ʻAbd al-Wāḥid (

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of ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Wāḥid'', 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 means "servant of the One". It may refer to:

Political people

* Shaykh Abdul Wahid, 17th-century Mughal general * Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud, 17th-century Moroccan ambassador * Abdul-Wahid I, Almohad Caliph (died 1224), caliph of Morocco * Abdul Wahed Bokainagari (1976–1968), Bengali politician * Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political activist * Abdulwahid Bidin (1925–1999), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (born 1954), Iranian politician * Abdul Wahid al Nur (born 1968), Sudanese rebel leader * Abdul Wahid Baba Jan, Afghan soldier and politician * Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut (born 1957), Malaysian politician * Abdelwahid Aboud Mackaye (born 1953), Chadian insurgent leader * Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs, (d. 1221) Almohad governor of Ifriqiya * Raes Abdul Wahed, Afghan Taliban commander * Abdul Wahid (politician) (1960-2024), Indonesian politician * Sarwa Abdulwahid (born 1970) Iraqi politician from Kurdistan

Athletes

* Abdul Wahid Durrani (1917–2008), Pakistani footballer * Abdul-Wahid Aziz (1931–1982), Iraqi weightlifter * Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born 1974), French basketball player * Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed (born 1977), Egyptian footballer * Abdul-Wahed Mohammed (born 1977), Libyan futsal player * Mohamed Abdel Wahed (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Abdelouahad Abdessamad (born 1982), Moroccan footballer * Hussein Abdul-Wahed (born 1986), Iraqi footballer * Abdul Waheed (field hockey), player in Pakistan's 1960 Olympic hockey team * Abdelouahed Idrissi Chorfi (born 1969), Moroccan judoka

Others

* Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid (died 793), Iraqi Sufi saint * Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi (born 1185), Moroccan historian * Abdul Wahid Khan (died 1949), Indian classical singer * Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (born 1943), Egyptian architect * Abdul Waheed Khan (UNESCO official) (born 1947), Indian IT expert * Abdelwahid Bouabdallah (born 1953), Algerian businessman * Abdul Wahid Pedersen (born 1954), Danish imam * Abdul Wahid (Bagram detainee) (died 2003), Afghan beaten to death in US custody * Abdul Wahid Nazari (born 1953), Afghan film director * Abdul Wahid Aresar (1949–2015), Sindhi writer

References

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