ʻAbd al-Majīd (
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of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''
ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the
names of God in the Qur'an
Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names.
These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...
, which give rise to the
Muslim theophoric names.
It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in
Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''.
There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:
Males
Given name
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'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria
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Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
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Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Abdelmadjid Tebboune (; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the president of Algeria since December 2019 and as minister of defence.
Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and f ...
(born 1945), President of Algeria
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Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador
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Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet
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Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 1951), Algerian footballer
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Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer
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Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
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Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860–1912), Bengali educationist
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Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
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Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953-2017), Moroccan footballer
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Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
*Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of
Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier
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Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
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Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician
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Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player
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Abdul Majeed Mahir (1927/1928-2024), Maldivian political activist
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Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
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Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
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Abdol Majid Taleqani (–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher
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Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (1974-2008), leader in the Second Chechen War
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Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
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Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
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Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942–2007), Saudi prince
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Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives
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Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
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Abdul Majeed al-Zindani
Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (; January 1, 1942 – April 22, 2024) was a Yemeni Islamist politician and founder and head of the Iman University in Yemen. He was also the head of Al-Islah political movement and founder of the Commission on Scienti ...
(1942-2024), Yemeni academic and politician
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Abdul Majid (physicist) (born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist
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Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an
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Abdulmajid Dostiev (born 1946), Tajik diplomat
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Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA
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Abdul Majid Hassan (ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei
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Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram
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Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
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Abdul Majid Kubar (1909-1988), Libyan politician
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Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
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Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
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Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1943-2021), Libyan politician
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Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier
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Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
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Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998), Afghan banker
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Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
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Abdul Mejid (explorer) (fl. 1860), Anglo-Afghan mullah, merchant, and explorer of Central Asia
Surname
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Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father
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Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid, Palestinian politician
*Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Colonel General Ali Hassan al-Majid al-Tikriti (; – 25 January 2010), was an Iraqi military officer and politician under Saddam Hussein who served as Defense minister, Interior minister, and chief of the General Security. He was also the ...
(1941–2010), Iraqi politician
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Atif Abdelmageed
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Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician
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M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
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Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1923-2013), Egyptian diplomat
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Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937-2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist
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Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915-1996), Pakistani politician
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Chaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), Pakistani Kashmiri politician
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Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician
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S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician
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Syed Abdul Majid (1872–1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur
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Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915-2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
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Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
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Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor
Females
*Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or
Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
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Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress
See also
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''"Heroes"'' (David Bowie album), a David Bowie album including an instrumental piece named "Abdulmajid" as a bonus track on its 1991 reissue
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Abdulmajidia, genus of Malayan plants
References
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names
Masculine given names