Abdul Ali
Abdul Ali (Arabic: عبد العالي) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Ali. The name means "servant of the most High", Al-'Aliyy 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. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
- Humayun Abdulali (1914–2001), Indian ornithologist
- Khan Abdul Ali Khan (1922–1997), Pashtun educationalist
- Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1932–1973), Qajar prince
- Abdolali Bazargan (born 1943), Iranian politician
- Abdul Ali Mazari (1946–1996), Afghan politician
- Muhammed Abdul Ali (born 1951), Prince of Arcot
- Abdolali Changiz (born 1959), Iranian footballer
- Abdelali Kasbane (born 1962), Moroccan runner
- Nacim Abdelali (born 1981), French footballer
- Abdul Ali Malik, Pakistan Army engineer officer (served 1947–1974)
- Abdul Ali Bahari, Kenyan politician
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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