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

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). 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 Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

. 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 Abdiel ( "Servant of El") is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of notable people. The name has the same meaning as Obadiah and is cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah. Abdiel is mentioned a single time in the Bible, in ...

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 Ovadia or Ovadya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Dvira Ovadia (born 1979), Israeli television personality and interior designer * Moni Ovadia (born 1946), Italian actor, musician, singer, and theatrical author * ...

. 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 ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad () also known as al-Ṭāhir () and al-Ṭayyib () was one of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija. He died in childhood. Biography His full name was Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Shaiba. His father became a s ...

(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 ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr al-Taymī (; ) was a son of the first caliph Abu Bakr () and a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life Abd Allah was born in Mecca around . His father Abu Bakr hailed from the Banu Taym of the Quraysh tr ...

(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 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. Ho ...

, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel *

Abd Allah 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 ...

(died 663), Jewish companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Abd Allah ibn Ubayy Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (, died 631), also called Ibn Salul in reference to his grandmother, was a chief of the Arab tribe Banu Khazraj and one of the leading men of Medina (then known as Yathrib). Upon the arrival of Muhammad, Ibn Ubayy became a Musl ...

(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 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 t ...

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 Abdallah Hani El Masri عبدالله هاني المصري (born 1962, Beirut) is a Lebanese-Russian composer, now resident in Kuwait, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Life a ...

(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 Abdallah Mohamad Fadel Aich (, ; born 5 October 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Bourj. Club career Aich started his career at Mawadda Tripoli, before moving to Nejmeh's youth team. He made his Lebanese Prem ...

(born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Abdallah ibn Amir Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz `Abd Allah ibn `Amir (; 626–678) was a Rashidun Caliphate politician and general. He served as the Governor of Basra from 647 to 656 AD, during the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn ...

(626–678), Rashidun politician and military officer *

Abdallah Djaballah Saad Abdallah Djaballah (, born May 2, 1956, in Skikda) is an Algerian politician and leader of the Movement for National Reform (''Ḥarakat al-Iṣlāḥ al-Waṭaniyy'', also known as the ''MRN'' and ''El-Islah''), an Islamist political party ...

(born 1956), Algerian politician *

Abdallah Al-Fakhouri Abdallah Ra'ed Mahmoud Al-Fakhouri (; born January 22, 2000) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Wehdat and the Jordan national team. he is already considered one of his country's m ...

(born 2000), Jordanian footballer *Abdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician *Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat *Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908), Arab poet *Abdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician *Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Arab administrator and commander *Abdallah Shihiri (1868–1931), politician of the Dervish movement (Somali), 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 (born 1944), Iranian academic *Abdollah Mojtabavi (1925–2012), Iranian sport wrestler *Abdollah Movahed (born 1940), Iranian sport wrestler *Abdollah Nouri (born 1950), Iranian reformist politician *Abdollah Ramezanzadeh (born 1954), Iranian academic *Abdollah Shahbazi (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 (1945–2024), Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

*Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field *Abdulah Ibraković (born 1970), Bosnian professional football manager *Abdulah Muhasilović (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 (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 (619–687), narrator of hadith *Abdullah Nur (1910–1997), Indonesian ulama *Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan *Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein *Abdulla Aripov (born 1962), Prime minister of Uzbekistan *Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor *Abdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football player *Abdullah Atalar (born 1954), Turkish academic *Abdullah Avcı (born 1963), Turkish association football manager *Abdullah Aydoğdu (born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989 *Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939–2025), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) *Abdullah el Baqui (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 of the First East Turkestan Republic *Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932), Turkish physician *Abdullah Çatlı (1956–1996), Turkish secret government agent *Abdullah Al Damluji (1890–1970), Iraqi physician and politician *Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician *Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player *Abdullah Ercan (born 1971), Turkish association football player *Abdullah Franji (born 1943), Palestinian politician and Fatah member *Abdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and 11th President of Turkey *Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player *Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman *Abdullah Hanafi, Bruneian administrator *Abdullah al-Harari (1906–2008), Islamic scholar *Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951) *Abdullah II of Jordan (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 (author), 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 (playwright), 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 (1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire *Abdullah Morsi (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 *Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (1925–2006), Indian Islamic scholar *Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (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 (born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party *Abdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player *Abdullah of Pahang (born 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang *Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar *Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Jamia Faridia, Faridia University, Islamabad *Abdullah Al Rasi (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 (died 1843), Emir of Nejd *Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Saud (1843-??), Saudi royal *Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (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 (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, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah, Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of Al-Mansur. *Marajil also known as ''Umm Abdallah'' (died 786), mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun. *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, 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 *Abdullah 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 (born 1989), Turkish actress *Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football player *Ismail Sabri Abdullah (1924–2006), Egyptian economist and politician *Khalid Abdullah (running back), Khalid Abdullah (born 1995), American former professional football running back *Majed Abdullah (born 1959), Saudi Arabian football player *Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer *Omar Abdullah (born 1970), last Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir *Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), American football player *Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway (1959–2025), a Singaporean convicted killer and drug trafficker *Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician *Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir *Tewfik Abdullah (1896–1963), Egyptian footballer *Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American football player

Fictional characters

*Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as ''Abdullah Alhazred'' *Abdullah (comics), from ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé *Abdullah the Butcher, born ''Lawrence Shreve'', Canadian wrestler *Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the Amelia Peabody series, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites *Abdullah, main protagonist of ''Castle in the Air (novel), Castle in the Air'', the sequel to ''Howl's Moving Castle (novel), 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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