'Abd al-Wahid
ʻAbd al-Wāḥid (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic : عبد الواحد ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd al-Wāḥid , one of the names of God in the Qur'an , which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names .[ 1] [ 2]
It may refer to:
Political people
Shaykh Abdul Wahid , 17th-century Mughal generalAbd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud , 17th-century Moroccan ambassadorAbdul-Wahid I, Almohad Caliph (died 1224), caliph of MoroccoAbdul Wahed Bokainagari (1976–1968), Bengali politicianAbdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political activistAbdulwahid Bidin (1925–1999), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the PhilippinesAbdolvahed Mousavi Lari (born 1954), Iranian politicianAbdul Wahid al Nur (born 1968), Sudanese rebel leaderAbdul Wahid Baba Jan , Afghan soldier and politicianMohd Abdul Wahid Endut (born 1957), Malaysian politicianAbdelwahid Aboud Mackaye (born 1953), Chadian insurgent leaderAbu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs , (d. 1221) Almohad governor of IfriqiyaRaes Abdul Wahed , Afghan Taliban commanderAbdul Wahid (politician) (1960-2024), Indonesian politician
Athletes
Abdul Wahid Durrani (1917–2008), Pakistani footballerAbdul-Wahid Aziz (1931–1982), Iraqi weightlifterTariq Abdul-Wahad (born 1974), French basketball playerAbdel-Wahed El-Sayed (born 1977), Egyptian footballerAbdul-Wahed Mohammed (born 1977), Libyan futsal playerMohamed Abdel Wahed (born 1981), Egyptian footballerAbdelouahad Abdessamad (born 1982), Moroccan footballerHussein Abdul-Wahed (born 1986), Iraqi footballerAbdul Waheed (field hockey) , player in Pakistan's 1960 Olympic hockey teamAbdelouahed Idrissi Chorfi (born 1969), Moroccan judoka
Others
Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid (died 793), Iraqi Sufi saintAbdelwahid al-Marrakushi (born 1185), Moroccan historianAbdul Wahid Khan (died 1949), Indian classical singerAbdel-Wahed El-Wakil (born 1943), Egyptian architectAbdul Waheed Khan (UNESCO official) (born 1947), Indian IT expertAbdelwahid Bouabdallah (born 1953), Algerian businessmanAbdul Wahid Pedersen (born 1954), Danish imamAbdul Wahid (Bagram detainee) (died 2003), Afghan beaten to death in US custodyAbdul Wahid Nazari (born 1953), Afghan film directorAbdul Wahid Aresar (1949–2015), Sindhi writer
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.
