transliterated
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as Adel, ar, عادل) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the
Muslim world
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. In ...
.
It is not to be confused with the
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel".
However, there are also ...
Ayyubid
The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...
Mamluk
Mamluk ( ar, مملوك, mamlūk (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural), translated as "one who is owned", meaning "slave", also transliterated as ''Mameluke'', ''mamluq'', ''mamluke'', ''mameluk'', ''mameluke'', ''mamaluke'', or ''marmeluke'') i ...
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Adil Shahi dynasty
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Yusuf Adil Shah
Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1510), referred as Adil Khan or Hidalcão by the Portuguese, was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries. As the founder of the newly formed Bijapur dynasty (as t ...
(1450–1511), founder of the
Adil Shahi
The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's T ...
dynasty that ruled the
Sultanate of Bijapur
The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's T ...
for nearly two centuries
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Ismail Adil Shah
Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534; reigned 1510–34) was the king of Bijapur who spent most of his time extending his territory. His short-lived reign helped the dynasty establish a stronghold in the Deccan.
Early years
Ismail Adil Shah succeeded hi ...
(1498–1534), Sultan of
Bijapur
Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural i ...
Ibrahim Adil Shah I
Ibrahim Adil Shah I ( fa, ; 1534–1558) was a Sultan and later Shah of the Indian kingdom of Bijapur. He succeeded his elder brother, Mallu Adil Shah, through the machinations of the Afaqi faction at the court. He was the first Adil Shahi ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ali Adil Shah I
Ali Adil Shah I ( fa, ; 1558–1579) was the fifth Sultan of Bijapur Sultanate.
On the day of his coronation Ali abandoned the Sunni practices and reintroduced the Shi’ah Khutbah and other practices. The Persian doctors of religion were ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1570 – 12 September 1627) was king of the Sultanate of Bijapur and a member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the dynasty had its greatest period as he extended its frontier as far south as Mysore. He was ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
* Mohammed Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ali Adil Shah II
On the death of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur on 4 November 1656, Ali Adil Shah II, a youth of eighteen, succeeded to the throne of Bijapur through the efforts of the Prime Minister Khan Muhammad and the Queen, Badi Sahiba, sister of ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last Sultan of Bijapur, who reigned between 1672 and 1686. Placed on the throne at five years of age, his reign was marked by the collapse of the Bijapur Sultanate.
His reign ended when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb a ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Iranian royalty
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Adil Shah
Ali-qoli Khan ( fa, علیقلیخان), commonly known by his regnal title Adel Shah (also spelled Adil; , "the Just King") was the second shah of Afsharid Iran, ruling from 1747 to 1748. He was the nephew and successor of Nader Shah (), ...
Shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
of Iran
Politics and business
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Adel Chaveleh
TimeGate Studios was an American video game developer based in Sugar Land, Texas. The company, which was founded in 1998, released eight titles before closing in 2013.
History
TimeGate Studios was founded in 1998 by Alan and Adel Chaveleh, who re ...
, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics
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Adil Çarçani
Adil Çarçani (5 May 1922 – 13 October 1997) was an Albanian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Albania during the Communist era led by Enver Hoxha. He served as the titular head of the Albanian government in the years immedia ...
(1922–1997), Albanian politician
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Adel Fakeih
Adel Fakeih (born 1 July 1959; Arabic:عادل فقيه) is a Saudi Arabian engineer and the former mayor of Jeddah. He was the minister of labor from August 2010 to April 2015, minister of health between April 2014 and December 2014, and minis ...
(born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
* Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat
* Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician
* Adel Labib, Egyptian politician
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Adel Mouwda Sheikh Adel Al Mouwda was the second deputy chairman of Bahrain's parliament of 2002, the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party, Asalah. Sheikh Al Mouwda is considered the leading spokesman for political Islam in Bahrain and ...
, Bahraini politician
* Adel Murad (born 1949), Iraqi politician
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Adil Nurmemet
Adil Nurmemet ( ug, ئادىل نۇرمەمەت; born February 1968) is a former Chinese politician of Uighur ethnicity. He was the Mayor of Hotan, an important city in the Xinjiang interior, between 2009 and 2013. He was investigated by the Comm ...
(born 1968), former Chinese politician
* Adel Osseiran (1905−1998), Lebanese politician
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Adel Safar
Adel Safar ( ar, عادل سفر, ʿĀdil Safar, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syria ...
(born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011-2012)
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Adel Al-Saraawi Adel Al-Saraawi is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1962, Al-Saraawi studied accounting before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. He is considered an Independent deputy, but a ...
(born 1962), Kuwaiti politician
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Adil Shayakhmetov
Adil Shayakhmetuly Shayakhmetov ( kk, Әділ Шаяхметұлы Шаяхметов, ''Ädıl Şaiahmetūly Şaiahmetov''; born 20 January 1956) was the head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (NSC) from December 2009 to August 2010. ...
(born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
* Adel Smith (1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist
* Adel al Zamel, Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
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Adil Zulfikarpašić
Adil Zulfikarpašić (23 December 1921 – 21 July 2008) was a prominent Bosniak intellectual and politician who was the vice president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, under Bosnia's first President ...
(1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual
Literature and journalism
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Adil Asadov
Adil Asadov - (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndər oğlu Əsədov) is an Azerbaijani philosopher, currently head of the department at Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and President of Association of Philosophical Enlightenment.
Biography
Adil A ...
(born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
* Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer
* Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist
* Adel Karasholi (born 1936), German writer
* Adel Kutuy (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright
* Adel Manna (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian
* Adel Al Toraifi (born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist
Art and cinema
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Adel Abdessemed
Adel Abdessemed (born 1971) is an Algerian-French contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of media, including animation, installation, performance, sculpture and video. Some of his work relates to the topic of violence in the world. ...
(born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist
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Adel Adham
Adel Adham ( ar, عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian villain actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters.
Career
Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, Egypt, to an E ...
(1928–1996), Egyptian actor
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Adel Bencherif
Adel Bencherif (born 30 May 1975) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in the 2009 film '' A Prophet''.
Filmography
*2004: '' Grande École'' - Ouvrier flash-back 2
*2004: ''Safia et Sarah'' - Un jeune de la cité
*2005: ''Ze fi ...
(born 1975), French actor
* Adel Abo Hassoon (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor
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Adil Hussain
Adil Hussain () is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' and '' Life of Pi'' (both 2012).
He r ...
(born 1963), Indian actor
* Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
* Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist
* Adel Karam, Lebanese television host and actor
* Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
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Adel Nassief
Adel Nassief ( ar, عادل نصيف; 20 October 1962 – 19 March 2021) was a Coptic painter specializing in Coptic art. He has some work on display on the external wall of a Coptic church in Paris and some work in the Cairo modern art museum ...
(born 1962), Egyptian painter
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Adil Omar
Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a recording artist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Islamabad, Pakistan. He released his debut album and film, ''Transcendence'', on 8 July 2018. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also ...
(born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
* Adil Ray (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster
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Adel Tawil
Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo Ich + Ich and a former member of the boy band The Boyz.
Early life
Tawil was born ...
Adel Mahmoud
Adel K. Mahmoud (August 24, 1941 – June 11, 2018) was an Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases. He was credited with helping with the development of the Gardasil HPV vaccine and the rotavirus vaccine while serving as ...
(1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases
* Adel S. Sedra (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer
Sport
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Adil Basher
Adil (also transliterated as Adel, ar, عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the ...
(1926–1978), Iraqi footballer
* Adil Belgaïd (born 1970), Moroccan judoka
* Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
* Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player
* Adil Ramzi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
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Adil Rashid
Adil Usman Rashid (born 17 February 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, he represents York ...
(born 1988), English cricketer
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Adil Shamasdin
Adil Shamasdin ( ; born May 23, 1982) is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 41 on June 26, 2017.
Tennis career
Shamasdin's junior career saw him finish ranked N ...
(born 1982), Canadian tennis player
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Adel Abdulaziz
Adel Abdul Aziz (born June 19, 1980) is a professional football wingback defender from the United Arab Emirates. He wears the number '13' jersey in the United Arab Emirates national football team.
At the club level, Abdulaziz played for Al-Ahli ...
(born 1980), Emirati footballer
* Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer
* Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager
* Adel Chedli (born 1976), Tunisian footballer
* Adel Eid (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer
* Adel Fellous (born 1978), French rugby league player
* Adel Guemari (born 1984), French footballer
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Adel El Hadi
Adel El Hadi (born 18 January 1980) is an Algerian former football player.
National team statistics
Honours
* Top scorer of the Algerian league in 2003/2004 with 17 goals for USM Annaba
* Top scorer of the Algerian second division in 2006/ ...
(born 1980), Algerian footballer
* Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer
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Adel Kolahkaj
Adel Kolahkaj ( fa, عادل کلاهکج, born February 21, 1985) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Esteghlal Khozestan and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
He started his career in Fool ...
(born 1985), Iranian footballer
* Adel Lakhdari (born 1989), Algerian footballer
* Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer
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Adel Maïza
Adel Maïza ( ar, عادل معيزة; born March 18, 1983) is an Algerian retired football player who played as a defender for USM Annaba.Adel Massaad (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player
* Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer
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Adel Nefzi
Adel Nefzi ( ar, عادل النفزي) (born 16 March 1974 in Béja) is a retired Tunisian football (soccer) player who played as a goalkeeper.
Nefzi originally played for the Olympique de Béja before moving to the US Monastir and then to the ...
(born 1974), Tunisian footballer
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Adel Sellimi
Adel Sellimi ( ar, عادل السليمي; born 16 November 1972) is a former football player and current manager.
As a child, he drew inspiration from the 1978 World Cup team who became the first African nation to win a World Cup match. At t ...
(born 1972), Tunisian footballer
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Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt ( ar, عادل تاعرابت; born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Emirati club Al-Nasr and the Morocco national team.
Taarabt began his playing career in Fra ...
(born 1989), Moroccan footballer
* Adel Tlatli, Tunisian basketball coach
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Adel Abdel Rahman
Hosny Adel Abdel Rahman (born December 11, 1967) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player. He was previously the manager of Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab, Al-Batin
Bāṭin or baten ( ar, باطن) literally means "inner", "inw ...
(born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach
* Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner
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Adel Belal
Adel Belal Mohamed Diab ( ar, عادل بلال; born June 27, 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for the Egyptian club El Gouna FC on loan from El Raja SC
El Raja Spor ...
(born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer
* Adel Chbouki (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
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Adel Gafaiti
Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Second Football League side NK Sesvete. Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth international level.
Early career Rangers
Gaf ...
(born 1994), Algerian footballer
* Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player
* Adel Khudhair (born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach
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Adel Langue
Jean Anderson Adel Bruano Langue (born 17 September 1997) is a Mauritian international footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Quatre Bornes, he began his career with Cercle de Joachim. In 2018 ...
(born 1997), Mauritian footballer
* Adel Mechaal (born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner
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Adel Mojallali
Adel Mojallali Moghaddam ( fa, عادل مجللی مقدم; born 21 March 1993) is an Iranian Canoe sprint, canoeist. He competed in the Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 200 metres, men's C-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summe ...
(born 1993), Iranian canoeist
* Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 1961), Qatari footballer
* Adel Nasser (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach
* Adel Al-Salimi (born 1979), Yemeni footballer
Religion
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Adil al-Kalbani
Adil al-Kalbani () is a Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric of Afro-Saudi background who served as the Imam of the Great Mosque of Mecca.
Biography Early years and studies
Adil al-Kalbani was born in Riyadh on April 4, 1958 to poor emigrants from Ras ...
, former Grand Mosque Imam
* Adel T. Khoury (born 1930), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
Mohamed Adel Gomaa
Mohamed Adel Gomaa ( ar, محمد عادل جمعة; born 21 Mar 1993) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Ismaily SC as a left-back.
Honors
;Zamalek SC:
* Egypt Cup : 2014-15
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Egyptian f ...
(born 1993), Egyptian footballer
Surname
Arts, literature, and entertainment
* Hany Adel (born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor
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Zizi Adel
ZeeZee Adel (also transliterated as Zizi and Zeze, ar, زيزى عادل ; born 26 October 1987, Kuwait) is an Egyptian singer. Zizi first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy
''Star Academy'', calle ...
(born 1987), Egyptian singer
* Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian
Politics
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Mohammed Adel (youth leader) Mohammed Adel ( ar, محمد عادل, ; born August 8, 1988) is an Egyptian political activist and a founder of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt. He has been active with the Kefaya movement since 2005 and is one of activists who called for a ge ...
, Egyptian activist
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Ahmed Adil
Ahmed Adil is a citizen of China who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba.
Detention
Adil's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 260. American intelligence analysts estimate h ...
(born 1973), Guantanamo detainee
Sport
* Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer
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Deng Adel
Deng Adel (born 1 February 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for BC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
Early life
Adel was ...
(born 1996), Australian basketball player
* Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee
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Ramy Adel
Ramy Mohamed Adel Mohamed Shawatta ( ar, رامي عادل) (born August 18, 1979) is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a center-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Mokawloon al-Arab.
Club career
Ramy started his career at the ...
(born 1979), Egyptian footballer
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Yathreb Adel
Yathreb Adel, (born 6 March 1996 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player who represents Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa ...
(born 1996), Egyptian squash player
* Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
Fictional characters
* Âdel, a character in
Pleasure and Suffering ''Pleasure and Suffering'' ( ar, المتعة والعذاب, al-Mutåt wal-ÂzabHabib, p129 or al-Moutʾah wal-ʾadhâbArmes, p183) is an Egyptian film made circa 1971. The film was directed by Niazi Mostafa. The principal actors are Shams al-Barou ...
* Adel, a character in
Winter of Discontent (film)
''Winter of Discontent'' ( ar, الشتا إللى فات; translit. ) is a 2012 Egyptian drama film directed by Ibrahim El Batout. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, b ...
See also
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Adila (name) Adila (and its variant ''Adela'') (Arabic: حمود) is a feminine given name and a surname. Its given name form is a feminine derivative of the name Adil meaning "just and fair". People with the name include:
Given name
* Adela Humood Alaboudi (b ...
Arabic name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/middle/ family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout ...