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''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and '' Rahman''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Notable people with the name include:

Early Islamic era

Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf ( ar, عبد الرحمن بن عوف) () was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. One of the wealthiest among the companions, he is known for being one of the ten to whom Paradise was promised. ...

(581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon *

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(died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr * Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid (616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs * Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rabīʿa al-Bāhilī () was an Arab general of the Rashidun Caliphate, who led the Arab forces during the First Arab–Khazar War, until his death in battle in 652. Life A member of the Bahila tribe, Abd al-Rahman ibn Ra ...

(fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ziyād ibn Abīhi () was the Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 678/79–681. He is credited for reasserting Umayyad authority over the Arab tribesmen who garrisoned the province and ensuring the flow of Khurasan’s revenues an ...

, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 *

Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi Al-Ḥurr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Thaqafi ( ar, الحر بن عبد الرحمن الثقفي) was an early Umayyad governor who ruled the Muslim province of Al-Andalus from between 716 and 718. He was the third successor to Musa bin Nusair, th ...

(deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus * Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours * Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir al-Lakhmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus *

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba () was the Wali, or governor, of Septimania, an Upper March (administrative division of the Emirate of Córdoba) that substituted Umar ibn Umar in 755. During his governing, Narbonne was lost by conquest to the Franks ...

(fl. 755), governor of Septimania *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ḥabīb al-Fihrī () (died 755) was an Arab noble of the Fihrid family, and ruler of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 745 through 755 AD. Background Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib was a great-grandson of Oqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri (Mu ...

(died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya *

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ( ar, يوسف بن عبد الرحمن الفهري) was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad ...

(fl. 756), governor of al-Andalus *

Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i Abū ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr al-ʾAwzāʿī ( ar, أبو عمرو عبدُ الرحمٰن بن عمرو الأوزاعي) (707–774) was an Islamic scholar, traditionalist and the chief representative and eponym of the ʾAwzāʿī ...

(707–774), Arab lawyer *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam was the first Persian ''imam'' of the Imamate of Tiaret and the founder of Rustamid dynasty, which existed in central Maghreb from about 776 or 778 CE to 908 CE. He was also the founder of the new Tiaret. Life Abd al-R ...

(729–784), founder of the

Rustamid dynasty The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was a ruling house of Ibāḍī imāms of Persian descent centered in Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Tiaret (present day ...

* Abd al-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba, founded

Umayyad dynasty Umayyad dynasty ( ar, بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ, Banū Umayya, Sons of Umayya) or Umayyads ( ar, الأمويون, al-Umawiyyūn) were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of Al-Andalus between 756 and 1031. In the ...

Abd al-Rahman II Abd ar-Rahman II () (792–852) was the fourth ''Umayyad'' Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts. Abd ar-Rahman was born in Toledo, the ...

(788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman III ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil () or ʿAbd al-Rahmān III (890 - 961), was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to ...

(890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الجبرتي) also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan. According to local tradition, Abdirahman de ...

, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan *

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ʿAbd al-Rahman al-Sufi ( fa, عبدالرحمن صوفی; December 7, 903 – May 25, 986) was an iranianRobert Harry van Gent. Biography of al-Sūfī'. "The Persian astronomer Abū al-Husayn ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Umar al-Sūfī was born i ...

, also known as ''Azophi'' (903–986), Persian astronomer * Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba * Abd al-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba * Abd al-Rahman V (died 1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba * Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

Business

* Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro (1906–1982), Bahraini businessman * Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (born 1944), Bahraini businessman *

B. S. Abdur Rahman Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman (15 October 1927 – 7 January 2015) was an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist. He had a range of business interests in the UAE and India (in Tamil Nadu) including maritime shipping, real estate, ins ...

, Indian businessman

Entertainment

Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson Slade Hopkinson (1934 – 1993) was a Guyana-born poet, playwright, actor and teacher. Early life Slade Hopkinson was born into a middle-class family in New Amsterdam, Guyana. His father was a barrister-at-law, and his mother a nurse. A few years ...

(1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert * Abderrahmane Abdelli (born 1958), Algerian musician * Abdel Rahman El Bacha (born 1958), Lebanese pianist *

Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film ''Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, wi ...

(born 1961), Mauritanian film director * Hadj Abderrahmane (1941–1981), Algerian actor * Hisham Abdulrahman (born 1982), Saudi actor *

Khalid Abdulrahman Khalid Abdulrahman ( ar, خالد عبدالرحمن; born April 22, 1965) is a Saudi singer, actor, musician, poet, and songwriter. He first published poetry under the pseudonym (مخاوي الليل) which roughly translates to 'Night Compa ...

(born 1966), Saudi singer * Islah Abdur-Rahman (born 1991), British-Bangladeshi film director, actor and screenwriter

Judges and lawyers

* Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (born 1941), Attorney General of Indonesia * Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as S. A. Rahman (1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan * Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer * Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer *

Abdel Rahman Zuabi Abdel Rahman Zuabi ( ar, عبدالرحمن زعبي, he, עבד אל-רחמן זועבי; November 19, 1932 – September 12, 2014) (also Abd-er-Rahman Zoabi) was an Israeli Arab judge. In 1999, he served as an Israeli Supreme Court justice. ...

(born 1932), Israeli judge * Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born ca. 1941), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein * Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya (born 1950), Turkish judge * Abdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer * A.F.M. Abdur Rahman, judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Politicians and activists

International organizations

Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam ( ar, عبد الرحمن حسن عزام) (8 March 1893 – 2 June 1976), also known as Azzam Pasha, was an Egyptian diplomat and politician. He was the first Secretary-General of the Arab League, from 22 March 1945 ...

(1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League * Safiya Abdel Rahman, member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides

Historical nations

* Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538 * `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern-day Ethiopia * Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829), prince from the Imamate of Futa Jallon in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan GCSI (Pashto/ Dari: ) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Lin ...

(ca. 1842–1901), Emir of Afghanistan * Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism

Algeria

* Abderrahmane Benhamida (1931-2010), Algerian politician * Abderrahmane Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician

Bangladesh

Abdur Rahman Biswas Abdur Rahman Biswas (1 September 1926 – 3 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly prior to the independence of Bangla ...

(born 1926), former President of Bangladesh * Shaykh Abdur Rahman (died 2007), executed Jihadist terrorist * Abdur Rahman (Noakhali politician) *

Abdur Rahman Chatgami Abdur Rahman Chatgami ( bn, আব্দুর রহমান চাটগামী; 1920–2015), also known as Faqihul Millat, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school. He was born in Imam Nagar, Fatikchhari, Chittagong, in 192 ...

, Islamic scholar * Abdur Rahman (politician), from Faridpur * Abdur Rahman Kashgarhi, first Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque * Abdur Rahman Khokon

India

* Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician * Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as

A. R. Antulay Barrister Abdul Rahman Antulay (9 February 1929 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian politician. Antulay was a union minister for Minority Affairs and a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Earlier he had been the Chief Minister ...

(born 1929), Indian politician * Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or

K. A. Rahman Kavungal Amakkode Abdurahman (K. A. Rahman) (born 1 January 1940 – 11 January 1999), popularly known as Adhrehyaka or simply Adreyi, was the founder leader of the Chaliyar agitation in Kerala, India. Personal life Adreyi was the third son of ...

(1940–1999), Indian social activist *

Abdul Rahman (politician) Abdul Rahman is an Indian politician, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and Former Member of the Parliament of India from Vellore Constituency, Tamil Nadu. He represents the Indian Union Muslim League party. IUML and DMK both are friendly par ...

(born 1959), Indian politician * Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician * Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal (1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indonesia

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; born Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil; 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), though more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the 4th president of Indonesia, from ...

(1940–2008), President of Indonesia

Iraq

* Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani (1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq *

Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (Arabic: عبد الرحمن البزاز; 20 February 1913 – 28 June 1973) was an Iraqi politician, reformist and writer. He was a pan-Arab nationalist and served as the Dean of Baghdad Law College and later as Prime M ...

(1913–1973), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Rahman Arif Hajj ʿAbd al-Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli ( ar, عبد الرحمن محمد عارف الجميلي, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿĀrif; 14 April 191624 August 2007) was a career soldier and the third president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 J ...

(1916–2007), President of Iraq * Abdul Rahman Mustafa (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician *

Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli (Arabic: ) is an Iraqi politician from Baghdad who was the Iraqi Justice Minister from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. A Sunni Arab, he was elected to the National Assembly of Iraq in December 2005 o ...

, Iraqi politician * Abderrahman Sadik Karim, Iraqi politician

Jordan

* Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963–2016), Jordanian politician

Libya

* Abdel Rahman Shalgham (born 1949), Libyan politician *

Abdul Rahman Kamudi Dr. Abdul Rahman Kamudi ( ar, عبد الرحمن القمودي; born c. 1955) is a Libyan politician served as Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya as General Authority for Investment. Born in Benghazi, Libya, Kamudi was educated ...

(born ca. 1955), Libyan politician

Malaysia

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad ( Jawi: ; 24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yan ...

(1895–1960) King of Malaysia *

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

(1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia * Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of Malaysia *

Ismail Abdul Rahman Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, إسماعيل بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia fro ...

(1915–1973), Malaysian politician *

Senu Abdul Rahman Senu bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, سنو بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995) was a Malaysian politician and former federal minister and diplomat. Early life, education and early career ...

(1919–1995), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub ( ms, عبدالرحمن بن يعقوب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 3 January 1928 – 9 January 2015) was a Malaysian politician of Melanau descent from Mukah. He was the thir ...

(born 1928), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia *

(1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia * Abdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia *

Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib Dato' Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Taib (born 31 May 1968) is a former Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia. He is the 3rd son of Abdul Taib Mahmud who is the current Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak while his mother was the late Lail ...

, Malaysian politician * Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Malaysian politician * Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician * Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician *

Abdul Rahman Bakri Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakri (born 10 November 1965) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sabak Bernam constituency in Selangor from 2008 to 2013, sitting as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the ...

, Malaysian politician accused of corruption *

, former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia * Norah Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician

Singapore

* Abdul Rahman Andak (1859–1930), State Secretary of Johor to Sultans Abu Bakar and Ibrahim *

Temenggong Abdul Rahman Dato Temenggong Daeng Abdul Rahman bin Tun Daeng Abdul Hamid (1755 – 8 December 1825) was the Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty. He was best known of being instrumental in the Treaty of Singapore with the British East India Com ...

(1755–1825), Temenggong of Johor

Morocco

* Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco *

Abderrahmane Youssoufi Abderrahmane Youssoufi ( ; ar, عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under kings Hassan II ...

(born 1924), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

Abdul Rahman Mamudu Major-General Abdul Rahman Alhaji Mamudu (1937 - 1992) was military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Polic ...

(1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor *

Abdulrahman Gimba Abdulrahman Hassan Gimba (born 16 June 1945) became Nigeria's Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission on 27 July 2007. He was dismissed on 29 October 2008, one casualty of a major cabinet reshuffle. Background Abdulra ...

(born 1945), Nigerian politician

Pakistan

* Ibn Abdur Rehman (1930–2021), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate * Abdurehman Rana (born 1942), Pakistani politician

Saudi Arabia

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

(1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia * Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier * Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier * Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier * Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud * Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (born 1931), Saudi politician * Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh * Abd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi prince * Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politician * Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture * Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi prince * Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince * Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

Somalia

* Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed (took office October 2014) * Abdirahman Abdi Osman (took office January 2015) * Abdirahman Ahmed (died 2009), Somali politician * Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003), Somali politician * Abdirahman Mohamud Farole (born 1945), former President of Puntland, Somalia * Abdirahman Duale Beyle, Foreign Minister of Somalia * Abdirahman Jama Barre, Somali politician * Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (died 1993), Somali politician * Abdirahman Janaqow (died 2007), Somali politician *

Abdulrahman Abd Ghani Abdulrahman Ghani or Abdulrahman Qani ( so, Cabdulraxman Maxamed Ghaani, ar, عبد الرحمن عبد الغني) is the chieftain of the Talomoge sub-clan of the Ogaden Somali. He is the past President of the Somali Region of Ethiopia (Apr ...

, Somali-Ethiopian politician

Sudan

* Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan *

Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; 1934 – 18 October 2018) ( ar, عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب) was the President of Sudan from 6 April 1985, to 6 May 1986. His full name has also been liste ...

(born 1930), President of Sudan

Yemen

Abdul Rahman al-Iryani Abdul Rahman Yahya Al-Eryani ( ar, عبد الرحمن الإرياني, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Yaḥyā al-Iryānī; 10 June 1910 – 14 March 1998) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 5 November 1967 to 13 June 1974. Or ...

(1910–1998), President of Yemen *

Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri As-Sayyid Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born in November 1943) is a Yemeni opposition leader. He was the Vice-President of the Presidency Council of the short-lived Government of the Democratic Republic of Yemen that was established on May 21, 1994. ...

(born 1943), Yemeni politician

Other places

* Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leader * Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (born 1924), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist *

Abdul Rahman Saleem Abdul Rahman Saleem, (born Rahman Yahyaei) also known as Abu Yahya, is a British-Iranian Islamic activist, born around 1975. Early life and education Saleem was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1975 to a Punjabi Sunni family. He left Iran for London in ...

(born ca. 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist * Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician * Abdurrahman Vazirov (born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan * Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician *

Muriel Abdurahman Muriel Ross Abdurahman (April 29, 1938 – December 22, 2013) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997. Political career Fort Saskatchewan Town Council Abdurahman was elected t ...

, politician in Alberta, Canada *

Omar Abdel-Rahman Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن), (ʾUmar ʾAbd ar-Raḥmān; 3 May 1938 – 18 February 2017), commonly known in the United States as "The Blind Sheikh", was a blind Egyptian Islamist militant who served a life se ...

(born 1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USA *

, Somali-Ethiopian politician * Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politician * Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician * Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal * Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physician * Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist

Prisoners

* Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm According to the United States Department of Defense, it held more than two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006. They had been captured and classified as enemy combatants in warfare following the US and allies' invasion ...

(born ca. 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo * Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo * Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman Starting in 2002, the American government detained 22 Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. The last 3 Uyghur detainees, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur and Saidullah Khalik, were released from Guantanamo on December 29, 2013, and lat ...

(born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee * Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (5 August 1973 – 16 February 2013) was a Danish citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 323. The US Depa ...

(born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there * Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Rahman Shalabi Abdul Rahman Shalabi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 42. Shalabi arrived on January 11, 2002, the day the camp op ...

(born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee * Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...

(born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were cla ...

(born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo *

Abdurahman Khadr Abdurahman Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عبد الرحمن أحمد سعيد خضر, ; born 1982) is a Canadian citizen who was held as an enemy combatant in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, after ...

(born 1982), Guantanamo detainee * Abdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in Guantanamo * Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US *

Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman (محمد عمر عبدالرحمن) is an Egyptian who was in United States custody in one of the CIA's "black sites". Also known as "Asadullah" (''i.e. The lion of God.'') Human Rights Watch reports he is the son of S ...

, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site *

Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, nicknamed Triple-X by his American guards, was the first ghost detainee to be publicly acknowledged by American authorities. Captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq in June or July 2003, he was turned over to the CIA who be ...

, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee *

Abdul Rahman bin Arshad On 6 June 1994, two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The case, known as the Oriental Hotel murd ...

(born 1961 or 1962), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murder * Abdul Rahman Abdullah, birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings * Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son

Muslim scholars

Modern era Muslim scholars and clerics with this name are: * Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher * Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar * Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar) (born 1925), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh * Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca * Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi cleric *

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman Sheik Abu Abdul Rahman (Arabic: أبو عبدالرحمن العراقي) (died June 7, 2006), also Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, was an Iraqi Canadian Iraqi Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Iraqi descent, as well as people from the state of Ira ...

(died 2006), Iraqi cleric

Science and academia

Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi Abu Zaid Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (; c. 1631–1685) was a Moroccan writer in the field of law, history, astronomy and music. He wrote some 170 books and has been called the Suyuti of his time. He was born in the promin ...

(1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music *

Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman Ali ibn Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman was a prominent Persian physician who is thought to have lived in the 17th century. Little is known of this author. What is certain is that he composed a large Persian medical encyclopedia, in didacti ...

, Persian physician * Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler * Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian * Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser * Abdulrahman al-Ansary (born 1935), Saudi archaeologist * Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist * Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia

Soldiers

* Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat * Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (born 1832), Yemeni participant in Aceh war *

Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abdul Hamid (1868—1929) was an ulema, known as Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong because he visited Limbong, Kemaman to teach Islam and start trading. From 1922 until 1928, he was a resistance leader seeking to resist laws ...

(died 1929), Malay resistance leader * Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II * Havildar

Abdul Rahman (GC) Havildar Abdul Rahman (1921–1946) was a soldier of the British Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth) award for bravery not in combat. He was awarded the decoration for the gallantry he ...

(1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient *

Akhtar Abdur Rahman Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan NI(M), HI(M), TI(M), SBt (Urdu: اختر عبد الرحمن‎; 11 June 1924 – 17 August 1988), was a Pakistani senior army general who served as the 5th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakista ...

(1924–1988), Pakistani general * Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces * Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (born 1934), Egyptian air force officer

Sports

Basketball

* Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman or Walt Hazard (1942–2011), American basketball player * Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player * Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player

Cricket

Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer) Abdul Rahman is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 7 December 2017. He made his List A debut for Herat Province in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challeng ...

* Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer, born 2001) * Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980), Punjab, Pakistan *

Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) Abdul Rehman (born 2 January 1987) is a former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team who played for the national team between 2004 and 2011.Mohamed Abdel Rahman (born 1915), Egyptian fencer * Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer

Football

* Abderrahmane Mahjoub (born 1929), Moroccan-French footballer * T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer *

Abderrahmane Soukhane Abderrahmane Soukane (13 September 1936 – 5 July 2015) was an Algerian footballer who played as a striker. Biography Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria. Nicknamed Soukane II, he started his playing career in the junior ranks ...

(born 1936), Algerian footballer * Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coach * Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi football referee * Fahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballer * Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballer *

Abdulrahman Al-Haddad Abdulrahman Al-Haddad ( ar, عبد الرحمن الحداد) (born 31 March 1966) is a retired UAE footballer. He played as a centre back for the UAE national football team as well as the Sharjah Club in Sharjah. Al-Haddad played for the UAE a ...

(born 1966), UAE footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballer * Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer * Rashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballer * Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballer * Abdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballer * Abdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballer * Maman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballer * Abderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Mahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballer *

Abdulrahman Mesbeh Abdulrahman Mesbeh (Arabic:عبد الرحمن مصباح; born January 7, 1984) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a full back . Mesbeh was a member of the Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, م ...

(born 1984), Qatari footballer * Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballer * Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Abdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballer * Abdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballer * Baha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballer * Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballer * Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Khaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballer * Mohamed Abdulrahman (born 1990), UAE footballer *

Omar Abdulrahman Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Amoudi ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن أحمد الراقي العمودي; born 20 September 1991) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Wasl F.C. and ...

(born 1991), UAE footballer *

Rozaimi Abdul Rahman Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992) is a retired Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for the defunct Sarawak, Sabah, Selangor, Kedah and Johor Darul Ta'zim II. Rozaimi is a ...

(born 1992), Malaysian footballer * Mohamed Abdel Rahman (footballer) (born 1993), Sudanese footballer * Abdul Rahman Baba (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Running

* Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner * Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner

Other sports

* Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete * Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish Paralympic athlete

Terrorists and militants

* Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, Kurdish-Iranian militant leader * Abdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves * Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing *

Atiyah Abd al-Rahman Atiyah Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عطية عبد الرحمن; 1969 – August 22, 2011), born Jamal Ibrahim Ashtiwi al Misrati, was reported by the US State Department

(1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists * Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States * Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist * Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (born 1980), Saudi suspected terrorist sought by the US * Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi-Arabia * Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list *

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen (صالح ابن عبدالرحمن الحصيّن) is a prominent Saudi government official who fell under suspicion following the Sept 11th attacks when it was discovered that three of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, ...

, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists *

Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi is a Saudi Arabian journalist notable because he was named on a Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists Periodically Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior publishes a most wanted list. According to ...

, Saudi terrorist on wanted list *

Asim Abdulrahman The son of Omar Abdur Rahman, Asim Abdulrahman was described as "among the closest" of Osama bin Laden's followers in the days following the September 11th attacks in 2001. Under the kunya ''Abu Asim'', he was believed to lead an Egyptian militan ...

, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban * Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups * Abu Abdul Rahman, Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War

Writers

* Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1568), Berber Moroccan poet * Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as

Rahman Baba Abdur Rahmān Momand ( ps, عبدالرحمان بابا; 1632–1706) or Rahmān Bābā ( ps, رحمان بابا), was a renowned Pashtun Sufi Dervish and poet from Momand Agency in Peshawar during the Mughal era. He, along with his contempo ...

(1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet * Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer * Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet * Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh * Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist *

Aisha Abd al-Rahman Aisha Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: عائشة عبد الرحمن; 18 November 1913 – 1 December 1998) was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shaṭiʾ ( بِنْت ٱلشّاطِئ"Daughter of the ...

, known as ''Bint al-Shati'' (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature * Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet * Abdirahman Yabarow, Somali journalist * Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat *

Abdurrahman Sharafkandi Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''a ...

(1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet *

Gely Abdel Rahman Gely Abdel Rahman (1931 – 24 August 1990) ar, جيلي عبد الرحمن was one of the leading Sudanese poets of the second half of the 20th century. Early life Gely Abdel Rahman was born in Gez'irat Saay, or Saï (island), a small islan ...

(1931–1990), Sudanese poet *

Abdul Rahman Munif Abdelrahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif ( ar, عَبْدُ الرَّحْمٰن المُنِيفٌ) known by his nickname Abdelrahman Munif (May 29, 1933 – January 24, 2004) was a Saudi Arabian novelist, short story writer, memoirist, journalist ...

(1933–2004), Arabic novelist * Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet * S. Abdul Rahman (born 1937), Indian Tamil-language poet * Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poet * Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher * Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist * Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet * Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer

Other people

* Abdirahman Abdi, Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protests * Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist *

Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) Abdulrahman Saleh (1 July 1909 – 29 July 29, 1947) was an Indonesian physician and aviator whose plane was shot down by the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution. He was also cofounder of Radio Republik Indonesia. He was posthumously d ...

(1909–1947), Indonesian doctor and soldier * Abdulrahman Deria (1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clan * Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script * Abdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architect * Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat * O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist *

Abd al-Rahman Mowakket Abdul Rahman Mowakket (born 1946) is a contemporary sculptor from Syria. (, ) Abdul Rahman's career as a sculptor spans more than 40 years. He has been fully devoted to artistic work since 1976. He has a private workshop. Background He was b ...

(born 1946), Syrian sculptor * Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (ca. 1978–2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist * Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990–2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges * Abdul Rahman al-Omari, Saudi pilot wrongly accused of terrorism *

Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman is a Yemeni diplomat who was Ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad. He quit his position as Ambassador to Pakistan over the Yemeni Revolution, 2011 Yemeni uprising. References

Yemeni diplomats Ambassadors of Yemen to P ...

, Yemeni diplomat * Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity *

Abdul Rahman (convert) Abdul Rahman (Persian: عبدالرحمن; born 1965) is an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity. On 26 March 2006, under heavy pressure from ...

(born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam * Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen

References

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