ʻAbd al-ʻAlī (

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of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Ali, Abd ul-Ali, Abd ol Ali, and Abd ol-Ali, is a male

Muslim 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 ...

given name. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-ʻAlī'', 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 most High".

Given name

* Abd al-Ali al-Birjandi, Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist * Abd Al-Ali Wadghiri (born 1944), Moroccan academic, writer and linguist * Abdul Ali Bahari, Kenyan politician *

Abdolali Bazargan Abdolali Bazargan (, ; born 14 August 1943) is an Iranian liberal politician, writer and intellectual who is current deputy leader of Freedom Movement of Iran. He was one of five major figures in the Green Movement to author a manifesto calling ...

(born 1943), Iranian politician *

Abdolali Changiz Abdolali Changiz () is an Iranian football forward who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal, Al-Ahli and Al-Arabi. He was perhaps one of the finest football players of his generation in Iran and Asia. Interna ...

(born 1959), Iranian footballer *

Abdul Ali Deobandi Abdul Ali Deobandi (Pashto/; 1938 – 2 November 2009) was a pro-Taliban Afghan cleric who served as Mullah Omar's advisor. He earned the title of Sheikh al-Hadith and Mufassir. Life Abdul Ali was born in Lakukhil in 1938 to Mawlana Sher Muham ...

(1938–2009), Afghan cleric *

Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian Abdol-Ali Mirza Farman Farmaian (1935–1973)Library of CongressFarmānfarmāʼiyān, ʻAbd al-ʻAlī, 1935-1973/ref> was an Iranian businessman and nobleman. He was the youngest son of the Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and his ...

(1932–1973), Qajar prince * Abdelali Kasbane (born 1962), Moroccan runner * Abdelali Lahrichi (born 1993), Moroccan basketball player *

Abdolali Lotfi Abdolali Lotfi, also known as ''Sheikh Abdolali Khan'', (23 January 1880–15 September 1956) was an Iranian politician and judge. He was the minister of justice in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Lotfi also served as th ...

(1880–1956), Iranian politician and judge *

Abdul Ali Malik Abdul Ali Malik (1907–1993) was a three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and an infantry officer in the Pakistan Army from Nineteenth Battalion of Punjab Regiment who earned distinction of leading the combat infantry formations to ...

(1907–1993), Pakistan Army engineer officer (served 1947–1974) *

Abdul Ali Mazari Ustad Abdul Ali Mazari (; 26 May 194613 March 1995) was an Afghan Hazara politician and leader of the Hezbe Wahdat during and following the Soviet–Afghan War, who advocated for a federal system of governance in Afghanistan. Mazari envisioned ...

(1946–1996), Afghan politician

Middle name

Khan Abdul Ali Khan Khan Abdul Ali Khan (; 20 August 1922 – 19 February 1997) was a Pakistani educationist, former Principal of Islamia College Peshawar, The FazleHaq College Mardan, Aitchison College, former Vice Chancellor of Peshawar University, Gomal Univer ...

(1922–1997), Pashtun educationalist

Surname

Humayun Abdulali Humayun Abdulali (19 May 1914, Kobe, Japan - 3 June 2001, Mumbai, India) was an Indian ornithologist and biologist who was also a cousin of the "birdman of India", Salim Ali (ornithologist), Salim Ali. Like other naturalists of his period, he to ...

(1914–2001), Indian ornithologist *

Muhammed Abdul Ali Al-Hajj Nawab Ghulam Muhammad 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Bahadur (born 9 August 1951) is the current and eighth titular Prince of Arcot, holding this title since July 1993 after the death of his father, Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader. The family traces its ...

(born 1951), Prince of Arcot *

Nacim Abdelali Nacim Mustapha Abdelali, sometimes spelt Nassim Mustapha Abdelaali, (born 19 December 1981) is a French Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Yverdon-Sport FC in the 1. Liga Promotion. On 28 February 2010, Abdelali made his l ...

(born 1981), French footballer

Fictional characters

* Abdul Ali from ''

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'', portrayed by Korean-based Indian actor

Anupam Tripathi Anupam Tripathi (; ; born 2 November 1988) is an Indian actor based in South Korea. He has appeared in various South Korean television series and films. His first main role as Ali Abdul in Netflix's South Korean survival drama series ''Squid Ga ...

References

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