Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi () is the

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for the descendants of Prophet

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's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. Notable people with the surname include: *

Agha Hasan Abedi Agha Hasan Abedi (), (14 May 1922 – 5 August 1995) was a Pakistani banker and convicted felon who founded Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) and saw its collapse after one of the biggest banking fraud scandals in history was un ...

(1922–1995), Pakistani banker and founder of BCCI * Amir Abedi (1924–1964), Mayor of Dar es Salaam * Asad Abidi (born 1956), Pakistani electrical engineer * Azhar Abidi (born 1968), Pakistani-Australian author and translator * Colet Abedi, Iranian-American writer and producer * Intezar Abidi, alias Bobby, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh state government * Hasan Abidi (1929–2005), Pakistani journalist, writer and Urdu-language poet * Javed Abidi, disability rights activist * Nain Abidi (born 1985), international cricketer from Pakistan * Omar Abidi, drummer for the English band Fightstar * Raza Ali Abidi (born 1936), Pakistani journalist and radio broadcaster * Razi Abedi, Pakistani writer * Faisal Raza Abidi (born 1971), former senator representing the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for Sindh Province * Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Pakistani politician of the MQM party and also MPA of National Assembly * Bani Abidi (born 1971), Pakistani visual artist * Prof. Mohsin Ali Abidi. Educationist at OPF Boys College, Islamabad.

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