Abd Allah (), also spelled Abdullah, Abdhullah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdallah, Abdulla, Abdalla and many others, is an Arabic theophoric name meaning ''servant of

God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...

'' or "God's follower". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and ''

Allāh Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), although the term was used in pre-Islamic Arabia ...

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

al- (, 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 definite. For ex ...

'', 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 to ...

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

Classical Arabic Classical Arabic or Quranic Arabic () is the standardized literary form of Arabic used from the 7th century and throughout the Middle Ages, most notably in Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid literary texts such as poetry, e ...

nominative case In grammar, the nominative case ( abbreviated ), subjective case, straight case, or upright case is one of the grammatical cases of a noun or other part of speech, which generally marks the subject of a verb, or (in Latin and formal variants ...

(pronounced in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

). Humility before

is an essential value of

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

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

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

. The name of the Islamic prophet

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 ...

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

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews (), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () in plural and ''Mizrahi'' () in singular, and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are terms used in Israeli discourse to refer to a grouping of Jews, Jewish c ...

and

Sephardic Jews Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant ...

, especially

Iraqi Jews The history of the Jews in Iraq (, ', ; , ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity . Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. The Jewish community in Mesopotamia, kn ...

and

Syrian Jews Syrian Jews ( ''Yehudey Surya'', ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who live in the region of the modern state of Syria, and their descendants born outside Syria. Syrian Jews derive their origin ...

. Among the latter, the name holds historical significance in

Sephardic Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant ...

communities, particularly those from Aleppo, Syria, where the variant "Abdalla" was traditionally used as a surname. The name is cognate to, and has the same meaning as, the Hebrew Abdiel,

Obadiah Obadiah (; – ''ʿŌḇaḏyā'' or – ''ʿŌḇaḏyāhū''; "servant/slave of Yah"), also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah. The ma ...

and also, Ovadia. A notable bearer was

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 eigh ...

(1813–1889), who was an influential Sephardic rabbi in Ottoman Iraq. Two Jewish rabbis were present in Medina before the advent of Islam:

Abdullah ibn Salam Abdallah ibn Salam (), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a Jew who converted to Islam. He participated in the conquest of Syria, but died in Medina. Biography Early years According to Islamic narrat ...

and

Abdullah ibn Saba ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī (), sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, or Ibn Wahb, was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of followers called the Sabaʾiyya ().''Abd Allah b. Saba'', M.G.S. H ...

Ovadia Yosef Ovadia Yosef (, ; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) also known as Maran (Hebrew language, Hebrew: מרן) "Our Master", was an History of the Jews in Iraq#Otoman rule, Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, hakham, posek, and the Sephardi Jews, Sephar ...

, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, was born Abdalla Youssef. The variant used in the

Russian language Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is ...

is "" (''Abdulla'') (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "" (''

Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It ...

'') and "" (''Gabdulla'') often used in Adyghe.Superanskaya, p. 20 The

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

variant is Abdala. The Turkic

Tatar language Tatar ( ; or ) is a Turkic languages, Turkic language spoken by the Volga Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia. It should not be confused with Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar or Siberian Tatar ...

spells it as Ğabdulla (Габдулла). The

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

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

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

Given name

Abd Allah

* Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (611–613), son of

Abd Allah ibn Uthman Abd Allah ibn Uthman (; ), was the son of the third caliph Uthman () and Ruqayya bint Muhammad. Born in Abyssinia, Abd Allah is believed by Sunni Muslims to be the first grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Biography By 615 Ruqayya was m ...

(620–625), son of third caliph

Uthman Uthman ibn Affan (17 June 656) was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, played a major role ...

* Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah (died 633), companion of Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr (608–633), son of caliph

Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...

* Abd Allah ibn Saba, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel * Abd Allah ibn Salam (died 663), Jewish companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Ubayy (died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad * Abd Allah ibn Umar (610–693), narrator of hadith *

Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (; May 624October/November 692) was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the Umayyads from 683 until his death. The son of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma bint Abi Bakr, and grandson of ...

, (624–692), ruler of the 8th-century Zubayrid Caliphate *

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 684, ...

, an Umayyad prince and Military leader * Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian muhaddith

Abdalla

* Abdalla El-Masri (born 1962), Lebanese composer *

Abdalla Hamdok Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated ''Abdallah'', ''Hamdouk'', '' AlKinani''; ; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th prime minister of Sudan from 2019 to October 2021, and again from November ...

(born 1956), most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup *

(1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdalla Youssef

Abdallah

(1813–1889), Iraqi Sephardic rabbi * Abdallah Abdalsalam (born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player *

Abdallah al-Adil Abu Muhammad ʿAbdallah 'al-ʿAdil' ( ''ʿAbd Allāh''; d. October 4, 1227) was an Almohad Caliph, a former governor in al-Andalus who challenged and secured the murder of his predecessor, Abd al-Wahid I. His 1224 coup ushered in a period of in ...

(1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco * Abdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballer * Abdallah ibn Amir (626–678), Rashidun politician and military officer * Abdallah Djaballah (born 1956), Algerian politician * Abdallah Al-Fakhouri (born 2000), Jordanian footballer * Abdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician * Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat *

Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (; 861 – 29 December 908) was the son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet and the author of the ''Kitab al-Badi'', an early study of Arabic forms of poetry. ...

(861–908), Arab poet * Abdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician *

Abdallah ibn Sa'd Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi al-Sarh () was an Arab public administration, administrator, scribe, and military commander, who was an early convert and a Companions of the Prophet, companion of the prophet. He was a scriber of the Quran (كاتب � ...

, Arab administrator and commander * Abdallah Shihiri (1868–1931), politician of the Somali Dervish movement * Abdallah El-Yafi (1901–1986), Lebanese politician * Abdallah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (1890–1966), Sudanese politician

Abdelilah

* Abdelilah Saber (born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

* Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), French runner * Abdellah Blinda (born 1951), Moroccan association football manager * Abdellah Liegeon (born 1957), Algerian association football player

Abdollah

Abdollah Jassbi Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi (; born 25 November 1944) is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012. He was also a presidential candidate in 1 ...

(born 1944), Iranian academic *

Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi (, 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. References External links * 1925 bir ...

(1925–2012), Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed Ardabili (, 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 Opening Ceremony of the ...

(born 1940), Iranian sport wrestler *

Abdollah Nouri Abdollah Noori ( ) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician. Despite his "long history of service to the Islamic Republic," he became the most senior Islamic politician to be sentenced to prison since the Iranian Revolution, when he was ...

(born 1950), Iranian reformist politician *

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh () is an Iranian academic, writer and politician. An ethnic Kurdish, he is the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Muhammad Khatami. Ramezanzadeh is an ...

(born 1954), Iranian academic *

Abdollah Shahbazi Abdollah Shahbazi (; 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 and historical research during t ...

(born 1955), Iranian researcher * Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia (1946–2022), Iranian Cleric * Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (born 1933), Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

* Abdulai Bell-Baggie (born 1992), English association football player *

Abdulai Conteh Abdulai Osman Conteh (5 August 1945 – 2 August 2024) was a Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician. He was a Vice-President of Sierra Leone, who served under President Joseph Saidu Momoh before he was ousted by the military junta in 1992. Cont ...

(1945–2024), Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

Abdulah Gegić Abdulah Gegić (, ; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav football manager and player. Playing career Following World War II, Gegić played for Metalac Beograd in the inaugural Yugoslav First League season. He later spent four years wi ...

(1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field * Abdulah Ibraković (born 1970), Bosnian professional football manager *

Abdulah Muhasilović Abdulah Muhasilović (1898 – unknown) was a Bosnian army chaplain best known for his involvement in the 13th Waffen-SS Division " Handschar". Born in 1898, the son of Bajro Muhasilović, he was raised in Sarajevo. Muhasilović joined the nasc ...

(1898-??), Bosnian army chaplain * Abdulah Mutapčić (1932–2013), Bosnian politician * Abdulah Nakaš (1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon * Abdulah Oruč (born 1955), Bosnian professional football manager * Abdulah Sidran (1944–2024), Bosnian poet * Abdulah Skaka (born 1983), Bosnian politician

Abdullah

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (; ; ) was the father of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Ibn Hisham note 97.Muhammad ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. He was the son of A ...

(545–570), the father of

* Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) (died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai * Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary), first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD *

Abdullah ibn Abbas ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest Tafsir#Conditions, mufassir of the Quran, Qur'an. ...

(619–687), narrator of hadith * Abdullah Nur (1910–1997), Indonesian ulama *

Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah (Dari language, Dari, , ; born Abdullah; 5 September 1960) is an Afghan politician who led the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) from May 2020 until August 2021, when the Afghan government was Fall of Kabul (2021), ...

(born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein *

Abdulla Aripov Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov (; , born 24 May 1962) is an Uzbek politician who serves as the prime minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December 2016. Aripov is a member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party. He was deputy prime min ...

(born 1962), Prime minister of Uzbekistan * Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor * Abdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football player *

Abdullah Atalar Abdullah Atalar (born 11 April 1954) is a Turkish scientist and academic. Atalar was the Rector (education), rector of Bilkent University, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, and a professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineer ...

(born 1954), Turkish academic *

Abdullah Avcı Abdullah Mucib Avcı (; born 31 July 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and a former professional footballer. He is the former manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkey national team. Avcı's coaching career beg ...

(born 1963), Turkish association football manager * Abdullah Aydoğdu (born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam () was a Palestinian-Jordanian Islamist jihadist and theologian. Belonging to the Salafi movement within Sunni Islam, he and his family fled from what had been the Jordanian-annexed West Bank after the 1967 Six-Day War a ...

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

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (, ; 26 November 1939 – 14 April 2025), also known as Pak Lah, was a Malaysian politician and civil servant who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. A member of UMNO, he was the party's ...

(1939–2025), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *

Abdullah el Baqui Muhammad Abdullah al-Baqi () was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician. As a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, he played an active role in the Indian independence movement. He was a prominent leader of the Ahl-i Hadith moveme ...

(1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician * Abdullah Baybaşin (born 1960), Turkish mob boss * Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat * Abdullah Bughra (died 1934),

Emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

of the

First East Turkestan Republic The Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET) was a breakaway state centered on the city of Kashgar, located in the far west of China's Xinjiang Province, Republic of China, Xinjiang Province. It is often described as the First East T ...

* Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932), Turkish physician * Abdullah Çatlı (1956–1996), Turkish secret government agent *

Abdullah Al Damluji Abdullah Al Damluji (; 1890–1970), 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 ...

(1890–1970), Iraqi physician and politician * Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician * Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager. Coaching career Honours Trabzonspor *Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995 * Turkish Super Cup: 1995 * Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996 Fenerb ...

(born 1971), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Franji (born 1943), Palestinian politician and Fatah member *

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister of Turkey, Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently s ...

(born 1950), Turkish politician and 11th President of Turkey * Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player *

Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (, 1887–1965), commonly known as Abdullah Suleiman and also by his nickname Wazīr Kullī Shaīʾ (the minister of everything), was the treasurer and long-term as well as first Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia), ...

(1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *

Abdullah Hanafi Abdullah bin Hanafi (born 1880s), commonly known as Inche Awang (honorific), Awang, was an aristocrat and Administrator of the government, administrator who played a crucial role in shaping the region during the early to mid-20th century. Servi ...

, Bruneian administrator *

Abdullah al-Harari 'Abdullah al-Harari () (1906 – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence. He lived and taught in Beirut, Lebanon. History Al-Harariyy was born in 1906 in Harar, Ethiopia. In 1983, he founded Al-Ahbash, ...

(1906–2008), Islamic scholar *

Abdullah I of Jordan Abdullah I (Abdullah bin Hussein; 2 February 188220 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and its predecessor state Transjordan from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 1946, when h ...

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

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally reg ...

(born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999 * Abdullah İçel (born 1982), Turkish-Belgian futsal player * Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer * Abdullah Kayapınar (born 1992), Turkish Paralympian para powerlifter * Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843 * Abdullah Khan , an Indian author and scriptwriter * Abdullah Kobayashi (born 1976), born ''Yosuke Kobayashi'', Japanese wrestler * Abdullah al Mahmood (1900–1975), Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan * Abdullah Malallah (born 1983), Emirati association football player * Abdullah al Mamun (1942–2008), Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker * Abdullah Mando (born 1971), Syrian footballer * Abdullah ibn Masud (594–652), 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. As a mem ...

(1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire *

Abdullah Morsi Abdullah Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-Ayyat (; 3 September 1994 – 4 September 2019) was the son of Mohamed Morsi, who was the fifth President of Egypt and served from 2012 to 2013, when he was ousted in a military coup. Biography Born on 3 ...

(1994–2019), son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi * Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak (1842–1922), one of the parties to the

Pangkor Treaty of 1874 The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Sultan of Perak on 20 January 1874, on the Colonial Steamer ''Pluto'', off the coast of Perak. The treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legit ...

* Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (1925–2006), Indian Islamic scholar *

Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, AbZ (; born 30 April 1972) is an Emirati politician appointed as the foreign minister in 2006, and additionally one of four deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates in 2009. He is the ninth so ...

(born 1972), United Arab Emirati politician * Abdullah Nangyal (born 1986), Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Abdullah Al Noman (1942–2025), Bangladeshi politician * Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician * Abdullah Oğuz (born 1958), Turkish film director *

Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan ( ; ; born 4 April 1948 or 1949), also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish; Kurdish for "uncle"), is a founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Öcalan was based in Syria from 1979 to 1998. He ...

(born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party *

Abdullah Öztürk Abdullah Öztürk (born 1 October 1989) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian. Öztürk represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. In 2014, he won the silver medal along with ...

(born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player *

Abdullah of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (; ; born 30 July 1959) is the sixth modern Sultan of Pahang. Abdullah was born during the reign of his grandfather, Abu Bakar of Pahang, Sultan ...

(born 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 (590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah * Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889) (1831–1889), Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah * Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007) (1923–2007), Saudi royal and businessman *

Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (; 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 years Abdullah bin Thunayan was a great-grandson of Thunayan bin Saud ...

(died 1843), Emir of Nejd *

Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Saud Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Saud (; born July 1843), later known as Abdullah Pasha, was a member of the Al Thunayan family, a branch of the House of Saud. He was a son of Abdullah bin Thunayan, Emir of Nejd. Abdullah was born in July 1843, on the ...

(1843-??), Saudi royal *

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (, ; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia si ...

(1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia * Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar * Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 1983), Turkish association football player * Abdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldier *

Abdullah al-Theni Abdullah al-Theni ( Libyan pronunciation: ) is a Libyan politician who served as the prime minister of Libya, from 2014, when he took over in an interim capacity after the dismissal of Ali Zeidan, to 2021. In the context of the second Li ...

(born 1988), Deputy Emir of Qatar and unofficial heir presumptive to the Emir of Qatar * Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh, (1751–1829), Head of Saudi religious establishment after Ibn Abd al-Wahhab died * Abdullah Bukhari, (1922–2009), 12th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi

Surname

Abdalla

* Ahmad Abdalla (born 1979), Egyptian film director * Ali Abdalla (born 1982), Eritrean long-distance runner * Asha Ahmed Abdalla (born 1958), Somali politician * Khalid Abdalla (born 1980), British actor * José João Abdalla Filho (born 1945), Brazilian-Lebanese Jewish billionaire banker https://www.forbes.com/profile/jose-joao-abdalla-filho/

Abdallah

Sallamah Umm Abdallah Sallamah Umm Abdallah () was the main ancestor of the Abbasid dynasty. She was the wife of Muhammad al-Imam, and the mother of Abdallah, who became the second Abbasid caliph as al-Mansur. Sallamah was the wife of Muhammad ibn Ali. She was from ...

, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of

Al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He is known ...

. *

Marajil Marājil (; d. 786) was an umm walad of caliph Harun al-Rashid and mother of caliph al-Ma'mun. Biography Marajil was a Persian slave concubine of Abbasid prince Harun (future Caliph Harun al-Rashid). According to one account, she had entered th ...

also known as ''Umm Abdallah'' (died 786), mother of Abbasid caliph

Al-Ma'mun Abū al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Hārūn al-Maʾmūn (; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun (), was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. His leadership was marked by t ...

. * Abu Makhlad Abdallah, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan * Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist * Gene G. Abdallah (1934–2019), American politician * Georges Ibrahim Abdallah (born 1951), Lebanese communist militant serving a life sentence for complicity in murder * Mohamed Abdallah (born 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 *

David Abdulah David Abdulah is a Trinidad and Tobago trade unionist, economist and politician. He served as the General Secretary of the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU), and is the current leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ). Abdulah served a ...

, Trinidad and Tobago trade unionist, economist and politician

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 *

(born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football player * Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running back * Chelsea Abdullah, Kuwaiti American novelist *

Farah Zeynep Abdullah Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 17 August 1989) is a Turkish actress and singer. She garnered critical acclaim and nationwide recognition for her movies and television series. She is the recipient of two Siyad awards, the most prestigious film aw ...

(born 1989), Turkish actress * Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football player *

Ismail Sabri Abdullah Ismail Sabri Abdullah, also known as ''Ismail Sabri Abdallah'', (; 1924 – 6 November 2006) was an Egyptian economist and politician who held some cabinet posts in the early 1970s. He was the cofounder of the Communist Party and was imprisoned ...

(1924–2006), Egyptian economist and politician * Khalid Abdullah (born 1995), American former professional football running back *

Majed Abdullah Majed Ahmed Abdullah (; born 11 January 1959) is a Saudi Arabian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker for Al Nassr FC, Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national football team, ...

(born 1959), Saudi Arabian football player * Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer *

Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah (born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the chief minister of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He had previously served as the chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir between 2009 and ...

(born 1970), last Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir *

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the C ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway (1959 – 10 April 2025) was a Singaporean convicted murderer and drug trafficker. Roshdi first gained notoriety in 1993 for the murder of a narcotics officer. Roshdi was charged with murdering Rajab Mohamed, an inspect ...

(1959–2025), a Singaporean convicted killer and drug trafficker * Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician *

Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was the founding leader and President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Confer ...

(1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir * Tewfik Abdullah (1896–1963), Egyptian footballer *

Yasir Abdullah Yasir Abdullah (born April 12, 2000) is an American professional American football, football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals football, Louisvi ...

(born 2000), American football player

Fictional characters

Abdul Alhazred The ''Necronomicon'', also referred to as the ''Book of the Dead'', or under a purported original Arabic title of ', is a fictional grimoire (textbook of magic) appearing in stories by the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It ...

, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' *

Abdullah (comics) Abdullah is a Character (arts), fictional character from ''The Adventures of Tintin'', created by Hergé. He first appeared in 1949 in the second version of ''Tintin'' in the ''Land of Black Gold''. Aged 6 at the time of his first appearance, he i ...

, from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé *

Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling mat ...

, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler * Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the

Amelia Peabody series The Amelia Peabody series is a series of twenty historical mystery novels and one non-fiction companion volume written by Egyptologist Barbara Mertz (1927–2013) under the pen name Elizabeth Peters. The series is centered on the adventures o ...

, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of '' 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. *Zenner, W. P. (2000). A global community: The Jews from Aleppo, Syria. Wayne State University Press. *Faiguenboim, G., Valadares, P., & Campagnano, A. R. (2009). Dicionário sefaradi de sobrenomes. Avotaynu Inc. * * {{Given name, type=both Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language 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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