transliterated
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as Adel, ) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and
surname
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. 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
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.
It is not to be confused with the
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...
Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:
Given name
Egyptian royalty
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Al-Adil I
Al-Adil I (, in full al-Malik al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Abu-Bakr Ahmed ibn Najm ad-Din Ayyub, , "Ahmed, son of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Bakr, the Just King, Sword of the Faith"; 1145 – 31 August 1218) was the fourth Sultan of Egypt and Syr ...
of Egypt (1145–1218),
Ayyubid
The Ayyubid dynasty (), also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultan of Egypt, Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate of Egyp ...
Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
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Al-Adil II
Al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad (, better known as al-Adil II) ( 1221 – 9 February 1248) was the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.
When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al ...
of Egypt (–1248), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
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Al-Adil Kitbugha
Kitbugha (), royal name: al-Malik al-Adil Zayn-ad-Din Kitbugha Ben Abd-Allah al-Mansuri al-Turki al-Mughli; ) (died 1303 CE) was the 10th Mamluk sultan of Egypt from December 1294 to November 1296.
Background
He was originally a Mongol (al- ...
of Egypt (died 1296),
Mamluk
Mamluk or Mamaluk (; (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural); translated as "one who is owned", meaning "slave") were non-Arab, ethnically diverse (mostly Turkic, Caucasian, Eastern and Southeastern European) enslaved mercenaries, slave-so ...
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Adil Shahi dynasty
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Yusuf Adil Shah
Yusuf Adil Shah (1450 – 5 December 1510), referred as Yusuf 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 Adil Shahi dyna ...
(1450–1511), founder of the
Adil Shahi
The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi (or Adilshahi) dynasty. Bijapur had been a '' taraf'' (province) of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its independence in 14 ...
dynasty that ruled the
Sultanate of Bijapur
The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi (or Adilshahi) dynasty. Bijapur had been a ''taraf'' (province) of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its independence in 1490 ...
for nearly two centuries
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Ismail Adil Shah
Ismail Adil Shah (1498 – 27 August 1534) was the Sultan of Bijapur the western Deccan and South India who spent most of his time extending his territory. His reign helped the dynasty establish a stronghold in the Deccan.
Early years
Ismail A ...
(1498–1534), Sultan of
Bijapur
Bijapur (officially 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 importa ...
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Mallu Adil Shah
Mallu Adil Shah, of the Adil Shahi dynasty, was the Sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate of modern-day southern India. He ruled for a short period in 1534, before being deposed and blinded.
Reign
Mallu Adil Shah succeeded his father Ismail Adil ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ibrahim Adil Shah I
Ibrahim Adil Shah I (; ) was sultan of the Indian Sultanate 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 ruler to assume the royal title ...
(died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ali Adil Shah I
Ali Adil Shah I (; reigned 1558–1580) was the fifth Sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate.
On the day of his coronation Ali abandoned the Sunni practices and reintroduced the Shia 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 Sultan of the Sultanate of Bijapur and a member of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Under his reign the sultanate had its greatest period as he extended its frontier as far south as Mysore. He ...
(1570–1627), Sultan of Bijapur
* Mohammed Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
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Ali Adil Shah II
Ali Adil Shah II (; reigned 4 November 1656 – 24 November 1672) was the 8th Sultan of Bijapur. He succeeded to the throne of Bijapur through the efforts of the Prime Minister Khan Muhammad and the Queen, Badi Sahiba, sister of Qutb Shah 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 (), 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 (), the founder of the Afsharid d ...
(died 1749),
Afsharid
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran or the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, establishing the Afsharid dynasty that wo ...
Shah
Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...
of Iran
Politics and business
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Adil Biçer
Adil Biçer (born 1974) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party who was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Kütahya in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election.
References
Living people
1974 bir ...
(born 1974), Turkish politician
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Adel Chaveleh
TimeGate Studios was an American video game developer based in Sugar Land, Texas. The company, founded in 1998, released eight titles before closing in 2013.
History
TimeGate Studios was founded in 1998 by Alan and Adel Chaveleh, who respectiv ...
, 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 List of Prime Ministers of Albania, 24th Prime Minister of Albania during the Communist era led by Enver Hoxha. He served as the titular head of the Alban ...
(1922–1997), Albanian politician
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Adel Fakeih
Adel Fakeih (Arabic:عادل فقيه; born 1 July 1959) 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 minist ...
(born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
* Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat
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Adil Karaismailoğlu
Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969) is a Turkish politician mechanical engineer and civil servant.
Adil Karaismailoğlu was born in Trabzon, northern Turkey in 1969. After finishing the Trabzon High School, he studied Mechanical engineering at Kar ...
(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 an ...
, Bahraini politician
* Adel Murad (1949–2018), Iraqi politician
* Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician
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Adel Osseiran
Adel Osseiran (; 5 June 1905 – 18 June 1998), also transliterated Adil 'Usayran or Adil Osseyran, was a prominent Lebanese statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the Lebanese Republic.
Ossei ...
(1905−1998), Lebanese politician
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Adel Safar
Adel 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 Syrian parliamentary election in 2012. He ...
(born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012)
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Adel Al-Saraawi
Adel Al-Saraawi (; born 1962) is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Al-Saraawi studied accounting before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. He is considered an Independent deputy, but ...
(born 1962), Kuwaiti politician
* Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
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Adel Smith Adel Smith (March 9, 1960 – August 22, 2014), born Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, was an Italian Islam, Muslim known for his radical stances and often accused of fundamentalism. He was the son of a Naples-born Italian architect of Scotland, Sc ...
(1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist
* Adel al Zamel (born 1963), 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 Bosniak intellectual and politician who served as vice president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, under the first president of the Presi ...
(1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual
Literature and journalism
* Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
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Adel Ferdosipour
Adel Ferdosipour (; born 3 October 1974) is an Iranian journalist, football commentator, translator, university professor, and television show host and producer. He was the host and producer of the popular TV show ''Navad''.
He is a producer of t ...
(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
* Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist
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Adel Adham
Adel Adham (; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. He was awarded the title of Prince of Cinema.
Career
Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, ...
(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 f ...
(born 1975), French actor
* Adel Abo Hassoon (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor
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Adil Hussain
Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain (; born 5 October 1963) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several Indian independent and mainstream film productions, as well as international cinema, in films such as '' The Reluctant Fundamentali ...
(born 1963), Indian actor
* Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
* Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist
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Adel Karam
Adel Karam (; born 20 August 1972) is a Lebanese actor, comedian and TV presenter.
Career
Karam started his acting career with the comedy show "S.L.CHI" at MTV Lebanon in 1990s, which later became a film, ''S.L.Film'', in 2000. He later starred ...
(born 1972), Lebanese television host and actor
* Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
* Adel Nassief (1962–2021), Egyptian painter
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Adil Omar
Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a Pakistani rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker from Islamabad. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also involved in songwriting and production for other artists.
Biography and early l ...
(born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
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Adil Ray
Adil Ray (, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray is best known as the creator, co-writer and star of the long-running BBC One scripted comedy series ''Citizen Khan'' (2012–2016)'','' and as a p ...
(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 (German band), The Boyz.
Ear ...
(born 1978), German singer
Science
* Adel F. Halasa (born 1933), American scientist
* Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases
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Adel S. Sedra
Adel S. Sedra is an Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer and professor.
Career
Born in Egypt in 1943, Sedra received his Bachelor of Science, B.Sc. from Cairo University in 1964 and his Master of Applied Science, M.A.Sc. and Doctor of Philosoph ...
(born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer
Adil Belgaïd
Adil Belgaïd (born 15 September 1970) is a Moroccan judoka. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000, and 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate ...
(born 1970), Moroccan judoka
* Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
* Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player
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Adil Ramzi
Adil Ramzi (; born 14 July 1977) is a Moroccan professional association football, football coach and former player.
International career
Ramzi was a member of the Morocco national football team, Morocco national team, playing 34 international m ...
(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 Yorks ...
(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 No. ...
(born 1982), Canadian tennis player
* Adel Abdulaziz (born 1980), Emirati footballer
* Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer
* Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager
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Adel Chedli
Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli (, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia at international level.
Club career
Born in La Ricamarie, Loire, France, Chedli joined AS ...
(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
* Adel El Hadi (born 1980), Algerian footballer
* Adil Hajizada (born 2005), Azerbaijani gymnast
* Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer
* Adel Kolahkaj (born 1985), Iranian footballer
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Adel Lakhdari
Adel Lakhdari (; born 12 August 1989) is an Algerian football player who plays for US Biskra in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Club career
On January 12, 2011, Lakhdari signed a -year contract with ES Sétif.Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer
* Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer
* Adel Massaad (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player
* Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer
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Adel Nefzi
Adel Nefzi () (born 16 March 1974 in Béja) is a retired Tunisian football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Nefzi originally played for the Olympique de Béja before moving to the US Monastir and then to the Club Africain. He was called up to ...
(born 1974), Tunisian footballer
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Adel Sellimi
Adel Sellimi (; born 16 November 1972) is a former Tunisian football striker and a current manager.
Career
Sellimi reportedly drew inspiration from the 1978 World Cup team who became the first African nation to win a World Cup match. He join ...
(born 1972), Tunisian footballer
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Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt (; born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger (association football), winger for UAE Pro League club Sharjah FC, Sharjah.
Taarabt began his playing ...
(born 1989), Moroccan footballer
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Adel Tlatli
Mohamed Adel Tlatli (born 31 August 1958) is a Tunisian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of US Monastir of the Championnat Pro A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He is a six-time national champion and a three-ti ...
(born 1958), Tunisian basketball coach
* Adel Abdel Rahman (born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach
* Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner
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Adel Belal
Adel Belal Mohamed Diab (; 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 Sporting Club (), simply kn ...
(born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer
* Adel Chbouki (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
* Adel Gafaiti (born 1994), Algerian footballer
* Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player
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Adel Khudhair
Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi (; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi football coach and former international player. He played as a defender and midfielder. He was born in Basra.
International posts
Khudhair appeared a ...
(born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach
* Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer
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Adel Mechaal
Adel Mechaal Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is a middle- and long-distance runner. Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympi ...
(born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner
* Adel Mojallali (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 who served as an 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 Al Khaimah in the United ...
(born 1959), former Grand Mosque Imam
* Adel T. Khoury (1930–2023), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
Hany Adel
Hany Adel (; born September 8, 1976) is an Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor. He is the founding member of the Arabic language band Wust El-Balad. He has also played supporting roles in a number of contemporary Egyptian films dealin ...
(born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor
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Zizi Adel
ZeeZee Adel (also transliterated as Zizi and Zeze, ; born 26 October 1987, Kuwait) is an Egyptian singer. Zizi first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy Arab World, Star Academy in 2005, coming third to Hi ...
(born 1987), Egyptian singer
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Buyong Adil
Buyong Adil (born Mohd Yusuf bin Adil; 27 January 1907 – 31 August 1976) was a national historian of Malaysia and author of several books on the history of Malaysia. Buyong was a nickname given by his parents. He was also known as Cikgu Buyong. ...
* Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer
* Deng Adel (born 1996), Australian basketball player
* Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee
* Ramy Adel (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
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Yathreb Adel
Yathreb Adel, (born 6 March 1996 in Cairo) is a retired Egyptian professional squash player who represented Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa ...
(born 1996), Egyptian squash player
* Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
Adila (name)
Adila (and its variant ''Adela'') (Arabic: عادلة/عديلة) is a feminine given name and a surname. Its given name form is a feminine derivative of the name Adil meaning "just and fair". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Arabic name
Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given name, given, middle name, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system ...