ʻAbd al-Razzāq (
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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-Razzāq'', 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-provider".
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-Razzaq'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd ar-Razzaq''. Alternative renderings include ''‘Abd ar-Razzaq'', ''Abdul Razzaq'', ''Abdur Razaq'', ''Abdul Razzak'' and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Given name
Afghan
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Abdul Razaq (Guantanamo detainee 356)
Abdul Razaq (born 1971), a young Afghani man, was the first detainee to be released from the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Razaq was released after four months when officials determined that he was of no further int ...
(born 1971)
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Abdul Razzaq (Guantanamo detainee 923)
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Abdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 1043)
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Abdur Razzaq (Taliban official) (born 1958), politician
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Abdul Razaq (cricketer) (born 2000), cricketer
Algerian
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Abderrazak Bounour (born 1957), runner
Arabian
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‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani
Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hammam ibn Nafi' al-San'ani (, 744 – January 827 CE, 126–211 AH), a Yemeni hadith scholar who compiled a hadith collection known as the ''Musannaf'' of Abd al-Razzaq.
Biography
Abd al-Razzaq was born in 126 AH/744 CE to ...
(744–827), Sunni Islamic scholar of hadith
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Shaikh Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani (1134–1207), shaikh of Qadiriyya order after Abdul Qadir Jilani
Bangladeshi
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Abdur Razzaque (artist) (1932–2005), artist
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Abdur Razzaq (professor) (1914–1999), professor
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Abdur Razzak (actor) (1942–2017), actor
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Abdur Razzaq (politician, born 1942) (1942–2011), politician
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Abdur Razzaq (Faridpur-4 politician) (died 2002), politician
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Abdur Razzaq (lawyer, born 1949) (1949–2025), lawyer
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Mohammad Abdur Razzaque
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (; born 1 February 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 2001–2024. He was the Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh), Minister of Agricul ...
(born 1950), Food Minister of Bangladesh
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Abdur Razzak (cricketer)
Khan Abdur Razzak (; born 15 June 1982) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played in all formats of the game. Abdur Razzak is the first Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets in ODIs. He is also the first left arm spinner and second spinner after ...
(born 1982), cricketer
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Abdul Razzak Rajib, cricketer
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Abdur Razzak Khan (1946–2016), politician
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Abdur Razzak Mukul, politician
Chinese
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Abdul Razakah, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 219)
Egyptian
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Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri
Abd el-Razzak el-Sanhuri or ‘Abd al-Razzāq el-Sanhūrī () (11 August 1895 – 21 July 1971) was an Egyptian jurist, law professor, judge and politician. He is best remembered as the primary author of the revised Egyptian Civil Code of 1948. E ...
(1895–1971), legal scholar
Ghanaian
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Karim Abdul Razak (born 1956), footballer
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Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), footballer
Indian
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Abdool Razack Mohamed
Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed (; 1 August 1906 – 8 May 1978) was an Indian-born former senior minister in the pre and post-independence cabinet of Mauritius.
Early life and family
Abdool Razack Mohamed was born in a wealthy mercantile Memon peopl ...
(1906–1978), Indian-Mauritian politician
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Abdur Razzaque Ansari (1917–1992), weavers revolution leader
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K. M. Abdul Razack, politician
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Mufti Abdul Razzaq (1925–2021), Muslim scholar
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Abdur Razzak Molla (1944–2025), politician
Indonesian
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Abdul Razak (canoeist) (born 1964), Olympic canoeist
Iraqi
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'Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasani (1903–1997), historian
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Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed Taha (1910–1998), chess player
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Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (1921–2007), Prime Minister of Iraq
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Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (1933–1978), politician
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Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (born 1982), footballer
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Ziad Abderrazzak Mohammad Aswad (born 1952), politician
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Abdul Razak al-Hashimi, diplomat
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Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (born 1940), footballer
*Nashwan Abdulrazaq Abdulbaqi, known as
Abdul Hadi al Iraqi (born 1961), Kurd held in Guantanamo (ISN 10026)
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Abdul Razzak Mirjan (1883–1970), philanthropist
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Abdul Razzaq an-Naif
Abdul Razzaq Said al-Naif (; 1934 – 10 July 1978) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Iraq in July 1968 until he was deposed in the same month of that year. He was assassinated in 1978 under ...
(1934–1978), military officer
Iranian
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Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi, 11th-century vizier
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Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī (died 1345), 14th-century scholar
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Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (, ''Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi''; 7 November 1413 – August 1482) was a Persian Timurid chronicler and Islamic scholar. He was for a while the ambassador of Shah Rukh, the Timurid dynasty ruler o ...
(1413–1482), traveller to India
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Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji (died 1662), theologian
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Abd al-Razzaq Beg Donboli (1762–1828), historian
Ivorian
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Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), footballer
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Abdul Razak (footballer) (born 1992), footballer
Kuwaiti
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Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani (1928–1996), academic administrator
Lebanese
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Abdul Razzak Dakramanji (born 2001), footballer
Libyan
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Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa (1933–2016), politician
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Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, Guantanamo detainee (ISN 685)
Malaysian
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Abdul Razak Hussein
Abdul Razak bin Dato’ Hussein (; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first Deputy Prime Minis ...
(1922–1976), Prime Minister of Malaysia
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Abdul Razak Baginda (born 1960), political writer
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Abdul Razak Mohaideen (born 1965), film director
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Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak (born 1987), footballer
Maldivian
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Abdul Razzak Aboobakur (born 1962), sprinter
Moroccan
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Abderrazak Khairi (born 1962), footballer
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Abderrazzak Jadid (born 1983), footballer
Myanmar
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U Razak
U Razak (Urdu: ; ; , ; also Abdul Razak; 20 January 1898 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese politician and an educationalist. Of mixed Bamar-Indian ancestry, he was a cabinet minister in Aung San's pre-independence interim government, and w ...
(Abdul Razak) (1898–1947), politician
Nigerian
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Abdulrazak Ekpoki (born 1982), footballer
Pakistani
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Abdul Razzak Yaqoob
Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (7 May 1944 – 21 February 2014) was a Pakistani gold bullion trader who founded ARY Gold in the United Arab Emirates and later ARY Media Group.
Early life
He was born in Surat, British India to Memon family in 1944 which ...
(1944–2014), businessman
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Abdur Razzaq Iskander
Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935 – 30 June 2021; ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was the chancellor and senior hadith-professor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and the president of Wifa ...
(1935–2021), Islamic scholar and writer
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Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), cricketer
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Abdur Razzaq (cricketer), cricketer
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Muhammad Abdul Razzaq (born 1921), Olympic hockey player
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Abdul Raziq (politician), politician
Palestinian
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Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh (1929–2020), politician
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Omar Abd al-Razaq
Omar Abdul Razaq or Umar Abed al-Razek (عمر عبد الرزاق) was Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority for part of 2006. He represents the Hamas
The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acro ...
, politician
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Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, business professor imprisoned in the US
Saudi Arabian
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Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh
Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
He was captured along with his brother in December 2001, and b ...
(born 1984), former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 67)
Somali
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Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Abdirizak Haji Hussein (; ; 24 December 192431 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967. (1924–2014), Prime Minister of Somalia
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Abdirisak Omar Mohamed, Minister of Internal Security
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Abdirizak Bihi, social activist
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Abdul Razak Ali Artan (1998–2016), perpetrator of the Ohio State University attack
Syrian
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Abd al-Razzaq al-Dandashi (1899–1935), politician
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Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (born 1986), footballer
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Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi (born 1961), Ahrar ash-Sham cleric
South African
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Abdul Razak (South African cricketer) (born 1987), cricketer
Tanzanian
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Abdulrazak Gurnah
Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 20 December 1948) is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic. He was born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s as a refugee during the Zanzibar Revolution. His novels includ ...
(born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist
Trinidadian
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Abdul Razack (cricketer) (1888–1946)
Yemeni
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Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani
Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hammam ibn Nafi' al-San'ani (, 744 – January 827 CE, 126–211 AH), a Yemeni hadith scholar who compiled a hadith collection known as the ''Musannaf'' of Abd al-Razzaq.
Biography
Abd al-Razzaq was born in 126 AH/744 CE to ...
(744–827), scholar
*Abdullah Abdul Razzaq Badhib, known as
Abdullah Badhib (1931–1975), political activist, known as founder of Yemeni communism
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Abdul Al Razzaq Muhammad Salih, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 233)
Surname
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Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet
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Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (born 1986), Iraqi runner
Other
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Bandar Tun Abdul Razak (established 1979), town in Malaysia
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Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (established 1997), university in Malaysia
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Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak
Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (; abbreviated SDAR) is a premiere, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh () for boys in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is one of the most prestigious schools in Malaysia, selecting the best students in the country and is ...
(founded 1957), school in Malaysia
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SMK Tun Abdul Razak (founded 1959), school in Malaysia
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Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (built 1965), mosque in Singapore
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Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq
''Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanʿani'' () is an early hadith collection compiled by the Yemeni hadith scholar ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani (744–827). As a collection of the '' musannaf'' genre, it contains over 18,000 traditions arranged in top ...
'', book written by ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani
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