ʻAbd al-Majīd (

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of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', 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 All-glorious". It is rendered in

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as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one. 'Abd al-Majid may refer to:

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'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 15 February 2000) was a Palestinian national imprisoned in Syria who was described by Amnesty International as "possibly the longest-serving arbitrarily detained political prisoner in the Middle East". He was form ...

(died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria *

Abdelmadjid Mada Abdelmadjid Mada (; born 6 April 1953) is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He competed in both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1980 Olympic Games, but was knocked out in the heat of the 10,00 ...

(born 1953), Algerian runner *

Abdelmadjid Tahraoui Moussa Abdelmadjid Tahraoui Douma () (born February 24, 1981) is an Algerian professional footballer. He is currently unattached after last playing for Asswehly S.C. in the Libyan Premier League. Club career In the summer of 2005, Tahraoui joine ...

(born 1981), Algerian footballer *

Abdelmadjid Tebboune Abdelmadjid Tebboune (; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the president of Algeria since December 2019 and as minister of defence. Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and f ...

(born 1945), President of Algeria * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet *

Abdelmajid Bourebbou Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 16 March 1951) is an Algerian former footballer who played as a forward. He played as a striker for several French clubs as well as the Algeria national football team. He represented Algeria at the 1982 FIFA World Cu ...

(born 1951), Algerian footballer * Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelmajid Chetali Abdelmajid Al-Chetali (; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He is considered one of the character ...

(born 1939), Tunisian footballer *

Abdul Majid Chowdhury Khan Bahadur Moulvi Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860 – 11 November 1912) was a Bengali educationist. Early life Chowdhury was born in 1860, in the village of Mahipur, Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency. He belonged to a Bengali ''zamindar'' family ...

(1860–1912), Bengali educationist *

Abdelmajid Dahoumane Abdelmajid Dahoumane (; born January 6, 1967, in Algeria) was wanted by the FBI in connection with the 2000 Millennium Plot to blow up Los Angeles International Airport. Life A Salafist member, he is considered a close associate of Ahmed Ressam, ...

(born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist *

Abdelmajid Dolmy Abdelmajid Dolmy (; 20 August 1953 – 27 July 2017) was a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a libero then as a central midfielder for Raja CA and the Moroccan national team. Nicknamed ''Maestro'', he is widely considered one of t ...

(1953-2017), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelmajid Eddine Abdelmajid Eddine () (born April 17, 1979) is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for Ittihad Khemisset in the top division in Morocco Botola. Biography Eddine came to prominence when he scored 13 goals for Olomby during the 2007–08 s ...

(born 1979), Moroccan footballer *Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier *

Abdelmajid Oulmers Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 12 September 1978) is a retired Moroccan professional footballer. Oulmers is the subject of a major legal battle between football clubs and FIFA over the right to compensation for injuries sustained during internation ...

(born 1978), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelmajid Saleh Abdel Majid Saleh is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Tyre district. He is a member of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition. He was first elected in 2005 to replace recently deceased MP Ali Am ...

, Lebanese politician *

Abdel Meguid Amir Abdel Meguid Amir (born 18 June 1961), also known as Amir Abdel Meguid or Amr Abduelkhir, is an Egyptian former basketball player. Career Amir competed for Egypt at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he scored 97 points in 13 games. He a ...

(born 1961), Egyptian basketball player *

Abdul Majeed Mahir Abdul Majeed Mahir (‎; 1928 – 3 October 2024) was a Maldivian politician, born in Fuvahmulah to Funaadu Ganduvaru Aisha Didi of Fuvahmulah and Velaanaagey Mohamed Didi of Malé, Maldives. He served in high government posts during his nephew ...

(1927/1928-2024), Maldivian political activist *

Abdol Majid Majidi Abdol Majid Majidi (,‎ 1929–2014) was an Iranian politician who held several cabinet and public posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He went into exile following the regime change in Iran in 1979 and settled in Paris. Earl ...

(1928–2014), Iranian politician *

Abdol Majid Mirza Abdol Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh (Persian: عبدالمجیدمیرزا عین‌الدوله) (1845 – 2 November 1927) was a Qajar prince and twice Prime Minister of Iran. He was the eldest son of Prince Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh an ...

(1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran *

Abdol Majid Taleqani Abdol Majid Taleqani (; –1771/2) was an eminent Iranian calligrapher of the 18th century. He was the most celebrated 18th-century calligrapher of the '' Shekasteh'' form of Nastaliq, and is also credited with turning the ''Shekasteh'' script int ...

(–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher *

Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) Ilgar Mollachiev (1974 – 7 September 2008), better known as Emir Abdul Madzhid (Majid), was the militant leader of the Shariat Jamaat of the Caucasian Front in the Second Chechen War, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan. He ...

(1974-2008), leader in the Second Chechen War *

Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993) This is a list of Bahraini Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members afte ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer) Kalat was a first-class cricket team from the Pakistani city of Kalat in the north of Baluchistan province, about 150 kilometres south of Quetta. They had one season of first-class cricket in 1969–70, playing two matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trop ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud () (1942 5 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served successively as the governor of the Tabuk, Medina, and Mecca provinces between 1980 and 2007. A prominent member of the House of S ...

(1942–2007), Saudi prince *

Abdul Majeed Didi Abdul Majeed ( Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު އަބްދުލްމަޖީދު ރައްނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލެގެފާނު) (or Al Ameeru Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaanu) (29 August 1873 – 21 February 1952) served as Sultan of the Mald ...

(1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives * Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter *

Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (; January 1, 1942 – April 22, 2024) was a Yemeni Islamist politician and founder and head of the Iman University in Yemen. He was also the head of Al-Islah political movement and founder of the Commission on Scienti ...

(1942-2024), Yemeni academic and politician *

Abdul Majid (physicist) ''For other people with the same or similar name, see Abdul Majid'' Abdul Majid (Urdu):(عبد الماجد) is a Pakistani astrophysicist and scientist in the field of space technology. He is a former chairman of Space and Upper Atmosphere Res ...

(born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist *

Abdul Majid Daryabadi Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an influential Ulama, Islamic scholar, Philosophy, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist, and Quranic exegete active in the Indian subcontinent during the 20th century. ...

(1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an *

Abdulmajid Dostiev Abdulmajid Salimovich Dostiev (, ; born 1946) is a Tajikistan politician and diplomat. Early life Born in Bokhtar District in 1946, Dostiev served in the Soviet Army from 1966 until 1968 before pursuing a career in agriculture. Dostiev worked ...

(born 1946), Tajik diplomat * Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA *

Abdul Majid Hassan Abdul Majid Hassan ibni Muhammad Shah ( Jawi: ), also known as Maharaja Karna (), was the second sultan of Brunei from 1402 until his death in 1408, albeit allegedly. He became one of the only two foreign rulers to be buried in China. Despite ...

(ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei * Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram *

Abdul-Majid al-Khoei Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ; 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was an Iraqi Shia Islam, Shia cleric and the son of Marja', grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Life al-Khoei was born in Najaf. He lived and studied under his ...

(1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric *

Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ''ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār'' ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988) was a Libyan politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Libya from 26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960. He was of Circass ...

(1909-1988), Libyan politician * Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo * Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo *

Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud Abdul Majid al-Qaʿud (; 1943 – 4 March 2021) was a veteran Libyan politician under Muammar Gaddafi. He served as Mayor of Tripoli from 1971 to 1972, Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1976, Minister of Energy from 1978 to 1982, and General ...

(1943-2021), Libyan politician * Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier *

Abdul Majid Samim Abdul Majid Samim is a citizen of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east ...

, Afghan politician *

Abdul Majid Zabuli Abdul Majid Zabuli (August 14, 1896 – November 23, 1998) was the founder of Afghanistan's banking system. He founded the Ashami company in 1932, which eventually became the Afghan National Bank (Bank-e-Mili Afghan ). Early life and education ...

(1896–1998), Afghan banker *

Abdülmecid I Abdülmecid I (, ; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdülmecid's ...

(1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire *

Abdülmecid II Abdülmecid II or Abdulmejid II (; ; 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944), commonly known as Abdülmecid Efendi, was the last Ottoman Caliphate, Ottoman caliph, the only caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and head of the Osmanoğlu family from 19 ...

(1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph *

Abdul Mejid (explorer) Abdul Mejid () was a Kabuli mullah and merchant who explored Central Asia (then frequently known as Tartary) on behalf of the British Empire. Name Abdul Mejid's name has been various transcribed as Abdul Mejid, Abdul Mejíd, Abdul Medjid, Abdul-Med ...

(fl. 1860), Anglo-Afghan mullah, merchant, and explorer of Central Asia

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Hussein 'Abd al-Majid Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vi ...

(disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father * Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid, Palestinian politician *Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just

Ali Hassan al-Majid Colonel General Ali Hassan al-Majid al-Tikriti (; – 25 January 2010), was an Iraqi military officer and politician under Saddam Hussein who served as Defense minister, Interior minister, and chief of the General Security. He was also the ...

(1941–2010), Iraqi politician *

Atif Abdelmageed Dr. Atif Abdelmageed Abdelrahman Ahmed from Khartoum, Sudan (; born June 7) serves as executive director of the Arab Regional Scout Office of the World Scout Bureau. In 2006, he was named Director of the Arab Region. He was previously in charg ...

* Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician *

M. N. Abdul Majeed Mohamed Najeeb Abdul Majeed (; 1 January 1957 – 22 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province. Early life and family Majeed was born on 1 January 1957. He was the s ...

(born 1957), Sri Lankan politician * Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1923-2013), Egyptian diplomat *

Chaudhry Abdul Majeed Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (born 1937; ) was a Pakistani nuclear chemist, nuclear weapon and reactor expert. He is known as one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear weapon programme, and has worked closely with former Pakistan Atomic Energy Comm ...

(1937-2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist *

Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid or Qazi Abid (), was the father of Former National Speaker Fahmida Mirza and former member of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Daily Ibrat Newspaper Kazi Asad Abid. He died due to lung cancer on 27 August 1996. ...

(1915-1996), Pakistani politician *

Chaudhry Abdul Majid Chaudhry Abdul Majid () is an Azad Kashmiri politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And Kashmir from 2011 to 2016. He has also been the President of the Pakistan People's Party's in Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir () ...

(born 1946), Pakistani Kashmiri politician *

Munshi Abdul Majid Munshi Abdul Majid (; born 1952) is an Afghan politician. He is an ethnic Tajik from Baghlan Province.http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/afghanistan/doc/Baharak%20Conflict%20Analysis%20Feb%2009%20%282%29.pdf In the 1990s he served as an official in ...

(born 1952), Afghan politician * S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician *

Syed Abdul Majid Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul Majid, CIE (; 1872–1922), also known by his nickname Kaptan Miah (), was a politician, lawyer and entrepreneur. He is notable for pioneering the development in the agricultural and tea industry in British India as wel ...

(1872–1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur *

Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (), also known by his daak naam Moina Miah (), was an early British Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer. He is notable for being involved in the early politics of British Asians and pioneering social welfare wo ...

(1915-2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer *

Tun Habib Abdul Majid Dato' Bendahara Seri Maharaja Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637 – 27 July 1697) was the 19th Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate during the late 17th century. The Johor Sultanate under Sultan Mahmud Shah II (who belonged to the Malacca-Johor royal family ...

(1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate *

Tunku Abdul Majid Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (born 20 July 1970)Iman (model) Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (; born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint Lauren ...

, (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur * Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress

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