ʻAbd al-Majīd (

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of ar, عبد المجيد) 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 ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid ( ar, عبد الماجد), 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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Abdülmecid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the ...

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

Abdülmecid II Abdulmejid II ( ota, عبد المجید ثانی, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî, tr, II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 3 ...

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

Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) Ilgar Mollachiev, 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 was the deputy of Rappani ...

(died 2008), leader in the Second Chechen War * Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), 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 T ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

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 ...

, Pakistani astrophysicist *

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 * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador *

Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) ''For the author of 'On Childhood', born in Casablanca in 1919 see Abdelmajid Benjelloun'' Abdelmajid Benjelloun (born in Fez, in 1944) is a Moroccan author, historian and poet. He is a specialist in the history of North Morocco. He taught Public L ...

(born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet *

Abdelmajid Bourebbou Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born March 16, 1951, in Arris, Batna) is a former Algerian footballer. 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 Cup in Sp ...

(born 1951), Algerian footballer *

Abdelmajid Bouyboud Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 24 October 1966) is a Moroccan former football defender, who played for Belenenses in Portugal. He was included in the Moroccan squad in the 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World C ...

(born 1966), Moroccan footballer *

Abdelmajid Chetali Abdelmajid Al-Chetali ( ar, عبد المجيد الشتالي; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played a total of 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summ ...

(born 1939), Tunisian footballer *

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, th ...

(born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist *

Abdul Majid Daryabadi Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an Islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the Quran in Indian subcontinent in 20th century. He was as one of the most influential Indian M ...

(1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an * Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives * Abdelmajid Dolmy (born 1953), Moroccan footballer * Abdulmajid Dostiev, Tajik diplomat *

Abdelmajid Eddine Abdelmajid Eddine ( ar, عبد المجيد الدين) (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 ...

(born 1979), Moroccan footballer *

Abdul Majid Giaka Abdul Majid Giaka ( ; born 1960) is an alleged double agent who defected from Jamahiriya el-Mukhabarat (Libyan intelligence service) and became a CIA asset in August 1988. Giaka's testimony at the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in September 2000, ...

(born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA *

Abdul Majid Hassan Abdul Majid Hassan (1380–1408 CE), also known as Maharaja Karna, allegedly was the second Sultan of Brunei. He may have ascended the Brunei throne in 1402. He was never mentioned in ''Salasilah Raja-Raja Brunei''. A ruler from Boni named ...

(ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei *Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of

Amos Yarkoni Sgan aluf Amos Yarkoni ( he, עמוס ירקוני) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguis ...

(1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier * Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram *

Abdul-Majid al-Khoei Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei ( ; ; 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was a Shia cleric and the son of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Life al-Khoei was born in Najaf. He lived and studied under his father in Najaf until 1991 ...

(1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric *

Abdul Majeed Khwaja Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885 – 2 December 1962) was an Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter from Aligarh. In 1920, he along with others founded Jamia Millia Islamia and later served its vice chancellor and chancello ...

(1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter *

Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ''ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār'' ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988), also known as Abdulmegid Coobar, was the Prime Minister of Libya This article lists the heads of government of Libya ...

(born 1909), Libyan politician *

Abdelmadjid Mada Abdelmadjid Mada ( ar, عبد المجيد مدى; 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 knock ...

(born 1953), Algerian runner *

Abdul Majid Mahmoud Abdul Majid Mahmoud was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 624. Majid Mehmood was transferred to Pakistan on November 18, 2003. McClatchy ...

(born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo * Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician *

Abdol Majid Mirza Abdol Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh (1845 – 2 November 1927)https://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/772200/صدراعظم-مستبد-و-مستقل-قجری-کیست-عکس was a Persian Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Q ...

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

Abdul Majid Muhammed Abdul Majid Muhammed ( fa, عبدالمجید محمد) is a citizen of Iran who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 555. Joint Task Fo ...

(born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo *

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 * Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (born 1943), Libyan politician * Abdul Majid Rouzi, Afghan soldier *

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 A ...

, Lebanese politician *

Abdul Majid Samim Abdul Majid Samim is a citizen of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. ...

, Afghan politician *

Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد المجيد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ʿAbd al Majīd bin ʿAbd al ʿAzīz ʾĀl Suʿūd) (1942 5 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served successively as t ...

(1942–2007), Saudi prince *

Abdelmadjid Tahraoui Moussa Abdelmadjid Tahraoui Douma ( ar, عبدالمجيد طهراوي) (born February 24, 1981, in Chlef) is an Algerian professional footballer. He is currently unattached after last playing for Asswehly S.C. in the Libyan Premier League. Cl ...

(born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdol Majid Taleqani (–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher *

Abdelmadjid Tebboune Abdelmadjid Tebboune ( ar, عبد المجيد تبون, ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence. He took over the ...

, President of Algeria * Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998), Afghan banker *

'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 for ...

(died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria *

Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (; born in 1942 in Ibb, Yemen) is a leading Islamist, founder and head of the Iman University in Yemen, head of the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood political movement and founder of the Commission on Scientific Signs in t ...

(born 1942), Yemeni academic and politician

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Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid ( ar, أحمد عصمت عبد المجيد‎; 22 March 1923– 21 December 2013) was an Egyptian diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Egypt between 1984 and 1991, and as the Secretary-General of the Arab L ...

(born 1923), Egyptian diplomat *Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just

Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريت, ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; 30 November 1941 – 25 January 2010), nicknamed Chemical Ali ( ar, علي الكيمياوي, ʿAlī al-Kīm ...

(1941–2010), Iraqi politician * Atif Abdelmageed *

Bassam Abdel Majeed Bassam Abdel Majeed (; ar, بسام عبد المجيد ) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer, politician and diplomat of Circassian origin. Early life and education Majeed is of Circassian origin, and was born into a Sunni Muslim family ...

(born 1950), Syrian politician * Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (died 2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist *

Chaudhry Abdul Majid Raja Waseh Turk (born in Madina market , Muzaffarabad) is an Azad Kashmiri politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And Kashmir from 2011 to 2016. He has been the President of the Pakistan Peoples Party in Azad Kashmir ...

, Pakistani Kashmiri politician *

Hussein 'Abd al-Majid Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutio ...

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

M. N. Abdul Majeed Mohamed Najeeb Abdul Majeed ( ta, நஜீப் அப்துல் மஜீத்; born 1 January 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province. Early life and family Majee ...

(born 1957), Sri Lankan politician *

Munshi Abdul Majid Munshi Abdul Majid ( ps, منشي عبدالمجید; born 1952) is an Afghan politician. He is an ethnic Pashtun from Baghlan Province.http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/afghanistan/doc/Baharak%20Conflict%20Analysis%20Feb%2009%20%282%29.pdf In the 1 ...

(born 1952), Afghan politician * Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, Pakistani politician *

S. M. Abdul Majid S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Sankaranayanarkoil constituency in 1962 electio ...

, Indian politician * Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi, Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer *

Syed Abdul Majid The Hon'ble Moulvi Khan Bahadur Syed Abdul Majid, Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, CIE ( bn, সৈয়দ আব্দুল মজিদ; 1872–1922), also known by his daak naam Kaptan Miah ( bn, কাপ্তান মিঞ ...

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

Tun Habib Abdul Majid Tun Habib Abdul Majid bin Tun Ali bin Tun Muhammad (1637 – 27 July 1697) was the 19th Bendahara (the ancient Malay equivalent of a Grand Vizier) of the Johor Sultanate during the late 17th century. The Johor Sultanate under Sultan Mahmud Shah ...

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

Tunku Abdul Majid Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ismail Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (born 20 July 1970, Johor Bahru)Iman (model) Iman Abdulmajid (born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid; so, Zara Maxamed Cabdulmajiid, 25 July 1955) is a Somali supermodel, actress, and entrepreneur. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint ...

, (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur

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