Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, 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 ''u''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer ( ar, عبد القدیر), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name. Notable people with the name include:

Men

In sport

Athletics

* Abdelkader Zaddem (born 1944), Tunisian runner * Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born 1969), Moroccan runner * Abdelkader Hachlaf (born 1979), Moroccan runner *

Abdalla Abdelgadir Abdalla Abdelgadir El-Sheikh (born 12 September 1988), also known as Abdalla Abdel Gadir ( ar, عبدالله عبد القادر), is a Sudanese middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Career He finished fifth (in 800 m) at ...

(born 1988), Sudanese runner

Cricket

* Abdul Kadir (cricketer) (1944–2002), Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Qadir (cricketer) Abdul Qadir Khan SI ( ur, , 15 September 1955 – 6 September 2019) was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Qadir is widely regarded as a legendary leg spinner from the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up ...

(1955–2019), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul

Kadeer Ali Abdul-Kadeer Ali ( ur, عبد قادر علی; born 7 March 1983) is an English first-class cricketer who is currently at minor counties side Staffordshire. He has played for Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Leicestershire as well as app ...

(born 1983), English cricketer *

Abdul Cader (cricketer) Akthab Cader (born 3 January 1995) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 18 December 2015. He made his List A debut on 14 December 2019, for Bloomfield ...

(born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Football

* Abdelkader Ben Bouali (1912–1997) French footballer * Abdul Kadir (Indonesian footballer) (1948–2003), Indonesian footballer *

Abdulqadir Hassan Abdulqadir Hassan Mohamed ( ar, عبد القادر حسن محمد) (born 15 April 1962) is an Emirati footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the UAE national football team as well as Al-Shabab Club in Dubai. Hassan was a member of the U ...

(born 1962), Emirati footballer * Abdelkader El Brazi (born 1964), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelkader Ferhaoui Abdelkader Ferhaoui, known as Kader Ferhaoui ( ar, عبد القادر فرحاوي; born March 19, 1965) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Managerial career On September 16, 2010, Ferhaoui was appointed a ...

(born 1965), Algerian footballer *

Azizon Abdul Kadir Azizon bin Abdul Kadir (born 10 June 1980 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career During the 2005 season, Azizon helped Negeri Sembilan gain promotion into the Malaysia Super Leagu ...

(born 1980), Malaysian footballer * Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer *

Abdelkader Laïfaoui Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 29 July 1981 in Hussein Dey, Algiers) is an Algerian international retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a right back. An Algerian international since 2004, Laïfaoui was a member of the ...

(born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdoul Kader Camara (born 1982), Guinean footballer * Abdelkader Besseghir (born 1978), Algerian footballer * Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré, otherwise

Mohamed Kader Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré (born 8 April 1979) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career After starting out with Étoile Filante de Lomé, he left Togo for CA Bizertin (Tunisia) before landing ...

(born 1979), Togolese footballer * Abdou Kader Mangane (born 1983), Senegalese footballer *

Abdelkader Ghezzal Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal ( ar, عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfield playmaker. Born in France, he made 28 appearances for the Algeria national team scorin ...

(born 1984), French-Algerian footballer * Abdulkader Dakka (born 1985), Syrian footballer * Abdulkadir Özgen (born 1986), Turkish-German footballer * Abdelkader Kraichi (born 1989), French footballer * Abdel Kader Rifai (born 1973), Syrian footballer * Abdülkadir Kayalı (born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Anwar Abdalqader Anouar Abdul Kader ( ar, انور عبد القادر; born 11 January 1953) is a Syrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Managerial career In June 2017, Abdul Kader was appo ...

, Syrian football manager *

Abdelkader Freha Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in th ...

, Algerian footballer

Martial arts

Syed Abdul Kadir Kadir Syed Abdul, born 16 February 1948, was the first Singaporean to win a medal for boxing in the Commonwealth Games, where he was awarded the bronze medal. He has also been a representative for Singapore in various regional meets. Boxing ca ...

(born 1948), Singapore boxer * Abdülkadir Koçak (born 1981), Turkish boxer *

Abdelkader Zrouri Abdelkader Zrouri (born September 20, 1976) is a Moroccan Taekwondo athlete. Zrouri competed in the men's +80 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. In the preliminary round, he landed an axe kick (''naeryeo cha ...

(born 1976), Moroccan Taekwondo athlete * Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 1986), French boxer *

Abdulqader Hikmat Abdulqader Hikmat Sarhan (born August 19, 1987) is a male Qatari Taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the welterweight category (-78 kg) at the 2006 Asian Games, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Oly ...

(born 1987), Qatari Taekwondo practitioner * Abdelkader Chadi (born 1988), Algerian boxer

Other sports

* Omer Abdelqader (born 1983), Qatari basketball player *

Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla, (born December 30, 1976 in Muharraq) is a Bahraini coach and a former professional volleyball player. He is best known for his international career representing Bahrain in the youth, and junior championships during his ...

(born 1976), Bahraini volleyball player * Abdel Kader Sylla (born 1990), Seychelles basketball player * Justin Abdelkader (born 1987), American ice-hockey player

In the arts

* Abd al-Qadir Maraghi (middle of 14th century – 1435), Persian poet, musician and artist * Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680), Moroccan writer *

Abdul Qader Al Raes Abdul Qader Al Rais (Arabic: عبد القادر الريس) is a multi-award-winning, Emirati painter noted for his abstract art which combines geometric shapes with Arabic calligraphy. He is known for including calligraphy and abstracted obje ...

(born 1951), UAE artist * Abdulkadir Ahmed Said (born 1953), Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor *

Abd El Gadir Salim Abdel Gadir Salim ( ar, عبد القادر سالم , born 1946) is a singer and bandleader of popular music from Sudan. He is one of the most well-known Sudanese singers in the West, having performed around the world and recorded in countrie ...

(born ca. 1955), Sudanese folk-singer * Abdelkader Benali (born 1975), Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist * Abdul-Qādir Bēdil (1642–1720), Indian-Persian poet and Sufi * Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), Malayan writer * Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882–1952), Iraqi painter * Ibrahim Abdel-Kader el-Mazni (1890–1949), Egyptian novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator, and poet * Abdul Quadir (1906–1984), Bangladeshi poet * `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (1540 – c. 1615), Indo-Persian historian and translator * Kozhikode Abdul Kader (1916–1977), Indian playback singer *

Abdelkader Alloula Abdelkader Alloula ar, عبد القادر علولة‎ (1939 in Ghazaouet, Algeria – March 14, 1994, in Oran, Algeria) was an Algerian playwright. He was assassinated by GIA terrorists. Biography Alloula was born in Ghazaouet in western Al ...

(1929–1994), Algerian playwright

Politicians and secular leaders

From Africa

* Abd al-Qadir II (fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan) *

Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ar, عبد القادر ابن محي الدين '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggl ...

(1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader * Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier * Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1921–2003), Libyan politician * Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (born 1936), Nigerian politician * Abdelkader Bengrina (born 1962), Algerian politician *

Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi Abdulkadir Abdinur Hashi ( so, Cabdulqaadir Cabdinuur Xaashi, ar, عبد القادر عبدالنور حاشي) is a Somali politician. He previously served as the Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation of Puntland, and is ...

, Somali politician * Abdoulkader Cissé (born 1955), Burkinabe politician * Abdelkader Hachani (1956–1999), Algerian Islamist politician *

Abdulqadir al-Baghdadi Dr. Abdulqadir Mohammed al-Baghdadi (1952 – August 2011, Tarhuna) was Secretary General of the People's Committee for Education of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. He chaired the oil and gas council and the Libya Investment Authority. He also served ...

(died 2011), Libyan diplomat * Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Sahrawi politician *

Abdelkader Lecheheb Abdelkader Lecheheb, sometimes written as Lachheb, (born 13 July 1954) is a Moroccan diplomat and former footballer who is the Moroccan ambassador to Russia. He presented his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009. Foot ...

, Moroccan diplomat *

Abdulkadir Kure Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduc ...

, Nigerian politician *

Abdulkadir Isse Ahmed Salah Sultan "Abdulkadir Isse Ahmed Salah" ( so, Suldaan Cabdulqaadir Ciise Axmad Saalax, ar, سلطان عبد القادر عيسى أحمد صلاح قا بيله او غار سليمان) is the current Sultan of the Ugar Saleban sub-clan of the ...

, Somali sultan *

Inuwa Abdulkadir Inuwa Abdulkadir (12 January 1966 – 6 July 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was National vice-chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He previously served as Federal Minister of Youth Development from 2012 ...

(1966–2020), Nigerian politician * Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951), Djiboutian politician * Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (born 1939), Chadian politician

From the Middle East

Abdul Qader al-Keilani Abdul Qader Husni al-keilani al-Hasani (1874–1948) ( ar, عبدالقادر حسني الكيلاني) was a Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority. Lineage and early Life Sayed Abdul Qader was born in Aleppo in 1874 to the pr ...

(1874–1948), Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority * Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini, otherwise

Faisal Husseini Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini ( ar, فيصل عبدالقادر الحسيني) (July 17, 1940 – May 31, 2001) was a Palestinian politician. Al-Husseini was born in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq, son of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, commander of local ...

(1940–2001), Palestinian politician * Abdülkadir Aksu (born 1944), Turkish politician *

Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal ( ar, عبد القادر باجمال; February 18, 1946 – September 7, 2020) was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister from March 31, 2001 to April 7, 2007. He was a member of the General People's Congress part ...

(born 1946), Yemeni politician * Abd al-Qadir Qaddura, Syrian politician * Abdul Qadir Obeidi, Iraqi politician

From Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent

Zambry Abdul Kadir Zambry bin Abdul Kadir ( Jawi: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Senator since December 2022. ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician * Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1915–1992), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir Haji Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (born 11 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Ketereh constituency in Kelantan. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Raky ...

, Malaysian politician * Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (1928–1999),

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n diplomat and political figure * A.R.M. Abdul Cader (born 1936), Sri Lankan politician and businessman *

Abdul Kader Mia Abdul Kader ( bn, আব্দুল কাদের; died 1960), also known by his daak naam Lal Mia ( bn, লাল মিঞা), was a Bengali politician. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and later the East Bengal Leg ...

(died 1960), Bengali politician * Abdul Qadir Alam, Afghan politician * Abdul Qadir Baloch, Pakistani politician and retired military general *

Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori Mawlana Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori is a citizen of Afghanistan, and a candidate in the 2009 Afghan Presidential elections. He was one of the participants at the Bonn Conference in late 2001 that agreed that Hamid Karzai should be the leader of the ...

(born 1954), Afghan politician *

Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader) Abdul Qadir (15 March 1872 – 9 February 1950) was a Pakistani jurist, newspaper and magazine editor and a Muslim community leader in British India. He was former judge of Lahore High Court. He led the famous Muslim organization, Anjuman-i-Hi ...

(1872–1950), leader of Muslims during the British Raj * Abdul Qadir Patel (born 1968), Pakistani politician * Abdul Qadir Nuristani, Afghan policeman and Minister of Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan

From elsewhere

* Abdul Kadir (politician) (ca. 1952–2018), Guyanese politician and conspirator in a planned attack of JFK Airport

In religion

Abdul-Qadir Gilani ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...

(1077–1166), Persian Sufi saint * Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died 1801 or 1804), Moroccan religious scholar * Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808–1883), commonly known as

Emir Abdelkader Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ar, عبد القادر ابن محي الدين '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggl ...

, Algerian Sufi saint and military leader * Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004), Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar * Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930–2021), Scottish Sufi *

Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani Abdul Qadir Jilani ( fa, عبد القادر گیلانی, ur, ''Abdolqāder Gilāni'') is a Sunni scholar and jurist. He was born on December 14, 1935 (Ramadan, 1354 AH) in a village called Sandhu Sayyidan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was born t ...

(born 1935), Pakistani Sunni scholar and jurist * Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji founder of Atba-i-Malak Vakil *

Abdolqader Zahedi Abdolqader Zahedi (1907-2005) was a high-ranking Sunni religious figure and Iranian Kurdish politician. He received a clerical education and was not a war veteran. He was a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts from 1999 to 2005. He died in Saqqez ...

, Kurdish-Iranian Sunni religious teacher and politician

Military figures and activists

Abdelkader Perez Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

(fl. 1723–1737), Moroccan Admiral and ambassador to England *

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni ( ar, عبد القادر الحسيني), also spelled Abd al-Qader al-Husseini (1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter who in late 1933 founded the secret militant group known as the Orga ...

(1907–1948), Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter * Abdulkadir Yahya Ali, Somali peace activist * Abdelkader Guerroudj (fl. 1957), Algerian communist active in the liberation war *

Abdul Qadir Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in t ...

(1944–2014), Afghan military officer during the Saur Revolution and Minister of Defense during the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) * Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader) (ca. 1951–2002), military leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan *

Abdelkader Belliraj Abdelkader Belliraj ( ar, عبد القادر بليرج, ; born 1957, Nador) is a Moroccan- Belgian citizen who was found guilty in 2009 of arms smuggling and planning terrorist attacks in Morocco. Petty criminal in the 1980s In the 1980s, he ...

(born 1957), Moroccan-Belgian found guilty of terrorist offences * Abdelkader Mokhtari, Algerian commander active in the Bosnian war *

Abdulkadir Shehu Alhaji Abdulkadir Shehu was acting Administrator of Delta State, Nigeria between November and December 1993 immediately after General Sani Abacha Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military officer and politician ...

, Nigerian military/politician

Detainees

* Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani (born 1960), Syrian held in Guantanamo *

Moez Bin Abdul Qadir Fezzani (Bagram detainee) On January 15, 2010, the Department of Defense complied with a court order and published a list of Detainees held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility On January 16, 2010, the United States Department of Defense complied with a court order ...

, Tunisian *

Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding approximately one dozen Algerian detainees in Guantanamo. However an Algerian government press release, on August 21, 2016, said that they had been tracking 28 Algerian captives. Both US ...

(impossible name) (born 1976), Algerian held in Guantanamo * Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun (born 1979), Uyghur held in Guantanamo *

Idris Ahmed Abdu Qader Idris Idris may refer to: People * Idris (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Idris (prophet), Islamic prophet in the Qur'an, traditionally identified with Enoch, an ancestor of Noah in the Bible * Idris G ...

(born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Ahmed Abdul Qader (born 1984), Yemeni held in Guantanamo

Other

Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan, (; ur, ; 1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021), known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani Nuclear physics, nuclear physicist and metallurgist, metallurgical engineer. He was a key figure in Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction ...

(born 1936), Pakistani nuclear scientist * Abdulkadir Ahmed (born 1940), Nigerian banker * Abdul Qadir (banker), Pakistani banker *

Abdul Kader Kamli Abdul Kader Kamli, with more than 150 articles published in professional journals/magazines, is an authority on information and communication technology in the Arab world. He is often quoted by regional and international media organizations on th ...

, Arab IT expert * Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari, otherwise

Mustafa al-Ansari Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari ( ar, مصطفى عبدالقادر عابد الأنصاري, ) was a Saudi national who organized and died in the 2004 Yanbu attack in Saudi Arabia. He was also the son-in-law of Yemeni al Qaeda operative Ahmad ...

, Saudi wanted by the FBI * Abdi Wali Abdulqadir Muse, probable correct name of Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse (born ca. 1992), Somali imprisoned for piracy

Women

* Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 1959), Nigerian politician

References

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