Abd al-Salam ( ar, عبد السلام) is a male Muslim honorific or given name, built on 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 '' Salam''. The name means "servant of the All-peaceable", ''as-Salam'' 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. Because the letter s is a sun letter, the letter l of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Salam'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd as-Salam''. Alternative transliterations include ''Abdul Salam'', ''Abdul Salaam'', ''Abdus Salam'' and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Notable people with the name include:

People

Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami ʻAbd al-Salām ibn Mashīsh al-ʻAlamī ( ar, عبد السلام بن مشيش العلمي) (b. ?–1227), was a Moroccan Sufi saint who lived during the reign of the Almohad Caliphate. Biography Virtually nothing is known about him except t ...

(1140–1227), Moroccan Sufi saint *

Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar Sidi Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar ( ar, عبد السلام الأسمر, ''Al-Lasmar `Abd as-Salām'') was a renowned religious Libyan Muslim saint who lived and died during the 15th century (1455–1575 CE). He is called al-Asmar because he stayed ...

(1455–1575), Libyan Muslim saint * Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy (1899–1968), Lebanese actor *

Abdus Salam (editor) Abdus Salam ( bn, আবদুস সালাম; 2 August 1910 – 13 February 1977) was a newspaper editor of Bangladesh. He edited ''The Pakistan Observer'', which was later renamed ''The Bangladesh Observer'' after the liberation of Banglad ...

(1910–1977), Bangladesh journalist * Abdul-Salam Ojeili (1917–2006), Syrian novelist and politician * Abdul Salam Arif (1921–1966), president of Iraq *

Abdelsalam al-Majali Abdelsalam al-Majali ( ; ar, عبد السلام المجالي; born 18 February 1926) is a Jordanian physician and politician who served twice as the 29th Prime Minister of Jordan. Early life and education Majali was born in Al Karak, Emira ...

(born 1925), Prime Minister of Jordan * Abdus Salam (Bengali Language Movement demonstrator) (1925 — 1952), died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations *

Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Punjabi Pakistani theoretical physicist and a ...

(1926–1996), Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate * Belaid Abdessalam (born 1928), Algerian politician *

Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ( ar, راضي بن عبد السلام; 28 February 1929 – 4 October 2000) was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 meters events. He also ran in the Internationa ...

(1929–2000), Moroccan runner *

Shadi Abdel Salam Shadi Abdel Salam ( ar, شادي عبد السلام, Shādī ʿAbd al-Salām) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter and costume and set designer. Early life and education Born in Alexandria on 15 March 1930, Shadi graduated from Victoria C ...

(1930–1986), Egyptian film director *

Abdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi (born 1936 in Farah Province) is an Afghan judge who was the Chief Justice of Afghanistan and, as such, the head of the Afghan Supreme Court from May 2006 to October 2014, when he resigned his position. A former professor at ...

(born 1936), Chief Justice of Afghanistan *Ali Abdussalam Treki, or

Ali Treki Ali Abdussalam Treki ( ar, علي عبد السلام التريكي‎; 10 October 1937 – 19 October 2015) was a Libyan diplomat in Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Treki served as one of Libya's top diplomats beginning in the 1970s and ending wi ...

, (born 1938), Libyan diplomat *

Abdessalam Jalloud Abdessalam Jalloud ( ar, عبد السلام جلود, ‘Abd al-Salmān Julūd) (born 15 December 1944) is the former Prime Minister of Libya. His tenure lasted from 16 July 1972 to 2 March 1977, during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He was al ...

(born 1941), Prime Minister of Libya *

Abdulsalami Abubakar Abdulsalami Abubakar (; born 13 June 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian Army general who served as the ''de facto'' President of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff between 1997 and 1998. He succeede ...

(born 1942), Nigerian politician * Abdul Salaam (born 1953), American football player for the New York Jets *

Abdussalam Puthige Abdussalam Puthige is the Editor-in-Chief of ''Varthabharathi'', a Kannada daily Newspaper, published from Mangalore the coastal city of Karnataka and Bangalore, the state capital. The first issue of ''Vartha Bharathi'' hit the stands on 29 Aug ...

(born 1964), Indian journalist *

Abdulsalam Abdullah Abdulsalam Abdullah Mohammad (born 1965) is the current Provincial Council Chairman (PCC) of Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In December 2007, Dr. Abdullah presided over a joint meeting of the Anbar Provincial Council (PC) and the Council of Tribal Sheikh ...

(born 1965), Iraqi politician *

Abd al-Salam Ali al-Hila Abd al-Salam al-Hilah is a citizen of Yemen, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense lists his place of birth as Sanaa, Yemen and his date of birth as January 30, ...

(born 1968), a Yemeni citizen, a Guantanamo detainee ID # 1463 * Abdul Salam Zaeef (born 1968), Afghan ambassador to Pakistan *

Abdoul Salam Sow Abdoul Salam Sow (born 13 August 1970) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ankaragücü, FC Martigues, Belenenses, Imortal, Qatar SC and Jeonnam Dragons. He represented the Guinea national team interna ...

(born 1970), Guinean football player *

Ashraf Salim Abd Al Salam Sultan 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 1971), Libyan Guantanamo detainee ID # 263 *Samir Abdussalam Aboud, known as

Samir Aboud Samir Aboud ( ar, سمير عبود) (born 29 September 1972) is a retired Libyan footballer who played for Al-Ittihad as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Libya national team. Honours * He has won the most Libyan Football Competitions (25 ...

(born 1972), Libyan footballer *

Kamal Abdulsalam Kamal Abdulsalam El-Gargni ( ar, كمال القرقني; born in 1971) is a Libyan professional bodybuilder residing in England. He won the 212 Mr. Olympia in 2019. Biography Kamal El-Gargni, originally from Libya, started training in 1993 a ...

(born 1973), Libyan-Qatari bodybuilder *Abdoul Salem Thiam, known as

Abdoul Thiam Abdoul Thiam (born 19 June 1976 in Berlin) is a German footballer who currently plays for Hilalspor Berlin in the 7th tier Landesliga Berlin Staffel 1. At the height of his career, Thiam played 73 games for Eintracht Braunschweig and Rot Weiss ...

, (born 1976), German footballer * Abdulsalam Haykal (born 1978), Syrian entrepreneur and social activist *

Abdulsalam Al Gadabi Abdulsalam Al-Gadabi (born January 1, 1978, in Sana'a, Yemen) is an Olympic swimmer from Yemen. He swam for Yemen at the 2008 Olympics,Abdeslam Ouaddou (born 1978), Moroccan footballer * Chérif Abdeslam (born 1978), Algerian footballer *

Abdulsalaam Jumaa Abdulsalam Jumaa Al Junaibi (born 23 May 1977) is an Emirati former footballer who is a midfielder for Al Dhafra. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team. See also * List of men's footballers with 100 or more interna ...

(born 1979), UAR footballer * Nader Abdussalam Al Tarhouni (born 1979), Libyan footballer * Abdessalem Arous (born 1979), Tunisian judoka * Abdeslam Akouzar (born 1982), Moroccan-French footballer * Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al Shehry (born 1984), citizen of Saudi Arabia, Guantanamo detainee ID # 132 *

Abdessalam Benjelloun Abdessalam Benjelloun (born 28 January 1985) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Raja Beni Mellal. Benjelloun started his career in his native Morocco, before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 200 ...

(born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Abdusalam Abubakar (born ca. 1990), Somali-Irish scientist *Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim, full name of

Abdus Ibrahim Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim, known as Fuad Ibrahim and Ibee Ibrahim (born 15 August 1991), is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early and personal life Ibrahim was born in Ethiopia and raised in Richfield, Minnesot ...

(born 1991), Ethiopian-American soccer player * Abudushalamu Abudurexiti (born 1996), ( ULY: Abdusalam Abdurëshit) Chinese professional basketball player of the Uyghur ethnic group *

Abdesslam Yassine Abdesslam Yassine (; 1928 – December 13, 2012) was the leader of the Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Spirituality). Yassine was born in Marrakesh. He worked as a teacher and a school inspector for the M ...

, leader of Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane * Abdul Salam Sabrah, acting Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic * Abdul Salam al-Buseiri, Libyan Foreign Minister * Mohamed Abd ElSalam Mahgoub, Egyptian politician * Abdeslam Ahizoune, Moroccan businessman *

Abdul Salam Mumuni Abdul Salam Mumini is a Ghanaian film maker. Career His first film was '' God Loves Prostitutes'', which starred Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji. Salam's Venus Film Production is responsible for the discovery of the likes of Van Vicker, Jackie A ...

, Ghanaian film maker *

Abdeslam Boulaich Abdeslam Boulaich ( ar, عبد السلام بولعيش) is a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English English usually refers to: * English language * English people ...

, Moroccan story-teller * Abdesalam Kames, Libyan footballer * Mehdat Abdul Salam Shabana, director of Konsojaya Trading Company, alleged terrorist front organization based in Kuala Lumpur * Moulvi Abdus Salam (1906–1999), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdul Salaam Alizai Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai is a former member of the Taliban movement who defected to the Afghan government in December 2007. He is a leader of the Alizai, a Pashtun tribe. In the 1980s, Mullah Abdul Salaam took part in the resistance against th ...

, former member of the Taliban who defected to the government in 2007 * Abdul Salam (Taliban Chief Justice), Chief Justice of the Taliban's Supreme Court * Abdul Salam Rocketi, Taliban commander who shot down a Soviet helicopter with a rocket propelled grenade, and who ran for office in 2005 * Ibrahim Abdeslam, one of the perpetrators of the November 2015 Paris attacks * Salah Abdeslam, Belgian-born French terrorism suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks *

Abdul Salam Hanafi Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi ( ps, عبدالسلام حنفي, , Uzbek/) is an Afghan Uzbek political and Deobandi-Islamic religious leader who is a senior leader of the Taliban, an acting second deputy prime minister, alongside Abdul Ghani Ba ...

, Taliban leader

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