ʻAbd al-Nūr (

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of ) is a male given name and, in modern usage, surname. The name is used by Muslims and also by Coptic and Orthodox Christians in the Middle East. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Nūr'', one of the

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, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the Light". Because the letter ''n'' is a sun letter, the letter ''l'' of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Nur'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd an-Noor''. Alternative transliterations include ''Abdennour'' and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

Notable people

Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour (; born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician. Early life and education Abdel Nour was born into a Copts, Coptic Christian family on 21 August 1945. His father, Amin Fakhry Abdel Nour (1912 – 2012) ...

(born 1945), Egyptian politician *

Jean Abdelnour Jean Abdelnour (, born 29 November 1983) is a Lebanon, Lebanese former basketball player. He had a successful 2002–03 season with Ghazir which led him to be signed by the Blue Stars (Lebanon), Bluestars for the 2003–04 season. He stayed with ...

(born 1983), Lebanese basketball player *

Cyrine Abdelnour Cyrine Abdelnour (; also spelled Cyrine Abd Al-Nour or Cyrine Abdel-Nour; born 21 February 1977) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and model. Her first album, ''Leila Min Layali'', was released in 2004. She released her second album, ''Aleik Ayoun ...

(born 1977), Lebanese singer, actress, and model *

Aymen Abdennour Aymen Abdennour (; born 6 August 1989) is a Tunisian Former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. A full international with over 53 caps since 2009, he represented Tunisia at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Club career ...

(born 1989), Tunisian footballer *

Mustafa Haji Abdinur Mustafa Haji Abdinur is a Somali journalist and radio correspondent. He was awarded a CPJ International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2009. Early life and education Abdinur was born into a working-class famil ...

(born 1981), Somali journalist *

James Abdnor Ellis James Abdnor (February 13, 1923 – May 16, 2012) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Rona ...

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Abdulahad AbdulNour Abdulahad Abdulaziz AbdulNour (1888 – 28 February 1948) was an Iraqi physician, politician, and humanitarian. He served as a medical doctor in Mosul before World War I, during the war with the Ottoman Army, and he founded the Royal Hospital of ...

(1888–1948), Iraqi physician, politician, and humanitarian *

Thabit AbdulNour Thabit Abdulaziz AbdulNour (, 1890 - 1957) was an Iraqi politician, a government administrator, and a diplomat. He was elected twice to the Council of Representatives of Iraq to represent the Christians of Mosul during the monarchy's rule. He se ...

(1890–1957), Iraqi politician, government administrator, and diplomat *

Abdennour Abrous Abdennour Abrous (born September 15, 1934, in Oujda, Morocco, died April 16, 2020, in New York City), was an Algerian politician. He was a United Nations civil servant who helped organize the global response against apartheid in South Africa in the ...

(1934–2020), Algerian diplomat *

Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani ʻAbd al-Nūr (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male given name and, in modern usage, surname. The name is used by Muslims and also by Coptic and Orthodox Christians in the Middle East. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Nūr'', one ...

(born 1986), Algerian footballer *

Antone AbdulNour Antone Behnam AbdulNour (c. 1849- February 1914) was a judge, a merchant, and a scholar in Mosul during the Ottoman Empire rule. Early life Antone AbdulNour was born in about 1849 in the city of Mosul when it was still under the rule of the Ottom ...

(1849–1914), Judge, merchant, and scholar in Mosul, Ottoman Empire *

Abdulaziz AbdulNour Abdulaziz Abdulahad AbdulNour (1850- February 1927) was a judge, a merchant, and a philanthropist in Mosul during the Ottoman Empire rule and the Iraqi Kingdom rule. Early life Abdulaziz AbdulNour was born in 1850 to a prominent Syriac Orthodox ...

(1850–1927) Judge, merchant, and philanthropist in Mosul, Ottoman Empire and Iraqi Kingdom

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