Abdul Latif () is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', 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 gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-gentle". The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''e''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Latif, Lateef or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The surname is used by Muslims and also by Orthodox Christians in Lebanon. It may refer to:

People

Given name

* Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (medieval writer) (1162–1231), Iraqi physician, historian, Egyptologist and traveller *

Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek Abdal-Latif Mirza ( 1420 – 9 May 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian emperor Timur. He was the third son of Ulugh Beg, Timurid ruler of Transoxiana (modern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and parts of Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kaza ...

(ca. 1420–1450), Timurid ruler of Transoxiana * Ghabdellatif of Kazan (born ), khan of Kazan Khanate, 1496–1502 *Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, known as Bari Imam (1617–1705), Indian Sufi *

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the ...

(1689–1752), Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, poet, and musician *

Nawab Abdul Latif Nawab Bahadur Qazi Abdul Latif (1828 – 10 July 1893) was a Bengali Muslim aristocrat, educator and social worker. His title, ''Nawab'' was awarded by the British in 1880. He was one of the first Muslims in 19th-century India to embrace the id ...

(1828–1893), Bengali educator and social worker * Sahibzada Abdul Latif (1853–1903), Afghan executed for heresy *Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman (1895–1965), Kuwaiti businessman * Abdul Latif Tibawi (1910–1981), Palestinian historian *Abdul Latif Chowdhury, known as Saheb Qibla Fultali (1913–2008), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar *

Abdel Latif Boghdadi (politician) Abdel Latif Baghdadi (; 20 September 1917 – 9 September 1999) was an Egyptian politician, senior air force officer, and judge. An original member of the Free Officers Movement which overthrew the monarchy in Egypt in the 1952 Revolution, Bo ...

(1917–1999), Egyptian politician, air force officer, and judge * Abdul Latif (musician) (1927–2005), Bangladeshi musician * Abdellatif Filali (1928–2009), Moroccan politician and diplomat * Abdul Latif Dayfallah (born 1930), Yemeni politician * Abdel Latif El Zein (born 1932), Lebanese politician * Abdul Latif Galadari (born 1939), Emirati Businessman * Abdul Latif Hakimi, Afghan, Taliban spokesman *

Abdul Latif (cricketer) Mohammad Abdul Latif (born 10 November 1939, Kamptee, Maharashtra, India), also known as Mohammad Abdul Latif Khan and M.A. Latif, is a former first-class cricketer for East Pakistan first-class cricket teams, East Pakistan, retired senior offi ...

(born 1939), Pakistani cricketer, Bangladeshi cricket administrator * Abdul Latief (Indonesian businessman) (born 1940), businessman and politician * Abdellatif Laabi (born 1942), Moroccan poet *Abdul Latif Afridi (born 1943), Pakistani lawyer *

Abdul Latif Siddiqui Abdul Latif Siddiqui (born 18 December 1937) is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-4 constituency. He served as the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Minister of Textiles and ...

(born 1943), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdul Latif Rashid Abdul Latif Rashid (; born 10 August 1944), also known as Letif Reshid (), is an Iraqi politician serving as the ninth president of Iraq. He was previously the Ministry of Water Resources (Iraq), Minister of Water Resources under the Government o ...

(born 1944), Iraqi politician; current

President of Iraq The President of the Republic of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq. Since the mid-2000s, the presidency is primarily a symbolic office, as the position does not possess significant power within the country according to the Constitution of Iraq, ...

* Abdul Latif Sharif (1947–2006), Egyptian-American convicted of rape and murder *

Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah (1949 or 1950 – January 19, 2004) was a humanities professor born in Basra, who became chairman of the Arab World Research and Studies Centre at Mustansiriya University and head of the Baghdad Centre for Human Rights. He w ...

(ca. 1949–2004), Iraqi academic and politician *Ǧamīl ʿAbdu 'l-Laṭīf al-Bannāʾ, or just Jamil al-Banna (born 1952), Jordanian arrested in Gambia, now a refugee in Britain *Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born 1953), American basketball player better known as

Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes; May 2, 1953), better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is an American former basketball player who was a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star, he won four NBA ...

* Abdul Latif (restaurateur) (1954–2008), Bangladeshi-British curry house owner *

Abdellatif Abdelhamid Abdellatif Abdelhamid (, 5 January 1954 – 15 May 2024) was a Syrian film director. His films have earned numerous awards, beginning with the Damascus International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival, and Rabat International Film Festi ...

(born 1954), Syrian film director * Abdüllatif Şener (born 1954), Turkish politician *

Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Abdul Latif () is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of ...

(born 1955), fifth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General *

Abdou Latif Guèye Abdou Latif Guèye (March 4, 1956 – April 6, 2008" ...

(1956–2008), Senegalese politician *

Abdellatif Kechiche Abdellatif Kechiche (; , born 7 December 1960), also known as Abdel Kechiche, is a Tunisian-France, French film director, screenwriter and actor. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with ''La Faute à Voltaire'', which he also wrote. Known for ...

(born 1960), Tunisian actor and film director * Abdul Latif Pedram (born 1963), Afghan politician * Abdul Latif Nasir (born 1965), Moroccan held in Guantanamo * Abdulatif Al-Ameeri (born 1966), Kuwaiti politician *Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash, known as Yahya Ayyash (1966–1996), Palestinian Hamas fighter * Abdelatif Benazzi (born 1968), Moroccan-French Rugby footballer *

Abdellatif Jrindou Abdellatif Jrindou (Arabic: عبد اللطيف جريندو) (born 1 October 1974) is a retired Morocco, Moroccan Association football, football Defender (football), Defender. In his career, Jrindou played for Olympique Casablanca in Morocco, A ...

(born 1974), Moroccan footballer * Walid Salah Abdel Latif (born 1977), Egyptian footballer * Abdelatif Chemlal (born 1982), Moroccan runner * Abdellatif Meftah (born 1982), Moroccan-French runner * Abdellatif Boutaty (born 1983), Moroccan Rugby footballer * Abdel Latif Ahmed (born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player * Abdelatif Bahdari (born 1984), Palestinian footballer * Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (born 1985), Saudi footballer * Ismaeel Abdullatif (born 1986), Bahraini footballer *Abdul- Latif Salifu (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer *Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi, or just Faysal al-Shaabi (died 1971), South Yemen politician * Abdul Lateef (Fijian lawyer) (died 2008), lawyer and politician * Abdel Latif Moussa (died 2009), Palestinian religious and political activist *Abdul Latif Ahmadi, Afghan film director * Ahmed Abd Ellatif * Wael Abdul Latif, Iraqi politician * M.Abdul Lathief, Indian politician in Tamil Nadu *

Abdul Latiff Ahmad Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad ( Jawi: عبداللطيف بن أحمد ; born 9 July 1958) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions from 2021 to 2022. He was the Member of Parliament ( ...

, Malaysian politician * Abdul Latif Ibrahimi, Afghan politician *

Abdul Latif (criminal) Abdul Latif Khan (24 October 1951 – 29 November 1997) was an underworld don and terrorist from the Gujarat state of India. He was also an associate of Dawood Ibrahim. He was based in Ahmedabad and was politically well connected. He used to ...

, Indian underworld figure * Abdul Latif (Pakistani politician), Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...

(2024–2029) * Abdul Latif (Bangladeshi politician) (died 2001) * Sheikh Abdul Latif, Indian footballer *

(1951–1997), Indian underworld don * Abdul Latif (Indian politician) (1912–1991)

Other

*Jumah Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossari, or just Juma al-Dossary, Bahraini held in Guantanamo * Leila Abdul-Latif, Iraqi politician * Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif, Malaysian badminton player * Osama Abdul Latif, Sudanese businessman *Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff, or just

Fauziah Latiff Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff, better known as Fauziah Latiff, is a Malaysian singer and actress. One of Latiff's first public performance was at a charity concert at Stadium Merdeka in 1987. Talent scouts from Happy Records spotted her and ...

(born 1970), Malaysian singer and actress

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