Abd al-Jabbar

ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الجبار) 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.^[1]^[2] 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
Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Jabbar, Iraqi cleric
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, Islamic scholar

Activists

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

Politicians

Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician)
Abdul Jalilul Jabbar, 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 (b. 1967), Afghan politician
Abdul Jabar Sabet, Afghan politician
Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician
Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1949), Afghan politician
Sheikh Abdul Jabbar, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
Abdul Jabbar Jomard, Iraqi Foreign Minister
Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, Afghan diplomat
Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician
Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, Pakistani politician

Scientists

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

Sportspeople

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

Entertainers

Abdul Jabbar (singer) (1938–2017), Bangladeshi singer
Abdul Jabbar Abbas, 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, Pakistani mountaneer
Abdul Jabbar Junejo, Sindhi writer
Abdul Jabbar Khan (disambiguation), several people
Abdul Jabbar Numan, Yemeni artist
Abdul Jabbar Shanshal, Iraqi minister of defense

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.

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[ahmed-1] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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