ʻAbd al-Majīd (

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of ar, عبد المجيد) 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 ( 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 ...

, 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 ( ar, عبد الماجد), 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:

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Abdülmecid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the r ...

(1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Abdülmecid II Abdulmejid II ( ota, عبد المجید ثانی, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî, tr, II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 37 ...

(1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph * Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (died 2008), leader in the Second Chechen War *

Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993) Abdul Majid (born 7 September 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer who played List A cricket for Pakistan Television, Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a popula ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Majid (physicist) ''For other people with the same or similar name, see Abdul Majid'' Abdul Majid (Urdu):(عبد الماجد) is a Pakistani astrophysicist and scientist in the field of space technology. He is a former chairman of Space and Upper Atmosphere Re ...

, Pakistani astrophysicist * Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet *

Abdelmajid Bourebbou Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born March 16, 1951, in Arris, Batna) is a former Algerian footballer. He played as a striker for several French clubs as well as the Algeria national football team. He represented Algeria at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Sp ...

(born 1951), Algerian footballer * Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelmajid Chetali Abdelmajid Al-Chetali ( ar, عبد المجيد الشتالي; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played a total of 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summ ...

(born 1939), Tunisian footballer *

Abdelmajid Dahoumane Abdelmajid Dahoumane (; born January 6, 1967, in Algeria) was wanted by the FBI in connection with the 2000 Millennium Plot to blow up Los Angeles International Airport. Life A Salafist member, he is considered a close associate of Ahmed Ressam, ...

(born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist *

Abdul Majid Daryabadi Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an Islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the Quran in Indian subcontinent in 20th century. He was as one of the most influential Indian Mus ...

(1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an * Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives *

Abdelmajid Dolmy Abdelmajid Dolmy (; 20 August 1953 – 27 July 2017) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a midfielder. He was nicknamed "Maestro". Career Dolmy played club football for Raja Casablanca in the Botola. He also played for the Morocco nation ...

(born 1953), Moroccan footballer *

Abdulmajid Dostiev Abdulmajid Salimovich Dostiev ( tg, Абдулмаҷид Достиев, russian: Абдулмаджид Салимович Достиев; born 1946) is a Tajikistan politician and diplomat. Biography Born in Bokhtar District in 1946, Dostiev ...

, Tajik diplomat *

Abdelmajid Eddine Abdelmajid Eddine ( ar, عبد المجيد الدين) (born April 17, 1979) is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for Ittihad Khemisset in the top division in Morocco Botola. Biography Eddine came to prominence when he scored 13 goa ...

(born 1979), Moroccan footballer *

Abdul Majid Giaka Abdul Majid Giaka ( ; born 1960) is an alleged double agent who defector, defected from Jamahiriya el-Mukhabarat (Libyan intelligence service) and became a CIA asset in August 1988. Giaka's testimony at the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in Septe ...

(born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA *

Abdul Majid Hassan Abdul Majid Hassan (1380–1408 CE), also known as Maharaja Karna, allegedly was the second Sultan of Brunei. He may have ascended the Brunei throne in 1402. He was never mentioned in ''Salasilah Raja-Raja Brunei''. A ruler from Boni named M ...

(ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei *Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of

Amos Yarkoni Sgan aluf Amos Yarkoni ( he, עמוס ירקוני) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguis ...

(1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier * Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram *

Abdul-Majid al-Khoei Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ; 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was a Shia cleric and the son of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Life al-Khoei was born in Najaf. He lived and studied under his father in Najaf until 1991. ...

(1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric *

Abdul Majeed Khwaja Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885 – 2 December 1962) was an Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter from Aligarh. In 1920, he along with others founded Jamia Millia Islamia and later served its vice chancellor and chancell ...

(1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter *

Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ''ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār'' ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988), also known as Abdulmegid Coobar, was the Prime Minister of Libya This article lists the heads of government of Liby ...

(born 1909), Libyan politician *

Abdelmadjid Mada Abdelmadjid Mada ( ar, عبد المجيد مدى; born 6 April 1953) is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He competed in both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1980 Olympic Games, but was kno ...

(born 1953), Algerian runner * Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo * Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician *

Abdol Majid Mirza Abdol Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh (1845 – 2 November 1927)https://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/772200/صدراعظم-مستبد-و-مستقل-قجری-کیست-عکس was a Persian Qajar prince and twice Prime Minister of Iran. He was the eldest so ...

(1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran * Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo *

Abdelmajid Oulmers Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 12 September 1978) is a retired Moroccan professional footballer. Oulmers is the subject of a major legal battle between football clubs and FIFA over the right to compensation for injuries sustained during internationa ...

(born 1978), Moroccan footballer *

Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud Abdul Majid al-Qaʿud ( ar, عبد المجيد القعود) (born 1943) was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya (prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of t ...

(born 1943), Libyan politician * Abdul Majid Rouzi, Afghan soldier * Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician * Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician *

Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد المجيد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ʿAbd al Majīd bin ʿAbd al ʿAzīz ʾĀl Suʿūd) (1942 5 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served successively as t ...

(1942–2007), Saudi prince * Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer *

Abdol Majid Taleqani Abdol Majid Taleqani ( fa, عبدالمجید طالقانی; –1771/2) was an eminent Iranian calligrapher of the 18th century. He was the most celebrated 18th-century calligrapher of the '' Shekasteh'' form of Nastaliq, and is also credited wi ...

(–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher *

Abdelmadjid Tebboune Abdelmadjid Tebboune ( ar, عبد المجيد تبون, ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence. He took over the po ...

, President of Algeria *

Abdul Majid Zabuli Abdul Majid Zabuli (August 14, 1896 – November 23, 1998) was the founder of Afghanistan's banking system. He founded the Ashami company in 1932, which eventually became the Afghan National Bank (Bank-e-Mili Afghan ). Early life and education ...

(1896–1998), Afghan banker * 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria *

Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (; born in 1942 in Ibb, Yemen) is a leading Islamist, founder and head of the Iman University in Yemen, head of the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood political movement and founder of the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Q ...

(born 1942), Yemeni academic and politician

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Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid ( ar, أحمد عصمت عبد المجيد‎; 22 March 1923– 21 December 2013) was an Egyptian diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Egypt between 1984 and 1991, and as the Secretary-General of the Arab Lea ...

(born 1923), Egyptian diplomat *Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just

Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريت, ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; 30 November 1941 – 25 January 2010), nicknamed Chemical Ali ( ar, علي الكيمياوي, ʿAlī al-Kīm ...

(1941–2010), Iraqi politician *

Atif Abdelmageed Dr. Atif Abdelmageed Abdelrahman Ahmed from Khartoum, Sudan ( ar, عاطف عبد المجيد; born June 7) serves as Executive Director of the Arab Regional Scout Office of the World Scout Bureau. In 2006, he was named Director of the Arab Re ...

Bassam Abdel Majeed Bassam Abdel Majeed (; ar, بسام عبد المجيد ) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer, politician and diplomat of Circassian origin. Early life and education Majeed is of Circassian origin, and was born into a Sunni Muslim family ...

(born 1950), Syrian politician *

Chaudhry Abdul Majeed Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (born:1937; Urdu: چودہری عبد لمجيد ) was a Pakistani nuclear chemist, nuclear weapon and reactor expert. He is known as one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear weapon programme, and has worked closely wi ...

(died 2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist *

Chaudhry Abdul Majid Raja Waseh Turk (born in Madina market , Muzaffarabad) is an Azad Kashmiri politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And Kashmir from 2011 to 2016. He has been the President of the Pakistan Peoples Party in Azad Kashmir ...

, Pakistani Kashmiri politician * Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father *

Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.

, Palestinian politician * M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician * Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician * Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, Pakistani politician * S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician *

Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi ( bn, শাহ আবদুল মজিদ কোরেশী), also known by his daak naam Moina Meah ( bn, ময়না মিঞা), was an early British Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer. He is nota ...

, Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer *

Syed Abdul Majid The Hon'ble Moulvi Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul Majid, CIE ( bn, সৈয়দ আব্দুল মজিদ; 1872–1922), also known by his daak naam Kaptan Miah ( bn, কাপ্তান মিঞা), was a Bengali politician, lawyer and ...

(1872-1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur *

Tun Habib Abdul Majid Tun Habib Abdul Majid bin Tun Ali bin Tun Muhammad (1637 – 27 July 1697) was the 19th Bendahara (the ancient Malay equivalent of a Grand Vizier) of the Johor Sultanate during the late 17th century. The Johor Sultanate under Sultan Mahmud Shah ...

(1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate * Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor

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*Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur

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