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Abd al-Jabbar

ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Jabbār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-compeller".

It may refer to:

People

People of faith

  • Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad (935–1025), Iraqi Qadi and religious author
  • Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara (born 1970), Nigerian Islamic cleric
  • Nasuru Kabara (1924–1996) Nigerian Islamic cleric and formal Qadiriyya leader of West Africa.
  • Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (1937–2016), Islamic scholar

Activists

  • Abdul Jabbar (activist) (1919–1952), Bengali-language demonstrator
  • Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner

Politicians

  • Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician) (1931–2025), Indian politician
  • Abdul Jalilul Jabbar (died 1660), 17th-century sultan of Brunei
  • Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958), Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) (1902–1984), Pakistani politician
  • M. A. Jabbar (1932–2020), Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdul Jabbar (Moulvibazar politician) (1945–1992), Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1954), Afghan politician
  • Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof, Malaysian politician
  • Abdul Jabar Qahraman (1959–2018), Afghan army general, militia leader, and politician
  • Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (born 1967), Afghan politician
  • Abdul Jabar Sabet (1945–2023), Afghan politician
  • Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician
  • Sheikh Abdul Jabbar (1931–1990), Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
  • Abdul Jabbar Jomard (1909–1971), Iraqi Foreign Minister
  • Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (born 1967), Afghan diplomat
  • Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician

Scientists

  • Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, known as Abdul Jerri (born 1932), Iraqi American physicist and mathematician
  • Abdul Jabbar Abdullah (1911–1969), Iraqi physicist and meteorologist
  • Abdul Jabbar Al Rifai (born 1954), Irqai intellectual

Sportspeople

  • Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) (1919–?), Indian cricketer
  • Abdul Jabbar (footballer) (1945–2014), Pakistani footballer
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player
  • Abdul Jabbar (Tamil Nadu cricketer) (born 1952), Indian Tamil Nadu cricketer
  • Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon (born 1970), Iraqi footballer who played defender
  • Karim Abdul-Jabbar, a previous name of Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born 1974), American footballer
  • Haidar Abdul-Jabar (born 1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender
  • Ahmad Abdul-Jabar (born 1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder
  • Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
  • Abdul Jabbar Rahima (born 1954), Iraqi hurdler

Entertainers

  • Abdul Jabbar (singer) (1938–2017), Bangladeshi singer
  • Abdul Jabbar Abbas (1933–1996), Iraqi actor

Other

  • Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi captive) (born 1975), Afghan Qala-i-Jangi captive
  • Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, Syrian soldier
  • Abdul Jabbar Bhatti (born 1957), Pakistani mountaneer
  • Abdul Jabbar Junejo (1935–2011), Sindhi writer
  • Abdul Jabbar Khan (disambiguation), several people
  • Abdul Jabbar Numan (1949–2019), Yemeni artist
  • Abdul Jabbar Shanshal (1920–2014), Iraqi minister of defense

References

References

  1. Salahuddin Ahmed. (1999). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman. (2001). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Goodword Books.
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