ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (

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of ar, عبد الحميد) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥamīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-laudable". It is rendered as ''Abdolhamid'' in Persian and ''Abdülhamit'' in Turkish. It may refer to:

Given name

Abd al-Hamid al-Katib Abd al-Hamid ibn Yahya al-Katib ( ar, عبد الحميد بن يحيى الكاتب) was the secretary to the last Umayyad Caliph, Marwan II, and a supreme stylist of early Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken pri ...

(died 749), Umayyad official and Islamic scholar * 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk (fl. 830), Turkish Muslim mathematician *

Abdul Hamid Lahori Abdul Hamid Lahori ( ur, ; died 1654) was a traveller and historian during the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan (Shah Jahan's official chronicler). He wrote the book ''Padshahnama'', about th ...

(died 1654), Indian traveller and court historian of Shah Jahan *

Abdul Hamid Baba Abdul Hameed masho gagar ( ps, عبدالحميد ماشوال; died 1732), also known as Abdul Hamid Baba, was an Afghan poet and Sufi figure. Biography Abdul Hameed baba Masho Gagar was born in the second half of the 17th century (1664-172 ...

(died c.1732), Pashtun poet *

Abdul Hamid I Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid I ( ota, عبد الحميد اول, ''`Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel''; tr, Birinci Abdülhamid; 20 March 1725 – 7 April 1789) was the 27th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning over the Ottoman Empire from 1774 t ...

(1725–1789), sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Abdul Hamid (surveyor) (died ?1864), surveyor in Central Asia *

Abdul Hamid II Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...

(1842–1918), sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah (4 June 1864 – 13 May 1943) was the 26th Sultan of Kedah. He reigned from 1881 to 1943. Foreign relations During his reign, the Sultan had asked ...

(1864–1943), Sultan of Kedah *

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), often shortened as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bengali politician. His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods. Maulana Bhashani was pop ...

(1880–1976), political leader in Pakistan and Bangladesh * Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi (1884–1920), Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces * Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940), Algerian Muslim scholar *

Abdul Hamid Karami Abdul Hamid Karami (23 October 1890 – 23 November 1950) ( ar, عبد الحميد كرامي) was a Lebanese political and religious leader, who had nationalistic Arab inclinations. Biography Karami descended from one of the most prominent ...

(1890–1950), Lebanese politician * ‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972), Iranian Bahá'í scholar * Sufi Abdul Hamid (1903–1938), African-American religious and labor leader * Syarif Abdul Hamid Alkadrie (1913-1978), Sultan of Pontianak, Indonesia *

Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj Abdel Hamid Sarraj ( ar, عبد الحميد السراج, September 1925 – 23September 2013) was a Syrian Army officer and politician. When the union between Egypt and Syria was declared, Sarraj, a staunch Arab nationalist and supporter o ...

(born 1925), Syrian soldier and politician * Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb (1925–1995), Saudi Arabian diplomat and businessman *

Abdul Hamid Madarshahi Fakhr al-Islām ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Rustam ʿAlī al-Madārshāhī ( ar, فخر الإسلام عبد الحميد بن رستم علي المدارشاهي; 1869–31 March 1920), commonly known as Abdul Hamid Madarshahi ( bn, আব্দ� ...

(1869–1920), Bengali Islamic scholar and author * Abdelhamid Mehri (born 1926), Algerian politician * Abdelhamid Bouchouk (1927–2004), Algerian footballer * Abdul Hamid (field hockey) (1927–2019), Gold medallist for Pakistan in 1960 Olympics * Abdul Hameed (writer) (1928–2011), Pakistani Urdu writer *

Abdul Hamid Omar Abdul Hamid bin Omar (25 March 1929 – 1 September 2009) was the first Chief Justice of Malaysia. Early life Abdul Hamid Omar was born on 25 March 1929 in Kuala Perlis, Perlis Indera Kayangan. He obtained his early education at the Sultan ...

(1929–2009), Malaysian judge *Abdelhamid I. Sabra, known as A. I. Sabra (born ca. 1930), Egyptian-American historian of science *

Abdelhamid Kermali Abdelhamid Kermali (April 24, 1931 – April 13, 2013) was an Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team. Kermali was born in Akbou, Algeria. He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, b ...

(born 1931), Algerian footballer and football manager * Abdul Hamid (soldier) (1933–1965), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra * Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996), Egyptian preacher, scholar of Islam and author * Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1933–2007), Libyan politician *Omar Abdul Hamid Karami, known as

Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh) ( ar, عمر عبد الحميد كرامي; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon, who served two separate terms. He was Prime Minis ...

(born 1934), Lebanese politician * Abdelhamid Brahimi (born 1936), Prime Minister of Algeria * Mohsen Abdel Hamid (born 1937), Iraqi politician *

Abdelhamid Sharaf Abdelhamid Sharaf ( ar, الشريف عبدالحميد شرف; 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Jordan from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack after seven m ...

(1939–1980), Prime Minister of Jordan * Abdelhamid Slama (born 1941), Tunisian politician * Abdul Hamid II (field hockey) (born 1942), Silver medallist for Pakistan in 1964 Olympics *

Abdul Hameed Dogar Abdul Hameed Dogar () is a Pakistani jurist who served as the former Justice of Sindh High Court,

(born 1944), Pakistani judge *

Abdul Hamid (politician) ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحميد) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥamīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise ...

(born 1944), President of Bangladesh * Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (born 1944), Malaysian politician * Abdul Hameed Nayyar (born 1945), Pakistani physicist *

Abdolhamid Fathi Abdolhamid Fathi ( fa, عبدالحمید فتحی; born 10 April 1948), more known as Hamid Fathi, is an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – ...

(born 1948), Iranian fencer * Wadgy Abd el-Hamied Mohamed Ghoneim (born ca. 1952), Egyptian Islamic preacher and writer * Abdul Hamid Khan (politician) (born 1953), Pakistani politician *

Abdellatif Abdelhamid Abdellatif Abdelhamid ( ar, عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد, born January 5, 1954) is a Syrian film director. His films have earned numerous awards, beginning with the Damascus International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival, and ...

(born 1954), Syrian film director * Gamal Abdelhamid (born 1957), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek) *Abdelhamid Halim Ben-Mabrouk, known as Halim Benmabrouk (born 1960), French-Algerian footballer *Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan, known as

Mohammad Fouad Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan ( ar, محمد فؤاد عبد الحميد حسن; born December 20, 1961) is an Egyptian singer, actor and songwriter. He filmed his first television series "Agla Min Hayaty" in 2010, and hosted the television ...

(born 1961), Egyptian singer * Abdel Hamid al-Ghazzawi (born 1962), Libyan Guantanamo detainee * Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian political activist *Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib or Yushau Shuaib (born 1969), Nigerian writer *

Wazi Abdul Hamid Wazi Abdul Hamid (born 1971) is a veteran motorcycle cub prix rider from Malaysia, winning the 1996 125 cc. Underbone championship. He retired from the motorcycle racing industry in December 2006 and recently, he opened a pocket bike racing co ...

(born 1971), Malaysian motorcyclist * Abdelhamid Hassan (born 1972), Egyptian footballer * Tamer Abdel Hamid (born 1975), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek) * Abdolhamid Rigi (ca. 1979–2010), Iranian executed for terrorist offences * Amir Abdelhamid (born 1979), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly) *Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid, known as

Mido (footballer) Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid Wasfi ( ar, أحمد حسام حسين عبد الحميد وصفي; born 23 February 1983), publicly known as Mido ( ar, ميدو), is an Egyptian football manager and former player who played as a striker. Mido ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer * Abdel Hamid Ahmed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly) * Abdelhameed Amarri (born 1984), Sudanese footballer *

Abdul Hameid Shabana Abdelhameed Shabana ( ar, Abd elhamed mostafa shapana; born 2 October 1985) is an Egyptian footballer who is currently a free agent. He is an electrifying attacking midfielder, who can also play as a striker or a winger. Abdelhameed Shabana is ...

(born 1985), Egyptian footballer * Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 1987), Malaysian footballer * Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987–2015), terrorist involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks * Abdülhamit Yıldız (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player * Abdelhamid Abuhabib (born 1989), Palestinian Footballer * Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (born 1990), French footballer of Moroccan descent *Abdul Hamid, known as

Bill Hamid Abdul Bilal "Bill" Hamid ( ; born November 25, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. Born in Annandale, Virginia, Hamid was the first D.C. United Academy player to sig ...

(born 1990), American soccer player * Abdulrahim Abdulhameed (born 1990), Bahraini Taekwondo practitioner *

Mohd Zabri Abdul Hamid ASP Mohd Zabri Bin Abdul Hamid, S.P. was a police officer most remembered as a member and officer of the Royal Malaysia Police 69 Commandos of the Pasukan Gerakan Khas. Background Mohd Zabri was born in Tapah, Perak on 15 August 1937 and ...

(died 1975), Malaysian policeman *

Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid Diwan Sir Abdul Hamid (also known as Khan Bahadur Abdul Hamid) born in Jalandhar was the Prime Minister of Kapurthala Princely State in India under the British Raj. References

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, Chief Minister of Kapurthala Princely State in India under the British Raj *

Khwaja Abdul Hamied Khwaja Abdul Hamied FCS, FRIC (31 October 1898 – 23 June 1972) was an Indian industrial and pharmaceutical chemist who founded Cipla, India's oldest pharmaceutical company in 1935. His son, Yusuf Hamied headed the company after him fo ...

, Indian chemist and businessman *Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, or Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi military officer *

Abdul Hamid Khan (general) General Abdul Hamid Khan () was a senior officer in the Pakistan Army. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army under president Yahya Khan and led the army during the events in the Indo-Pakistani War in 1971. He is accused of infl ...

, Pakistani soldier * Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, Malaysian politician * Abdelhamid Temmar, Algerian politician * Abdul Hamid Ali Hassan, Bahraini diplomat *

Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi (in Persian: سید عبدالحمید حیرت سجادی) is a notable Iranian scholar, researcher, literary figure and historian. He studied Persian literature and history and got a PhD degree in theology from Tehran U ...

, Iranian writer * Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, Nigerian journalist *

Molavi Abdul Hamid Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi ( fa, عبدالحمید اسماعیل‌زهی) is an Iranian Sunni Muslim cleric who is regarded as a "spiritual leader for Iran’s Sunni Muslim population", according to Reuters. Ismaeelzahi, a Baloch, enjoys support o ...

, Iranian cleric * Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid, Iraqi-British film-maker *

Abdelhamid Abdou Ibrahim Abdelhamid Abdou (20 December 1905 – 11 June 1972) was an Egyptian football defender who played for Egypt in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He also played for El-Olympi, and was part of Egypt's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 19 ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Abdul Hamid Bassiouny Abdel Hamid Bassiouny ( ar, عبد الحميد بسيوني; born 15 December 1971) is an Egyptian footballer. He previously played in Egypt for Kafr El-Sheikh, Zamalek, Ismaily Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي ال ...

, Egyptian footballer (Haras el Hodood) *An alias used by

John Walker Lindh John Philip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American convicted felon who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001. He was detained at Qala-i-Jangi fortress, used as a pr ...

, American enemy combatant for Taliban * Minister Abdul Hamid (1886–1963), former Education Minister of Assam

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* Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian writer * Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (born 1981), Danish social worker and politician * Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid (born 1929), Egyptian, first wife of King Hussein of Jordan * Rana Abdelhamid, Egyptian-American self-defense advocate *Sara Abdel-Hamid, known as

Ikonika Ikonika (real name Sara Abdel-Hamid) is an electronic musician, producer and DJ often associated with Hyperdub Records. Her debut 12", "Please/Simulacrum" was released in 2008 on Hyperdub. Her debut album, ''Contact, Love, Want, Have'' was r ...

, British electronic musician, producer and DJ

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