Abdul Wahid
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Abdul Wahid is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd
, al-
and Wahid
. The name means "servant of the One", Al-Wāhid being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Alternative transliterations include Abdul Waahid, Abdul Wahed. Abdel Wahid, Abdelouahad (French transliteration) and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
Abd (Arabic)
Abd is an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated; a slave or a servant.Abid is a given name meaning "worshipper". It is based on the Arabic word "Ibadah", i.e. worship...
, al-
Al-
is the definite article in the Arabic language; a particle whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example, the word kitāb 'book' can be made definite by prefixing it with al-, resulting in al-kitāb 'the book'...
and Wahid
Wahid
-Given name:* Waheed Ul Hasan, Living at Lahore, studied from BZU, Engineer at Pepsi cola,* Waheed Ahmed , Urdu poet* Waheed Akhtar , poet, literary critic and scholar...
. The name means "servant of the One", Al-Wāhid being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Alternative transliterations include Abdul Waahid, Abdul Wahed. Abdel Wahid, Abdelouahad (French transliteration) and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
- Abdul Waahid Bin ZaidAbdul Waahid Bin ZaidAbdul Waahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadl was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to Hasan al-Basri, second link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Fudhail Bin Iyadh.He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah....
(died 793), Iraqi Sufi Saint - Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi (born 1185), Moroccan historian
- Abdul-Wahid I, Almohad CaliphAbdul-Wahid I, Almohad CaliphAbu Muhammad Abdul-Wahid I was Caliph of Morocco for less than a year in 1224. Soon after succeeding his father, the Almohad Caliph Yusuf II, to the throne, Abdul-Wahid I was strangled...
(died 1224), Caliph of Morocco - Abdul Wahid Khan (died 1949), Indian classical singer
- Abdul Wahid DurraniAbdul Wahid DurraniAbdul Wahid Khan Durrani born in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan on 30 June 1917, was a former Pakistani international footballer.He has had an illustrious and exemplary career as one of the greatest footballers of the South Asia...
(1917 - 2008), Pakistani footballer - Abdulwahid BidinAbdulwahid BidinAbdulwahid A. Bidin — was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed by President Corazon Aquino in 1987, he was the first Muslim named to the Philippine High Bench.-Profile:...
(1925 — 1999), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines - Abdul Wahid AzizAbdul Wahid AzizAbdul Wahid Aziz was a weightlifter from Iraq, who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, his country's only Olympic medal so far.-External links:*...
(1931 – 1982). Iraqi weightlifter - Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbarAbdulwahid AlAbduljabbarAbdulwahid Ahmad Hassan AlAbduljabbar was a Saudi political activist. Born in 1935 in Qatif, died June 15, 1970 of torture in the garden of the prison in Jeddah by Saudi authorities. He was arrested on June 4, 1970 with Abdulwahid Faraj AlOmran, both were murdered on the night of June 15, 1970 and...
(1935 - 1970), Saudi political activist - Abdul Waheed Kakar (born 1937), chief of Pakistan army
- Abdel-Wahed El-WakilAbdel-Wahed El-WakilAbdel-Wahed El-Wakil is an Egyptian architect who designed over 15 mosques in Saudi Arabia and is considered by many as the foremost contemporary authority in Islamic architecture.- Education :...
(born 1943), Egyptian architect - Abdul Waheed Khan (UNESCO official)Abdul Waheed Khan (UNESCO official)Abdul Waheed Khan was the Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , a role he has held from 2001 to 2010...
(born 1947), Indian IT expert - Abdelwahid BouabdallahAbdelwahid BouabdallahAbdelwahid Bouabdallah has been CEO of Air Algérie since March 1, 2008 up to 19 june 2011, replacing former CEO Mohamed Tayeb Benouis who died in August, 2007....
(born 1953), Algerian businessman - Abdelwahid Aboud Mackaye (born 1953), Chadian insurgent leader
- Abdolvahed Mousavi LariAbdolvahed Mousavi LariHojjatoleslam Abdolvahed Mousavi-Lari was the interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.He was born in Tehran...
(born 1954), Iranian politician - Abdul Wahid PedersenAbdul Wahid PedersenAbdul Wahid Pedersen is a Danish Imam.-Background:Pedersen embraced Islam in 1982 after a long search through different world religions...
(born 1954), Danish imam - Abdul Wahid al NurAbdul Wahid al NurAbdul Wahid Mohamed al Nur is the leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement faction...
(born 1968), Sudanese rebel leader - Abdelouahed Idrissi ChorfiAbdelouahed Idrissi Chorfi-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1969), Moroccan judoka - Tariq Abdul-WahadTariq Abdul-WahadTariq Abdul-Wahad is a French former professional basketball player.Saint-Jean was born near Paris from parents who were natives of French Guiana. He changed his name to Tariq Abdul-Wahad after converting to Islam in 1997. He is the first player to be born and raised in France and play in the NBA...
(born 1974), French basketball player - Abdelwahed El-SayedAbdelwahed el-SayedAbdelwahed 'Wahid' El-Sayed is a goalkeeper for El Zamalek and the Egyptian soccer team. He was also a part of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations in 2002,2004,2006 and 2010. He is credited with helping the El Zamalek win the 2002 CAF Champions League and his first international appearance was in 2003...
(born 1977), Egyptian footballer - Abdul-Wahed MohammedAbdul-Wahed MohammedAbdul-Wahed Mohammed Yahya is a Libyan futsal player.Mohamed played for the Libya national futsal team at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup.- National Team :* African Futsal Championship:** 2008* Arab Futsal Championship:...
(born 1977), Libyan futsal player - Mohamed Abdel WahedMohamed Abdel WahedMohamed Abdel Wahed is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays for Wadi Degla FC. He was a member of Egypt's U-21 national team, which got the bronze medal in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina....
(born 1981), Egyptian footballer - Abdelouahad AbdessamadAbdelouahad AbdessamadAbdelouahad Abdessamad is a Moroccan football Defender. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.Abdessamad played in the CAF Champions League 2002 final with Raja Casablanca.-References:...
(born 1982), Moroccan footballer - Abdul Waheed (suspected aircraft bomb plotter)Abdul Waheed (suspected aircraft bomb plotter)Abdul Waheed or Wahid, formerly Donald Douglas Stewart-Whyte is one of the suspects arrested in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2006, in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot...
, formerly Donald Stewart-Whyte (born ca. 1985) - Hussein Abdul-WahedHussein Abdul-WahedHussein Abdul-Wahed is an Iraqi football midfielder. He currently plays for Arbil FC in Iraq.-Info:A Defensive midfielder that was on the fringes of Yahya Alwan’s Olympic team a couple of years ago. He played for Al-Sinaa and Zaxo FC but finally made a name for himself at Al-Zawraa...
(born 1986), Iraqi footballer - Abdul Wahid (Bagram detainee) (died 2003), Afghan beaten to death in US custody
- Abdul Waheed (field hockey), player in Pakistan's 1960 Olympic Hockey team
- Abdul Wahid Baba JanAbdul Wahid Baba JanGeneral Abdul Wahid Baba Jan, an ethnic Tajik from Parwan province and better known simply as "General Babajan", was a member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan during the presidency of Dr. Najibullah. He was promoted to General and was the commander of the Kabul Garrison during the...
, Afghan soldier and politician - Mohd Abdul Wahid EndutMohd Abdul Wahid EndutMohd Abdul Wahid Endut is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Terengganu constituency in Terengganu, and also Member of the State Assembly of Terengganu for the seat of Wakaf Mempelam...
, Malaysian politician - Abdul Wahid NazariAbdul Wahid NazariAbdul Wahid Nazari is an Afghan film writer, director and producer. He is presently the director of Radio Television Afghanistan.-Early life:...
, Afghan film director - Raes Abdul WahedRaes Abdul WahedRaes Abdul Wahed is an Afghan warlord.According to an article in the May 23, 2002 issue of Time magazine, Wahed was a Taliban commander who surrendered on January 5, 2002. Time reported that Wahed remained at large and in command of his district...
, Afghan Taliban commander - Abdul Wahid AresarAbdul Wahid AresarAbdul Wahid Aresar is one of the heads of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz , a political party in Sindh. It is reported that there are significant "differences" between Aresar and the head of another faction in the JSQM, Bashir Qureshi. Aresar had previously been chairman of the party in the...
, Sindhi writer