Aden (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Given name
- Osman Aden AbdulleOsman Aden AbdulleOsman Aden Abdulle is a prominent Somali physician and geneticist.-Biography:Osman is the son of Somalia's first president Aden Abdulle Osman Daar. He is the director of the Blood Transfusion Service in Mogadishu, and is the World Health Organization's representative in Somalia...
, Somali physician and geneticist - Qamar Aden AliQamar Aden AliQamar Aden Ali was a Somali lawyer and politician. She served as the Minister of Health in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.-Biography:...
, Somali politician - Aden Robleh AwalehAden Robleh AwalehAden Robleh Awaleh is a Djiboutian politician and President of the National Democratic Party . He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Djibouti....
, Djiboutian politician - Aden CharmakehAden CharmakehAden Charmkeh is a Djiboutian football player who currently plays for no club, and the Djibouti National Football Team. Playing at defender, Charamkeh made the national team under 25 years of age.- International career:...
, Djiboutian footballer - Aden Abdullah Osman DaarAden Abdullah Osman DaarAden Abdulle Osman Daar , popularly known as Aadan Cadde, was a Somali politician and the country's first President from July 1, 1960 to June 10, 1967.-Biography:...
, the first president of Somalia - Aden Bare DualeAden Bare DualeAden Bare Duale is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Dujis Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:...
, Kenyan politician - Aden DurdeAden DurdeAden Durde is an American football linebacker who is an international practice squad player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.-Professional career:...
, American football linebacker - Aden Hashi FarahAden Hashi FarahAden Hashi Farah "Ayrow" was a leader of the Hizbul Shabaab, the armed wing of the Somali Islamic Courts Union . He was from the Ayr sub-clan, part of the Habar Gidir, which is a branch of the Hawiye clan. He was reportedly married to Halima Abdi Issa Yusuf. He was among several militants killed...
, Somali politician - Aden Ibrahim Aw HirsiAden Ibrahim Aw HirsiAden Aw Hirsi is a Somali politician and author who specializes in political science.-Biography:The great grandson of Sheikh Aw Hirsi, a well-known Qadiri sufi leader, Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, nicknamed 'Irro was born in 1968 in the southern Gedo region of Somalia.-Education:He attended primary and...
, Somali politician - Aden MohammedAden MohammedAden Mohammed is a prominent Somali banker and entrepreneur. He is the Managing Director of Barclays Bank in East and West Africa.-Biography:...
, Somali banker and entrepreneur - Aden Sugow, Kenyan politician
- Aden Saran-SorAden Saran-SorAden Mohamed Nur Saran-Sor , commonly known as Aaden Saransoor, is a Somali warlord. He is a commander in the Rahanweyn Resistance Army , and his militia is in control of Baidoa, seat of the Transitional Federal Parliament....
, Somali politician
Surname
- Amal AdenAmal AdenAmal Aden is the pseudonym of a Somali-Norwegian writer. She has been noted in Norway because of her strong criticism of the Norwegian integration and immigration policy, and is the author of several books regarding issues related to this....
, Somali-Norwegian writer - Omar Hashi AdenOmar Hashi AdenOmar Hashi Aden , was a member of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, eventually rising to Security Minister. He was assassinated by a suicide bomber on 18 June 2009 in Beledweyne, in the Hiiraan region in central Somalia.Aden was from Hiiraan region...
, Assassinated Somali politician - Sharif Hassan Sheikh AdenSharif Hassan Sheikh AdenSheikh Sharif Hassan Adan is a Somali politician. He is a former Finance Minister of Somalia, and the current Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament...
, Somali politician
Places
- Colony of Aden, former British colony
- Aden ProtectorateAden ProtectorateThe Aden Protectorate was a British protectorate in southern Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of Aden following the acquisition of that port by Britain in 1839 as an anti-piracy station, and it continued until the 1960s. For administrative purposes it was divided into the Western...
, former British protectorate - Gulf of AdenGulf of AdenThe Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide....
- Aden SiteAden SiteThe Aden Site is an archaeological site that is the type site for the Aden Phase of Lower Yazoo Basin Coles Creek culture chronology...
, archaeological site
Ships
- Aden, sunk Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ship
- Aden, bombed 8,000-ton French freighter
Fiction
- Hazel Aden, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
- Aden (Lineage 2), a fictional kingdom and its capital in Lineage 2 MMORPG
Music
- The title of a folk song, The Barren Rocks of Aden
- Aden (band)Aden (band)Aden is a band currently based in Washington, D.C. which is heavily influenced by 1970s soft rock such as Steely Dan .-History:...
, an American indie-pop band
See also
- Adeno- or, before a vowel, aden- E.g., adenitisAdenitisAdenitis is a general term for an inflammation of a gland or lymph node.-Lymph node adenitis:"Lymph adenitis" or "lymph node adenitis" is caused by bacterial infection in lymph nodes. The infected lymph nodes typically become enlarged, warm and tender. A swelling of lymph nodes due to growth of...
(inflammation of a gland), adenopathy ( or lymphadenopathyLymphadenopathyLymphadenopathy is a term meaning "disease of the lymph nodes." It is, however, almost synonymously used with "swollen/enlarged lymph nodes". It could be due to infection, auto-immune disease, or malignancy....
), adenomaAdenomaAn adenoma is a benign tumor of glandular origin. Adenomas can grow from many organs including the colon, adrenal glands, pituitary gland, thyroid, prostate, etc. Although these growths are benign, over time they may progress to become malignant, at which point they are called adenocarcinomas...
(glandular growths) - ADEN cannonADEN cannonThe Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm...
, a British-made 30mm cannon used on military aircraft