ʿAbbās () is an old

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name that means "Lion". The name traces back to

Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib () was a paternal uncle and sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, ...

in 536 CE (an uncle of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

) and

Abbas ibn Ali Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (, 15 May 647 10 October 680 CE), also known by the kunya Abu al-Fadl (), was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashid caliph in Sunni Islam and the first Imam in Shia Islam. His mother was Fatima bint ...

, a son of

Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...

, who participated in the

battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala () was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph Yazid I () and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, th ...

alongside his brother

Husayn ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali (; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680 Common Era, CE) was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alids, Alid (the son of Ali ibn Abu Talib ibn Abd a ...

. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by

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, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the

Banu Abbas The Abbasid dynasty or Abbasids () were an Arab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate between 750 and 1258. They were from the Qurayshi Hashimid clan of Banu Abbas, descended from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The Abbasid Caliphate is divided ...

. The word 'Abbas' is also used as part of a place name (for example, the English villages of

Compton Abbas Compton Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, ...

and

Milton Abbas Milton Abbas is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, lying around southwest of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 755. This planned community was built after the old Town was demolished in the 1 ...

). The name usually relates to land previously owned by an

abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Lutheran and Anglican abbeys, the mod ...

(the head of an

abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nun ...

nuns A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of Evangelical counsels, poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Enclosed religious orders, enclosure of a monastery or convent.' ...

). Notable people with the name include:

Historical figures

Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib () was a paternal uncle and sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, ...

(565–653), uncle of

and forefather of the

Abbasids The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes i ...

(647–680), son of

, died at the

Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala () was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph Yazid I () and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, th ...

in an attempt to bring water for the thirsty children of his brother

Husayn Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...

. * Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad prince and general * Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), Abbasid prince and general *

Abbas ibn Firnas Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbbās ibn Firnās ibn Wardūs al-Tākurnī (; c. 809/810 – 887 CE), known as ʿAbbās ibn Firnās () was an Andalusi polymath: Lynn Townsend White, Jr. (Spring, 1961). "Eilmer of Malmesbury, an Eleventh Century Aviator: A C ...

(810–887),

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...

physician, inventor, and musician * Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh (died 1154), Fatimid vizier *

Wazir Abbas Abbas ibn Abogn ibn Ibrahim () also known as Wazir Abbas was an Adalite general who became Grand Vizier of the Adal Sultanate in 1535. The nephew of Ahmed Gurey, he led the Adalite conquest of Medri Bahri and was briefly the Bahr Negash. He was ...

(died 1545), Grand Vizier of the

Adal Sultanate The Adal Sultanate, also known as the Adal Empire or Barr Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate'', ''Adal Sultanate'') (), was a medieval Sunni Muslim empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on th ...

Abbas I of Persia Abbas I (; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the fifth Safavid shah of Iran from 1588 to 1629. The third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda, he is generally considered one of the most important rulers i ...

(1557–1628), shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great *

Abbas II of Persia Abbas II (; born Soltan Mohammad Mirza; 30 August 1632 – 26 October 1666) was the seventh Shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666. As the eldest son of Safi and his Circassian wife, Anna Khanum, he inherited the throne when he was ni ...

(1632–1666), shah of Persia 1642–1666 *

Abbas III Abbas III (; January 1732 – February 1740) was a son of Shah Tahmasp II and Shahpari Begum of the Safavid dynasty and reigned from 1732 to 1736. After the deposition of his father by Nader Khan (the future Nader Shah) the infant Abbas was ...

(1732–1740), shah of Persia 1732–1736 *

Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza (; 26 August 1789 – 25 October 1833) was the Qajar dynasty, Qajar crown prince of Qajar Iran, Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (). As governor of the vulnerable Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan province, he played ...

(1783–1833), leader of the

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n armies in the wars with Russia 1811–13 and 1826–28. *

Abbas I of Egypt Abbas Helmy I of Egypt (also known as ''Abbas Pasha'', , 1 July 181213 July 1854) was the Wāli of Egypt and Sudan. He was a son of Tusun Pasha, the younger son of Muhammad Ali Pasha whom he succeeded as ''de facto'' ruler of Egypt and Sudan. T ...

(1813–1854), known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854 *

Abbás Effendí Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib () was a paternal uncle and sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, ...

(`Abdu'l–Bahá) (1844–1921), 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith *

Abbas II of Egypt Abbas Helmy II (also known as ''ʿAbbās Ḥilmī Pāshā'', ; 14 July 1874 – 19 December 1944) was the last Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan, ruling from 8January 1892 to 19 December 1914. In 1914, after the Ottoman Empire joined the Cent ...

(1874–1944), known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892–1914

Modern era

Abbas Adham Abbas Adham ( ''Abbās Adham'', 1885 – 31 October 1969) was an Iranian physician and politician who served as health minister (Surgeon Ministry) in Abdolhossein Hazhir and Mohammad Sa'ed cabinets. He was called Alam-ol-molk as honorific a ...

(1885–1969), Iranian physician and politician *

Abbas Khan Afridi Abbas Khan Afridi (; 1 September 1970 – 6 June 2025) was a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Federal Minister of Textile Industry in 2014-2015 and had been a member of the Senate of Pakistan. Afridi was the second-highest ...

(1970-2025), Pakistani politician * Abbas Ali (disambiguation), several people *

Abbas Aram Abbas Aram (1906–1985) was an Iranian diplomat and served as foreign minister for two terms between 1959 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966. In addition, he was ambassador to Japan، Iraq، United Kingdom and Iran's first ambassador to Chin ...

(1906–1985), Iranian diplomat and politician * Abbas Attar (1944–2018), Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos *

Abbas Jirari Abbas Jirari (; 15 February 1937 – 20 January 2024), also spelled as ''Abbas al-Jarari'', ''Abbas al-Jirari'' or ''Abbès Jirari'', was a Moroccan intellectual and advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Biography Abbas Jirari was born on 15 ...

(1937-2024), Moroccan writer * Abbas Kaoud (born 1948), Egyptian squash player * Abbas Karimi (born 1997), Afghan swimmer *

Abbas Kazmi Abbas Kazmi (born 18 May 1955) is a criminal lawyer who received wide media coverage for representing Ajmal Kasab, the prime accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. In 2010, he was a contestant in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 4''. Biograp ...

(born 1955), Indian criminal lawyer * Abbas Khalili, also known as Abbas al-Khalili (1896–1972), Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher *

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including s ...

(1940–2016), Iranian film director *

Abbas Mahfouzi Grand Ayatollah Abbas Mahfouzi (, ; 9 August 1928 – 10 September 2024) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja. He studied in seminars of Qom, Iran under Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Houssein Borujerdi and Mirza Hashem Amoli. Biography Gran ...

(1928-2024), Iranian

Twelver Shi'a Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as th ...

marja' Marja (; plural ''marājiʿ''; ) is a title given to the highest level of Twelver Shia religious cleric, with the authority given by a hawzah (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated) to make legal decisions within the confines of Sh ...

Middle name

Abu'l 'Abbas Al Dandarawi Abu'l 'Abbas Al Dandarawi (1898–1953) was an Egyptian sufi scholar and the sheikh of Dandarawiya which is a sufi order originated from Moroccan Ahmad bin Idris. The order was founded by one of Idris's eminent pupils, Ibrahim Al Rashid, and is ...

(1898–1953), Egyptian sufi scholar *

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also ...

(1919–1979), Iranian economist and politician *

Bilal Abbas Khan Bilal Abbas Khan (born 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani film and television actor. Known for his portrayal of characters fitting the boy next door prototype, he features among the list of the nation's popular personalities and is the recipient of th ...

(born 1993), Pakistani television actor *

Imran Abbas Naqvi Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982) professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television and films. Abbas made his acting debut with ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 20 ...

(born 1982), Pakistani actor, singer and producer * Mirza Abbas Ali (born 1975), Indian actor *

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian politician and was the Union Minister of Minority Affairs. He had served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2022 and was Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabh ...

(born 1957), Indian politician and government minister

Surname

Abu Abbas Muhammad Zaidan aka Muhammad Abbas (10 December 1948 – 8 March 2004), sometimes known as Abu Abbas ( ''Abū ʿAbbās;'' ), was (with Tal'at Ya'qoub) a founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) Organization. Political background Zaid ...

(1948–2004), known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) organization * Ackbar Abbas (born 1947), Hong Kong born professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine * Ali Asad Abbas (born 1976), United Arab Emirates cricketer *

Ali Ismail Abbas Ali Ismail Abbas (born 1991) is an Iraqi man who drew media attention after being severely injured in a night-time aerial missile attack near Baghdad during the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq. Injury During the attack, two American missiles ...

(born 1991), Iraqi juvenile double amputee, a casualty of the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 *

Amina Abbas Amina Abbas (; née Al-Fanous; born 1942) is a Palestinian public figure who, as the wife of President Mahmoud Abbas, is the current first lady of Palestine. Public life Abbas is the First Lady of Palestine. She has served as Palestine's firs ...

(born 1942), First Lady of Palestine * Athar Abbas (born 1955), Pakistani army general *

Bassim Abbas Bassim Abbas Gatea Al-Ogaili (; born 1 July 1982) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who last played for Al-Shorta. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.'' Honours Al-Talaba *Iraqi Pr ...

(born 1982), Iraqi footballer * Bonfoh Abbass (1948–2021), former interim president of Togo *

Ferhat Abbas Ferhat Abbas (; ALA-LC: ; 24 August 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the ...

(1899–1985), political leader and first (provisional) President of Algeria *

Ghulam Abbas (writer) Ghulam Abbas (; 17 November 1909 2 November 1982) was a short story writer from Pakistan. Early life Ghulam Abbas was born on the 17th of November 1909 in Amritsar, Punjab, British India into a Pashtun family of the Sadozai tribe tracting i ...

(1909–1982), Pakistani writer * Ghulam Abbas (cricketer) (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer * Hadiya Khalaf Abbas (1958–2021), Syrian politician *

Hiam Abbass Hiam Abbass (; ; born 30 November 1960), also spelled Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director with Israeli and French citizenship. She is known for her roles in films such as ''The Syrian Bride'' (2004), '' Paradise Now'' (2005) ...

(born 1960), Palestinian actress *

Hisham Abbas Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas (; born September 13, 1963), commonly known as just Hisham Abbas (), is an Egyptian pop singer best known for his hit song " Habibi Dah (Nari Narain)" and his religious song "Asmaa Allah al-husna". Biogra ...

(born 1963), Egyptian musician * Imad Abbas (1975–2004), Palestinian militant *

Imran Abbas Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982) professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television and films. Abbas made his acting debut with ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 20 ...

(born 1978), Pakistani cricketer * Jesus Barabbas, Jewish rebel leader * Judah ben Abbas, Spanish Jewish writer *

Judah ibn Abbas Judah ibn Abbas of Fez (; died 1163) was a Jewish Hebrew-language poet, and author of the piyyut (Jewish liturgical poem) "'' Et sha'are ratson''". He was the first Jew known by the name of Abbas. Life According to Yehuda Alharizi (''Taḥkemon ...

(died 1163), poet and first Jew known by the name of Abbas * Khodayyir Abbas, Iraq government official *

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist in Urdu, Hindi and English. He won four National Film Awards in India. Internationally, his films won the ( Golden Palm Gr ...

(1914–1987), an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist. *

Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas (; born 15 November 1935), also known by the Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Mazen (, ), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the President of the Palestinian National Authority, P ...

(born 1935), aka "Abu Mazen", President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) January 2005 – January 2009, office disputed since January 2009 *

Mansour Abbas Mansour Abbas (; ; born 22 April 1974) is an Israeli Arab politician. He is currently the leader of the United Arab List and represents the party in the Knesset. He was appointed as the chair of Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs in the K ...

(born 1974), Israeli Arab politician * Muhammad Abbas, multiple people * Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer *

Nabeel Abbas Nabeel Abbas Lafta (; born 1 January 1986 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iraqi former association football, footballer who last played as a Defender (football), defender for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier League. Honours Club ;Naft Al-Wasat *I ...

(born 1986), Iraqi footballer *

Nader Sufyan Abbas Nader Sufyan Abbas (born Andrey Ivanov () on 12 December 1975) is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion. One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters re ...

(born 1975), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter * Qaiser Abbas (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer *

Roshan Abbas Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional. Career Abbas studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed Mass Communication from AJK Mass communication Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. ...

, Indian television and radio host * Rushan Abbas (born 1967), Uyghur American activist *

Sam Abbas Sam Abbas (Arabic language, Arabic: سام عباس; born 11 November 1993) is an Egyptian Americans, Egyptian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is noted for his artfully composed, poetic, and incident-light tableaus film sty ...

(born 1993), Egyptian film producer and director *

Sohail Abbas Sohail Abbas, (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is the all-time sec ...

(born 1977), Pakistani field hockey player * Suleiman Al Abbas, Syrian engineer and politician *

Wael Abbas Wael Abbas Bilal (, ) (born 14 November 1974 in Egypt) is an internationally renowned Egyptian journalist, blogger, and human rights activist, who blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported an incident of mob harassment of women, and ...

(born 1974), Egyptian human rights activist * Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist * Yusef Abbas, Uyghur detainee at Guantanamo Bay *

Zaheer Abbas Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP, (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is among the few professional cricketers who used to wear spect ...

(born 1947), Pakistani cricketer *

Zainab Abbas Zainab Abbas ( Punjabi, ; born 14 February 1988) is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, commentator, and former makeup artist. Personal life Zainab Abbas was born in Lahore to domestic cricketer Nasir Abbas and politician Andleeb ...

(born 1988), Pakistani commentator and sports presenter *

Zainab Abbas (activist) Zainab Abbas (born 1950) is a Black British activist working for women’s rights and social change, who has been a notable participant since the late 1960s and '70s in various key organisations of the UK black power movement, such as the Black L ...

(born 1950), Black British activist

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