Wahab is a surname and a masculine given name. People with the name include:

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* A. Wahab, acting regent of Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia *

Adewale Wahab Adewale Dauda Wahab (born 4 October 1984 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Until end of the season 2010–11 he played for AC Bellinzona. Career Roma Wahab started his European career with Italian club R ...

, Nigerian footballer * Anisa Wahab, Afghan actress and singer * Bakri Wahab, Indonesian politician *

Fauzia Wahab Fauzia Wahab ( Urdu: فوزیہ وہاب; 14 November 1956 – 17 June 2012), was a Pakistani politician who served as the senior '' ex officio'' member and the secretary-general of the central executive committee of the Pakistan Peoples P ...

, Pakistani politician * Hamal Wahab, Pakistani cricketer * Mamta Wahab, Bangladeshi politician *

Murtaza Wahab Murtaza Wahab is a Pakistani politician who is the current Adviser to Chief Minister of Sindh on Rules and regulations. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from August 2017 to March 2018. Political career On 30 April 2015, he was inducte ...

, Pakistani politician * Musa Wahab, Malaysian statesman *

Qudus Wahab Qudus Abolaji Wahab (born 30 January 2000) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, Georgetown Hoyas of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, Maryland. ...

, Nigerian college basketball player *

Rida Wahab Rida Wiam Wahab ( ar, ريدا وئام وهاب; born 14 February 2004) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese club SAS. International career Wahab captained the Lebanon national under-18 team at the 2019 WAFF U-1 ...

, Lebanese football player *

Shaista Wahab Shaista Wahab has written Dari language books. Her book ''A Brief History of Afghanistan'' was published in 2007. Wahab was a librarian and professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she coordinated the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection ...

, American Dari-language writer * Wahib Wahab, Indonesian statesman *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in ''Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', ''Chamaram'', ...

, Indian actress

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Wahab Ackwei Wahab Ackwei (born 19 October 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Rio Grande Valley FC. Career Inter Allies Ackwei made his debut in Ghanaian professional football during the 2015 seaso ...

, Ghanaian football player *

Wahab Adams Wahab Adams (born 25 November 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko S.C. He previously played for Aduana Stars. Club career Sekondi Hasaacas Adams featured for Sek ...

, Ghanaian professional footballer *

Wahab Adegbenro Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro (5 June 1955 – 2 July 2020) was a Nigerian physician who served two terms as a commissioner for health in Ondo State, Nigeria. Early life Abdul-Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro was born on 5 June 1955 at Ilara-Mokin in Ifedo ...

, Nigerian physician and statesman *

Wahab Akbar Ustadz Wahab M. Akbar (April 16, 1960 – November 13, 2007) was a Filipino politician who served three terms as governor of Basilan, during which time he was known for his "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" policy for dealing with kidnappers ...

, Filipino politician *

Wahab Chaudhary Wahab Chaudhary is the Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati. He represented the Muradnagar (Assembly constituency) in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha till 2017, having won in the 2012 Uttar Pra ...

, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh *

Wahab Dolah Wahab Bin Dolah (born 15 November 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Igan constituency in Sarawak, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) in the ruling Barisan Nasional ...

, Malaysian politician *

Wahab Dosunmu Wahab Dosunmu, (14 May 1939 – 9 June 2013) was a Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name ...

, Nigerian politician *

Wahab Goodluck Wahab Omorilewa Goodluck (11 July 1923 – 10 September 1991) was the founding President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). During the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in the 1970s, he was barred from trade unionism along with Michael Imoud ...

, Nigerian politician *

Wahab Khar Abdul Wahab Khar ( ), also appears as Wahab Khar, was the 19th-century Kashmiri Sufi mystic poet and saint. He is sometimes referred to as "scholar" for his contribution to the literature of Kashmir. He was actively engaged in writing Sufi d ...

, Kashmiri Sufi mystic poet and saint *

Wahab Riaz Wahab Riaz (Urdu, pa, ; born 28 June 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph (144.8 km/h) and has reached . His all round performance i ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Wahab Shah Wahab Shah is a Pakistani dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. Early life and career Wahab acquired a bachelor's degree, Certificate 3, from Technical and further education (TAFE) Australia and took the professional dance training from H ...

, Pakistani dancer, choreographer, actor, and director *

Wahab Shinwari Wahab Shinwari (born 11 February 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Khost Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day The 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day was the first edition of the Mirwais Ni ...

, Afghan cricketer

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