Abd Allah ( ar, عبدالله, translit=ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and ''

Allāh Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...

'' (). Although the first letter "a" in ''Allāh'', as the first letter of the article ''

al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), 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 def ...

'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the

elision In linguistics, an elision or deletion is the omission of one or more sounds (such as a vowel, a consonant, or a whole syllable) in a word or phrase. However, these terms are also used to refer more narrowly to cases where two words are run toget ...

of this "a" following the "u" of the

literary Arabic Literary Arabic (Arabic: ' ) may refer to: * Classical Arabic * Modern Standard Arabic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA), terms used mostly by linguists, is the variety of standardized, literary Arabic that develo ...

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(pronounced in Persian). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning ''servant of God''. ''God's Follower'' is also a meaning of this name. Humility before God is an essential value of

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

, hence ''Abdullah'' is a common name among

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

. However, the name of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...

's father was Abdullah. The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia. It is also common among

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained ...

, especially

Iraqi Jews The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

and

Syrian Jews Syrian Jews ( he, יהודי סוריה ''Yehudey Surya'', ar, الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who lived in the region of the modern state of Syri ...

. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew Abdiel and, more commonly, Obadiah. There were two Jewish

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...

s in

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

before Islam came; they were

Abdullah ibn Salam Abdullah ibn Salam ( ar, عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, translit=ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit=God's servant, the Son of Peace, links=), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was a Jew ...

and Abdullah ibn Shuria.

Abdullah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī ( ar, عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري) (sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, Ibn Wahb, or Ibn Ḥarb) was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of follower ...

was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam. The variant used in the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is one of four living E ...

is "" (''Abdulla'') (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "" ('' Abdul'') and "" (''Gabdulla'') often used in Adyghe.Superanskaya, p. 20 The Spanish variant is

Abdala Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of Uru ...

. The

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...

Arabic Bible uses the word ''Allah'' for God. Presently in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

, the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.

Given name

Abd Allah

* Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah, companion of Muhammad *

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, son of caliph

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

Abd Allah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī ( ar, عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري) (sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, Ibn Wahb, or Ibn Ḥarb) was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of follower ...

, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel * Abd Allah ibn Salam, Jewish convert to Islam * Abd Allah ibn Ubayy (died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Umar (610–693 CE), narrator of hadith *

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century

Zubayrid Caliphate Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

Abd Allah ibn Yazid ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān (), commonly known as al-Uswār, was an Umayyad prince from the Sufyanid line of the dynasty. He was the son of Caliph Yazid I (). After the death of his brother, Caliph Mu'awiya II, in 68 ...

, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid (died 833 CE), better known by his regnal name

al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'm ...

, seventh Abbasid caliph * Abd-Allah ibn Musa al-Hadi, an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

Al-Hadi Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī ( ar, أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab Al-Hādī (الهادي‎) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succee ...

Abdalla

* Abdalla El-Masri, Lebanese composer * Abdalla Hamdok, most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup

Abdallah

Abdallah Abdalsalam Abdalla Ahmed Bekhit ( ar, أحمد عبد الله) (born October 10, 1983) is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. He was included as part of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, Egypt national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ahmed was ...

(born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player * Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco * Abdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballer * Abdallah ibn Amir, Rashidun politician and military officer *

Abdallah Djaballah Saad Abdallah Djaballah ( ar, سعد عبدالله جاب الله (born on May 2, 1956) in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform (''Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy'', also known as the ''MRN'' and ...

(born 1956), Algerian politician *

Abdallah Kamal Abdallah Kamal (1965 – 13 June 2014) was an Egyptian journalist and politician. Biography Kamal graduated from Cairo University, having studied in the faculty of mass communications. He became editor-in-chief of '' Rose al-Youssef'', a weekly ...

(1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician *

Abdallah El Maaroufi Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011) was banker and diplomat who was the ambassador of Morocco to the United States between 2000 and 2002. He worked at the World Bank from 1969 to 1998 at various posts. Early life and education El Maaroufi was bo ...

(1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat * Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908), Arab poet * Abdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician * Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Arab administrator and commander *

Abdallah Shihiri Abdallah Mohamed Shihiri (, ) was a senior Khusuusi member of the Somali Dervish movement and was part of the movement since its inception. He was long time companion and a childhood friend of Mohamed Abdullah Hassan and notable weapons smugg ...

, politician of the Somali Dervish movement *

Abdallah Somekh Abdallah (Ovadia) Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was an Iraqi Jewish hakham, rosh yeshiva and posek. Early life Abdallah Somekh was born in 1813 in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight b ...

(1813–1889), Iraqi rabbi *

Abdallah El-Yafi Abdallah El-Yafi ( ar, عبد الله اليافي - also transliterated as Abdallah Yafi, Abdallah Bey Aref el-Yafi and other variants; 7 September 1901 – 4 November 1986) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon serving twelve times between 1 ...

(1901–1986), Lebanese politician

Abdelilah

Abdelilah Saber Abdelilah Saber ( ar, عبد الإله صابر; born 21 April 1974) is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a right back. Club career Born in Casablanca, Saber played his first professional years with local Wydad Athletic Club. In Ja ...

(born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

* Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), French runner *

Abdellah Blinda Abdellah El Ajri( ar, عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player. Career Abdellah El Ajri was firstly a handball player before he started playing footb ...

(born 1951), Moroccan association football manager * Abdellah Liegeon (born 1957), Algerian association football player *

Abdellah Ouzghar Abdellah Ouzghar is a joint citizen of Canada and Morocco, who was arrested in Canada shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, on suspicion of ties to terrorist organizations. A man in Taiwan had been found to be using Ouzghar's passport, ...

, Canadian and Moroccan, arrested after attacks of Sept 11, 2001

Abdollah

* Abdollah Jassbi, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi ( fa, سید عبدالله مجتبوی, January 4, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1951 World Championships and 1952 Summer Olympics. Refere ...

, Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed ( fa, عبدالله موحد , born March 20, 1940) is a retired Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968. He served as flag bearer for Iran at the Ope ...

, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician * Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, Iranian academic *

Abdollah Shahbazi Abdollah Shahbazi ( fa, عبدالله شهبازی; born 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian historian. Background Shahbazi graduated from the department of Social Sciences at The University of Tehran and became active in areas of political a ...

, Iranian researcher *

Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia ( fa, سید عبدالله فاطمی‌نیا; 1946 – 16 May 2022) was an Iranian Shiite cleric, professor of Islamic ethics, orator, Islamic historian and bibliographer. He researched Arabic poetry, hadith, ethics ...

, Iranian Cleric * Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

Abdulai Bell-Baggie Abdulai Hindolo Bell-Baggie (born 28 April 1992) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a winger for club Gosport Borough. Born in Sierra Leone, Bell-Baggie represented both the England under-16 and England under-17 national teams b ...

, English association football player *

Abdulai Conteh Abdulai Osman Conteh (born 5 August 1945) is a lawyer and politician from Sierra Leone. He is a former vice president of Sierra Leone, who served under President Joseph Saidu Momoh before he was ousted by the military junta in 1992. Conteh later ...

, Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

* Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field * Abdulah Ibraković, Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Muhasilović, Bosnian army chaplain * Abdulah Mutapčić, Bosnian politician * Abdulah Nakaš (1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon * Abdulah Oruč, Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Sidran, Bosnian poet *

Abdulah Skaka Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Early and personal life Skaka was born o ...

, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

* Abdullah I (disambiguation), multiple rulers * Abdullah II (disambiguation), multiple rulers *

Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) Abdullah (died c. 1359) was the leader of the Qara'unas (1358–1359) and the ruler of the Chagatai ''ulus'' (1358). He was the son of Amir Qazaghan. After Qazaghan had taken control of the Chagatai ''ulus'' in around 1346, he appointed Abdullah a ...

(died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai * Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary), first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD * Abdullah ibn Abbas, narrator of hadith * Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias *

Abdullah Anderson Abdullah Malik Anderson Jr. (born January 24, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bucknell. Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Abdullah Atalar Abdullah Atalar (born April 11, 1954) is a Turkish scientist and academic. Atalar was the Rector of İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, and a professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He received B.S. degree from Midd ...

(born 1954), Turkish academic * Abdullah Avcı (born 1963), Turkish association football manager *

Abdullah Aydoğdu Abdullah Aydoğdu (born September 27, 1991, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B3 and Paralympian. Sporting career A member of Ankara Mithat Enç Görenkalpler Sport Club, Aydoğdu played in Turkey's national te ...

(born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated "d ...

(1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 *

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

(born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *

Abdullah el Baqui Muhammad Abdullah al-Baqi ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল্লাহিল বাকী) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician. As a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, he played an active role in the India ...

(1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician * Abdullah Baybaşin, Turkish mob boss * Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat *

Abdullah Bughra Abdullah Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) ئابدۇللا بۇغرا, عبد الله بغرا; zh, c=阿不都拉·布格拉, p=Ābùdūlā·Bùgélā; died 1934) was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother o ...

Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...

of the

First East Turkestan Republic The Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET; ug, شەرقىي تۈركىستان تۈرك ئىسلام جۇمھۇرىيىتى, , Шәрқий Түркистан Түрк-Ислам Җумхурийити; ) was a short-lived breakaway ...

* Abdullah Cevdet, Turkish physician *

Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Part ...

, Turkish convicted drug trafficker *

Abdullah Al Damluji Abdullah Al Damluji (1890–1971), also known as Abdullah Beg Al Damluji, was an Iraqi physician who served as one of Ibn Saud's advisers. He held several government positions, including the minister of foreign affairs of Najd and Hejaz and of Ir ...

, Iraqi physician and politician * Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician * Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Ercan (born 1971), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and former President * Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player * Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Abdullah al-Harari Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Harariyy ( ar, عبد الله بن محمَّد بن يوسف بن عبد الله بن جامع الشَّيبي العبدري الهرري) (1906) – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar ...

, Islamic scholar *

Abdullah I of Jordan AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, translit=Abd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emi ...

(1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) *

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of ...

(born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999 * Abdullah İçel, Turkish-Belgian futsal player *

Abdullah Abdul Kadir Abdullah bin Abdul al Kadir (1796–1854) ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد القادر ') also known as Munshi Abdullah, was a Malayan writer of mixed ancestry. He was a famous Malacca-born munshi of Singapore and died in Jeddah, a part of th ...

(1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer *

Abdullah Khadr Abdullah Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الله أحمد سعيد خضر; born April 30, 1981) is a Canadian citizen who is the oldest son of the late Ahmed Khadr. He was captured in Pakistan in 2004 and returned to Canada in December 2005. ...

, Canadian ex-prisoner of the "War on Terror" * Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 * Abdullah Khan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Abdullah Kobayashi , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers. Professional wrestling career He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in ...

, born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah al ...

, Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan *

Abdullah Malallah Abdullah Malallah Salem Bo Sumait (born 5 July 1983) is an retired Emirati footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...

, Emirati association football player *

Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation) Abdullah Al Mamun may refer to: * Abdullah al Mamun (playwright), Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker * Abdullah Al Mamun (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer playing for Chittagong Division * Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy, Bengali Islamic s ...

, multiple people *

Abdullah Mando Abdullah Mando ( ar, عبد الله مندو) (born 9 October 1971) is a former Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team. External links *zerozero.pt {{DEFAULTSORT:Mando, Abdullah 1971 births Syrian footballers Living ...

, Syrian footballer * Abdullah ibn Masud (died 652), a companion of Muhammad *

Abdullah Mirza ‘Abdullah Mirza (after 1410 – June 1451) was a short-lived ruler of the Timurid Empire, which encompassed the territory shared by present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, along with substantial areas of India, Mesopotamia and Caucasus. ...

(1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire * Abdullah Morsi, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi * Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, one of the parties to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 * Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570), the father of

Abdullah Abbas Nadwi Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (25 December 1925 – 1 January 2006) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the author of the ''Vocabulary of the Holy Qur'an'' (1983, ). The entries are supplied with examples from Qur'an, searchable by 3-letter roots. H ...

, Islamic scholar * Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirati politician *

Abdullah Nangyal Abdullah Nangyal Bettani ( ps, , ur, ) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and a leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Political career In the 2013 general election, ...

, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician *

Abdullah Oğuz Abdullah Oguz (born 17 June 1958 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and producer. Oguz studied at Marmara University. From 1990 to 2000 he produced and directed commercials, TV series and music videos, and later, feature films. Fi ...

, Turkish film director *

Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan ( ; ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), is a political prisoner and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Öcalan was based in Syria from ...

(born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party * Abdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player * Abdullah of Pahang (b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang * Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar * Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad *

Abdullah Al Rasi Abdullah Rassi (1929–1994) was a Lebanese physician and politician. He worked as a physician in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s and following the election of his father-in-law Suleiman Frangieh as the President of Lebanon in 1972 he began to involv ...

(1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician *

Abdullah ibn Rawaha Abd Allah ibn Rawahah ibn Tha'laba ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن رَوَاحَة ٱبْن ثَعْلَبَة, translit=ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rawāḥa ibn Thaʿlaba), was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was ma ...

(C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah *

Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود, ʿAbd Allāh bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd; died May 1819) was the ruler of the First Saudi State from 1814 to 1818. He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was exe ...

(died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State *

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 1831 – 2 December 1889) was one of the rulers of the Emirate of Najd, also known as Second Saudi State. His reign witnesse ...

, Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah *

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007) Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; 18 June 1923 – 8 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian businessman, politician, and poet who held multiple posts in the Saudi gove ...

, Saudi royal and businessman *

Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (عبد الله بن ثنيان بن إبراهيم آل سعود; died July 1843) was Emir of Nejd from 1841 to May 1843. He is the sole member of the Al Thunayan branch of the Al Saud who became emir. Early year ...

(died 1843), Emir of Nejd *

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi ...

(1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia *

Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829) was a Muslim scholar who served as the head of the judicial system during the First Saudi State, also known as the Emirate of Diriyah. He was a son of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who was credited with ...

(1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar *

Abdullah Elyasa Süme Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 13 August 1983) is a retired Turkish footballer. He most recently worked as the sporting director of Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and diss ...

(born 1983), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldier * Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation), multiple people * Ovadia Yosef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

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*Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director *Ali Abdalla, Eritrean long-distance runner *Asha Ahmed Abdalla, Somali politician *Khalid Abdalla, British actor

Abdallah

* Sallamah Umm Abdallah, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah, Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of Al-Mansur. * Marajil also known as ''Umm Abdallah''. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. *Abu Makhlad Abdallah, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan *Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist *Gene G. Abdallah (1934–2019), American politician *Mohamed Abdallah (born Nov 1975), British citizen with African origin, A Chartered Accountant with ACCA and CPA(T)

Abdellah

*Faye Glenn Abdellah (1919–2017), American nurse *Nacer Abdellah (born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

*Clive Abdulah (born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

Abdullah

* Abdul Abdullah (born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah * Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robber * Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul Abdullah * Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football player * Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running back * Bilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack * Chelsea Abdullah (), Kuwaiti American novelist * Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings * Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Majed Abdullah (born 1959), former Saudi Arabian footballer * Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actress * Mansoor Abdullah, Singaporean convicted killer * Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer * Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq * Omar Abdullah (born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir * Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), former American football player * Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the Klang War * Salem Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people * Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician * Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir * Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Fictional characters

* Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' * Abdullah (comics), from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Abdullah the Butcher, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler * Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the Amelia Peabody series, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of ''Castle in the Air (novel), Castle in the Air'', the sequel to ''Howl's Moving Castle''

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*А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names Theophoric names

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