ʿAbd al-Jabbār (

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of ) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Jabbār'', one of the

names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...

, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-compeller". It may refer to:

People

People of faith

Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad Abu al-Hasan ʿAbd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad ibn Khalil ibn ʿAbdallah al-Hamadani al-Asadabadi (935 CE – 1025 CE) was an Persian Mu'tazili theologian, jurist and hadith scholar who is remembered as the Qadi al-Qudat (Chief Magistrate) of the Buyid ...

(935–1025), Iraqi Qadi and religious author * Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Jabbar, Iraqi cleric * Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara (born 1970), Nigerian Islamic cleric * Nasuru Kabara (1924–1996) Nigerian Islamic cleric and formal Qadiriyya leader of West Africa. * Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi, Islamic scholar

Activists

Abdul Jabbar (activist) Abdul Jabbar (11 October 1919 – 21 February 1952) was a protester who was killed during the Bengali language movement in 1952 that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Backg ...

(1919–1952), Bengali-language demonstrator * Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner

Politicians

* Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician) * Abdul Jalilul Jabbar, 17th-century sultan of Brunei *

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan () (born 1883, Utmanzai, Charsadda – 9 May 1958, Lahore), popularly known as Dr. Khan Sahib (), was a pioneer in the Indian Independence Movement and later, a Pakistani politician. He was the elder brother of the Pashtun ac ...

(1882–1958), Pakistani politician *

Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (; 30 June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was a Bangladeshi judge and civil servant. He was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry. Early life He was born on 30 June ...

(1902–1984), Pakistani politician * M. A. Jabbar (1932–2020), Bangladeshi politician * Abdul Jabbar (Moulvibazar politician) (1945–1992), Bangladeshi politician * Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1954), Afghan politician *

Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (, ) or more commonly known as Cikgu Jabar was a Malaysian politician and teacher. He has served as the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Batu Laut for three consecutive terms from 1974 to 1986, be ...

, Malaysian politician *

Abdul Jabar Qahraman General officer, General Abdul Jabar Qahraman (; 1959 – October 17, 2018) was an Afghan Officer (armed forces), military officer, warlord and politician who came to prominence for his ability to mobilize large amounts of men to join his pro-gov ...

(1959–2018), Afghan army general, militia leader, and politician *

Abdul Jabbar Naeemi Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (Dari and ) is an Afghan diplomat and politician. He has served as the governor of Khost Province, Laghman Province in Afghanistan, and before that he was the governor of Khost province and Maidan Wardak province of Afghanist ...

(b. 1967), Afghan politician * Abdul Jabar Sabet, Afghan politician *

Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shilgari was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. He belongs to the andar district of Ghazni province. Shilgari is one of the leading pol ...

, Afghan politician * Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1949), Afghan politician *

Sheikh Abdul Jabbar Sheikh Abdul Jabbar was an Indian politician and freedom fighter from Jammu and Kashmir. He held various positions in his political career, including serving as a Cabinet Minister, MLA, and MLC. In 1984, Sheikh Abdul Jabbar left the Jammu & Kas ...

, Indian politician from

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

Abdul Jabbar Jomard Abdul Jabbar Jomard (‎; December 1909 in Mosul – November 30, 1971 in Mosul ) was Iraqi Foreign Minister In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or ...

, Iraqi Foreign Minister *

, Afghan diplomat *

Abdul Jabbar Talukdar Abdul Jabbar Talukdar () is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 Septembe ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, Pakistani politician

Scientists

*Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, known as

Abdul Jerri Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri () is an Iraqi American mathematician, most recognized for his contributions to ''Shannon Sampling Theory, Its Generalizations, Error Analysis, and Historical Reviews'', and in particular his establishment in 2002 of the ...

(born 1932), Iraqi American physicist and mathematician *

Abdul Jabbar Abdullah Abdul Jabbar Abdullah Sam (; 1911 – July 9, 1969) was an Iraqi physicist, dynamical meteorologist, and President Emeritus of the University of Baghdad. Abdullah obtained a doctorate in meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in ...

, Iraqi physicist and meteorologist *

Abdul Jabbar Al Rifai Abdul Jabbar Al Rifai (Arabic: عبد الجبار الرفاعي) is an Iraqi theologian, and professor of Islamic philosophy, born in Dhi Qar, Iraq, 1954. He obtained several academic degrees, including: a PhD degree cum laude in Islamic phil ...

, Irqai intellectual

Sportspeople

Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) Abdul Jabbar (born 31 January 1919, date of death unknown) was an Indian cricketer. He played seventeen first-class matches for Bengal between 1937 and 1945. Abdul Jabbar is deceased. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of ...

(born 1919), Indian cricketer *

Abdul Jabbar (footballer) Abdul Jabbar (; 1945 – 25 March 2014), was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a forward. Jabbar played as an inside left forward. He represented the Pakistan national football team from 1967 to 1969, and is one of the first and ...

(1945 – March 2014), Pakistani footballer *

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( ; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. , April 16, 1947) is an American former basketball player. He played professionally for 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Associatio ...

(b. 1947), American basketball player * Abdul Jabbar (Tamil Nadu cricketer) (1952), Indian Tamil Nadu cricketer * Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon (1970), Iraqi footballer who played defender *Karim Abdul-Jabbar, a previous name of

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born Sharmon Shah; June 28, 1974), known previously as Karim Abdul-Jabbar, is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Abdul-Karim played college foot ...

(1974), American footballer *

Haidar Abdul-Jabar Haidar Abdul-Jabar Kadhim (; born August 25, 1976), known as Haidar Jabar, is an Iraqi former football defender who last played for the Al-Zawra'a SC football club. Honours Country * 2002 WAFF Champions * 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics ...

(1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender *

Ahmad Abdul-Jabar Ahmad Abdul-Jabar (; born 8 January 1978) is an Iraqi former Iraq national football team football player who is currently manager of Al-Karkh SC. Ahmad, known as Al-Alemane ('The German') by his teammates, due to his fair skin and hair. He bor ...

(1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder * Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer * Abdul Jabbar (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani Kalat cricketer * Abdul Jabbar Rahima, Iraqi hurdler

Entertainers

Abdul Jabbar (singer) Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (10 February 1938 – 30 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi singer. ''"Tumi Ki Dekhechho Kobhu Jiboner Porajoy"'', ''"Salam Salam Hajar Salam"'' and ''" Joy Bangla, Banglar Joy"'' were three of his songs which made it to the ...

(1938–2017), Bangladeshi singer * Abdul Jabbar Abbas, Iraqi actor

Other

* Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi captive) (born 1975), Afghan Qala-i-Jangi captive *

Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi () (also spelled al-Aqidi or al-Okaidi or al-Egaydi) is a former commander and spokesman for the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. A former colonel in the Syrian Arab Army, he defected in early 2012. On 3 November 2013, he annou ...

, Syrian soldier *

Abdul Jabbar Bhatti Abdul Jabbar Bhatti is a Pakistani mountaineer and paraglider. He served in the Pakistani Army until he retired as lieutenant colonel. In 1985, he climbed Broad Peak, in 1986 Gasherbrum II, and later in 2012, he climbed Spantik. In 2017, he ...

, Pakistani mountaneer * Abdul Jabbar Junejo, Sindhi writer * Abdul Jabbar Khan (disambiguation), several people * Abdul Jabbar Numan, Yemeni artist * Abdul Jabbar Shanshal, Iraqi minister of defense

References

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