Abdul Hakim () is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, first name or surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''

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 ...

'' and ''Hakim''. The name means "servant of the All-wise", ''Al-Hakīm'' being 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. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''e''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Hakim, Hakeem, or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. Notable persons with the name Abdul Hakim or variants include: *

Abdul Hakim Sialkoti Abdul Hakim Sialkoti (; – 1656) was a Mughal-era Punjabi Muslim Islamic scholar, philosopher, theologian and metaphysician. Biography Abdul Hakim Sialkoti was born in 988 AH/ during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar into a weaver family from ...

(1561–1656), Punjabi Muslim scholar *

Abdul Hakim (poet) Abdul Hakim ( – ) was a Bengali poet and translator who wrote several Bengali epics and also translated some Persian manuscripts. Early life Hakim was born in Babupur village in 1620. Babupur is generally said to be the modern-day village of ...

(1620–1690), Bengali poet * Abdul Hakim Sarkar, Bangladeshi professor and academician * Abdul Hakeem (speaker), Speaker of the

East Bengal Legislative Assembly The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the ...

. * Abdulhakim Arvasi (1865–1943), Turkish Islamic scholar *

Abdel Hakim Amer Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967), better known as Abdel Hakim Amer, was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the military ...

(1919–1967), Egyptian soldier and politician * Abdel Hakim Qasem (1934–1990), Egyptian novelist *

Abdul Hakim (footballer) Abdul Hakim (; 4 December 1949 – 28 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi football player. He played for the first ever Bangladesh national football team and was in the starting XI during the country's first official game. He was also a member of the ...

(1949–2022), Bangladeshi footballer * Abdul Hakim Bukhary (born 1955), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdal Hakim Murad, name used by

Timothy Winter Timothy John Winter (born 15 May 1960), also known as Abdal Hakim Murad, is an English Islamic scholar and theologian who is a proponent of Islamic neo-traditionalism. His work includes publications on Islamic theology, modernity, and Anglo ...

(born 1960), British Muslim scholar *

Abdelhakim Serrar Abdelhakim Serrar (born 24 April 1961) is an Algerian former professional association football, football player who won the African Nations Cup in 1990 and is one of only a handful of players that won the Afro-Asian Cup for both club and country ...

(born 1961), Algerian footballer *

Abdul Hakim Murad (militant) Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad (; born January 4, 1968) is a Pakistani Islamist terrorist, who was a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot—the forerunner to the September 11 attacks. In 1996, he was convicted in the United States of trying to blow ...

(born 1968), Pakistani alleged terrorist * Abdelhakim Bagy (born 1968), Moroccan-French runner * Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib (born ), Afghan politician * Adel Abdulhehim (born 1974), Uighur-Chinese held in Guantanamo * Abdul Hakim al-Mousa (born 1976), Saudi held in Guantanmo *

Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakim "Abdi" Abdirahman (, ; born January 1, 1977) is an American long-distance runner. He is a five-time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000 meters and the marathon. Running career Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Abdirahman g ...

(born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner * Abdelhakim Elouaari (born 1980), French footballer * Abdelhakim Laref (born 1985), Algerian-Belgian footballer * Abdelhakim Omrani (born 1991), French footballer *

Abdul Hakeem Khan Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati was a former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. He belongs to Swati tribe of Baffa, the largest Union Council of Mansehra District. He was appointed t ...

, Pakistani politician * Abdul Hakim Jan (Argandab tribal leader) (died 2008), Afghan * Abdel Hakim Tizegha, Algerian alleged terrorist * Abdel Hakim Shelmani, Libyan football referee *

Abdelhakim Belhadj Abdelhakim Belhaj (or Belhadj; , nom de guerre: Abu Abdallah Assadaq) (born 1 May 1966) is a Libyan politician and military leader. He is the leader of the Islamist al-Watan Party and former head of the Tripoli Military Council. He was the em ...

(born 1966), Libyan anti-Gaddafi military leader

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