Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman ( or occasionally ;

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''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman'') is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''

al- (, also romanized as ''el-'', ''il-'', and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For ex ...

'' and '' Rahman''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being 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. The letter ''A'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. Because the letter ''R'' is a sun letter, the letter ''l'' of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Rahman'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd ar-Rahman''. Alternative transliterations include Abd ar-Rahman, Abdulrahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, Abdrrahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa, or Abdelrahman in Egypt. Notable people with the name include:

Early Islamic era

Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf (; born ʿAbd Amr ibn ʿAwf; ) was one of the companions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. One of the wealthiest among the companions, he is known for being one of the ten to whom Paradise was promised. Background ...

(581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abu Bakr (; –675),Siddiq-e-Akbar Hazrat Abu Bakr by prof. Masud ul Hassan Printed and published by A. Salam, Ferozsons Ltd 60, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore was an Arab Muslim military commander in the service of the I ...

(died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid (; 616–666) was the governor of Homs under caliphs Uthman () and Mu'awiya I (). During Mu'awiya's governorship of Syria (639–661), Abd al-Rahman commanded a number of campaigns against the Byzantine Empire ...

(616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr ibn Muljam al-Muradi (), commonly known simply as Ibn Muljam, was a Kharijite dissident known primarily for assassinating, ‘Alī ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and the first Imam of the Sh ...

(died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali * Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (died 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars * Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 *

Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi Al-Ḥurr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al- Thaqafi () was an early Umayyad governor who ruled the Muslim province of Al-Andalus from between 716 and 718. He was the third successor to Musa bin Nusair, the North African governor who had directed the co ...

(deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus *

Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah Al-Ghafiqi (; died 732), was an Arab Umayyad commander and governor who led Andalusian Muslim forces against the Franks. He is most famous for leading the Muslim forces during the Battle of Tours (also known as the ...

(died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir al-Lakhmi Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathīr al-Lakhmī () was the penultimate Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. U ...

(fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus *

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba () was the Wali, or governor, of Septimania, an Upper March (administrative division of the Emirate of Córdoba) that substituted Umar ibn Umar in 755. During his governing, Narbonne was lost by conquest to the Franks f ...

(fl. 755), governor of Septimania *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ḥabīb al-Fihrī () (died 755) was an Arab noble of the Fihrid family, and ruler of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 745 through 755 AD. Background Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib was a great-grandson of Uqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri ...

(died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya *

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri () was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad#Umayyad Caliphs at Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate in 750 ...

(711–759), governor of al-Andalus *

Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i Abū ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr al-Awzāʿī (; 707–774) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, and the chief representative and eponym of the Awza'i school of Islamic jurisprudence. Biography Awzāʿī was of Sindhi or ...

(707–774), Arab lawyer *

Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam () was a Persian ''imam'' and the founder of Rustamid dynasty, which existed in Algeria from about 776 or 778 CE to 908 CE. He was also the founder of Tiaret. History Origin Abd al-Rahman was probably born in Iraq. H ...

(729–784), founder of the

Rustamid dynasty The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was an Ibadi dynasty of Persian origin which ruled a state that was centered in present-day Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Ta ...

Abd al-Rahman I Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (; 7 March 731 – 30 September 788), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, ruling from 756 to 788. He established the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus, ...

(731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba, founded Umayyad dynasty *

Abd al-Rahman II Abd ar-Rahman II (; 792–852) was the fourth ''Umayyad'' Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death in 852. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts. Abd ar-Rahman was born in Toledo ...

(788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman III ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil (; 890–961), or simply ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III, was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba fr ...

(890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, () also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somalis, Somali Darod clan and the Harla people. According to local tradition, Abdirahman descended from Aqil ibn Abi T ...

, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan *

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (; 7 December 90325 May 986) was a Persian astronomer. His work '' '' ("''The Book of Fixed Stars''"), written in 964, included both textual descriptions and illustrations. The Persian polymath Al-Biruni wrote th ...

, also known as ''Azophi'' (903–986), Persian astronomer *

Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi (9834 March 1009), nicknamed Sanchol ('little Sancho', Sanchuelo to later historians), was the ʿĀmirid '' hajib'' (chief minister) of the Caliphate of Córdoba under Caliph Hisham II from October 1008, at a time when ...

(983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman IV Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik (), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman IV, was the Caliph of the Umayyad state of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, succeeding Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir in 1018. That same year, he was murdered at Cadiz while fleeing ...

(died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Abd al-Rahman V Abd ar-Rahman V () was an Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba. During the decline of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia), two princes of the house were proclaimed Caliph of Córdoba A caliphate ( ) is an institution or public ...

(1001–1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba *

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi Jamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf ibn al-Zakī ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yūsuf ibn ʻAbd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Kalbī al-Quḍā'ī al-Mizzī, (), also called Al-Ḥāfiẓ Abī al-Ḥajjāj, was a Syrian muhaddith and the foremost `Ilm ...

(1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

Business

Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro Mohamed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hassan Al-Fakhro (), nicknamed Half of the World, () was a wealthy businessman from Qatar. He fought in the Zubara War of 1935 with the Al Thani. He was given his nickname by the then ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah ...

(1906–1982), Bahraini businessman * Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (1944–2024), Bahraini businessman *

B. S. Abdur Rahman Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman (15 October 1927 – 7 January 2015) was an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist. He had a range of business interests in the UAE and India (in Tamil Nadu) including maritime shipping, real estate, insu ...

(1927–2015), Indian businessman

Entertainment

Single name

Abdur Rahman (actor) Abdur Rahman (known as Rahman; 27 February 1937 – 18 July 2005) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi actor and film director. He acted in Bengali, Urdu, and Pashto films in Dhaka, Karachi, and Lahore from 1958 until the 1980s. Career Rahman made his de ...

(1937–2005), Bangladeshi film actor and director

Given name

Abderrahmane Abdelli Abderrahmane Abdelli (born April 2, 1958) is a Berber author, composer, and singer songwriter known for mixing the traditional North African music of his homeland with modern sounds. Biography Abdelli was born in Mechta Behalil, a hamlet in the ...

(born 1958), Algerian musician *

Abdel Rahman El Bacha Abdel Rahman El Bacha (, born October 23, 1958) is a Lebanese pianist and composer. His repertory includes over fifty concertos and is largely based on the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and P ...

(born 1958), Lebanese pianist *

Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson Abdhur Rahman Slade Hopkinson ( Slade Hopkinson; 1934 – 1993) was a Guyana-born poet, playwright, actor and teacher. Early life Slade Hopkinson was born in the town New Amsterdam, Guyana; his father was a barrister, and his mother, a nurse. Sla ...

(1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert *

Abder Isker Abder Isker (born Abderrahmane Isker; 11 December 1920 – 14 December 2010), was a French-Algerian film director, screenwriter, and television producer. He was the first Algerian director whose work was screened on French television, and also p ...

(1920–2010), French-Algerian TV director *

Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (; born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, ...

(born 1961), Mauritanian film director

Surname

Hadj Abderrahmane :''not to be confused with Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane'' Hadj Abderrahmane (Arabic:حاج عبد الرحمان; October 12, 1941 - October 5, 1981) was an Algerian actor from Télemly, Algiers.Hisham Abdulrahman Hisham Abdulrahman Alhowaish () is a Saudi actor and TV host. He won the title of the second edition of the Arab version of ''Star Academy'' in 2005. Early life Abdulrahman was born on 7 March 1980 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has eight sisters ...

(born 1982), Saudi actor * Khalid Abdulrahman (born 1966), Saudi singer *

Islah Abdur-Rahman Islah Abdur-Rahman (; born 20 April 1991) is a British Bangladeshi film director, actor, singer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing, directing and starring in the hit series, the ''Corner Shop Show'' and for creating and directing ...

(born 1991), British-Bangladeshi film director, actor and screenwriter

Judges and lawyers

* Abdur Rahman (Pakistani judge) (1888–1962), Pakistani judge * Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as S. A. Rahman (1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan * Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer * Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer * Abdel Rahman Zuabi (1932–2014), Israeli judge *

Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born 13 November 1941) is the replacement chief judge of the Al-Dujail trial of Yousef Ali Ghalib in 2006, when he sentenced Saddam and some of his top aides to death by hanging. Abd al-Rahman is an ethnic Kurd fro ...

(born ), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein *

Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) Abdul Rahman Saleh (born 1 April 1941 in Pekalongan) is an Indonesian politician who served as Attorney General of Indonesia for the period 2004–2007. He graduated from Gadjah Mada University. External links Profile at TokohIndonesiaProfile at ...

(born 1941), Attorney General of Indonesia *

Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya ( ; ; born 10 March 1950 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a high-ranking Turkish judge and the former Chief Public Prosecutor (between 2007 and 2011) of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey. Since the end of his term on 201 ...

(born 1950), Turkish judge *

Abdul Rahman al-Lahim Abdul Rahman Al-Lahim (alternatively al-Lahem) (; born 1971) is a Saudi human rights lawyer active in defending the civil rights of Saudi citizens.Nathaniel Rosenblatt, Abdul Rahman al-Lahim, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2008, p. 96 Al-Lahim was ...

(born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer * A.F.M. Abdur Rahman (born 1951), judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Politicians and activists

International organizations

* Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League * Safiya Abdel Rahman, member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides

Historical nations

Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan Abdur Rahman Astrakhani (; ) was a Khan of Astrakhan from 1534 through 1538. For uncertainties and additional information, see the second part of the List of Astrakhan khans Below is a list of rulers of the Astrakhan Khanate. These were indepe ...

(died 1545), Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538 * `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern-day Ethiopia *

Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori (; 1762 – July 6, 1829) was a Fula prince and Amir (commander) from the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave traders and transported to the United States in 1788 during ...

(1762–1829), prince from the Imamate of Futa Jallon in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashto: ) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) also known by his epithet, The Iron Amir, was Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for perpetrating the Hazara genocide, but also uniting the ...

(1842–1901), Emir of Afghanistan * Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism

Algeria

Abderrahmane Benhamida Abderrahmane Benhamida (born 21 October 1931 in Dellys, died 5 September 2010 in Algiers.) was an Algerian independence fighter and politician who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of National Education from 1962 to 1963. After th ...

(1931–2010), Algerian politician *

Abderrahmane Farès Abderrahmane Farès (; Arabic transcription, ALA-LC: ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Fāris''; ; January 30, 1911 – May 13, 1991) was the Chairman of the Provisional Executive of Algeria from 13 April 1962 to 20 September 1962. Biography Farès, who was b ...

(1911–1991), Algerian politician

Bangladesh

Abdur Rahman Biswas Abdur Rahman Biswas (1 September 1926 – 3 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly, prior to the independence of Bangl ...

(1926–2017), former President of Bangladesh *

Shaykh Abdur Rahman Shaykh Abdur Rahman, also known as Abdur Rahman Shaykh, (died 30 March 2007) was the leader and the administrative head of the banned terrorism, terrorist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (''Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh''). ...

(died 2007), executed Jihadist terrorist *

Abdur Rahman (Noakhali politician) Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman ( or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman'') is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and ...

(died 1981), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdur Rahman (scholar) Abdur Rahman (; 1920–2015), also known as Faqihul Millat, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school. He was born in Imam Nagar, Fatikchhari, Chittagong, in 1920. He was the founder director of the Islamic Research Center Banglade ...

(1920–2015), Islamic scholar * Abdur Rahman (Faridpur politician) (born 1955), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdur Rahman (Tangail politician) Abdur Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-5 Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompas ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Abdur Rahman Kashgarhi (1912–1971), first Khatib of the

Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Baitul Mukarram (), officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968.Thariani and Co: Architects and Engineers. B ...

* Abdur Rahman Khokon, Bangladeshi politician

India

Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib (1898 – 23 November 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter, Muslim leader, scholar, and politician from Kerala. He served as president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(Malabar) in 1939. Early life and educati ...

(1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician * Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as

A. R. Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay (9 February 1929 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian politician. Antulay was a union minister for Minority Affairs and a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Earlier he had been the Chief Minister of the st ...

(1929–2014), Indian politician * Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or K. A. Rahman (1940–1999), Indian social activist * Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician) (born 1959), Indian politician * Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician *

Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal Abdul Rahman Bafakhy Thangal (1905–1973) was an Indian community leader and politician from Kerala. Until his death in the early 1973, Bafakhy Thangal remained the most prominent Islam, Muslim political leader in Kerala. He is generally credi ...

(1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League * Abdul Rehman (MLA Delhi), Indian politician

Indonesia

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...

(1940–2008), President of Indonesia

Iraq

Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al-Gillani (; 11 January 1841 – 13 June 1927) was the first prime minister of Iraq. He was an important figure during the Ottoman and the British Eras, and he had an important role in ...

(1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq * Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913–1973), Iraqi politician *

Abdul Rahman Arif Abdul Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli (; 14 April 1916 – 24 August 2007), better known as Abdul Rahman Arif, was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 July 1968. He was the older ...

(1916–2007), President of Iraq * Abdullah Abdulrahman Abdullah known as

Ashti Hawrami Abdullah Abdulrahman Abdullah (1948 – 20 October 2024), better known as Ashti Hawrami, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as Minister of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In the ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional ...

(1948–2024), Iraqi-Kurdish politician *

Abdul Rahman Mustafa Abdul Rahman Mustafa, The Kurdish mayor-governor of Kirkuk, was elected in 2003 by multiethnic Kirkuk City Council under supervision of Coalition Provisional Authority in Post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Has a law degree from Baghdad University. Visited ...

(born 1951) (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician * Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli, Iraqi politician * Abderrahman Sadik Karim (born 1962), Iraqi politician

Jordan

Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963 – 15 February 2016) was a Jordanian politician. He served as member of the House of Representatives in the 15th (2007–2010) and 16th Parliament (2010–2013). He was a member for a Muslim seat in the First Distric ...

(1963–2016), Jordanian politician

Libya

Abdel Rahman Shalgham Abdel Rahman Shalgam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن شلقم; born 22 January 1949) is a Libyan politician. He was Foreign Minister of Libya from 2000 to 2009. Early life Shalgam was born in Sabha in southern Libya. Career in politics In 1973, he ...

(born 1949), Libyan politician *

Abdul Rahman Kamudi Dr. Abdul Rahman Kamudi (; born c. 1955) is a Libyan politician served as Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya, as General Authority for Investment. Born in Benghazi, Libya, Kamudi was educated in universities in the United States ...

(born 1955), Libyan politician

Malaysia

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan ''Tuanku'' Sir Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the Yamtuan Besar, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan from 1933, and the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation ...

(1895–1960) King of Malaysia *

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman (8 February 19036 December 1990), commonly referred to as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He previously served as the only chief minister of Federation of Malaya ...

(1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman Permaisuri Siti Aishah ( Jawi: ڤرمايسوري سيتي عائشه; born Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman; 18 November 1971) is the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj of Selangor. She ...

(born 1971), Queen of Malaysia *

Ismail Abdul Rahman Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 to his death in August 1973. A member of the United Malays National Organis ...

(1915–1973), Malaysian politician *

Senu Abdul Rahman Senu bin Abdul Rahman ( ; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995) was a Malaysian politician and former federal minister and diplomat. Early life, education and early career Born in Jitra, Kedah, Senu was trained as a teacher at the Sultan Idris Ed ...

(1919–1995), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub (; 3 January 1928 – 9 January 2015) was a Malaysian politician of Melanau descent from Mukah. He was the third Chief Minister of Sarawak and the fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak (Governor of Sarawak). He is als ...

(1928–2015), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia *

(1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia *

Abdul Rahman Abbas Abdul Rahman bin Abbas (born 15 April 1938) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who had served as the 7th Governor of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul ...

(born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia *

Abdul Rahman Dahlan Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan ( Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن دحلان; born 24 November 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Governm ...

(born 1965), Malaysian politician *

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman Tajuddin bin Abdul Rahman ( Jawi: ; born 17 January 1948) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Salak from March 2008 to November 2022, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Bari ...

(born 1948), Malaysian politician *

Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman Haji Abdul Halim bin Abdul Rahman (10 November 1939 – 22 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1990 to 2004, a member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Banggol fro ...

(1939–2022), Malaysian politician * Abdul Rahman Bakri (born 1965), Malaysian politician accused of corruption *

Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib Sulaiman Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Taib (born 31 May 1968) is a former Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia. He is the 3rd son of Abdul Taib Mahmud, the former Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak and former Chief Minister of Sarawak while his m ...

(born 1968), former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia *

Norah Abdul Rahman Norah binti Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1958) is a retired Malaysian politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak from 2008 until 2018, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PB ...

(born 1959), Malaysian politician

Singapore

Abdul Rahman Andak Dato' Sri Amar DiRaja Abdul Rahman bin Dato' Wan Andak (13 June 1859 – 10 September 1930), was a campaigner for Johor's independence when the British were trying to extend their influence throughout Malay States. From modest origins, in ...

(1859–1930), State Secretary of Johor to Sultans Abu Bakar and Ibrahim *

Temenggong Abdul Rahman Temenggong Tun Daeng Abdul Rahman bin Almarhum Temenggong Tun Daeng Abdul Hamid Al-Aidaroos (1755 – 8 December 1825) was the Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty of the Johor Sultanate. He was best known of being instrumental ...

(1755–1825), Temenggong of Johor

Morocco

* Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco *

Abderrahmane Youssoufi Abderrahmane Youssoufi ( ; ; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI. He was the Secr ...

(1924–2020), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

* Abdul Rahman Mamudu (1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor * Abdulrahman Gimba (born 1945), Nigerian politician

Pakistan

Ibn Abdur Rehman Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as I.A. Rehman (1 September 1930 – 12 September 2020) was a Pakistani peace and human rights advocate, a veteran communist and a journalist. Early life and education Rehman was born on 1 September 1930 in Pataudi ...

(1930–2021), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate *

Abdurehman Rana Abdul Rehman Rana (born 1 September 1942 – 19 March 2022) was a Pakistani former politician and soldier from Jaranwala, the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Personal life He was born on 1 September 1942 in Bikaner Rajasthan the state ...

(born 1942), Pakistani politician * Abdul Rahman Khan (Azad Kashmiri politician), Pakistani politician *

Abdul Rahman Khan (East Bengal politician) Abdul Rahman Khan was a Member of Parliament of Pakistan representing East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It ...

, Pakistani politician *

Abdul Rehman (Pakistani politician) Abdul Rehman () is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council since 12 November 2021. He belongs to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakist ...

, Pakistani politician *

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(1954–2024), Pakistani Islamist

Saudi Arabia

* Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia *

Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (;1890–1915) was the brother of Abdulaziz, Emir of Nejd (who later founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). He was one of Abdulaziz's most devoted supporters and a key lieutenant in his early military campaigns. E ...

(1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier *

Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ''ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, soldier, and royal counsellor. He was a prominent advisor and member of the inner council of his eld ...

(1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier * Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier *

Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ''ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, soldier, and royal counsellor. He was a prominent advisor and member of the inner council of his eld ...

(1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud *

Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (, ''ʿAbd ar Raḥman ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd''; 1931 – 13 July 2017) was a senior member of the House of Saud and Saudi Arabian deputy minister of defense and aviation. At the time of his death, he ...

(1931–2017), Saudi politician *

Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Jibrin (; 193313 July 2009), known simply as Ibn Jibrin, was a Saudi Islamic scholar who was a member of the Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia), Council of Senior Scholars and Permanent Committee for Islamic ...

(1933–2009), Saudi sheikh *

Abd al-Rahman bin Saud Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud ( ''ʿAbd ar Raḥman bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd''; 19 November 1946 – 29 July 2004) was a Saudi prince, a son of King Saud, one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, and the longtime president of the ...

(1940–2005), Saudi prince *

Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (; 3 March 1940 – 15 August 2010) was a Saudi politician, diplomat, technocrat, poet, and novelist. He was an intellectual and a member of the Al Gosaibi family that is one of the oldest and richest trading familie ...

(1940–2010), Saudi politician * Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture *

Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad Abdul Rahman bin Musa'id Al Saud (, born 18 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian businessman, writer and a former president of Saudi football club Al-Hilal. He is a member of the House of Saud, a grandson of King Abdulaziz. Biography Prince Abdul ...

(born 1967), Saudi prince * Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince *

Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ''Noura bint ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1875 – July 1950) was the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and the elder sister and adviser of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. Madawi ...

(1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

Somalia

* Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed, Somali politician *

Abdirahman Abdi Osman Abdirahman Omar Osman (also known as Abdirahman Yariisow and Engineer Yarisow; 16 August 1965 – 1 August 2019) was a Somalis, Somali politician who was the Governor of Banaadir and Mayor of Mogadishu. Abdirahman Omar Osman, also known as Eng. ...

(1965–2019), Somali politician *

Abdirahman Ahmed Abdirahman Ahmed (died 15 January 2009) was a Somalia, Somali politician. He was executed by an Islamist militia for alleged apostasy. He was tried and convicted by a Sharia court, but was not allowed legal representation according to his family. ...

(died 2009), Somali politician * Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003), Somali politician * Abdirahman Mohamud Farole (born 1945), former President of Puntland, Somalia * Abdirahman Duale Beyle (born 1955/56), Foreign Minister of Somalia * Abdirahman Jama Barre (1937–2017), Somali politician * Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (1931–2003), Somali politician * Abdirahman Janaqow (died 2007), Somali politician

Sudan

* Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan * Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1930–2018), President of Sudan

Yemen

* Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1910–1998), President of Yemen * Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born 1943), Yemeni politician

Other places

* Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leader * Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (1924–1996), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist * Abdul Rahman Saleem (born 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist * Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician * Abdurrahman Vazirov (1930–2022), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan * Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician * Muriel Abdurahman (1938–2013), politician in Alberta, Canada * Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USA * Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician * Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politician * Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician * Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal * Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physician * Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist * Abdulrahman Akkad (born 1998), Syrian LGBTQ activist.

Prisoners

* Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo * Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo * Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee * Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there * Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee * Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo * Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee * Abdul Rahman Noorani (born 1973), Afghan detained in Guantanamo * Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US * Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site * Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee * Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (born 1961/62), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murder *Abdul Rahman Abdullah, birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings * Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman (born 1992), husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son

Muslim scholars

Modern era Muslim scholars and clerics with this name are: * Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher * Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar *

(1920–2015), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh * Abdur Rahman Kashgari (1912–1971), Uyghur Islamic scholar based in Bengal * Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca * Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (born 1974), Islamic scholar of the United Kingdom, founder of ZamZam Academy and Whitethread Institute * Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak (born 1933), Saudi cleric * Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric * Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Jibrin known as Ibn Jibrin (1933–2009), Saudi scholar

Science and academia

* Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music * Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman, Persian physician * Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler * Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian * Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser * Abdulrahman al-Ansary (1935–2023), Saudi archaeologist * Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist * Basima Abdulrahman (born 1986/87), Kurdish-Iraqi civil engineer * Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman (died 2023), Vice Chancellor and chief executive officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia

Soldiers

* Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat * Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (1832–1896), Yemeni participant in Aceh war * Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (1868–1929), Malay resistance leader * Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II * Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor, aviator, and National Hero of Indonesia, National Hero * Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient * Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani general * Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces * Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (1934–2020), Egyptian air force officer

Sports

Basketball

* Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman or Walt Hazard (1942–2011), American basketball player * Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player * Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player

Cricket

* Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1917) (1917–2000), Pakistani cricketer *Abdur Rehman (Kalat cricketer) (active 1969–70), Pakistani cricketer *Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1969) (born 1969), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Rehman (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer * Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980) (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Rehman (Kenyan cricketer) (born 1980), Kenyan cricketer * Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) (born 1987), Emirati cricketer * Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1989) (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Rehman Muzammil (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer * Abdur Rahman (Bangladeshi cricketer) (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketer * Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer, born 2001) (born 2001), Afghan cricketer * Abdul Rahman (Boost Defenders cricketer), Afghan cricketer

Fencing

* Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer), Mohamed Abdel Rahman (1915–1996), Egyptian fencer * Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer

Football

* Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929–2011), Moroccan-French footballer * T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer * Abderrahmane Soukhane (1936–2015), Algerian footballer * Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coach * Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi football referee * Fahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballer * Abdulrahman Mohamed (Emirati footballer), Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), UAE footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballer * Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer * Rashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballer * Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballer * Abdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballer * Abdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballer * Maman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballer * Abderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballer * Mahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballer * Abdulrahman Mesbeh (born 1984), Qatari footballer * Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballer * Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Abdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballer * Abdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballer * Baha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballer * Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballer * Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Khaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer * Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballer * Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989), Mohamed Abdulrahman (born 1990), UAE footballer * Omar Abdulrahman (born 1991), UAE footballer * Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian footballer * Mohamed Abdelrahman (footballer, born 1993), Mohamed Abdel Rahman (footballer) (born 1993), Sudanese footballer * Abdul Rahman Baba (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer * Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan known as Abdullah Al-Hamdan (born 1999), Saudi footballer * Abdul Rahman (Indonesian footballer, born 2002) (born 2002), Indonesian footballer

Running

*Abdul Rehman (sprinter) (born 1929), Pakistani Olympic sprinter * Abdel Rahman Massad (born 1957), Sudanese Olympic athlete * Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner * Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner

Other sports

* Abdul Rehman (boxer) (born 1938), Pakistani boxer * Abdullah Abdulrahman Zeyab (born 1955), Kuwaiti Olympic swimmer. * Abdul Breesam Rahman (born 1961), Iraqi Olympic wrestler * Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete * Abderrahman Ait Khamouch (born 1986), Spanish Paralympic athlete

Terrorists and militants

* Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi (1941–2025), Kurdish-Iranian militant leader * Abdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves * Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing * Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists * Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States * Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist * Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi Arabia * Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists * Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi, Saudi terrorist on wanted list * Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban * Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups * Abu Abdul Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War

Writers

* Abderrahman El Majdoub (1506–1568), Berber Moroccan poet * Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet * Sayyid Abdurrahman, Abdurrahman Sayyid (1831–1901), author of the chronicles of Dagestan * Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer * Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet * Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh * Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist * Aisha Abd al-Rahman, known as ''Bint al-Shati'' (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature * Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet * Abdirahman Yabarow, Somali journalist * Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat * Abdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet * Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poet * Abdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelist * Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet * Abdulrahman Adel Al-Shammari (born 1974), Saudi poet * S. Abdul Rahman (1937–2017), Indian Tamil-language poet * Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (1938–2015), Egyptian poet * Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher * Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist * Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet * Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer

Other people

* Abdirahman Abdi (Canadian), Abdirahman Abdi (died 2016), Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protests * Abdur Rahman Khan (born 1878) (1878–1939), Bengali academic and education service officer * Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist * Abdulrahman Deria (1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clan * Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script * Abdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architect * Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat * O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist * Abd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptor * Abdur Rahman (make-up artist) (1946–2022), Bangladeshi make-up artist * Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (1978–2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist * Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990–2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges * Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman, Yemeni diplomat * Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity * Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam * Abdulrahman al-Awlaki#Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen

References

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