Abd Allah ( ar, عبدالله, translit=ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and '' Allāh'' (). Although the first letter "a" in ''Allāh'', as the first letter of the article ''

al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), 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 def ...

'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the

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of this "a" following the "u" of the

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(pronounced in Persian). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning ''servant of God''. ''God's Follower'' is also a meaning of this name. Humility before

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is an essential value of Islam, hence ''Abdullah'' is a common name among

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. However, the name of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

's father was

Abdullah Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

. The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia. It is also common among

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

, especially

Iraqi Jews The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

and

Syrian Jews Syrian Jews ( he, יהודי סוריה ''Yehudey Surya'', ar, الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who lived in the region of the modern state of Syr ...

. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew Abdiel and, more commonly,

Obadiah Obadiah (; he, עֹבַדְיָה – ''ʿŌḇaḏyā'' or – ''ʿŌḇaḏyāhū''; "servant of Yah", or "Slave of Yah HVH) is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet ...

. There were two Jewish

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s in

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...

before Islam came; they were Abdullah ibn Salam and Abdullah ibn Shuria. Abdullah ibn Saba was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam. The variant used in the Russian language is "" (''Abdulla'') (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "" (''

Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

'') and "" (''Gabdulla'') often used in Adyghe.Superanskaya, p. 20 The

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variant is

Abdala Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of U ...

. The

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Arabic Bible uses the word ''Allah'' for God. Presently in the

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, the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.

Given name

Abd Allah

* Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah, companion of Muhammad *

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, son of caliph

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honori ...

* Abd Allah ibn Saba, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel * Abd Allah ibn Salam, Jewish convert to Islam *

Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ʿAbd Allāh ibn 'Ubayy ibn Salūl ( ar, عبد الله بن أبي بن سلول), died 631, was a chieftain of the Khazraj tribe of Medina. Upon the arrival of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Ibn Ubayy seemingly became a Muslim, but Muslim tradi ...

(died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Umar (610–693 CE), narrator of hadith *

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century Zubayrid Caliphate *

Abd Allah ibn Yazid ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān (), commonly known as al-Uswār, was an Umayyad prince from the Sufyanid line of the dynasty. He was the son of Caliph Yazid I (). After the death of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya II, in 684, ...

, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (died 833 CE), better known by his regnal name

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'm ...

, seventh Abbasid caliph * Abd-Allah ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

Al-Hadi Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī ( ar, أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab Al-Hādī (الهادي‎) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succee ...

Abdalla

* Abdalla El-Masri, Lebanese composer * Abdalla Hamdok, most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup

Abdallah

Abdallah Abdalsalam Abdalla Ahmed Bekhit ( ar, أحمد عبد الله) (born October 10, 1983) is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. He was included as part of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, Egypt national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ahmed was ...

(born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player *

Abdallah al-Adil Abu Muhammad ʿAbdallah 'al-ʿAdil' ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbd Allāh''; d. October 4, 1227) was an Almohad Caliph, a former governor in al-Andalus who challenged and secured the murder of his predecessor, Abd al-Wahid I. His 1224 coup usher ...

(1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco * Abdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Abdallah ibn Amir Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz ( ar, أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز) (626–678) was a Rashidun politician and general, serving as governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD during t ...

, Rashidun politician and military officer *

Abdallah Djaballah Saad Abdallah Djaballah ( ar, سعد عبدالله جاب الله (born on May 2, 1956) in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform (''Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy'', also known as the ''MRN'' a ...

(born 1956), Algerian politician * Abdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician * Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat * Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908), Arab poet * Abdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician * Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Arab administrator and commander *

Abdallah Shihiri Abdallah Mohamed Shihiri (, ) was a senior Khusuusi member of the Somali Dervish movement and was part of the movement since its inception. He was long time companion and a childhood friend of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and notable weapons smuggle ...

, politician of the Somali Dervish movement *

Abdallah Somekh Abdallah (Ovadia) Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was an Iraqi Jewish hakham, rosh yeshiva and posek. Early life Abdallah Somekh was born in 1813 in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight ...

(1813–1889), Iraqi rabbi * Abdallah El-Yafi (1901–1986), Lebanese politician

Abdelilah

* Abdelilah Saber (born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

* Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), French runner * Abdellah Blinda (born 1951), Moroccan association football manager *

Abdellah Liegeon Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon (born 13 December 1957) is a former footballer who played as a right-back for the Algeria national team. Born in Oran, Algeria, Liegeon spent his career in France, playing with Besançon RC, AS Monaco and RC Strasb ...

(born 1957), Algerian association football player * Abdellah Ouzghar, Canadian and Moroccan, arrested after attacks of Sept 11, 2001

Abdollah

Abdollah Jassbi Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi (born 25 November 1944) is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012. He was also a presidential candidate in 19 ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi ( fa, سید عبدالله مجتبوی, January 4, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1951 World Championships and 1952 Summer Olympics. Refere ...

, Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed ( fa, عبدالله موحد , born March 20, 1940) is a retired Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968. He served as flag bearer for Iran at the Ope ...

, Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Nouri Abdollah Noori ( fa, عبدالله نوری ) is an Iranian cleric and reformist politician. Despite his "long history of service to the Islamic Republic," he became the most senior Islamic politician to be sentenced to prison since the Irania ...

, Iranian reformist politician *

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh ( fa, عبدالله رمضان‌زاده) is an Iranian academic, writer and politician. An ethnic Kurdish, he is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidenc ...

, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Shahbazi Abdollah Shahbazi ( fa, عبدالله شهبازی; born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian historian. Background Shahbazi graduated from the department of Social Sciences at The University of Tehran and became active in areas of political ...

, Iranian researcher * Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia, Iranian Cleric *

Abdollah Javadi-Amoli Abdollah Javadi Amoli ( fa, عبدالله جوادی آملی; born ) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He is a conservative and principlist Iranian politician, philosopher and one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Hawza. The official we ...

, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

* Abdulai Bell-Baggie, English association football player * Abdulai Conteh, Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

* Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field * Abdulah Ibraković, Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Muhasilović, Bosnian army chaplain * Abdulah Mutapčić, Bosnian politician * Abdulah Nakaš (1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon * Abdulah Oruč, Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Sidran, Bosnian poet * Abdulah Skaka, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

* Abdullah I (disambiguation), multiple rulers * Abdullah II (disambiguation), multiple rulers * Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) (died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai * Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary), first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD * Abdullah ibn Abbas, narrator of hadith *

Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah (Dari/ ps, عبدالله عبدالله, ; born as Abdullah on 5 September 1960) is an Afghan politician who led the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) from May 2020 until August 2021, when the Afghan government wa ...

(born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias * Abdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football player * Abdullah Atalar (born 1954), Turkish academic * Abdullah Avcı (born 1963), Turkish association football manager * Abdullah Aydoğdu (born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated " ...

(1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 *

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

(born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *

Abdullah el Baqui Muhammad Abdullah al-Baqi ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল্লাহিল বাকী) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician. As a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, he played an active role in the India ...

(1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician *

Abdullah Baybaşin Abdullah Baybaşin was a drug dealer in Britain. He had been accused in 2004 and convicted of drug charges in 2006 for trafficking of heroin, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. The British Court of Appeal ordered a retrial on the drugs charge ...

, Turkish mob boss * Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat *

Abdullah Bughra Abdullah Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) ئابدۇللا بۇغرا, عبد الله بغرا; zh, c=阿不都拉·布格拉, p=Ābùdūlā·Bùgélā; died 1934) was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother o ...

Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...

of the

First East Turkestan Republic The Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET; ug, شەرقىي تۈركىستان تۈرك ئىسلام جۇمھۇرىيىتى, , Шәрқий Түркистан Түрк-Ислам Җумхурийити; ) was a short-lived breakaway ...

Abdullah Cevdet Abdullah Cevdet ( ota, عبدالله جودت‎; tr, Abdullah Cevdet Karlıdağ; 9 September 1869 – 29 November 1932) was a Kurdish intellectual and physician in the Ottoman Empire. He was one of the founders of the Committee of Union an ...

, Turkish physician * Abdullah Çatlı, Turkish convicted drug trafficker * Abdullah Al Damluji, Iraqi physician and politician * Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician * Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 *Turkish Super Cup: 1995 *Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996 Fenerbah ...

(born 1971), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both ...

(born 1950), Turkish politician and former President * Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (, 1887–1965), commonly known as Abdullah Suleiman and also by his nickname Wazīr Kullī Shaīʾ (the minister of everything), was the treasurer and long-term as well as first finance minister of Saudi Arabia ( ...

(1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Abdullah al-Harari Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Harariyy ( ar, عبد الله بن محمَّد بن يوسف بن عبد الله بن جامع الشَّيبي العبدري الهرري) (1906) – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar ...

, Islamic scholar *

Abdullah I of Jordan AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, translit=Abd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir ...

(1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) *

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of ...

(born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999 *

Abdullah İçel Abdullah İçel (also known as ''Abdoullah Icel'' in Belgium) (born January 12, 1982) is a Turkish- Belgian futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarit ...

, Turkish-Belgian futsal player * Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer *

Abdullah Khadr Abdullah Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الله أحمد سعيد خضر; born April 30, 1981) is a Canadian citizen who is the oldest son of the late Ahmed Khadr. He was captured in Pakistan in 2004 and returned to Canada in December 2005. T ...

, Canadian ex-prisoner of the "War on Terror" *

Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849) was the ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843. He was the fifth monarch of the Al Khalifa dynasty. Early life and reign Abdullah Al Khalifa was born in 1769. He was the son of Ahmad Al Khalifa, the ...

(1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 * Abdullah Khan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Abdullah Kobayashi , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers. Professional wrestling career He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in ...

, born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah a ...

, Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan * Abdullah Malallah, Emirati association football player * Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation), multiple people * Abdullah Mando, Syrian footballer *

Abdullah ibn Masud Abdullah ibn Masūd, or Abdullah ibn Masood, or Abdullah Ben Messaoud ( ar, عبد الله بن مسعود, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʽūd; c.594-c.653), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who he is regarded the greatest mufassir of Qu ...

(died 652), a companion of Muhammad * Abdullah Mirza (1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire *

Abdullah Morsi Abdullah Mohamed Mohamed Morsi al-Ayyat ( ar, عبد الله محمد محمد مرسى العياط; 3 September 1994 – 4 September 2019) was the son of Mohamed Morsi, who was the fifth President of Egypt and served from 2012 to 2013, when h ...

, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi * Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, one of the parties to the

Pangkor Treaty of 1874 The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on the Colonial Steamer Pluto, off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legitimis ...

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pak ...

(545–570), the father of

* Abdullah Abbas Nadwi, Islamic scholar *

Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is a son ...

, United Arab Emirati politician *

Abdullah Nangyal Abdullah Nangyal Bettani ( ps, , ur, ) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and a leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Political career In the 2013 general election, Na ...

, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician * Abdullah Oğuz, Turkish film director *

Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan ( ; ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), is a political prisoner and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Öcalan was based in Syria from ...

(born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party * Abdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player *

Abdullah of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah ( ms, السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه الحاج ابن المرحوم سلط� ...

(b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang * Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar * Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad * Abdullah Al Rasi (1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician * Abdullah ibn Rawaha (C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah * Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State *

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 1831 – 2 December 1889) was one of the rulers of the Emirate of Najd, also known as Second Saudi State. His reign witness ...

, Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Saudi royal and businessman * Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (died 1843), Emir of Nejd * Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia *

Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829) was a Muslim scholar who served as the head of the judicial system during the First Saudi State, also known as the Emirate of Diriyah. He was a son of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who was credited with ...

(1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar *

Abdullah Elyasa Süme Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 13 August 1983) is a retired Turkish 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 fo ...

(born 1983), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldier * Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ovadia Yosef Ovadia Yosef ( he, , Ovadya Yosef, ; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, a posek, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, and a founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-Orthod ...

(1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

Surname

Abdalla

* Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director * Ali Abdalla, Eritrean long-distance runner * Asha Ahmed Abdalla, Somali politician * Khalid Abdalla, British actor

Abdallah

* Sallamah Umm Abdallah, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of

Al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور‎; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) ...

. * Marajil also known as ''Umm Abdallah''. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph

Al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'm ...

. * Abu Makhlad Abdallah, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan * Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist * Gene G. Abdallah (1934–2019), American politician *

Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed nicknamed Mazda, is a Sudanese football coach, former player and the former manager of the national side. Abdallah was in charge at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, guiding them to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Abdal ...

(born Nov 1975), British citizen with African origin, A Chartered Accountant with ACCA and CPA(T)

Abdellah

* Faye Glenn Abdellah (1919–2017), American nurse * Nacer Abdellah (born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

* Clive Abdulah (born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

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Abdul Abdullah Abdul Abdullah (born 1986) is a Sydney-based Australian multidisciplinary artist, the younger brother of Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, also an artist. Abdul Abdullah has been a finalist several times in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. He cr ...

(born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah * Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robber * Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul Abdullah *

(born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football player * Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running back * Bilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack * Chelsea Abdullah (), Kuwaiti American novelist *

Husain Abdullah Husain Ibn Muhammed Abdullah (born July 27, 1985) is a former American football free safety. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and also played for the Kansas City Chief ...

(born 1985), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings * Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people *

Majed Abdullah Majed Ahmed Abdullah ( ar, ماجد احمد عبد الله; born 11 January 1959) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played for Al-Nassr and the Saudi national team. Abdullah is the all-time leading goalscorer for Saudi Arabia with 7 ...

(born 1959), former Saudi Arabian footballer *

Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation) Mohamed Abdullah may refer to: * Mohamed Abdullah (footballer) (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Abdullah (swimmer) (born 1973), Emirati swimmer * Mohamed Abu Abdullah (born 1981), Bangladeshi track and field sprint athlete * Mohamed Ab ...

, multiple people * Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actress * Mansoor Abdullah, Singaporean convicted killer * Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer * Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq *

Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah (; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a governm ...

(born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir * Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), former American football player * Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the

Klang War The Klang War or Selangor Civil War was a series of conflicts that lasted from 1867 to 1874 in the Malay state of Selangor in the Malay Peninsula (modern-day Malaysia). It was initially fought between Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, the admin ...

Salem Abdullah (disambiguation) Salem Abdullah Omar Salem Ba Abdullah ( ar, سالم عبد الله عمر سالم باعبد الله; born 5 July 1986) is an Emarati footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football ...

, multiple people *

Salwa Abdullah Salwa Abdullah (born 1953) is a Syrian doctor and politician who was Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Syria), Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in the First Hussein Arnous government. References

Living people Syrian ministers o ...

(born 1953), Syrian politician *

Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir Abdullah was the founding leader of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later re ...

(1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir * Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

* Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' * Abdullah (comics), from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé *

Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling mat ...

, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler * Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the

Amelia Peabody series The Amelia Peabody series is a series of twenty historical mystery novels and one non-fiction companion volume written by Egyptologist Barbara Mertz (1927–2013) under the pen name Elizabeth Peters. The series is centered on the adventures of ...

, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of '' Castle in the Air'', the sequel to ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

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*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names Theophoric names

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