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 Abdelkader Hachlaf (, born 3 August 1978) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-compe ...

(born 1979), Moroccan runner *

Abdalla Abdelgadir Abdalla Abdelgadir El-Sheikh (born 12 September 1988), also known as Abdalla Abdel Gadir (), is a Sudanese middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Career He finished fifth (in 800 m) at the 2003 World Youth Championships and ...

(born 1988), Sudanese runner

Cricket

Abdul Kadir (cricketer) Abdul Kadir Jamali (; 10 May 1944 – 12 March 2002, Karachi) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in four Tests from 1964 to 1965. A wicket-keeper, Abdul Kadir was run out for 95 on his Test debut, against Australia at Karachi. He had opened t ...

(1944–2002), Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Qadir (cricketer) Abdul Qadir Khan SI (, 15 September 1955 – 6 September 2019) was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Abdul Qadir is widely regarded as a legendary leg spinner from the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and ...

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

Football

Abdelkader Ben Bouali Abdelkader Ben Bouali (25 October 1912 in Sendjas, Chlef Province – 23 February 1997 in Algiers) was a professional French football Association football is the most popular sport in France. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an i ...

(1912–1997) French footballer *

Abdul Kadir (Indonesian footballer) Abdul Sulaiman Kadir (; 27 December 1948 – 4 April 2003) was an Indonesian professional footballer and manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers in history and as the greatest Indonesian player ever. He played as a ...

(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 Abdul Kader Keïta (born 6 August 1981) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. He represented the Ivory Coast national football team from 2000 to 2012. Club career 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 Abdukodir Khikmatovich Khusanov (; born 29 February 2004) is an Uzbek professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and the Uzbekistan national football team, Uzbekistan ...

(born 2004), Uzbek footballer *

Anwar Abdalqader Anouar Abdul Kader (; born 11 January 1953) is a Syrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Club career Abdul Kader began his career with his hometown club, Al-Ikhuwa, before jo ...

(born 1953), Syrian football manager

Martial arts

Syed Abdul Kadir Kadir Syed Abdul, born 16 February 1948, was the first Singaporean to win a medal for boxing in the Commonwealth Games, where he was awarded the bronze medal. He has also been a representative for Singapore in various regional meets. Boxing ca ...

(born 1948), Singapore boxer * Abdülkadir Koçak (born 1981), Turkish boxer *

Abdelkader Zrouri Abdelkader Zrouri (born September 20, 1976) is a Moroccan Taekwondo athlete. Zrouri competed in the men's +80 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. In the preliminary round, he landed an axe kick (''naeryeo cha ...

(born 1976), Moroccan Taekwondo athlete *

Abdelkader Bouhenia Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 7 May 1986) is a boxer from Carcassonne. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan. Career Bouhenia, who fights from an o ...

(born 1986), French boxer * Abdulqader Hikmat (born 1987), Qatari Taekwondo practitioner *

Abdelkader Chadi Abdelkader Chadi (born 12 December 1986) is an Algerian boxer who won the All-African title 2007 at featherweight and 2015 at junior welter. He also qualified for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Chadi beat Roberto Adjaho ...

(born 1988), Algerian boxer

Other sports

* Omer Abdelqader (born 1983), Qatari basketball player *

Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla, (born December 30, 1976, in Muharraq) is a Bahraini coach and a former professional volleyball player. He is best known for his international career representing Bahrain in the youth, and junior championships during his ...

(born 1976), Bahraini volleyball player *

Abdel Kader Sylla Abdel Kader Sylla (born 10 April 1990), is a Seychellois professional basketball player. He is known as being the first professional player from the Seychelles. He currently plays for Hermine Nantes of the LNB Pro B. Sylla joined Hermine Nantes ...

(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 Abdelkader Benali (; born 25 November 1975 in Ighazzazen, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist. When he was four years old, he and his family, of Berber background, migrated to The Netherlands and settled in Rotterdam, where his f ...

(born 1975), Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist *

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

(1642–1720), Indian-Persian poet and Sufi *

Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Abdullah bin Abdul al Kadir (1796–1854) ( '), also known as Munshi Abdullah, was a Malayan writer. He was a famous Malacca-born munshi of Singapore and died in Jeddah, then part of the Ottoman Empire. Munshi Abdullah followed his father's c ...

(1796–1854), Malayan writer * Ibrahim Abdel-Kader el-Mazni (1890–1949), Egyptian novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator, and poet *

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

(1917-1985), Turkish poet *

Abdul Quadir Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976. Early life and education Abdul Quadir was born in the vil ...

(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 Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1952–1882, ) was born in Baghdad, Ottoman Empire. He was one of the first generation of Iraqi artists to study abroad and paint in the European style. He was influential in terms of introducing local audiences to European ...

(1882–1952), Iraqi painter *

Kozhikode Abdul Kader Kozhikode Abdul Kader was an Indian playback singer who was active in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s. He had sung for eight films and many dramas. One of his most popular songs is "Engane Nee Marakkum Kuyile" from the 1954 film ''Neelakuyil''. ...

(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 Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abd al-Qadir al-Hassani al-Jaza'iri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of ...

(1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader * Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier *

Abdul Qadir al-Badri Abdul al-Qadir El-Badri () (8 December 1921 – 13 February 2003) was a Libyan politician. He served as Prime Minister from 2 July to 25 October 1967. He was born near Abyar. Early life Badri was born in the Alumblytanih region near Biar. He w ...

(1921–2003), Libyan politician *

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa CFR (21 August 1936 – 11 November 2020) was a Nigerian left-wing politician who was elected Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until he was impeache ...

(1936–2020), Nigerian politician *

Abdelkader Bengrina Abdelkader Bengrina (; born 1 January 1962) is an Algerian politician from the National Construction Movement who was the party's candidate in the December 2019 Algerian presidential election. Positions held * 2002–2007: Member of the Wilaya ...

(born 1962), Algerian politician *

Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi Abdulkadir Abdinur Hashi (, ) is a Somali politician. He previously served as the Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation of Puntland, and is a Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. Personal life Hashi hails from G ...

, Somali politician * Abdoulkader Cissé (born 1955), Burkinabe politician *

Abdelkader Hachani Abdelkader Hachani (; ; 26 December 1956 – 22 November 1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front (or FIS), an Algerian Islamist party. Early life He was born in 1956 in Aïn Makhlouf or Skikda. He studied ...

(1956–1999), Algerian Islamist politician * Abdulqadir al-Baghdadi (1952–2011), Libyan diplomat *

Abdelkader Taleb Omar Abdelkader Taleb Omar (; born 1951) is a Sahrawi politician and diplomat currently serving as the Minister of Education and Vocational Training of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since 2025. He was ambassador to Algeria from 2018 to 2025, an ...

(born 1952), Sahrawi politician * Abdelkader Lecheheb (1954-2024), Moroccan diplomat * Abdulkadir Kure (1956-2017), Nigerian politician *

Inuwa Abdulkadir Inuwa Abdulkadir (12 January 1966 – 6 July 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was National vice-chairman ( North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He previously served as Federal Minister of Youth Development from 2012 ...

(1966–2020), Nigerian politician *

Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951.) is a Djiboutian politician. He is a member of the National Assembly and a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Djibouti. Mohamed was born at Katoumbati in Dikhil Region. A member of the Political Bur ...

(born 1951), Djiboutian politician *

Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (May 20, 1939 – May 9, 2011) was a Chadian politician and army officer. Kamougué was a leading figure in the 1975 coup d'état and subsequently held several positions in the Chadian government and legislature. He wa ...

(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 Abdülkadir Aksu ( ; ; born 1944, Diyarbakır) is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır. According to some sources, he is Kurdish; according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin; and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a fr ...

(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 Zambry bin Abdul Kadir ( Jawi: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and as a senator since December 2022. ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Kadir Yusuf Abdul Kadir Yusof (; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1992) was a Malaysian politician. A lawyer by profession, Abdul Kadir held the posts of Attorney General and Solicitor-General at various points during his lifetime. He was also the Minister ...

(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 Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (10 April 1927 – 3 September 1999) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and prominent political figure. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989; and from 1993 to 1994. In the intervening period, h ...

(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 Abdul Qadir Baloch (; born 9 April 1945) is a Pakistani politician and retired army general who served as Minister for States and Frontier Regions in the third Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017, and in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to Ma ...

(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 Abdul Qadir Nuristani (; 7 July 1936 – 29 April 1978) was an Afghan politician and police chief who served as Afghanistan's interior minister during the presidency of Mohammad Daoud Khan. Nuristani had previously served as Chief of Police ...

(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 Ibn Shaqrūn or Abū Muḥammad (or Abū Naṣr) ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn al-ʿArabī al-Munabbahī al-Madag̲h̲rī ibn Shaqrūn al-Miknāsī (; died after 1727/28) was a Moroccan physician and poet and contemporary of Moulay Ismael. He is not to be c ...

(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 Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abd al-Qadir al-Hassani al-Jaza'iri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of ...

, 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 Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (, ''Abdolqāder Gilāni'') is a Sunni scholar and jurist. He was born on 14 December 1935 (Ramadan, 1354 AH) in a village called Sandhu Sayyidan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was born to Walayat Ali Shah Gilani and is a de ...

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

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

(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 Abdelkader Belliraj (, ; born 1957, Nador) is a Moroccan- Belgian citizen who was found guilty in 2009 of arms smuggling and planning terrorist attacks in Morocco. Petty criminal in the 1980s In the 1980s, he was convicted in Belgium of assaul ...

(born 1957), Moroccan-Belgian found guilty of terrorist offences * Abdelkader Mokhtari (died 2015), Algerian commander active in the Bosnian war *

Abdulkadir Shehu Alhaji Abdulkadir Shehu was acting Administrator of Delta State, Nigeria between November 17, 1993 and December 10, 1993 immediately after General Sani Abacha Sani Abacha (; (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictato ...

, 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 Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun is a Uyghur refugee, who was held for more than seven years in Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military ...

(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 Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 24 November 1959) is a Nigerian politician who was elected senator for the Niger South constituency of Niger State, Nigeria, taking office in 2007 and serving till 2015. She is a member of the Peoples Democratic Pa ...

(born 1959), Nigerian politician

References

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