Abdul Mannan

Abdul Mannan (Arabic: عبد المنان ‎) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Mannan. The name means "servant of the Benevolent", and is a Muslim theophoric name.^[1][2]

The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, Manan or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

It may refer to:

• Abu Bakr II ibn `Abd al-Munan (ruled 1829-1852), emir of Harar (Ethiopia)
• Moulana Abdul Mannan (died 2006), Bangladeshi religious and political leader
• Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician
• Abdul Mannan Syed (1943-2010), Bangladeshi poet and author
• Abdul Mannan Hossain (born 1952), Indian politician
• Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer

• Abdul Mannan Choudhury, Bangladeshi academic administrator
• Abdul Manan Ismail, Malaysian politician

References

1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company. 
2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.