Abdul Malik ( ar, عبد الملك) is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male 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 ...

'' and '' Malik''. The name means "servant of the King", in the Christian instance 'King' meaning 'King of Kings' as in Jesus Christ and in Islam, ''Al-Malik'' 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. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''e''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Malik, Malek or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a distinct but related name, Abdul Maalik ( ar, عبد المالك), meaning "servant of the Owner", referring to the Qur'anic name ''Mālik-ul-Mulk''. The two names are difficult to distinguish in transliteration, and some of the names below are instance of the latter one. It may refer to:

Males

* Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646–705), 5th Umayyad Caliph, ruling from Damascus *

Abd al-Malik ibn Salih ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī () (, ''Abimelech'', in Greek sources; 750–812 CE) was a member of the Banu Abbas who served as general and governor in Syria and Egypt. He distinguished himself in several raids against the Byzantine Em ...

(750–812), Abbasid governor and general * Abd al-Malik ibn Umar ibn Marwan (718–778), general and governor in Umayyad emirate or Cordoba. *Abd al-Malik ibn Quraib al-Asma'i (ca. 740–828), Iraqi scholar *

Abd al-Malik I (Samanid emir) Abd al-Malik I ( fa, عبدالملک; 936 or 944/5 – November 961) was amir of the Samanid Empire from 954 to 961. He was the son and successor of Nuh I (). His reign was marked by internal strife, with the Turkic slave-soldiers () increasing ...

(944–961), emir of the Sāmānids (Persia) *

Abd al-Malik II (Samanid emir) 'Abd al-Malik II was amir of the Samanids (999). His brief reign saw the downfall of the Samanid state. He was the son of Nuh II. In February 999, 'Abd al-Malik's brother Mansur II was deposed and blinded. He was then appointed amir by Fa'iq and ...

(fl. 999), emir of the Sāmānids (Persia) * Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar (died 1008), general and vizier of the Caliphate of Cordoba, and governor of Seville and Saragossa *Abu Manşūr 'Abd ul-Malik ibn Mahommed ibn Isma'īl, known as Tha'ālibī (961–1038), Persian-Arabic philologist and writer *Abū Merwān ’Abdal-Malik

ibn Zuhr Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr ( ar, أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر), traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar (; 1094–1162), was an Arab physician, surgeon, and poet. He was born at Seville in medieval And ...

(1091–1161), Muslim physician, pharmacist, surgeon, parasitologist and teacher in Al-Andalus *

Abd al-Malik ibn Rabi Abd al-Malik ibn Rabi was among the narrators of hadith. name He was the son of Rabi ibn Sabra, and reported the hadith of Sabra reporting on the prohibition of Mut'ah on his fathers authority. Although this hadith qualified into Sahih Muslim, som ...

, early narrator of hadith * Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid (died 1339) son of

Marinid The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) ar ...

Sultan of Morocco

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman Abu Al-Hasan 'Ali ibn 'Othman (c. 1297 – 24 May 1351), () was a sultan of the Marinid dynasty who reigned in Morocco between 1331 and 1348. In 1333 he captured Gibraltar from the Castilians, although a later attempt to take Tarifa in 1339 en ...

Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik al-Hindi ‘Ala al-Din ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (1472 - 1567 CE/888 - 975 AH) was a Sunni Islamic scholar who is known for writing Kanz al-Ummal.dhikr.html" ;"title="l. of "dhikr">l. of "dhikr" ‘Ali al-Muttaqī soon af ...

(1472–1567), Sunni Muslim scholar *

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I ( ar, أبو مروان عبد الملك الغازي), often simply Abd al-Malik or Mulay Abdelmalek, (b. 1541 – d. 4 August 1578) was the Saadian Sultan of Morocco from 1576 until his death right after the Battle o ...

(died 1578), Sultan of Saadi Dynasty in Morocco * Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (reigned 1627–1631), Sultan of Morocco * Abdalmalik of Morocco (1696–1729), Sultan of Morocco *

Anwar bin Abdul Malik Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Anwar bin Haji Abdul Malik (1898–1998) was a Malaysian politician. Anwar along with, Dato' Onn Jaafar, Tan Sri Mohamed Noah Omar, Haji Syed Alwi bin Syed Sheikh al-Hadi and Dato' Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed formed the U ...

(1898–1998), Malaysian politician *

Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by his pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981) was an Indonesian ʿālim, philosopher, writer, lecturer, politician and journalist. First affiliated with the Masyumi Party, until it was d ...

(1908–1981), Indonesian Muslim scholar *

Abdul Malek Ukil Abdul Malek Ukil ( bn, আব্দুল মালেক উকিল; 1 October 192417 October 1987) was the President of Bangladesh Awami League, Speaker of Parliament, Home Minister, Health Minister, a member of Parliament for many years and a ...

(1924–1987), Bangladeshi lawyer and politician *

Ahmed Abdul-Malik Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born Jonathan Tim, Jr.; January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993) was an American jazz double bassist and oud player. Abdul-Malik is remembered for integrating Middle Eastern and North African music styles in his jazz music.Kelse ...

(1927–1993), Sudanese-American jazz musician *

Abdul Malik Abdul Malik ( ar, عبد الملك) is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Malik''. The name means "servant of the King", in the Christian instan ...

, Bangladeshi Brigadier (rtd.) (born 1929), first Pakistani cardiologist, founder of National Heart Foundation *Abdul Malik, name used by

Michael X Michael X (17 August 1933 – 16 May 1975), born Michael de Freitas, was a Trinidad and Tobago-born self-styled Black power, black revolutionary and Civil and political rights, civil rights Activism, activist in 1960s London. He was also know ...

(1933–1975), Trinidadian black revolutionary *

Abdul Malik (athlete) Abdul Malik ( ur, , born 29 April 1937) is a Pakistani sprinter who won two international and four national gold medals, three international and four national silver medals, and one international bronze medal for Pakistan. He competed in the ...

(born 1939), Pakistani sprinter *

Abdulmalik Dehamshe Abdulmalik Dehamshe ( ar, عبد المالك دهامشة; he, עבד-אלמאלכ דהאמשה, born 4 March 1943) is an Israeli Arab former politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List between 1996 and 2006. He ...

(born 1943), Arab-Israeli politician *

Abdul Malik Mujahid Abdul Malik Mujahid (born 1951) is an American imam, producer, author, and non-profit executive. Mujahid has been selected eight times as one of the "World's 500 Most Influential Muslims". Accomplishments He is the founding president of ''S ...

(born 1951), Pakistani-American imam *

Abdelmalek Droukdel Abdelmalek Droukdel ( ar, عبد المالك درودكال; 20 April 1970 – 3 June 2020), also known by his alias as Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud ( ar, أبو مصعب عبد الودود), was the emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant ...

(born 1970), Algerian al-Qaeda member *

Abdulmalik Mohammed Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu is a citizen of Kenya currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. He was born in Busia, Uganda in 1973, but has Kenyan citizenship. mirror ...

(born 1973), Kenyan suspected of hotel bombing, held in Guantanamo *

Abd al Malik (rapper) Abd al Malik, born Régis Fayette-Mikano is a French rapper and spoken word artist of Congolese origin. He has also authored books in French, and directed a film adaptation of one of his books. Musical career In NAP: New African Poets Talent ...

(born 1975), Congolese-French rapper * Abdul Malik Mydin (born 1975), Malaysian swimmer *

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi ( ar, عبد الملك بدر الدين الحوثي) is a Yemeni politician and religious leader who serves as the leader of the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), a revolutionary movement principally made up of ...

(born 1979), Yemeni rebel * Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek (born 1980), Egyptian footballer * Abdelmalek Cherrad (born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdelmalek Djeghbala (born 1983), Algerian footballer * Abdolmalek Rigi (ca. 1983–2010), Iranian Sunni militant *

(born 1983), Prince of Brunei *

Abdelmalek Ziaya Abdelmalek Ziaya (born 23 January 1984) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 club USM Annaba. Career ES Sétif Ziaya was born in Guelma. He played regularly in ES Sétif's first team, and was a fixture in th ...

(born 1984), Algerian footballer *

Abdelmalek Mokdad Abdelmalek Mokdad ( ar, عبد المالك مقداد; born 5 May 1986) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Chambly. Club career On 6 July 2011, Mokdad signed a one-year contract wi ...

(born 1985), Algerian footballer * Abdul-Malik Abu (born 1995), American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player in the

Israeli Premier Basketball League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

* Abdul Malik Jaber, Palesinain businessman * Johari Abdul-Malik, American imam * Abdul Malik Pahlawan, Afghan militia leader who led his forces for both the Taliban and Northern Alliance * Abdul Malik (Sergeant), Ghanaian military officer *

Abdul Malik (cricketer) Abdul Malik (born 11 March 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021. He made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 Oct ...

, Afghan cricketer

Females

* Hanadi Tayseer Abdul Malek Jaradat, or just

Hanadi Jaradat Hanadi Tayseer Abdul Malek Jaradat ( ar, هنادي تيسير عبدالمالك جرادات) (September 22, 1975 – October 4, 2003), a Palestinian militant from Jenin, blew herself up on Saturday, October 4, 2003 in a suicide attack on M ...

(1975–2003), Palestinian suicide bomber

Places

Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium ( ar, ملعب رمضان بن عبد المالك) is a multi-use stadium in Constantine, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 13,000 people. It serves as a home ground ...

, stadium in Constantine, Algeria

References

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