ʻAbd al-Ghaffār ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الغفار) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''

al-Ghaffār Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It may refer to:

People

Politicians

* Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader *

Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo Prof. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (24 August 1904 – 1988) was the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 21 January to 6 September 1950. Biography Pringgodigdo was born in Bojonegoro, East Java, Dutch East Indies on 24 August 1904. He was ...

(1904–1988), Indonesian politician *Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or Hardan al-Tikriti (1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician *

Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Sulayman al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, روكان رزوقي عبد الغفار سليمان الماجد التكريتي; 2003 – 1956) was the head of the tribal affairs office in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and a member of ...

(born 1956), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal is an Afghan-American politician and activist. He served as cabinet minister in Afghan governments in the 1980s. Before the revolution Lakanwal hails from rural Afghanistan.''Twin Cities Daily Planet''. MINNESOTA VOICES , Dr. ...

, Afghan-American politician

Scientists

* al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar

Sportsmen

* Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer *

Abdoul-Gafar Mamah Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 24 August 1985) is a Togolese footballer who plays for Ouest Tourangeau as a full back. International career Born in Kpalimé, Mamah represented the Togo national football team by the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mal ...

(born 1985), Togolese footballer *

Abdoul Gafar Abdoul Gafar Kassoum Sina Sirima (born 30 December 1998) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for Slutsk. Club career Sirima made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Baltika Kaliningrad on 8 March 2017 in a game against FC V ...

(born 1998), Burkinabé footballer * Abdul Ghaffar (cricketer) (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer

Writers

* Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (born 1932/1934?), Bangladeshi writer

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