ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (

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of ) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and '' al-Ghaffār'', 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 may refer to:

Politicians

* (?—1605), Karakalpak sultan, leader of the Karakalpak rebellion

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. Died in Battle of Kara-Kamysh. *

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan () or Badshah Khan () was a Pathan activist and formerly an Indian independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province, and founder of the Khudai K ...

(1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader *

Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo Prof. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (24 August 1904 – 1988) was the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 21 January to 6 September 1950. Biography Pringgodigdo was born in Bojonegoro, East Java, Dutch East Indies on 24 August 1904. He was th ...

(1904–1988), Indonesian politician *Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or

Hardan al-Tikriti Hardan 'Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti (; 1925 – 30 March 1971) was a senior Iraqi Air Force commander, Iraqi politician and ambassador who was assassinated on the orders of Saddam Hussein. Additionally he held the titles of vice chairman of the I ...

(1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician * Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar (born 1956), Iraqi politician * Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician *

Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918) Abdul Ghafoor (1918 – 10 July 2004) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as the 13th Chief Minister of Bihar from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975; and served as cabinet minister in Rajiv Gandhi's government. He participated a ...

(1918–2004) Indian freedom fighter and politician * Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician) * Abdul Ghaffar (politician), Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed (Urdu: عبدالغفور احمد; ‎ 26 June 1927 – 26 December 2012) was a Pakistani politician who represented Jamaat-e-Islami in National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan in 1970 till 1977. He was a signatory and c ...

, Pakistani politician * Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri, Pakistani lawyer, writer, and politician * Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (; born ) is a Pakistani politician. He has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 12 March 2015 and has been the central General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam party since 1995., Retrieved ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafoor Hoti Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti (1923–1998) was a former governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (known as NWFP at the time) province of Pakistan. Belonging to Mardan Mardān is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, P ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani () (1910 2000) was a Pakistani politician. He was born in Quetta, Balochistan, British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the adminis ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo Abdul Gafoor Khan Mayo is the former Food Minister for Punjab, Pakistan. He has been elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab three times. Gafoor Mayo has also repeatedly been in the news. Once, he was charged with manhandling custom o ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghafor Zori Al Hajj Abdul Ghafoor Zori is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections. Zori completed his high school education in 1971, at the Farokhi Sistani high school in Nimroz province. In 1971 and 1972 ...

, Afghan politician *

Abdul Ghafar Atan Abdul Ghafar bin Atan ( Jawi: عبدالغفار بن أتن; ‎13 July 1956 – 17 November 2021) was a Malaysian politician. He served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018 and again from Mar ...

, Malaysian politician *

Abdul Ghafar Baba Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993. Life and career He was born on 18 February 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, ...

, Malaysian politician * Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician and activist *

Abdul Ghaffar Aziz Abdul Ghaffar Aziz (; Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, 1962 - 5 October 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Islamic scholar and deputy emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan from April 2019 to 5 October 2020 until his death. He was also Director of Foreign Affairs ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi is a Pakistani politician and businessman. He served as a senator from March 2006 to March 2012, representing the province of Sindh and the Pakistan Muslim League The Pakistan Muslim League (; known as PML), is the na ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023. Political career He was elected to the Nat ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Gaffar Biswas Abdul Gaffar Biswas is a Bangladeshi businessman and Jatiya Party (Ershad) The Jatiya Party (, ; JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party of Bangladesh. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019, the party an ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

, Minister of Justice of Indonesia

Sportsmen

* Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer * Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 1985), Togolese footballer * Abdoul Gafar (born 1998), Burkinabé footballer * Abdul Ghafoor (sprinter), Afghan sprinter *

Abdul Ghafoor (footballer) Abdul Ghafoor (3 August 1938 – 7 September 2012), known by his nickname Majna, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Ghafoor also captained the Pakistan national football team during the Football at the 1974 Asia ...

, Pakistani footballer * Abdul Ghafoor Assar, Afghan footballer * Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Pakistani field hockey player * Abdul Ghafoor Murad, Qatari footballer * Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan footballer * Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori, Afghan athlete * Abdul Gaffar (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer

Other people

* al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar *

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (12 December 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet. He wrote the lyrics to "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", a widely celebrated song commemorating the ...

(born 1932/1934?), Bangladeshi writer * Abdul Ghafour (Taliban commander) * Abdul Ghafour (Guantanamo detainee 954) * Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of Bangladeshi air force * Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Afghan painter, music composer, poet, and film director * Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi, born 1929), Afghan academic and diplomat * Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras, Ottoman poet and caligrapher * Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee 1032) * Shai Jahn Ghafoor (Abdul Ghaffar, 1969-2004), Afghan held in Guantanamo Bay * Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Pakistani philanthropist * Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, British writer

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