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:
Males
Given name
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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
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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
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Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (died 2008), leader in the Second Chechen War
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Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
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Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
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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
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Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player
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Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador
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Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet
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Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 1951), Algerian footballer
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Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer
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Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
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Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
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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
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Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives
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Abdelmajid Dolmy (born 1953), Moroccan footballer
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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
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Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
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Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA
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Abdul Majid Hassan (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
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Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram
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Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
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Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
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Abdul Majid Kubar (born 1909), Libyan politician
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Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
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Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
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Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
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Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
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Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
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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
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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
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Abdul Majid Rouzi, Afghan soldier
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Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician
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Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
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Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942–2007), Saudi prince
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Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
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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
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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
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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
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(1896–1998), Afghan banker
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'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria
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Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (born 1942), Yemeni academic and politician
Surname
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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 Le ...
(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
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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 ...
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Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician
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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
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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
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, Pakistani Kashmiri politician
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Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father
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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
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M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
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Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician
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Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, Pakistani politician
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S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician
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Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi, Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
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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
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Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
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Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor
Females
*Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or
Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
See also
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''"Heroes"'' (David Bowie album), a David Bowie album including an instrumental piece named "Abdulmajid" as a bonus track on its 1991 reissue
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Abdulmajidia, genus of Malayan plants
References
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Arabic masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names