Abdur Rahman

For other uses, see Abdur Rahman (disambiguation).

Abdur Rahman
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	Servant of (the most Gracious) Allah

Abdur Rahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن‎ or occasionally عبد الرحمان) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.

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, Abdul Rahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, and Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa.

The name may refer to:

Medieval

• Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (early 7th century), son of the first Sunni caliph
• Abdur Rahman bin Awf (died 652), one of the Sahaba
• Abdulreman ibn Khalid (616 - 667), Muslim soldier
• Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars
• Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, assassin in 661 of Ali
• Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus
• Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours
• Abd al-Rahman ibn Katir al-Lahmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus
• Abd al-Rahman ben Uqba (fl. 755), governor of Septimania
• Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya
• Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (fl. 756), governor of al-Andalus
• Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707 - 774), Arab lawyer
• Abd ar-Rahman I (731 – 788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman II (788 – 852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd-ar-Rahman III (890 – 961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan
• Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, also known as Azophi (903 - 986), Persian astronomer
• Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983 - 1009), chief minister of Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman V (died 1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

Business

• Yousif bin Abdulrahman Fakhro (1871–1952), Bahraini businessman
• Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro (1906–1982), Bahraini businessman
• Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (born 1944), Bahraini businessman
• B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman

Entertainment

• Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert
• Hadj Abderrahmane (1941–1981), Algerian actor
• Abderrahmane Abdelli (born 1958), Algerian musician
• Abdel Rahman El Bacha (born 1958), Lebanese pianist
• Abderrahmane Sissako (born 1961), Mauritanian film director
• Khalid Abdulrahman (born 1966), Saudi singer
• Hisham Abdulrahman (born 1982), Saudi actor
• Yasser Abdel Rahman (graduated 1983), Egyptian composer and violinist

Judges and lawyers

• Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (born 1941), Attorney General of Indonesia
• 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 lawyer
• Abdel Rahman Zuabi (born 1932), Israeli judge
• Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born ca. 1941), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein
• Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya (born 1950), Turkish judge
• Abdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer
• A.F.M. Abdur Rahman, judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Politicians and activists

International organizations

• Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League

Historical nations

• Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern day Russia, 1534–1538
• `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern day Ethiopia
• Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori (1762–1829), prince from West Africa in modern day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

• Abdur Rahman Khan (ca. 1842 - 1901), Emir of Afghanistan
• Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism

Bangladesh

• Abdur Rahman Biswas (born 1926), Bangladeshi politician
• Shaykh Abdur Rahman (died 2007), executed Bangladeshi political activist

India

• Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician
• Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as A R Antulay (born 1929), Indian politician
• Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or K. A. Rahman (1940–1999), Indian social activist
• Abdul Rahman (politician) (born 1959), Indian politician
• Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician
• Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal (1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indonesia

• Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2008), President of Indonesia

Iraq

• Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani (1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq
• Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913–1973), Iraqi politician
• Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007), President of Iraq
• Abdul Rahman Mustafa (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician
• Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli, Iraqi politician
• Abderrahman Sadik Karim, Iraqi politician

Libya

• Abdel Rahman Shalgham (born 1949), Libyan politician
• Abdul Rahman Kamudi (born ca. 1955), Libyan politician

Malaysia

• Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895–1960) King of Malaysia
• Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of Malaysia
• Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973), Malaysian politician
• Senu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995), Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (born 1928), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia
• Tunku Abdul Rahman (Tunku Mahkota of Johor) (1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia
• Abdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia
• Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Malaysian politician
• Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Bakri (Selangor politician), Malaysian politician accused of corruption
• Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia
• Norah Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician

Morocco

• Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco
• Abderrahmane Youssoufi (born 1924), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

• Abdul Rahman Mamudu (1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor
• Abdulrahman Gimba (born 1945), Nigerian politician

Pakistan

• Ibn Abdur Rehman (born 1930), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate
• Abdurehman Rana (born 1942), Pakistani politician

Saudi Arabia

• Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia
• Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier
• Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier
• Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier
• Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud
• Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (born 1931), Saudi politician
• Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh
• Abd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi prince
• Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politician
• Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture
• Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi prince
• Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince
• Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

Somalia

• Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Mohamud Farole (born 1945), President of Puntland, Somalia
• Abdirahman Jama Barre, Somali politician
• Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (died 1993), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Janaqow (died 2007), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Ahmed (died 2009), Somali politician
• Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician

Sudan

• Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan
• Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (born 1930), President of Sudan

Yemen

• Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1910–1998), President of Yemen
• Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born 1943), Yemeni politician

Other places

• Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leader
• Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (born 1924), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist
• Abdul Rahman Saleem(born ca. 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist
• Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician
• Abdurrahman Vazirov (born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan
• Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician
• Muriel Abdurahman, politician in Alberta, Canada
• Omar Abdel-Rahman (born 1938), blind Egyptian Muslim activist serving a life sentence in USA
• Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician
• Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989 - 2008), Arab-Israeli politician
• Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician
• Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal
• Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physician
• Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist

Prisoners

• Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born ca. 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo
• Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo
• Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee
• Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there
• Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee
• Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee
• Abdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in Guantanamo
• Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US
• Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site
• Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee

Religion

• Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher
• Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar
• Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar) (born 1925), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh
• Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca
• Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam
• Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi cleric
• Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf, British imam
• Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric

Science and academia

• Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music
• Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman, Persian physician
• Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler
• Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nasir as-Sa'di (1889–1956), Islamic scholar, jurist, exegete, and Arabic grammarian
• Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian
• Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser
• Abdulrahman al-Ansary (born 1935), Saudi archaeologist
• Abdul Rahman Al-Athel (born 1940), Saudi engineering professor
• Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist
• Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia

Soldiers

• Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (born 1832), Yemeni participant in Aceh war
• Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (died 1929), Malay resistance leader
• Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II
• Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient
• Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani General
• Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces
• Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (born 1934), Egyptian air force officer

Sports

Basketball

• Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (1942–2011), American basketball player better known as Walt Hazzard
• Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player

Cricket

See Abdur Rehman (cricketer)

Fencing

• Mohamed Abdel Rahman (born 1915), Egyptian fencer
• Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer

Football

• See List of footballers called Abdur Rahman.

Running

• Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner
• Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner

Other sports

• Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete
• Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish paralympic athlete

Terrorists and militants

• Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, Kurdish-Iranian militant leader
• Abdulrahman Farhane, American imprisoned for supporting terrorism
• Abdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves
• Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
• Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970-2011), Libyan suspected terrorists
• Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States
• Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist
• Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (born 1980), Saudi suspected terrorist sought by the US
• Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi-Arabia
• Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Abdulrahman Mohammad Mohammad Yazji (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists
• Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi, Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban
• Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups
• Abu Abdul Rahman, Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War

Writers

• Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1568), Berber Moroccan poet
• Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet
• Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer
• Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet
• Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh
• Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist
• Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet
• Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat
• Abdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet
• Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poet
• Abdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelist
• Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet
• S. Abdul Rahman (born 1937), Indian Tamil-language poet
• Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poet
• Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher
• Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist
• Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet
• Aisha Abd al-Rahman, known as Bint al-Shati (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature
• Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer

Other persons

• Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist
• Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor and soldier
• Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script
• Abdur Rahman Hye (1919 — 2008), Pakistani architect
• Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat
• O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist
• Abd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptor
• Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir (born 1957), Indonesian diplomat
• Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (ca. 1978 - 2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist
• Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990 - 2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges
• Abdul Rahman al-Omari, Saudi pilot wrongly accused of terrorism
• Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila, Egyptian-Canadian accused of assassination plot
• Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman, Yemeni diplomat
• Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity

See also

• Omar Abdul Rahman (disambiguation)
• Tengku Abdul Rahman (disambiguation), or Tunku (disambiguation)
• Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, a women's university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Bridge, a bridge crossing the Sarawak River in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
• B. S. Abdur Rahman University, a private university in Chennai (Madras), India
• Expedition of Abdur Rahman bin Auf