Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi () is the

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for the descendants of Prophet

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's great-grandson

Imam Zain-ul-Abideen Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (, – 712), also known as Zayn al-Abidin () was the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the fourth imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle, Hasan ibn Ali, and his gr ...

or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. Notable people with the surname include: *

Agha Hasan Abedi Agha Hasan Abedi (), (14 May 1922 – 5 August 1995) was a Pakistani banker and convicted felon who founded Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) and saw its collapse after one of the biggest banking fraud scandals in history was un ...

(1922–1995), Pakistani banker and founder of BCCI * Amir Abedi (1924–1964), Mayor of Dar es Salaam *

Asad Abidi Asad Ali Abidi (born July 12, 1956) is a Pakistani-American electrical engineer. He serves as a tenured professor at University of California, Los Angeles, and is the inaugural holder of the Abdus Salam Chair at the Lahore University of Managem ...

(born 1956), Pakistani electrical engineer * Azhar Abidi (born 1968), Pakistani-Australian author and translator * Colet Abedi, Iranian-American writer and producer * Intezar Abidi, alias Bobby, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh state government *

Hasan Abidi Hasan Abidi (Urdu: حسن عابدی) (7 July 1929 – 6 September 2005) was a Pakistani journalist, writer, political activist and an Urdu language poet. Early life and career He was born on 7 July 1929 in Zafarabad, Jaunpur district, Utt ...

(1929–2005), Pakistani journalist, writer and Urdu-language poet *

Javed Abidi Javed Abidi (11 June 1965 – 4 March 2018) was an Indian activist who served as the director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India, and the founder of the Disability Rights Group. He receive ...

, disability rights activist *

Nain Abidi Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi (born 23 May 1985; Urdu: ) is a Pakistani-American cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She served as the vice-captain of Pakistan women's cricket team. She appeared in 87 One Day Internationals and 68 Twenty ...

(born 1985), international cricketer from Pakistan *

Omar Abidi Fightstar were a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally ...

, drummer for the English band Fightstar *

Raza Ali Abidi Raza Ali Abidi (; born 30 November 1935) is a Pakistani journalist and broadcaster best known for his radio documentaries on the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan (also known as Sher Shah Suri Marg in India) and his travelogue along the banks of the ...

(born 1936), Pakistani journalist and radio broadcaster *

Razi Abedi Razi Abedi is a Pakistani author, activist and scholar. Life Abedi received an M.A. in English from University of the Punjab. In 1968, he went to England for higher studies and attained M.A. and Tripos from Cambridge University in 1969. He is ...

, Pakistani writer *

Faisal Raza Abidi Faisal Raza Abidi () is a Pakistani political figure and senator representing the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for Sindh Province, from March 2009 to January 2013. He also served as the party president of Karachi Division and held a high-ran ...

(born 1971), former senator representing the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for Sindh Province *

Syed Ali Raza Abidi Syed Ali Raza Abidi (; 6 July 1972 – 25 December 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 until his assassination in May 2018. Early life He was born on 6 July 1972 in Karachi ...

, Pakistani politician of the MQM party and also MPA of National Assembly *

Bani Abidi Bani Abidi (born 1971) is a Pakistani artist working with video, photography and drawing. She studied visual arts at the National College of Arts in Lahore and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2011, she was invited for the DAAD ...

(born 1971), Pakistani visual artist * Prof. Mohsin Ali Abidi. Educationist at OPF Boys College, Islamabad.

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