Abd al-Rahman
Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman (Arabic : عبد الرحمن or occasionally عبد الرحمان DMG ʿAbd ar-Raḥman ) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd al- Rahman ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an , which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names .[ 1] [ 2]
The letter A of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often 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 with letters corresponding to Abd al-Rahman , the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Rahman . Alternative transliterations include Abd ar-Rahman , Abdulrahman , Abdur Rehman , Abdul Rehman , Abidur Rahman , Abdrrahman , and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa, or Abdelrahman in Egypt.
Notable people with the name include:
Early Islamic era
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (581–654), Arab businessman and tycoonAbd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu BakrAbd al-Rahman ibn Khalid (616–667), Umayyad governor of HomsAbd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (died 661), the Kharijite assassin of AliAbd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab WarsAbd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad , Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of ToursAbd al-Rahman ibn Kathir al-Lakhmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al AndalusAbd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba (fl. 755), governor of SeptimaniaAbd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755), ruler of IfriqiyaYusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (fl. 756), governor of al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774), Arab lawyerAbd al-Rahman ibn Rustam (729–784), founder of the Rustamid dynasty Abd al-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba, founded Umayyad dynasty Abd al-Rahman II (788–852), Umayyad emir in CórdobaAbd al-Rahman III (890–961), Umayyad emir in CórdobaAbdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti , traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clanAbd al-Rahman al-Sufi , also known as Azophi (903–986), Persian astronomerAbd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of CórdobaAbd al-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in CórdobaAbd al-Rahman V (died 1024), Umayyad emir in CórdobaYusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar
Business
Entertainment
Single name
Given name
Surname
Judges and lawyers
Abdur Rahman (Pakistani judge) (1888–1962)Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as S. A. Rahman (1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan
Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer
Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyerAbdel Rahman Zuabi (1932-2014), Israeli judgeRauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born c. 1941 ), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam HusseinAbdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (born 1941), Attorney General of IndonesiaAbdurrahman Yalçınkaya (born 1950), Turkish judgeAbdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyerA.F.M. Abdur Rahman (born 1951), judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Politicians and activists
International organizations
Historical nations
Afghanistan
Algeria
Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jordan
Libya
Malaysia
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895–1960) King of MalaysiaTunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990), Prime Minister of MalaysiaPermaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of MalaysiaIsmail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973), Malaysian politicianSenu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995), Malaysian politicianAbdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928-2015), Chief Minister of Sarawak, MalaysiaTunku Abdul Rahman (1933–1989), prince of Johor, MalaysiaAbdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, MalaysiaSulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib , Malaysian politicianAbdul Rahman Dahlan (born 1965), Malaysian politicianTajuddin Abdul Rahman , Malaysian politicianAbdul Halim Abdul Rahman , Malaysian politicianAbdul Rahman Bakri , Malaysian politician accused of corruptionSulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib , former Deputy Tourism Minister of MalaysiaNorah Abdul Rahman (born 1959), Malaysian politician
Singapore
Morocco
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi ArabiaSa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldierAbdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldierMuhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldierAbdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of SaudAbd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (1931-2017), Saudi politicianAbdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikhAbd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi princeGhazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politicianFahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of AgricultureAbdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi princePrince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud , Saudi princeNuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz
Somalia
Sudan
Yemen
Other places
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leaderAbdulrahman Mohamed Babu (1924-1996), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalistAbdul Rahman Saleem (born c. 1975 ), Iranian-British Islamic activistAbdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politicianAbdurrahman Vazirov (1930-2022), First Secretary of the Communist Party of AzerbaijanAbdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politicianMuriel Abdurahman (1938-2013), politician in Alberta, CanadaOmar Abdel-Rahman (1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USAAbdulrahman Abd Ghani , Somali-Ethiopian politicianHashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politicianAbdirahman Ali Hassan , Kenyan politicianAbdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royalAbdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physicianAbd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activistAbdul-Rahman Abu Bakarr Tarawally Sankoh Yillah (1886–), Sierra Leone nationalist activist (aka Abdul Rahman Sierra Leone)
Prisoners
Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born c. 1969 ), Afghan held in GuantanamoAbdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman , (born 1970), Libyan held in GuantanamoKhalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detaineeAbdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in GuantanamoSlimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died thereGhanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in GuantanamoAllal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detaineeAbdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in GuantanamoKhalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in GuantanamoMuhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born c. 1980 ), Saudi held in GuantanamoMajid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born c. 1980 ), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detaineeAbdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in GuantanamoAbd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad , Yemeni held in GuantanamoAbdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i , Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the USMohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman , Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black siteHiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul , Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detaineeAbdul Rahman bin Arshad (born 1961 or 1962), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murderAbdul Rahman Abdullah , birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashingsRidzuan Mega Abdul Rahman , husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son
Muslim scholars
Modern era Muslim scholars and clerics with this name are:
Science and academia
Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and musicSheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman , Persian physicianAbd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chroniclerAbd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historianOmar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviserAbdulrahman al-Ansary (1935-2023), Saudi archaeologistAhmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economistBasima Abdulrahman , Kurdish-Iraqi civil engineerMegat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman (died 2023), Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia
Soldiers
Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomatHabib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (1832-1896), Yemeni participant in Aceh warHaji Abdul Rahman Limbong (1868-1929), Malay resistance leaderAbdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War IIAbdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor, aviator, and National Hero Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient
Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani generalMahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval ForcesAhmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (1934-2020), Egyptian air force officer
Sports
Basketball
Cricket
Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1917) Abdur Rehman (Kalat cricketer) (active 1969–70), Kalat, PakistanAbdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1969) , Sui, PakistanAbdul Rehman (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1970)Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980) , Punjab, PakistanAbdul Rehman (Kenyan cricketer) (born 1980)Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) (born 1987), cricketer, United Arab EmiratesAbdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1989) , Lahore, PakistanAbdul Rehman Muzammil (born 1989), Pakistani cricketerAbdur Rahman (Bangladeshi cricketer) (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketerAbdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer, born 2001) Abdul Rahman (Boost Defenders cricketer) , Afghan cricketer
Fencing
Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929-2011), Moroccan-French footballerT. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballerAbderrahmane Soukhane (1936-2015), Algerian footballerAbdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coachAbdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi football refereeFahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballerAbdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballerAbdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), UAE footballerShamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballerAbdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballerRashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballerMohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballerAbdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballerAbdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballerMaman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballerAbderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballerAbdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballerAbdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballerMahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballerAbdulrahman Mesbeh (born 1984), Qatari footballerMohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballerAbderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballerAbdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballerAbdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballerShamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballerBaha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballerAbdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballerAmer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballerKhaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballerYousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballerMohamed Abdulrahman (born 1990), UAE footballerOmar Abdulrahman (born 1991), UAE footballerRozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian footballerMohamed Abdel Rahman (footballer) (born 1993), Sudanese footballerAbdul Rahman Baba (born 1994), Ghanaian footballerAbdul Rahman (Indonesian footballer, born 2002)
Running
Other sports
Terrorists and militants
Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi , Kurdish-Iranian militant leaderAbdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey WolvesAbdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombingAtiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan suspected terroristsAli Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United StatesAbdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terroristAbd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (born 1980), Saudi suspected terrorist sought by the USAbdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi ArabiaAhmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted listFaisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted listSaleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen , Saudi government official accused of assisting terroristsObaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi , Saudi terrorist on wanted listAsim Abdulrahman , Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the TalibanAbderrahmane Ameuroud , Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groupsAbu Abdul Rahman , Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War
Writers
Addahamāṇa (modernised as Abdur Rahman), Apabhramsha poet known for writing the 12th century work Sandeśarāsaka
Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1568), Berber Moroccan poetAbdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet
Abdurrahman Sayyid (1831–1901), author of the chronicles of DagestanAbd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writerAbdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poetAbdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikhAbd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionistAisha Abd al-Rahman , known as Bint al-Shati (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literatureAbdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poetAbdirahman Yabarow , Somali journalistAbdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomatAbdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poetGely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poetAbdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelistAbdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poetS. Abdul Rahman (1937-2017), Indian Tamil-language poetAbdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poetTaha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopherMayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalistAbdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poetLana Abdel Rahman , Lebanese writer
Other people
Abdirahman Abdi , Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protestsAbdur Rahman Khan (born 1878) , Bengali academic and education service officerAbdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artistAbdulrahman Deria (1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clanSheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama scriptAbdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architectHassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomatO. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalistAbd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptorAbdur Rahman (make-up artist) (1946–2022)Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (ca. 1978–2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalistAbdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990–2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy chargesAbdu Ali Abdul Rahman , Yemeni diplomatAbdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein , Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and ElectricityAbdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from IslamAbdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen
See also
References
^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names . London: Hurst & Company. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names . New Delhi: Goodword Books. ^ "Acting tough" . frontline.thehindu.com . 6 April 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2022 .
