ...

(born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist

Art and cinema

* Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist *

Adel Adham Adel Adham ( ar, عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian villain actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. Career Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egy ...

(1928–1996), Egyptian actor *

Adel Bencherif Adel Bencherif (born 30 May 1975) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in the 2009 film ''A Prophet''. Filmography *2004: ''Grande École'' - Ouvrier flash-back 2 *2004: '' Safia et Sarah'' - Un jeune de la cité *2005: '' Ze fil ...

(born 1975), French actor *

Adel Abo Hassoon Adel Abo Hassoon ( ar, عادل أبو حسون; born July 30, 1970) is a Syrian television actor and voice actor. Early life He was born in Beirut, Lebanon and work with Venus Center for Dubbing since 1995 in many of anime and cartoon. He is ...

(born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor *

Adil Hussain Adil Hussain () is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' and '' Life of Pi'' (both 2012). He re ...

(born 1963), Indian actor *

Adel Imam Adel Emam ( ar, عادل إمام; born 17 May 1940 is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier films, which ...

(born 1940), Egyptian actor * Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist *

Adel Karam Adel Karam ( ar, عادل كرم; born 20 August 1972) is a Lebanese actor, comedian and TV presenter. Career Karam started his acting career with the comedy show "S.L.CHI" at MTV Lebanon in 1990s, which later became a film, ''S.L.Film'', in 2000 ...

, Lebanese television host and actor * Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor * Adel Nassief (born 1962), Egyptian painter *

Adil Omar Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a recording artist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Islamabad, Pakistan. He released his debut album and film, ''Transcendence'', on 8 July 2018. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also ...

(born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter * Adil Ray (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster *

Adel Tawil Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo Ich + Ich and a former member of the boy band The Boyz. Early life Tawil was born ...

(born 1978), German singer

Science

* Adel F. Halasa (born 1933), American scientist * Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases * Adel S. Sedra (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer

Sport

Adil Basher Adil (also transliterated as Adel, ar, عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the M ...

(1926–1978), Iraqi footballer *

Adil Belgaïd Adil Belgaïd (born 15 September 1970) is a Morocco, Moroccan judoka. Achievements External links

* 1970 births Living people Moroccan male judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2 ...

(born 1970), Moroccan judoka * Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer *

Adil Ibragimov Adil Abukayevich Ibragimov (russian: Адиль Абукаевич Ибрагимов; born 23 April 1989) is a Russian former football player. Career Ibragimov made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 13 June 2009 for FC Khimki in a gam ...

(born 1989), Russian footballer * Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player *

Adil Ramzi Adil Ramzi ( ar, عادل رمزي; born 14 July 1977) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional football coach and a former midfielder. He is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV. International career Ramzi was a member of the Morocco nation ...

(born 1977), Moroccan footballer *

Adil Rashid Adil Usman Rashid (born 17 February 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, he represents Yo ...

(born 1988), English cricketer *

Adil Shamasdin Adil Shamasdin ( ; born May 23, 1982) is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 41 on June 26, 2017. Tennis career Shamasdin's junior career saw him finish ranked No. ...

(born 1982), Canadian tennis player * Adel Abdulaziz (born 1980), Emirati footballer * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer * Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager *

Adel Chedli Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli ( ar, عادل الشاذلي, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia national football team, Tunisia at interna ...

(born 1976), Tunisian footballer * Adel Eid (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer * Adel Fellous (born 1978), French rugby league player * Adel Guemari (born 1984), French footballer *

Adel El Hadi Adel El Hadi (born 18 January 1980) is an Algerian former football player. National team statistics Honours * Top scorer of the Algerian league in 2003/2004 with 17 goals for USM Annaba * Top scorer of the Algerian second division in 2006/2 ...

(born 1980), Algerian footballer * Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer *

Adel Kolahkaj Adel Kolahkaj ( fa, عادل کلاه‌کج, born February 21, 1985) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Esteghlal Khozestan and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career He started his career in Fool ...

(born 1985), Iranian footballer * Adel Lakhdari (born 1989), Algerian footballer * Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer * Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer *

Adel Massaad Adel Massaad (born June 24, 1964) is a professional table tennis player. He is Egyptian and German. His father is Egyptian whereas his mother is originally from Siberia. He was born in oersWesel-Germany. He had won the African table tennis tit ...

(born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player * Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer * Adel Nefzi (born 1974), Tunisian footballer *

Adel Sellimi Adel Sellimi ( ar, عادل السليمي; born 16 November 1972) is a former football player and current manager. As a child, he drew inspiration from the 1978 World Cup team who became the first African nation to win a World Cup match. At ...

(born 1972), Tunisian footballer * Adel Taarabt (born 1989), Moroccan footballer * Adel Tlatli, Tunisian basketball coach *

Adel Abdel Rahman Hosny Adel Abdel Rahman (born December 11, 1967) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player. He was previously the manager of Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or ...

(born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach * Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner * Adel Belal (born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer *

Adel Chbouki Adel Chbouki (born 3 May 1971) is a Moroccan former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ...

(born 1971), Moroccan footballer *

Adel Gafaiti Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Second Football League side NK Sesvete. Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth international level. Early career Rangers Gafait ...

(born 1994), Algerian footballer * Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player *

Adel Khudhair Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi ( ar, عادل خضيّر; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi association football, football coach and former international player. He played as a Defender (association football), defender a ...

(born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach * Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer *

Adel Mechaal Adel Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is a Morocco-born Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Over the 3000 and 5000 metres, Mechaal ...

(born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner * Adel Mojallali (born 1993), Iranian canoeist *

Adel Ahmed Malalla Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 15 September 1961) is a Qatari footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) wer ...

(born 1961), Qatari footballer * Adel Nasser (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach * Adel Al-Salimi (born 1979), Yemeni footballer

Religion

Adil al-Kalbani Adil al-Kalbani () is a Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric of Afro-Saudi background who served as the Imam of the Great Mosque of Mecca. Biography Early years and studies Adil al-Kalbani was born in Riyadh on April 4, 1958 to poor emigrants from Ras ...

, former Grand Mosque Imam * Adel T. Khoury (born 1930), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian

Middle name

* Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam (born 1987), Egyptian footballer *

Mohamed Adel Gomaa Mohamed Adel Gomaa ( ar, محمد عادل جمعة; born 21 Mar 1993) is an Egyptian Association football, footballer who plays for Ismaily SC as a left-back. Honors ;Zamalek SC: *Egypt Cup : 2015 Egypt Cup, 2014-15 External links

* 19 ...

(born 1993), Egyptian footballer

Surname

Arts, literature, and entertainment

Hany Adel Hany Adel ( ar, هاني عادل; born September 8, 1976) is an Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor. He was born September 8, 1976, and is the founding member of the Arabic language band Wust El-Balad. He has also played significant su ...

(born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor *

Zizi Adel ZeeZee Adel (also transliterated as Zizi and Zeze, ar, زيزى عادل ; born 26 October 1987, Kuwait) is an Egyptian singer. Zizi first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy ''Star Academy'', calle ...

(born 1987), Egyptian singer *

Buyong Adil Buyong Adil (born Mohd Yusuf bin Adil; January 1907 – 31 August 1976) was a national historian of Malaysia and author of several books on the history of Malaysia. Buyong was a nickname given by his parents. He was also known as Cikgu Buyong. He wo ...

(1907–1976), Malaysian historian

Politics

* Mohammed Adel (youth leader), Egyptian activist * Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee

Sport

* Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer * Deng Adel (born 1996), Australian basketball player * Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee * Ramy Adel (born 1979), Egyptian footballer * Yathreb Adel (born 1996), Egyptian squash player * Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer

Fictional characters

* Âdel, a character in Pleasure and Suffering * Adel, a character in Winter of Discontent (film)

People

Given name

Egyptian royalty

Adil Shahi dynasty

Iranian royalty

Politics and business

Literature and journalism

Art and cinema

Science

Sport

Religion

Middle name

Surname

Arts, literature, and entertainment

Politics

Sport

Fictional characters

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