Abd al-Salam () is a male Muslim honorific or given name, built on 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 ''

Salam ''As-salamu alaykum'' (, ), also written ''salamun alaykum'' and typically rendered in English as ''salam alaykum'', is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The (, meaning 'peace') has become a religious salutation for Muslims ...

''. The name means "servant of the All-peaceable", ''as-Salam'' 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. 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-Salam'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd as-Salam''. Alternative transliterations include ''Abdul Salam'', ''Abdul Salaam'', ''Abdus Salam'' and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Notable people with the name include:

People

Given name

* Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami (1140–1227), Moroccan Sufi saint *

Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar Sidi Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar (, ''Al-Lasmar `Abd as-Salām'') was a renowned religious Libyan Muslim saint who lived and died during the 15th century (1455–1575 CE). He is called al-Asmar because he stayed up most of the night in prayer. Li ...

(1455–1575), Libyan Muslim saint *

Abdul Salam al-Buseiri Abdul Salam al-Buseiri () (1898 – 1978) was the Foreign Minister of Libya from 1954 to 1957.Preston, Paul et al (2008) ''British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1951 through 1956. ...

(1898-1978), Libyan Foreign Minister * Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy (1899–1968), Lebanese actor * Abdus Salam (editor) (1910–1977), Bangladesh journalist *

Abdul Salam Sabrah Abdul Salam Sabrah () (1 January 1912 – 2 February 2012) was the acting Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic three times. His first term was in 1969, from 9 July to 29 July. His second and third terms were both in 1971, from 26 February ...

(1912–2012), acting Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic * Abdul-Salam Ojeili (1917–2006), Syrian novelist and politician *

Abdul Salam Arif Abdul Salam Mohammed ʿArif Al-Jumaili ('; 21 March 1921 – 13 April 1966) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the second president of Iraq from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1966. He played a leading role in ...

(1921–1966), president of Iraq *

Abdelsalam al-Majali Abdelsalam Atalla al-Majali ( ; ; 18 February 1925 – 3 January 2023) was a Jordanian physician and politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Jordan. Early life and education Majali was born in Al-Karak, Emirate of Transjordan, on 18 Fe ...

(1925–2023), Prime Minister of Jordan *

Abdus Salam (activist) Abdus Salam (27 November 1925 — 7 April 1952) was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Bengal (currently Bangladesh), Pakistan in 1952. He is considered a martyr in ...

(1925–1952), died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations *

Abdus Salam (newscaster) Abdus Salam (1925 – 2 July 1992) was a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television. He was posthumously granted the Pride of Performance Award in 1994. Life and career Salam was born to a lower middle-class family in 1925 ...

(1925–1992), Pakistani newscaster *

Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He shared the 1 ...

(1926–1996), Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate *Abdus Salaam, founder of

Crepe Runner Crepe Runner is a Sri Lankan fast-food restaurant chain that specializes in crepes, both sweet and savoury. The menu includes a variety of toppings and accompaniments such as in-house chocolate spread, loaded chips with spicy meat or melted ch ...

, a fast-food chain based in Sri Lanka *

Abdesslam Yassine Abdesslam Yassine (; 1928 – December 13, 2012) was the leader of the Morocco, Moroccan Islamism, Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Spirituality). Biography Yassine was born in Marrakesh. He worked as a teacher and a sc ...

(1928–2012), leader of Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane *

Belaid Abdessalam Belaid Abdessalam (; 20 July 1928 – 27 June 2020) was an Algerian politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1993. Biography Abdessalam was born in Dehamcha, Sétif Province, Algeria on 20 July 1928. Abdessalam was a nationalist lea ...

(1928–2020), Algerian politician *

Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (; 28 February 1929 – 4 October 2000) was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 meters events. He also ran in the International Cross Country Championships in 1958� ...

(1929–2000), Moroccan runner *

Shadi Abdel Salam Shadi Abdel Salam (, 15 March 1930 – 8 October 1986) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter and costume and set designer. Early life and education Born in Alexandria on 15 March 1930, Shadi graduated from Victoria College, Alexandria, 194 ...

(1930–1986), Egyptian film director *

Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub Colonel Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub (, ''Muḥammad `Abdul-Salām al-Maḥgūb'') (1935 – 31 January 2022) was an Egyptian politician. Through 2006 to his death, he was the Minister of Local Development in the Cabinet of Egypt. He was previou ...

(1935–2022), Egyptian politician *

Abdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi (born 1936 in Farah Province) is an Afghan former judge who was the Chief Justice of Afghanistan and, as such, the head of the Afghan Supreme Court from August 2006 to October 2014, when he resigned his position. A former pro ...

(born 1936), Chief Justice of Afghanistan *Ali Abdussalam Treki, or

Ali Treki Ali Abdussalam Treki (‎; 10 October 1937 – 19 October 2015) was a Libyan diplomat in Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Treki served as one of Libya's top diplomats from the 1970s till the 2011 Libyan Civil War. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

, (1937–2015), Libyan diplomat *

Abdulsalami Abubakar Abdulsalami Abubakar (; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon ...

(born 1942), Nigerian politician *

Abdus Salam (general) Abdus Salam rcds, psc (born 28 February 1942) is a former two star army officer, cabinet minister and politician. Affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League, he served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-9 constituency in 20 ...

(born 1942), Bangladeshi politician and retired major general *

Abdus Salam (politician, born 1942) Abdus Salam (1942 – 17 March 2011) was a Jatiya Party politician and a former member of parliament of the then Jamalpur-7 and Sherpur-2 constituencies. Early life Abdus Salam was born 1942 in Sherpur. Career Abdus Salam started teac ...

(1942–2011), Bangladeshi politician *

Abdessalam Jalloud Abdessalam Jalloud (; born 15 December 1944) is a Libyan former politician and military officer who served as the prime minister of Libya from 16 July 1972 to 2 March 1977, under the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He was also Minister of Treasur ...

(born 1944), Prime Minister of Libya *

Abdul Salam (politician) Haji Abdul Salam (1 March 1948 – 28 February 2017) was an Indian politician. He represented the state of Manipur in the Rajya Sabha from 2014 until his death in 2017. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. Salam had previously been ...

(1948 – 2017), Indian politician from Manipur *

Abdul Salaam (American football) Abdul Salaam (born Larry James Faulk; August 12, 1953 – October 8, 2024) was an American professional football player who played defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of a defensive li ...

(1953-2024), American football player for the New York Jets *

Abdeslam Ahizoune Abdeslam Ahizoune (born 20 April 1955 in Tiflet, Morocco) is a Moroccan businessman. He was the chairman of the management board of Maroc Telecom from 2001 to February 2025, when he was replaced by Mohamed Benchaaboun. He was also its former chie ...

(born 1955), Moroccan businessman *

Abdul Salam Rocketi Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi (born 1958) is a former mujahideen freedom fighter and Taliban , leader1_title = Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, Supreme leaders , leader1_name = {{indented plainlist, * Mullah Omar{{Natural Causes{{nbsp(1994� ...

(born 1958), Taliban commander who shot down a Soviet helicopter with a rocket propelled grenade, and who ran for office in 2005 *

Abdussalam Puthige Abdussalam Puthige is the Editor-in-Chief of ''Varthabharathi'', a Kannada daily Newspaper, published from Mangalore the coastal city of Karnataka and Bangalore, the state capital. The first issue of ''Vartha Bharathi'' hit the stands on 29 Aug ...

(born 1964), Indian journalist * Abdulsalam Abdullah (born 1965), Iraqi politician * Abd al-Salam Ali al-Hila (born 1968), a Yemeni citizen, a Guantanamo detainee ID # 1463 * Abdul Salam Zaeef (born 1968), Afghan ambassador to Pakistan *

Abdul Salam Hanafi Abdul Salam Hanafi is an Afghan Uzbek political and Deobandi-Islamic religious leader who is a senior leader of the Taliban, an acting second deputy prime minister, alongside Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Kabir, of Afghanistan since 2021, and ...

(born 1969), Taliban leader * Abdoul Salam Sow (born 1970), Guinean football player * Ashraf Salim Abd Al Salam Sultan (born 1971), Libyan Guantanamo detainee ID # 263 *Samir Abdussalam Aboud, known as

Samir Aboud Samir Aboud () (born 29 September 1972) is a retired Libyan footballer who played for Al-Ittihad as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Libya national team. Honours * He has won the most Libyan Football Competitions (25 titles). * Libyan Pre ...

(born 1972), Libyan footballer *Abdoul Salem Thiam, known as

Abdoul Thiam Abdoul Thiam (born 19 June 1976 in Berlin) is a German footballer who currently plays for Hilalspor Berlin in the 7th tier Landesliga Berlin Staffel 1. At the height of his career, Thiam played 73 games for Eintracht Braunschweig and Rot Weis ...

, (born 1976), German footballer * Abdulsalam Al Gadabi (born 1978), Yemeni swimmer *

Abdeslam Ouaddou Abdeslam Ouaddou (; born 1 November 1978) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He also holds the French nationality. Club career Ouaddou was born in Alnif, Morocco. He started his fo ...

(born 1978), Moroccan footballer *

Abdulsalaam Jumaa Abdulsalam Jumaa Al Junaibi (born 23 May 1977) is an Emirati former footballer who is a midfielder for Al Dhafra. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team. See also * List of men's footballers with 100 or more internat ...

(born 1979), UAR footballer * Nader Abdussalam Al Tarhouni (born 1979), Libyan footballer * Abdessalem Arous (born 1979), Tunisian judoka * Abdeslam Akouzar (born 1982), Moroccan-French footballer *

Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al Shehry A total of 134 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were clas ...

(born 1984), citizen of Saudi Arabia, Guantanamo detainee ID # 132 * Abdessalam Benjelloun (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Abdusalam Abubakar (born ), Somali-Irish scientist *Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim, full name of Abdus Ibrahim (born 1991), Ethiopian-American soccer player * Abudushalamu Abudurexiti (born 1996), ( ULY: Abdusalam Abdurëshit) Chinese professional basketball player of the Uyghur ethnic group *

Abdul Salam Mumuni Abdul Salam Mumini is a Ghanaian film maker. Career His first film was '' God Loves Prostitutes'', which starred Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji. Salam's Venus Film Production is responsible for the discovery of the likes of Van Vicker, Jackie A ...

, Ghanaian film maker * Abdeslam Boulaich, Moroccan story-teller *

Abdesalam Kames Abdesalam Kames is a Libyan football attacker. he played for Al Olympic Zaouia. Career Kames was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association ...

, Libyan footballer * Mehdat Abdul Salam Shabana, director of Konsojaya Trading Company, alleged terrorist front organization based in Kuala Lumpur *

Abdul Salaam Alizai Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai is a former member of the Taliban movement who defected to the Afghan government in December 2007. He is a leader of the Alizai, a Pashtun tribe. In the 1980s, Mullah Abdul Salaam took part in the resistance against th ...

, former member of the Taliban who defected to the government in 2007 *

Abdul Salam (jurist) Abdul Salam was a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan during the 1990s regime of the Taliban.

, Chief Justice of the Taliban's Supreme Court * Abdus Salam (Chattogram politician) *

Abdus Salam (businessman) Abdus Salam is a Bangladeshi businessman and chairman of Ekushey Television (ETV). He took over the channel after former chairman, A. S. Mahmud, left the country in 2002 following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government closing the channel. He ...

Surname

* Chérif Abdeslam (born 1978), Algerian footballer *

Ibrahim Abdeslam The Brussels Islamic State terror cell was an Islamic terrorist sub-group involved in large-scale terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015 (130 killed) and Brussels in March 2016 (32 killed). The terror cell was connected to the Islamic Sta ...

(born 1984), one of the perpetrators of the November 2015 Paris attacks *

Salah Abdeslam Salah Abdeslam (; born 15 September 1989) is a Belgian-born Islamic terrorist who was sentenced to life in prison in France in 2022 as the only surviving member of the 10-man unit that carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, in w ...

(born 1989), Belgian-born French terrorism suspect in the

November 2015 Paris attacks A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-De ...

, brother of Ibrahim Abdesalam *

Kamal Abdulsalam Kamal Abdulsalam El-Gargni (; born in 1971) is a Libyan professional bodybuilder residing in Tampa. He won the 2019 Mr. Olympia, 212 Mr. Olympia in 2019. Biography Kamal El-Gargni, originally from Libya, started training in 1993 and won his fi ...

(born 1973), Libyan-Qatari bodybuilder *

Moulvi Abdus Salam Moulvi Abdus Salam (; 11 January 1906 – 10 May 1999) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Assam Legislative Assembly. He was later a member of the East Bengal Provincial Assembly and the Revenue Minister in East Bengal from 1954 to ...

(1906–1999), Bangladeshi politician

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