Ata-ur-Rahman () is a masculine Islamic given name. It is built from the Arabic words '' Ata'', ''

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 '' Rahman''. The name means "gift of the most merciful", ''ar-Rahman'' 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. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, usually by ''u''. Because the letter ''r'' is a sun letter, the letter ''l'' of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic and Urdu with letters corresponding to ''Ata al-Rahman'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Ata ur-Rahman''. The transliteration ''Atta'' often appears for the first element and ''Rehman'' for the last, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. Notable bearers of the name include * Ataur Rahman (poet) (1925–1999), Bangladeshi poet *

Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim Atta ur Rehman Khan was an academic in the Bangladesh Liberation War and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Khadim was born in Kharampur, Akhaura, Brahmanbaria District, in 1933. He graduated from George H. E. School in 1948 and Dh ...

(1933–1971), Bangladeshi academic * Ataur Rahman (born 1941), Bangladeshi theater actor and director * Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya, Indian politician *

Atta ur Rahman (scientist) Atta-ur-Rahman (Urdu: عطاالرحمان; b. 22 September 1942), is a Pakistani organic chemist and is currently serving as professor emeritus at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Karachi and ...

(born 1942), Pakistani organic chemist *

Atiur Rahman Atiur Rahman (; born 3 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi development economist, author, and banker. He served as the 10th Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He has been called "the banker of the poor" for his contributions ...

(born 1951), Bangladeshi economist *

Maulana Atta Ur Rehman Atta-Ur-Rehman (, born 25 July 1965) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as Senator. The son of Mufti Mehmood, former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the younger brother of Fazl-ur-Rehman, he is the vice-president of JUI ( ...

(born 1965), Pakistani politician *

Ataurrehman Ataurrehman, also known as Ataur Rahman and Ata Ur Rehman, is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Baheri constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajw ...

(born 1968), Indian politician *

Ata-ur-Rehman (cricketer) Ata-ur-Rehman (; born 28 March 1975) is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 13 Test matches and 30 One Day International (ODIs) between 1992 and 1996. A lanky right-arm fast medium bowler with good line and length and the ability to move the ...

(born 1975), Pakistani cricketer *

Ata-ur-Rehman (Balochistan cricketer) Ata-ur-Rehman (born 29 October 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He played in 39 first-class and 9 List A matches between 2009 and 2014. He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 February 2014, for Quetta Bears The Quetta Bears was a domestic T20 an ...

, Pakistani cricketer *Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti, known as

Rehman Chishti Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti (born 4 October 1978) is a Pakistani-born British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham from 2010 until 2024. He was one of 11 candidates in the July 2022 leadership con ...

(born 1978), British politician *

Atta ur Rehman Memon Abdul Rehman Memon or A. R. Memon was a Pakistani electrical engineer and educator. He has been a founding vice chancellor of Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology and a professor of electrical engineering at the Mehran ...

, Pakistani electrical engineer *

Ataur Rahman (Gaibandha politician) Ataur Rahman is a politician of Gaibandha district of Bangladesh and a former member of parliament for the Gaibandha-4 constituency in 1988. Career Rahman was elected to parliament from Gaibandha-4 as an independent Independent or Independent ...

Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) Atta-ur-Rahman (Urdu: عطاالرحمان; b. 22 September 1942), is a Pakistani Organic chemistry, organic chemist and is currently serving as professor emeritus at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at the Univers ...

Ataur Rahman (politician, born 1951) Ataur Rahman was a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (, 'National Socialist Party') is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was formed in 2002, through a split from the original Ja ...

* Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya, Indian politician *

Ataur Rahman Khan (disambiguation) Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician, and writer. Ataur Rahman Khan may also refer to: * Ataur Rahman Khan (BNP politician) * Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician) * Md. Ataur Rahman Khan (born 1957), Bangladesh ...

, several people

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