Fadel (also spelled Fadl ar, فضل or Fadil, ar, فاضل) is an Arabic 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 fa ...

, meaning "generous, honorable, superior". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Fadl

Fadl ibn Abbas Faḍl ibn ʿAbbās (Arabic: فضل بن عباس; c. 614 – 639 CE) was a brother of Abd Allah ibn Abbas and was a cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Biography Fadl was the eldest son of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of Muhammad and ...

(611–639), cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad * Faḍl al-Shāʻirah (died 871), female poet of the Abbasid period *

Fadl Shaker Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker ( ar, فضل عبد الرحمن شمندر شاكر ; also transliterated as Fadl Shaker, born 1 April 1969) is a Lebanese singer and actor. During his musical career he was signed to Al Khouyoul Records an ...

(born 1969), Lebanese singer

Al Fadl

Al-Fadl ibn Salih Al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās ( ar, الفضل بن صالح بن علي بن عبد الله العباسي) (740Tabari, Hillenbrand, 1989, p.55.–789) was the Abbasid governor of a number of different pr ...

(740–789), Abbasid governor *

Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi' Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi (, 757/8–823/4), was one of the most influential officials of the Abbasid Caliphate in the reigns of Harun al-Rashid () and al-Amin (), whom he served as chamberlain and chief minister. Fadl played an important role as the chi ...

(757/8–823/4), chamberlain and vizier of the Abbasid caliphs Harun al-Rashid and al-Amin *

Al-Fadl ibn Yahya Al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki () (February 766 – October/November 808Zetterstéen (1987), p. 37) was a member of the distinguished Barmakid family, attaining high offices in the Abbasid Caliphate under Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809). Fadl was th ...

(766–808), one of the Barmakids *

Al-Fadl ibn Sahl Abu l-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Sahl ibn Zadhanfarukh al-Sarakhsi ( ar, أبو العباس الفضل بن سهل بن زادانفروخ السرخسي, Abu’l-ʿAbbās al-Faḍl ibn Sahl ibn Zādānfarrūkh as-Sarakhsī; died 818), titled Dhu 'l-Ri'ā ...

, vizier of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun * Abu al-Fadl Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim ( r. 847–861), Abbasid caliph better known by his laqab ''Al-Mutawakkil'' *

Al-Fadl ibn Marwan Al-Fadl ibn Marwan () (c. 774–864) was a Christian Arab official of the Abbasid Caliphate, who rose to become vizier under Caliph al-Mu'tasim (reigned 833–842). He was the first of a series of Iraqi Christian officials who would come to play a s ...

(ca. 774–864), Christian vizier of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim * Abu al-Fadl Jaʿfar ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid ( r. 908–932), Abbasid caliph better known by his

regnal name A regnal name, or regnant name or reign name, is the name used by monarchs and popes during their reigns and, subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they ac ...

''Al-Muqtadir'' * Al-Fadl ibn Jaʽfar Al-Muqtadir (r. 946–974), 10th-century caliph during the Later Abbasid era

Fadel

Fadel Mohammed Ali Major General Engineer Fadel Mohammed Ali (اللواء المهندس فضل محمد علي) (2010–1945) was the Director of Royal Maintenance Corps of the Jordanian Armed Forces responsible for supporting continuous operations for the milita ...

, Director of Royal Maintenance Corps of the Jordanian Armed Forces *

Fadel Muhammad Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar ( ar-at, فاضل محمد الهدار, Fāḍel Muḥammad al-Haddār) He was appointed as the governor of the then-newest Indonesian province, Gorontalo, for the period 2001–2006. In 2006, he won the first Gorontalo ...

, Indonesian politician *

Fadel Al-Najjar Fadel Al-Najjar ( ar, فضل النجار) (born April 2, 1985 in Kuwait City) is a Jordanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Al Ahli (Jordan) of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League "JPL". He plays in both the p ...

, Jordanian basketball player

Fadil

Fadil Husayn Salih Hintif 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 ...

, Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States *

Fadıl Öztürk Fadıl Öztürk (1955, Tunceli, Turkey) is a Kurdish writer and poet. He continues to write literary and political work. He was jailed for ten years. On 8 December 2004, he took part of the campaigned 'Demands of Kurds in Turkey' that has been publi ...

, Kurdish writer and poet *

Fadil Vokrri Fadil Avdullah Vokrri ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Fadilj Avdulah Vokri, Фадиљ Авдулах Вокри; 23 July 1960 – 9 June 2018) was a yugoslavian football player and administrator of albanian origin. Arguably one of the greates ...

, Albanian football player * Fadıl Akgündüz, Turkish businessman

Fazıl

Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (; born 14 January 1970 in Ankara) is a Turkish pianist and composer. Life and career Fazıl Say was born in 1970. His father, Ahmet Say was an author and musicologist. His mother, Gürgün Say was a pharmacist. His grandfather Fa ...

, Turkish pianist

Surname

Fadl

Belal Fadl Belal Fadl ( ar, بلال فضل) (born 1974) is an Egyptian screenplay writer, journalist and a column writer. He was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. Fadl has roots from Alexandria. Fadl graduated from Cairo University 1st class with honors, sc ...

, Egyptian writer *

Mohamed Fadl Mohamed Fadl ( ar, محمد فضل) is a retired Egyptian football player. Fadl played for the Egypt national football team in the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Fadl also played for the Egypt national under-17 football team The Egypt natio ...

, Egyptian footballer

Fadel

Hussain Fadel Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti footballer who currently plays for Qadsia SC and also Kuwait national football team. He played for Al Qadisiya in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages. In August ...

, Kuwaiti footballer *

Leila Fadel Leila Fadel (born 1981) is a Lebanese American journalist and the cohost of National Public Radio's ''Morning Edition,'' a role she assumed in 2022. She was previously the network's Cairo bureau chief. Fadel has chiefly worked in the Middle Eas ...

, American journalist *

Tony Fadell Anthony Michael Fadell (born March 22, 1969) is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor. He was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs. Fadell joined Apple Inc. in 20 ...

, Lebanese-American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor

Fadil

* Siddig El Fadil, British actor *

Hassan Fadil Hassan Fadil (born 3 February 1962 in Taza) is a Moroccan 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, American football ...

, Moroccan footballer *

Sherif Abdel-Fadil Sherif Mohamed Abdel-Fadil ( ar, شريف محمد عبد الفضيل; born 2 July 1983) is an Egyptian footballer. Club career Ismaily Reports linked Abdel-Fadil with a move to Al Ahly following the 2007–08 season, but the move never materi ...

, Egyptian footballer

Given name

Fadl

Al Fadl

Fadel

Fadil

Fazıl

Surname

Fadl

Fadel

Fadil

See also