ʿAbbās (also Abbass; ar, عباس) is an old

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

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

Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ( ar, ٱلْعَبَّاسُبْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ, al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; CE) was a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad, just three years older than his ...

in 536 CE (an uncle of

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 mo ...

) and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the

battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...

alongside his Husayn ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by

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 ...

, 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 ( ar, بنو العباس, Banu al-ʿAbbās) 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-M ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Historical figures

Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ( ar, ٱلْعَبَّاسُبْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ, al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; CE) was a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad, just three years older than his ...

(565-653), the uncle and companion of the Islamic prophet

* Abbas ibn Ali (647–680), son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib, younger brother of Hasan and

Husayn Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " ...

, martyred at

Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...

, in a desperate attempt to bring water for the thirsty children of Husayn. * Abbas I of Egypt (1813–1854), known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854 *

Abbas I of Persia Abbas I ( fa, ; 27 January 157119 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third s ...

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

Abbas II of Egypt Abbas II Helmy Bey (also known as ''ʿAbbās Ḥilmī Pāshā'', ar, عباس حلمي باشا) (14 July 1874 – 19 December 1944) was the last Khedive ( Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt and Sudan, ruling from 8January 1892 to 19 December 19 ...

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

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 ...

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

Abbas III Abbas III (January 1732 – February 1740) ( fa, شاه عباس سوم) 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 ...

(died 1739?), shah of Persia 1732–1736 * Abbás Effendí (`Abdu'l–Bahá) (1844–1921), 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith *

Abbas Ibn Firnas Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini ( ar, أبو القاسم عباس بن فرناس بن ورداس التاكرني; c. 809/810 – 887 A.D.), also known as Abbas ibn Firnas ( ar, عباس ابن فرناس), Latinized Armen ...

(810–887), Berber physician, inventor, and musician *

Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza ( fa, عباس میرزا; August 26, 1789October 25, 1833) was a Qajar crown prince of Iran. He developed a reputation as a military commander during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 and the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, as ...

(1783–1833), leader of the

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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

‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ( ar, ٱلْعَبَّاسُبْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ, al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; CE) was a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad, just three years older than his ...

(566–652), the paternal uncle of Mohammed and forefather of the founder of the Caliphal Abbasid dynasty who were the

Caliph A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

s of

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...

from 750 to 1258 * ‘Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), Abbasid prince and general * ‘Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad prince and general

Modern era

* Abbas Ali (disambiguation), several people * Abbas Adham (1885–1969), Iranian physician and politician *

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 the ambassador of Iran to various countries, including Iraq, the United Kingdo ...

(1906–1985), Iranian diplomat and politician * Abbas Attar (1944–2018), Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos * Abbas Karimi (born 1997), Afghan swimmer * Abbas Khalili, also known as Abbas al-Khalili (1896–1972), Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher *

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 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 ...

(born 1940–2016), Iranian film director * Abbas Kazmi (born 1955), Indian criminal lawyer * Abbas Dhilawala (born 1979) Indian born American software programmer

Middle name

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Amir-Abbas Hoveyda ( fa, امیرعباس هویدا, Amīr 'Abbās 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 lo ...

(1919–1979), Iranian economist and politician *

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. Abbas made his acting debut with '' Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 2003 and la ...

, Pakistani actor, singer and producer *

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 Sab ...

, Indian politician and government minister

Surname

Abu Abbas Muhammad Zaidan (10 December 1948 – 8 March 2004), also known as Abu Abbas ( ar, أبو العباس ''Abū ʿAbbās'' ) or Muhammad Abbas, was (with Tal'at Ya'qoub) the founder and a leader of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) Organi ...

(1948–2004), known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) organization * Ackbar Abbas, 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 (born 1991), Iraqi juvenile double amputee, a casualty of the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 * Athar Abbas, Pakistani army general *

Bassim Abbas Bassim Abbas Gatea Al-Ogaili ( ar, باسم عباس كاطع العجيلي; 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 goa ...

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

Ferhat Abbas Ferhat is a Turkish given name and the Turkish spelling of the Persian name Ferhad ( fa, فرهاد, ''farhād''). It may refer to: Given name Ferhad * Ferhad Ayaz (born 1994), Turkish-Swedish footballer * Ferhad Pasha Sokolović 16th-century Ott ...

(1899–1985), political leader and first (provisional) President of Algeria * Ghulam Abbas (writer) (1909–1982), Pakistani writer * Ghulam Abbas (cricketer) (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer *

Hadiya Khalaf Abbas Hadiya Khalaf Abbas ( ar, هدیة خلف عباس, 1958 – 13 November 2021) was a Syrian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Council of Syria from June 2016 to July 2017. She is the only woman to have held the post. Biography ...

(1958–2021), Syrian politician * Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Palestinian actress * Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian musician * Imad Abbas (1974?–2004), Palestinian militant * Imran Abbas (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer * Jesus Barabbas (son of Abbas), Jewish rebel leader * 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 Palme d'Or (Golden ...

(1914–1987), an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist. * Mahmoud Abbas (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 ( ar, منصور عباس, he, מַנְסוּר עַבַּאס; 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 ...

(born 1974), Israeli Arab politician * Muhammad Abbas, multiple people * Nadeem Abbasi, Pakistani cricketer * Nabeel Abbas (born 1986), Iraqi footballer *

Nader Sufyan Abbas Nader Sufyan Abbas (born Andrey Ivanov ( bg, Андрей Иванов) 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 ei ...

(born 1975), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter * Nighat Abbass, Indian politician and social activist *

Qaiser Abbas Qaiser Abbas (born 7 May 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test match in 2000. He has played first-class cricket, mostly for National Bank of Pakistan National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) () is a Pakistani government-owned multinati ...

(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 Rushan Abbas ( Uyghur: روشەن ئابباس; Chinese: 茹仙·阿巴斯; born June 14, 1967) is a Uyghur American activist and advocate from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. She is the founder and executive director of the n ...

, Uyghur American activist * Sam Abbas (born 1993), Egyptian film producer and director * Sohail Abbas (born 1977), Pakistani field hockey player * Suleiman Al Abbas, Syrian engineer and politician *

Wael Abbas Wael Abbas Bilal ( arz, وائل عباس, ) (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 ha ...

(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 former Pakistani cricketer. He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles ...

(born 1947), Pakistani cricketer

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