Rajab ( ar, رجب) is a masculine Arabic given name corresponding to the seventh month of the

Islamic calendar The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or ...

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Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

, and Ragab from

Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian ( ar, العامية المصرية, ), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and o ...

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Rexhep Rexhep is an Albanian masculine given name. People bearing the name include: *Rexhep Pasha Mati (1842–1908), Ottoman marshal, governor, war minister, revolutionary *Rexhep Demi (1864–1929), member of the Albanian independence movement, politi ...

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

Given name

Ragab Abdelhay Ragab Abdelhay Saad Abdelrazek Abdalla ( ar, رجب عبد الحي سعد عبد الرازق عبد الله, born 4 March 1991), known as Ragab Abdalla or Ragab Abdelhay, is an Egyptian weightlifter. He finished fifth at the 2012 Olympics (� ...

, Egyptian weightlifter *

Rajab Ali Rajab Wazir Ali (born 19 November 1965) is a Kenyan former cricketer. He has played nine One Day International for Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , imag ...

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Babu Rajab Ali Babu Rajab Ali ( pa, ਬਾਬੂ ਰਜਬ ਅਲੀ ; ; also known as Babu Ji) was a noted Kavishar of Punjab, known as the King of ''Kavishari''. Kavishar and kavishari Kavishari, or Kavishri, ( pa, ਕਵੀਸ਼ਰੀ) was originated ...

, Indian writer *

Omar Rajab Amin Twelve Kuwaiti detainees were held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The last Kuwaiti, Fayiz Al Kandari, was repatriated in January 2016. The US had accused the 12 Kuwaitis of being associa ...

, Kuwaiti prisoner * Rajab Bursi, Iraqi Sufi * Ismail Ahmed Rajab Al Hadidi, Iraqi politician * Salih Rajab al-Mismari, Libyan politician * Rajab Mwinyi, Burundian footballer

Surname

Abdallah Ragab Abdallah Ragab ( ar, عبد الله رجب) is a defensive (left) midfielder for Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after t ...

, Egyptian footballer * Ahmed Ragab (satirist), Egyptian satirist * Ahmed Ragab (sailor), Egyptian sailor *

Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab ( ar, محمد الزروق رجب) (born 1940) was a former Head of State and General Secretary of the People's Committee (Prime Minister) in Libya. Rajab was General Secretary of the General People's Congress from Janu ...

, Libyan politician *

Sauda Rajab Sauda Rajab is a Kenyan female corporate executive, who serves as the chief executive officer of Precision Air, a privately owned regional airline, based in Tanzania, rendering services in the countries of the African Great Lakes. Background an ...

, Kenyan business executive {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names