Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir () is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''

al- (, 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 definite. For ex ...

'' and '' Qadir''. The name means 'servant of who can do everything'. ''Al-Qādir'' is one of the names of Allah in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer (), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name. Notable people with the name include:

Men

In sport

Athletics

Abdelkader Zaddem Abdelkader Zaddem (born 29 November 1944) is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He finished eighth at the 1972 Olympic Games. When he won the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games, he also set a ch ...

(born 1944), Tunisian runner *

Abdelkader El Mouaziz Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born 1 January 1969) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He holds the record for the most sub 2:10 marathon runs at 13 (), now tied with Stefano Baldini. El Mouaziz is a two-time winner of the London Marathon, in 1999 and 2 ...

(born 1969), Moroccan runner * Abdelkader Hachlaf (born 1979), Moroccan runner * Abdalla Abdelgadir (born 1988), Sudanese runner

Cricket

* Abdul Kadir (cricketer) (1944–2002), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Qadir (cricketer) (1955–2019), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Kadeer Ali (born 1983), English cricketer * Abdul Cader (cricketer) (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Football

* Abdelkader Ben Bouali (1912–1997) French footballer * Abdul Kadir (Indonesian footballer) (1948–2003), Indonesian footballer * Abdulqadir Hassan (born 1962), Emirati footballer *

Abdelkader El Brazi Abdelkader El Brazi (; 5 November 1964 – 24 January 2014) was a Moroccan football goalkeeper. He started his career as a goalkeeper with his hometown's team Renaissance de Berkane, and played also for FAR Rabat and Ismaily SC. He played ...

(1964–2014), Moroccan footballer * Abdelkader Ferhaoui (born 1965), Algerian footballer * Azizon Abdul Kadir (born 1980), Malaysian footballer * Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer *

Abdelkader Laïfaoui Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 29 July 1981) is an Algerian international retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a right back. An Algerian international since 2004, Laïfaoui was a member of the Algeria national te ...

(born 1981), Algerian footballer *

Abdoul Kader Camara Kader Camara (born 18 March 1982) is a Guinean football player who currently plays for Etzella Ettelbruck in the Luxembourg National Division. Career In 2003, Camara was part of Cercle Brugge, the team that became Belgian Second Division cha ...

(born 1982), Guinean footballer *

Abdelkader Besseghir Abdelkader Besseghir (born May 3, 1978) is an Algerian former footballer who retired from football in 2015. References 1978 births Algerian men's footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players GC Mascara players Living people M ...

(born 1978), Algerian footballer * Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré, otherwise

Mohamed Kader Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré (born 8 April 1979) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career After starting with Étoile Filante de Lomé, he left Togo for CA Bizertin (Tunisia) before landing a ...

(born 1979), Togolese footballer *

Abdou Kader Mangane Abdou Kader Mangane (born 23 March 1983) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in France. At international level, he made 23 appearances for the Senegal national team scoring 1 go ...

(born 1983), Senegalese footballer *

Abdelkader Ghezzal Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal (; born 5 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfield playmaker. Born in France, he made 28 appearances for the Algeria national team scoring 3 goals. Club career Crotone ...

(born 1984), French-Algerian footballer *

Abdulkader Dakka Abdulkader Dakka (; born 10 January 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 30 jerse ...

(born 1985), Syrian footballer *

Abdulkadir Özgen Abdulkadir Özgen (born 8 September 1986) is a Turkish- German professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Özgen began his career with TSV Donnerberg and SV Breinig. In 2006, he joined Alemannia Aachen where he signed his firs ...

(born 1986), Turkish-German footballer *

Abdelkader Kraichi Abdelkader Kraichi (born 17 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Hyères. Career Born in Nîmes, and raised in Aix-en-Provence, Kraichi started playing football at the age of five. ...

(born 1989), French footballer *

Abdel Kader Rifai Abdel Kader Rifai (; born 18 April 1973) is a Syrian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primar ...

(born 1973), Syrian footballer * Abdülkadir Kayalı (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Abdukodir Khusanov (born 2004), Uzbek footballer * Anwar Abdalqader (born 1953), Syrian football manager

Martial arts

* Syed Abdul Kadir (born 1948), Singapore boxer * Abdülkadir Koçak (born 1981), Turkish boxer * Abdelkader Zrouri (born 1976), Moroccan Taekwondo athlete * Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 1986), French boxer * Abdulqader Hikmat (born 1987), Qatari Taekwondo practitioner * Abdelkader Chadi (born 1988), Algerian boxer

Other sports

* Omer Abdelqader (born 1983), Qatari basketball player * Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla (born 1976), Bahraini volleyball player * Abdel Kader Sylla (born 1990), Seychelles basketball player * Justin Abdelkader (born 1987), American ice-hockey player

Writers

Abd al-Qadir Maraghi Abd al-Qadir al-Maraghi ibn Ghaybi (; ) was a music theorist, composer and performer of the Timurid Empire. A renowned writer on music and musician, his theories had a profound influence on subsequent Persian, Arab, and Turkish music. Life Abd ...

(middle of 14th century – 1435), Persian poet, musician and artist * Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680), Moroccan writer * Abdelkader Benali (born 1975), Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist * Abdul-Qādir Bēdil (1642–1720), Indian-Persian poet and Sufi * Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), Malayan writer * Ibrahim Abdel-Kader el-Mazni (1890–1949), Egyptian novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator, and poet * Abdul Kadir (1917-1985), Turkish poet * Abdul Quadir (1906–1984), Bangladeshi poet * `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (1540 – c. 1615), Indo-Persian historian and translator * Abdelkader Alloula (1929–1994), Algerian playwright

In the arts

* Abdul Qader Al Raes (born 1951), UAE artist *

Abdulkadir Ahmed Said Abdulkadir Ahmed Said (, ) is a Somali people, Somali film director, film producer, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and film editor, editor. Biography Said was born in 1953 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. In 1970, he began working f ...

(born 1953), Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor * Abd El Gadir Salim (born ), Sudanese folk-singer * Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882–1952), Iraqi painter * Kozhikode Abdul Kader (1916–1977), Indian playback singer

Politicians and secular leaders

From Africa

* Sultan Abdiqadir Sultan Abdillahi (died 1975), seventh Grand

Sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

of the

Isaaq Sultanate The Isaaq Sultanate (, Wadaad's writing, Wadaad: , ) was a Muslims, Muslim sultanate that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The kingdom spanned the territories of the Isaaq clan in modern-day Somaliland and Ethiopi ...

Abd al-Qadir II Abd al-Qadir II was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (1603/4 - 1606). According to James Bruce, he was the son of Unsa I, whom Bruce describes as "a weak and ill-inclined man". While he was ruler of Sennar, Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia sent to Abd a ...

(fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan) * Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi (1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader * Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier * Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1921–2003), Libyan politician * Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (1936–2020), Nigerian politician * Abdelkader Bengrina (born 1962), Algerian politician * Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi, Somali politician * Abdoulkader Cissé (born 1955), Burkinabe politician * Abdelkader Hachani (1956–1999), Algerian Islamist politician * Abdulqadir al-Baghdadi (1952–2011), Libyan diplomat * Abdelkader Taleb Omar (born 1952), Sahrawi politician * Abdelkader Lecheheb (1954-2024), Moroccan diplomat * Abdulkadir Kure (1956-2017), Nigerian politician * Inuwa Abdulkadir (1966–2020), Nigerian politician * Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951), Djiboutian politician * Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (1939-2011), Chadian politician

From the Middle East

* Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority * Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini, otherwise

Faisal Husseini Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini (; 17 July 1940 – 31 May 2001) was a Palestinian politician. Early life and education Al-Husseini was born in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq, son of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, commander of local Arab forces during the ...

(1940–2001), Palestinian politician * Abdülkadir Aksu (born 1944), Turkish politician *

Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal (; 18 February 1946 – 7 September 2020) was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister from 31 March 2001 to 7 April 2007. He was a member of the General People's Congress party and was appointed as Prime Minister by ...

(1946–2020), Yemeni politician * Abd al-Qadir Qaddura (1935–2013), Syrian politician * Abdul Qadir Obeidi (born 1947), Iraqi politician

From Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent

* Zambry Abdul Kadir (born 1962), Malaysian politician * Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1915–1992), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir Ab Aziz bin Ab Kadir (born 11 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Ketereh constituency in Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a s ...

(born 1963), Malaysian politician * Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (1928–1999),

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n diplomat and political figure * A.R.M. Abdul Cader (1936–2015), Sri Lankan politician and businessman * Abdul Kader Mia (died 1960), Bengali politician * Abdul Qadir Baloch (born 1945), Pakistani politician and retired military general * Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader) (1872–1950), leader of Muslims during the British Raj * Abdul Qadir Patel (born 1968), Pakistani politician

From Central Asia

Abdul Qadir Alam Abdul Qadir Alam was the governor of Ghor Province in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2005. He was the second governor of the province after the fall of the Taliban , leader1_title = Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, Supreme leaders , leader1_name ...

, Afghan politician * Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori (born 1954), Afghan politician * Abdul Qadir Nuristani (1936–1978), Afghan policeman and Minister of Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan

From the Americas

Abdul Kadir (politician) Abdul Kadir (born Michael Seaforth; 1952 – 28 June 2018) was a Guyanese politician and convicted terrorist. He was a member of Guyana's parliament, the National Assembly and mayor of Guyana's second-largest city, Linden, from 1994 to 1996. A ch ...

( 1952 – 2018), Guyanese politician and conspirator in a planned attack of JFK Airport

In religion

Abdul-Qadir Gilani Abdul Qadir Gilani (; ; c. 1077/78 – 1166) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders. He was born c. 1077/78 in the town of Na'if, Rezvanshahr in Gilan, Persia, a ...

(1077–1166), Persian Sufi saint * Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died 1801 or 1804), Moroccan religious scholar * Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah (1940–2013), Somali Cleric was assassinated by Al-Shabab 2013 * Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808–1883), commonly known as Emir Abdelkader, Algerian religious and military leader * Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004), Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar * Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930–2021), Scottish Sufi * Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (born 1935), Pakistani Sunni scholar and jurist * Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji founder of Atba-i-Malak Vakil * Abdolqader Zahedi, Kurdish-Iranian Sunni religious teacher and politician

Military figures and activists

* Abdelkader Perez (fl. 1723–1737), Moroccan Admiral and ambassador to England *

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Abdul Qadir al-Husayni (; 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Palestinian revolutionary and Arab nationalist guerrilla military leader. In late 1933, he founded the secret militant group known as the Organization for Holy Struggle (''Munathamat al-Ji ...

(1907–1948), Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter *

Abdulkadir Yahya Ali Abdikadir Yahya Ali () (1957 – July 12, 2005), was a Somali peace activist best known for his work through his own Centre for Research and Dialogue. Yahya also worked from time to time as an independent consultant giving advice and administr ...

(1957–2005), Somali peace activist * Abdelkader Guerroudj (1928–2020), Algerian communist active in the liberation war * Abdul Qadir (1944–2014), Afghan military officer during the Saur Revolution and Minister of Defense during the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) *

Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader) Hajji Abdul Qadeer (; – 6 July 2002) was an Afghan politician and prominent Northern Alliance leader who fought the Taliban during the Third Afghan Civil War. Originally a commander of the Hezb-i Islami Khalis faction during the Soviet– ...

(ca. 1951–2002), military leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan * Abdelkader Belliraj (born 1957), Moroccan-Belgian found guilty of terrorist offences * Abdelkader Mokhtari (died 2015), Algerian commander active in the Bosnian war * Abdulkadir Shehu, Nigerian military/politician

Detainees

* Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani (born 1960), Syrian held in Guantanamo * Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir (impossible name) (born 1976), Algerian held in Guantanamo * Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun (born 1979), Uyghur held in Guantanamo * Idris Ahmed Abdu Qader Idris (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Ahmed Abdul Qader (born 1984), Yemeni held in Guantanamo

Other

Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan (1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021) was a Pakistani Nuclear physics, nuclear physicist and metallurgist, metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction, Pakistan's ...

(1936–2021), Pakistani nuclear scientist * Abdulkadir Ahmed (1940–1997), Nigerian banker * Abdul Qadir (banker) (1903–unknown), Pakistani banker * Abdul Kader Kamli, Arab IT expert * Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari, otherwise Mustafa al-Ansari (died 2004), Saudi wanted by the FBI * Abdi Wali Abdulqadir Muse, probable correct name of Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse (born ), Somali imprisoned for piracy

Women

* Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 1959), Nigerian politician

References

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