‘Abdullah (name)
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‘Abdullāh (عبد الله "servant of God", also spelled Abdullah or Abd Allah) is a common Arabic name, favored among Muslims because it indicates servitude and humility before God. There have been many notable figures named ‘Abdullah:
- Abd-Allah ibn Abd-al-Muttalib (545-570), the father of Islam's prophet Muhammad.
- ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, also known as Abu Bakr.
- Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, a leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad.
- `Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, general in the Battle of Mut'ah.
- ‘Abdullah ibn Sa‘ad, the son of Said and foster-brother of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, led the Muslim invasion of Libya from 647 to 648.
- ‘Abdullah of Khurasan, a Tahirid governor in the Abbasid caliphate.
- ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad, seventh Emir of Córdoba (888-912).
- Abdullah (Almohad Caliph), Caliph of Morocco (1224-1227).
- ‘Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) (d. 1359), ruler of the Chagatai.
- ‘Abdullah (Timurid) (d. 1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire.
- Abdullah bin Saud, leader of the House of Saud (1814-1818).
- Abdullah I of Jordan, emir of Transjordan (1921-46), then King of Transjordan (1946-49), then King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949-51).
- ‘Abdullah Yusuf ‘Azzam (1941-1989), an Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989.
- Abdullah II of Jordan, King of Jordan (1999-)
- King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, Prime Minister of Kashmir.
- Dr. Abdullah, sometimes called Abdullah Abdullah, the foreign minister of Afghanistan.
- Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the current prime minister of Malaysia.
- Abdullah Nabeel Al Ahmed, Kuwaiti Youth Soccer Player (1990-2006-).
- Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party.
- Abdullah, a horse that competed in the sport of show jumping.
- Abdullah the Butcher, professional wrestler known to poke people with forks
- Abdullah al-Amiri, a judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias.