Abdul Samad It may be roughly translated as "servant of the Self-sufficient Master" or "servant of the Eternal Refuge". Because the letter s is a sun letter, the letter l of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Samad'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd as-Samad''. Alternative transliterations include ''Abdus Samad'' and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to:

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*Abdul-Samad Esfahani (or

Abdussamad Esfahani Nur al-Din Abdul Samad ibn Ali al-Isfahani (Persian language, Persian: نورالدین عبدالصمد نطنزی), or Abdussamad Esfahani was an ascetic Wisdom, sage of the 13th century. Al-Isfahani hailed from Isfahan and stayed in Natanz. He w ...

) (died 1299), Sufi saint *

Khwaja Abdus Samad 'Abd al-Ṣamad or Khwaja 'Abd-us-Ṣamad was a 16th century painter of Persian miniatures who moved to India and became one of the founding masters of the Mughal miniature tradition, and later the holder of a number of senior administrative ro ...

/Abd al-Samad etc. (16th century), Persian and the Mughal miniature painter *

Abdul Samad of Selangor Sultan Sir Abdul Samad ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Raja Abdullah ( Jawi: سلطان عبد الصمد ابن المرحوم راج عبد الله; born Raja Abdul Samad bin Raja Abdullah, 1804 ''–'' 6 February 1898) was the fourth Sultan ...

(1804–1898), Sultan of Selangor *

Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor Abdosamad Mirza Ez od-Dowleh () (May 1843 – 1929) was a Persian prince of Qajar Dynasty and fifth son of Mohammad Shah Qajar by his wife Ogholbeigeh Khanum, a lady of Turkmen origin. He is the ancestor of Salour (Saloor) family. In 1873, Ezz ...

(1843–1929), Persian prince *

Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai (7 July 1907 – 2 December 1973) (), commonly known as Khan Shaheed () (This title or name was given by the great Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail) was a Pashtun nationalist and political leader from the ...

(1907–1973), Pashtun nationalist leader *

Abdus Samad Azad Abdus Samad Azad (; 15 January 1922 – 27 April 2005) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and politician. He was elected to Bangladesh's parliament five times from 1970 to 2001. He was also elected Member of Lower Assembly in the Parliament of the then ...

(1922–2005), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdul Samad Ismail Tan Sri Abdul Samad bin Ismail (18 April 19244 September 2008), who often went by the moniker Pak Samad, was a Malaysian journalist, writer and editor.He was also one of the founding members of the People's Action Party in Singapore. Early life ...

(1924–2008), aka Pak Samad, Malaysian journalist, writer and editor * A. K. A. Abdul Samad (1926–1999), Indian politician *

Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) was an Egyptians, Egyptian Qāriʾ, Quran reciter and Hafiz (Quran), Hafiz. He is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Mustafa Ismail, and Mah ...

(1927–1988), Kurdish-Egyptian Qari * A. Samad Said (born 1935), Malaysian poet *

Abdul Samad (guitarist) The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led ...

(born 1938), American R&B guitarist, usually known as Billy Davis *

Khabibullo Abdusamatov Habibullo Ismailovich Abdussamatov (; occasionally spelled, Abdusamatov; with initials transliterated either H.I. or K.I; born October 27, 1940) is a Russian astrophysicist. He is the supervisor of the Astrometria project of the Russian section ...

(born 1940), Uzbek-Russian astrophysicist *

Shahrir Abdul Samad Shahrir bin Abdul Samad ( Jawi: شهریار بن عبدالصمد; born 22 November 1949) is a Malaysian politician who was the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (2008-2009), a Member of Parliament of Malaysia and the former ...

(born 1949), Malaysian politician *

Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad was a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1950, Abdulsamad studied political science and worked in the Oil Ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in ...

(born 1950), Kuwaiti politician *

Khalid Abdul Samad Khalid bin Abdul Samad ( Jawi: خالد بن عبدالصمد; born 14 August 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (KADA) since December 2024. He had served as the Minister o ...

(born 1957), Malaysian politician *

M. P. Abdussamad Samadani M.P. Abdussamad Samadani (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician, orator, writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam, English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit languages. Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jawaharl ...

(born 1959), Indian politician *

Ahmed Abdel Samad Ahmed Ali Ibrahim Abdel Samad (born 15 September 1972) is a retired amateur boxer from Egypt, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, Sout ...

(born 1972), Egyptian boxer *Abdulsamad, surname of all members of

The Boys (American band) Suns of Light are an American R&B boy band, originally known as the Boys. Biography Their grandmother taught them singing, dancing, and acting. In the summer of 1984, ages 5 to 10 as "The Boys," the group began busking at the Venice Beach b ...

(born 1973 - 1979) *

Abdool Samad Abdool Mudassar Samad (born 3 May 1979) is a Guyana-born Canadian cricketer. He played in 27 One Day Internationals for Canada. He also played first-class for them, including scoring 119 on his first-class debut against Bermuda Bermud ...

(born 1979) Guyanese-Canadian cricketer *

Abdul Samad Rohani Abdul Samad Rohani (1982 or 1983 – June 7 or 8, 2008) was an Afghan journalist who worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Afghan news agency Pajhwok. He was abducted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2008 ...

(ca. 1982 - 2008), Afghan journalist *

Abdelouahad Abdessamad Abdelouahad Abdessamad (Arabic: عبد الواحد عبد الصمد; born 24 February 1982) is a Moroccan football defender. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca. Abdessamad played in the CAF Champions League 2002 The 2002 CAF Champions L ...

(born 1982), Moroccan footballer * Abdessamad Chahiri (born 1982), Moroccan footballer *

Abdessamad Rafik Abdessamad Rafik (born 8 April 1982 in Khouribga) is a former Moroccan footballer. His former clubs are Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casabl ...

(born 1982), Moroccan footballer *

Shariff Abdul Samat Muhammad Shariff bin Abdul Samat (5 January 1984 – 10 February 2020) was a Singaporean Singapore national football team, international Association football, footballer. Shariff is the son of former Singaporean international Samad Allapitcha ...

(born 1984), Singaporean footballer *

Abdul Samad (detainee) This list of Guantánamo prisoners has the known identities of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, but is compiled from various sources and is incomplete. In official documents, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) co ...

, Afghan detainee in Guantanamo *

Abdul Samad Khaksar Mullah Abdul Samad Khaksar (1960 – 14 January 2006), also referred to as Mohammad Khaksar, served as Minister or Deputy Minister of Interior for Afghanistan under the Taliban government. He was born around 1960 in Kandahar. He received a madr ...

(died 2006), Afghan politician *

Abdolsamad Khorramshahi Abolsamad Khorramshahi () is an Iranian lawyer. Khorramshahi was involved in several controversial cases including detained British embassy political analyst Hossein Rassam who was arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election in 2009. He a ...

, Iranian lawyer *

Ako Abdul-Samad Ako Abdul-Samad (born July 25, 1951) an American politician. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2025. Previously, he was a member of the Des Moines school board. Abdul-Samad was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines. A ...

, American politician *

Abdul Samad Siddiqui Abdul Samad Siddiqui (died 21 November 2022) was an Indian educationist and politician who was a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institut ...

, Indian educationist *

Datuk Abdul Samad Hj. Alias Tan Sri Abdul Samad bin Alias is one of the key figures that had contributed to the development of the accountancy profession in Malaysia. He recently completed his term as the vice-president of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and served as ...

, Malaysian accountant *

Bashir Abdel Samad Beshir Abdel Samad (; 20 August 1966 – 19 October 2023) was an Egyptian footballer. He played club football for Ismaily. Abdel Samad played for the Egypt national football team at the 1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nati ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer) Abdul Samad (born 28 October 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and for the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler. Abdul ...

, Indian cricketer *

Abdul Samad (Pakistani cricketer) Syed Mohammad Abdul Samad (born 25 January 1998) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his List A debut for Pakistan International Airlines in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup on 17 December 2016. He made his first-class debut for Faisalabad ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Sahal Abdul Samad Sahal Abdul Samad (born 1 April 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the India national team. Club career Early life and youth career Sahal was born in Al Ain, UAE ...

(born 1997), Indian professional footballer

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