Kadir is the primary

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of two Arabic male given names ( ar, قادر, also spelled Ghader, Kader, Qader, Qadir or Quadir) and ( ar, قدیر, also spelled Ghadir, Kadeer, Qadeer or Qadir). It's also one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "''Almighty''".

Kadeer

* Kadeer Ali (born 1983), English cricketer

Kader

Kader Abdolah Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani ( fa, حسین سجادی قائم‌مقامی فراهانی, better known by his pen name Kader Abdolah ( fa, قادر عبدالله, links=no) (Arak, 12 November 1954), is an Iranian-Dutch writer, poe ...

(born 1954), Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist *

Kader Arif Kader Arif ( ar, قادر عريف; born 3 July 1959 in Algiers) is a French politician of the French Socialist Party (PS) who served as Junior Minister for Veterans to the French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian from 2012 until 2014. ...

(born 1959), French politician *

Kader Asmal Abdul Kader Asmal (8 October 1934 – 22 June 2011) was a South African politician. He was a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the A ...

(1934–2011), South African politician *

Kader Hançar Kader Hançar (born 12 November 1999) is a Turkish Women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for the Turkish Women's Football Super League club Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football), Beşi ...

(corn 1999), Turkish women's footballer *

Kader Khan Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which h ...

(born 1937), Indian film actor *

Abdel Kader Sylla Abdel Kader Sylla (born 10 April 1990), is a Seychellois professional basketball player. He is known as being the first professional player from the Seychelles. He currently plays for Hermine Nantes of the LNB Pro B. Sylla joined Hermine Nantes ...

(born 1990), Seychelles basketball player

Kadir

Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...

(born 1987), Israeli basketball player *

Syed Abdul Kadir Kadir Syed Abdul, born 16 February 1948, was the first Singaporean to win a medal for boxing in the Commonwealth Games, where he was awarded the bronze medal. He has also been a representative for Singapore in various regional meets. Boxing ca ...

(born 1948), Singaporean boxer *

Kadir Arslan Kadir Arslan (born April 20, 1977 in Ankara) is a Turkish volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under o ...

(born 1977), Turkish volleyball player *

Kadir Cin Kadir Cin (born 7 May 1987) is a Turkish volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. ...

(born 1987), Turkish volleyball player *

Kadir İnanır Kadir İnanır (born 15 April 1949) is a Turkish film actor and director. Biography İnanır was born on 15 April 1949 in Fatsa, a town in Ordu province of Turkey. He acted in 43 films since 1967 and appeared on television in ''Bütün Çocuk ...

(born 1949), Turkish film actor and director *

Kadir Keleş Kadir Keleş (born 1 January 1988) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Second League club Kastamonuspor 1966. Professional career On 10 May 2018, Kadir helped Akhisar Belediyespor win their first professional trophy, the ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Kadir Nelson Kadir Nelson (May 15, 1974) is a Los Angeles–based painter, illustrator, and author who is best known for his paintings often featured on the covers of ''The New Yorker'' magazine, and album covers for Michael Jackson and Drake. His work is foc ...

, African American artist and illustrator *

Kadir Rana Kadir Rana is an Indian politician, belonging to Samajwadi Party. In the 2009 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is ...

(born 1961), Indian politician *

Kadir Topbaş Kadir Topbaş (8 January 1945 – 13 February 2021) was a Turkish architect, businessperson and politician who served as Mayor of Istanbul from 2004 to 2017. Biography He was born on 8 January 1945 in Altıparmak village of Yusufeli district ...

(1945–2021), Turkish architect

Qader

* Qader Eshpari (born 1967), Afghan singer

Qadir

Al-Qadir Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Ishaq ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن إسحاق, Abu'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Isḥāq; 947/8 – 29 November 1031), better known by his regnal name al-Qadir ( ar, القادر بالله, al-Qādir bi’llāh, Made po ...

(died 1031),

Caliph A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

of the later

Abbasid caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

ruled from 1st November 991 – 29th November 1031. *

Qadir Huseynov Gadir Guseinov ( az, Qədir Hüseynov; born 21 May 1986) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. he is ranked as No. 3 in Azerbaijan. Career Born in Moscow, Guseinov started playing chess under the guidance of Shahin Hajiev. He lived in his n ...

(born 1986), Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster *

Qadir Magsi Qader Magsi ( sd, ڊاڪٽر قادر مگسي ) is a Pakistani politician from the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. Qader Magsi was born on 25 December 1962 in Thatta. He received primary and intermediate education in Thatta. Later he joined Liaqu ...

(born 1962), Pakistani politician *

Qadir Obeidi General. Abdulqadir Mohammed Jassim Al-Mafraji' (; ar, عبدالقادر محمد جاسم المفرجي) commonly known as Abdulqader Alobaidi was the 31st Defence Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Nouri al-Mali ...

(born 1947), Iraqi politician

Surname

* Aron Kader (born 1974), American comedian of Palestinian descent *

Asghar Qadir Asghar Qadir ( ur, اصغر قادر born 23 July 1946) ''HI'', ''SI'', ''FPAS'', is a Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist, specialised in mathematical physics and physical cosmology. He is considered one of the top mathemati ...

(born 1946), Pakistani mathematician *

(born 1987), Israeli basketball player *

Foued Kadir Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Martigues. Born in France, he is a former Algeria international. Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa ...

(born 1983), Algerian footballer *

Kamal Qadir Dr. Kamal Sayid Qadir (also known as Kamal Berzenji; born 1958 in Arbil, Iraq) is a Kurdish human rights activist with Austrian citizenship. He immigrated to Austria in 1978 and studied law at the Vienna School of Law. He has taught at the Univers ...

(born 1958), Kurdish activist * Khandan Kadir (born 1969), Afghan extrajudicial prisoner of the United States *

Rebiya Kadeer Rebiya Kadeer ( ug, رابىيە قادىر, translit=Rabiye Qadir; born 15 November 1946) is an ethnic Uyghur businesswoman and political activist. Born in Altay City, Xinjiang, Kadeer became a millionaire in the 1980s through her real estate ...