Abu Bakr (name)
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Abu Bakr Other transliterations include Abu Bakar, Abubakar or Abu Bekr. Abu Bakr
was according to sunni Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad's best friend who helped him with every thing.
Bakr is a given name
in Arabic and it means the firstborn child or a virgin. Abu Bakr is a kunya
. However, lately some people started using Abu Bakr as a given name, especially among non-Arabs.
People with the name include:
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
was according to sunni Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad's best friend who helped him with every thing.
Bakr is a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in Arabic and it means the firstborn child or a virgin. Abu Bakr is a kunya
Kunya (Arabic)
A kunya is a teknonym, the name of an adult derived from their child, especially their eldest son, in Arabic names.A kunya is expressed by the use of abū or umm in a genitive construction, i.e "father of" or "mother of" as a honorific in place of or alongside given names in the Arab world and the...
. However, lately some people started using Abu Bakr as a given name, especially among non-Arabs.
People with the name include:
- Abu Bakr ibn Ali, was among the List of casualties at the Battle of Karbala
- Abu Bakr ibn Hasan ibn Ali, was among the List of casualties at the Battle of Karbala
- Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn HazmAbu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn HazmAbu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hazm was a 8th century Sunni Islamic scholarHe is among those who compiled hadiths at Umar II’s behest.-References:...
(d. 737), scholar - Abu Bakr ibn MuhammadAbu Bakr ibn MuhammadAbu Bakr ibn Muhammad was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal. The historian Richard Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of Harar, which he made his military headquarters in 1520.-Reign:...
(d. 1526), sultan of Adal - Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ayyash al HassarAbu Bakr al-HassarAl-Hassar or Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Ayyash al-Hassar was a mathematician from Morocco, living in the 12th century. He is the author of two books Kitab al-bayan wat-tadhkar , a manual of calculation and Kitab al-kamil fi sinaat al-adad , on the break-down of numbers...
("al Hassar"), 12th century mathematician - Abu-Bakr Ibn-UmarAbu-Bakr Ibn-UmarAbu Bakr ibn Umar ibn Ibrahim ibn Turgut, sometimes suffixed al-Sanhaji or al-Lamtuni was a chieftan of the Lamtuna Berbers of the western Sahara, and commander of the Almoravids from 1056 until his death....
(d. 1087), Almoravid ruler - Al-TartushiAl-TartushiAbu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Walid al-Tartushi, Abu Bakr Al-Tortuchi was a famous Muslim jurist from Tortosa, in the northern region of Al-Andalus at the delta of the river Ebro....
(1059–1127), Muslim jurist from Tortosa, Spain - Abubakr Sa'd ibn Zangy (1231–1260), ruler of ShirazShirazShiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
- Ibn al-QayyimIbn al-QayyimMuhammad ibn Abu Bakr...
(1292–1350), Sunni Islamic jurist, commentator on the Qur'an, astronomer, chemist, philosopher, psychologist, scientist and theologian - Abdulsalami AbubakarAbdulsalami AbubakarGeneral Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, former president of Nigeria - Al-RaziAl-RaziMuhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī , known as Rhazes or Rasis after medieval Latinists, was a Persian polymath,a prominent figure in Islamic Golden Age, physician, alchemist and chemist, philosopher, and scholar....
(865-925), Persian philosopher and physician - Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-SuliAbu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-SuliAbu Bakr Muhammad bin Yahya al-Suli was a nadim of successive Abbasid caliphs. He was noted for his poetry and scholarship and wrote a chronicle called Akhbar al-Radi wa'l-Muttaqi, detailing the reigns of the caliphs al-Radi and al-Muttaqi...
(880-946), Arab shatranj player - Abu-Bakr Ibn-UmarAbu-Bakr Ibn-UmarAbu Bakr ibn Umar ibn Ibrahim ibn Turgut, sometimes suffixed al-Sanhaji or al-Lamtuni was a chieftan of the Lamtuna Berbers of the western Sahara, and commander of the Almoravids from 1056 until his death....
(d. 1097), Moroccan Almoravid ruler - Ibn TufailIbn TufailIbn Tufail was an Andalusian Muslim polymath: an Arabic writer, novelist, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, vizier,...
(1100–1185), Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher - Al-Adil IAl-Adil IAl-Adil I was an Ayyubid-Egyptian general and ruler of Kurdish descent. From his honorific "Sayf al-Din" he was sometimes known to the Frankish crusaders as "Saphadin".- Life :...
(1145–1218), brother of Saladin - Al-Adil IIAl-Adil IISaif ad-Dīn al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr b. Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad was the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al-Adil II followed him somewhat unprepared. When the country plunged into anarchy, his exiled half-brother, as-Salih Ayyub,...
(1216?-1248), was an Ayyubid sultan of Egypt - Abu Bakr (mansa)Abu Bakr (mansa)Abu Bakr, also known as Abubakari I or Manding Bory, was the fifth Mansa of the Mali Empire, reigning from 1275 to 1285.He was born Manding Bory to mother Namandjé, third wife to Naré Maghan kon Fatta...
, 13th century Prince of the Mali Empire - Abubakari IIAbubakari IIAbu Bakr II may have been the ninth mansa of the Mali Empire. He succeeded his nephew Mansa Mohammed ibn Gao and preceded Kankou Musa I...
, 14th century Prince of the Mali Empire - Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang (1904–1974)
- Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor (1833–1895)
- Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, named after Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor
- Abu Bakar BashirAbu Bakar BashirAbu Bakar Bashir Abu Bakar Bashir Abu Bakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir, Abdus Somad, and Ustad Abu ("Teacher Abu"), born 17 August 1938, is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI)....
(born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric - Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal (born 1946), admiral in the Malaysian Navy
- Haidar Abu Bakr al-AttasHaidar Abu Bakr al-AttasHaidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. Al-Attas served until 1994...
, Yemeni Prime Minister, 1990–1994 - Abu Bakr AtikuAbu Bakr AtikuAbu Bakr Atiku was sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate or Fulani Empire from 26 October 1837 until November 1842. He was the brother of Muhammed Bello....
(1782–1842), sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate or Fulani Empire - Abubakar Tafawa BalewaAbubakar Tafawa BalewaAlhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one of the few educated Nigerians of his time...
(1912–1966), first prime minister of an independent Nigeria - Atiku AbubakarAtiku AbubakarAlhaji Atiku Abubakar, alias Turakin Adamawa, GCON was the Vice-President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He is a Muslim native of Adamawa State, and was an influential member of the ruling People's Democratic Party until 2006 when he switched affiliation to the Action Congress party...
, Vice President of Nigeria - Abdulsalami AbubakarAbdulsalami AbubakarGeneral Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, President of Nigeria, 1998–1999 - Sa’adu AbubakarSa’adu AbubakarAmirul Mumineen Sultan Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III is the 20th Sultan of Sokoto, the titular ruler of Sokoto in northern Nigeria, head of Jama’atu Nasril Islam , and president-general of the Nigerian National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs...
(born 1956), 20th Sultan of Sokoto in northern Nigeria - Yasin Abu BakrYasin Abu BakrYasin Abu Bakr, born Lennox Philip is the leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group has long-standing links with Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. Under the leadership of Abu Bakr and Bilaal Abdullah, the group staged an attempted coup d’état in 1990.Abu...
, 21st century black Muslim leader and terrorist suspect - Pseudonym of Australian militant activist Abdul Nacer BenbrikaAbdul Nacer BenbrikaAbdul Nacer Benbrika , also known as Abu Bakr , was one of 17 men arrested in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne in November 2005, charged with being members of a terrorist organisation and of planning terrorist attacks on targets within the country. Benbrika is alleged to be the...
- Abubakar Bello-OsagieAbubakar Bello-OsagieAbubakar Bello-Osagie , commonly known as Abubakar or Abu, is a Nigerian football striker who currently plays for Qormi.-Career:...
, Nigerian football (soccer) player - Abu Bakr EffendiAbu Bakr EffendiSheikh Abu Bakr Effendi was a Osmanli qadi who was sent in 1862 by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I at the request of the British Queen Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope, in order to teach and assist the Muslim community of the Cape Malays....
, a notable qadi in the Cape of Good Hope from 1862 to his death in 1880 - Radanfah Abu BakrRadanfah Abu BakrRadanfah Abu Bakr is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for Olympic Charleroi in Belgium.-Playing career:...
, Trinidadian football (soccer) player - Abubaker Ali KamalAbubaker Ali KamalAbubaker Ali Kamal is a Qatari runner who has specialized mostly in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres – 1:46.38 min *1500 metres – 3:36.98 min...
(born 1983), Qatari runner who has specialized mostly in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase - Abubaker Kaki KhamisAbubaker Kaki KhamisAbubaker Kaki Khamis is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(born 1989), a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres - Abubakari YakubuAbubakari YakubuAbubakari Yakubu is a Ghanaian professional football midfielder, who currently is a free agent after being released by Vitesse in summer 2009....
(born 1981), Ghanaian football (soccer) midfielder - Abubakari YahuzaAbubakari YahuzaAbabkuri Yahuza is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for New Edubiase United.-International career:...
(born 1983), Ghanaian football player - Abu Bakker QassimAbu Bakker Qassim-Transcript:Qassim chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a ten page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal....
, Uyghur who was held in Guantanamo Bay - Saif ad-Din Abu-BakrSaif ad-Din Abu-BakrSaif ad-Din Abu-Bakr was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1341....
(born ca. 1321-d.1341), Mamluk sultan of Egypt - Mohd Faizal Abu BakarMohd Faizal Abu BakarMohd Faizal Abu Bakar a.k.a sepet is a Malaysian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kedah FA.-Career:...
(born 1990), Malaysian footballer - Mustafa AbubakarMustafa AbubakarMustafa Abubakar is an Indonesian politician and formerly governor of the province of Aceh. Mustafa was appointed as the State Minister for State Enterprises in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet, which was announced on 21 October 2009 following the re-election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...
(born 1949), Indonesian politician - Roqia AbubakrRoqia AbubakrRoqia Abubakr, along with Khadija Ahrari, Masuma Esmati Wardak, and Anahita Ratebzad, became the first four women elected to parliament in 1965 following the Constitution of 1964 granting women in Afghanistan the right to vote....
, became the first of four other women elected to parliament in Afghanistan - Abu Baker SharifAbu Baker SharifAbu Bakar Sharif Mohamed is a Sudanese football goalkeeper currently playing for Al-Mourada. He played for the Sudan national football team.- External links :*...
(born 1980), Sudanese football goalkeeper - Abu BakerAbu BakerSultan Abu Bakr Shah , was a Muslim Turkic ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty , the son of Jafar Khan and the grandson of Firuz Shah Tughluq....
, Muslim Turkic ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty - Abubaker TabulaAbubaker TabulaAbubaker Tabula is a Ugandan football defender who currently plays for GIF Sundsvall.-External links:* * *...
(born 1980), Ugandan football defender - Aboobakuru I of the MaldivesAboobakuru I of the MaldivesSultan Aboobakuru I Sri Bavana Sooja Mahaa Radun was the sultan of Maldives from 1443 to 1443. He was the 11th sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from Hilaaly Dynasty. He was the son of Hilaaly Hassan I of Maldives. Sultan Aboobakuru succeeded his brother to the throne. He married to...
was a sultan of Maldives during 1443 - Aboubacar SomparéAboubacar SomparéEl Hajj Aboubacar Somparé is a Guinean politician who was President of the National Assembly of Guinea from 2002 to 2008. He was previously Guinea's Ambassador to France from 1978 to 1984 and was Secretary-General of the Unity and Progress Party from 1995 to 2002.-Political career until...
(born 1944), Guinean politician who was President of the National Assembly of Guinea from 2002–2008 - Aboubacar Titi Camara, (born 1972), former Guinean football player
- Aboubacar M'Baye CamaraAboubacar M'Baye CamaraAboubacar M'Baye Camara is a Guinean footballer currently playing at Dubai C.S.C..-Career:He joined in summer 2004 to Belgian side K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen from his native Guinean club Satellite FC.- References :...
(born 1985), Guinean footballer - Aboubacar BangouraAboubacar BangouraAboubacar Bangoura is a Guinean international footballer who plays club football for Châteauneuf-la-Forêt in France as a goalkeeper. Bangoura represented Guinea at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.-External links:...
(born 1982), Guinean international footballer who plays club football for Châteauneuf-la-Forêt in France as a goalkeeper - Aboubacar GuindoAboubacar GuindoAboubacar Guindo is a Malian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for ES Viry-Châtillon.He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for ASOA Valence....
(born 1981), Malian professional football player - Aboubacar CisséAboubacar CisséAboubacar Cissé is an Ivorian former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...
(born 1969), Ivorian former professional footballer - Aboubacar TandiaAboubacar TandiaAboubacar Tandia is a French football striker. He currently plays for Naval 1º de Maio.-External links:...
(born 1983), French football (soccer) striker - Aboubacar SyllaAboubacar SyllaAboubacar Sylla is a Guinean professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for ÉDS Montluçon.He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for FC Gueugnon.-External links:...
(born 1983), Guinean professional football player - Me Aboubacar DiomandeMe Aboubacar DiomandeAboubacar Mé Diomandé is an Ivorian football midfielder who currently plays for Stella Club d'Adjamé.- Career :...
(born 1988), Ivorian football midfielder - Aboubacar Ibrahim AbaniAboubacar Ibrahim AbaniAboubacar Ibrahim Abani is a Nigerien diplomat. He has served as Niger's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2005.At the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abani was Chief of the Consular Office for the Protection of Citizens of Niger from 1988 to 1989, Chief of the Section for...
, Nigerien diplomat, served as Niger's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2005 - Aboubacar Camara (born 1988)Aboubacar Camara (born 1988)Aboubacar Camara is a Guinean professional footballer, he plays for FC Partizan Minsk.-External links:* * and on transfermarkt.co.uk...
(born 1988), Guinean professional footballer - Aboubacar Doumbia, singer of the Ivory Coast
- Abu Bakar of Pahang (1904–1974), fourth sultan of modern Pahang in Malaysia
- Fumo Madi ibn Abi BakrFumo Madi ibn Abi BakrFumo Madi ibn Abi Bakr was Sultan of Pate, Kenya .Around 1800 the Pate Sultan took over Lamu, however, they were deeply resented by the people of Lamu. Fumomadi was persuaded to build a fort on the seafront in Lamu Town, to protect members of his government. He died before the first storey of...
, Sultan of Pate, Kenya, 1779 to 1809 - Abubakar RimiAbubakar RimiAlhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi was a Nigerian politician, who was the governor of Kano State during the Nigerian Second Republic. He died following an attack by armed robbers.- Background :...
(1940–2010), Nigerian politician - Datti AbubakarDatti AbubakarColonel Datti Sadiq Abubakar was Military Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.He was a graduate of Rumfa College, Kano....
, Military Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979
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- Abu Bakar Royal MosqueAbu Bakar Royal MosqueThe Abu Bakar Royal Mosque or Masjid Diraja Abu Bakar is Pahang's royal mosque which is located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia.Its interesting features include the Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque and a royal mausoleum.-List of graves:...
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityAbubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University , is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The motto of the university is DOCTRINA MATTER ARTIUM, which...
- Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq Mosque
- Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque