Abdul Majid
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There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:
Males
Given name
- 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria
- Abdelmajid Djae (born 2005), Comorian footballer
- Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
- Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet
- Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 1951), Algerian footballer
- Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
- Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860–1912), Bengali educationist
- Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
- Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953–2017), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
- Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier
- Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician
- Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player
- Abdul Majeed Mahir (1927/1928-2024), Maldivian political activist
- Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
- Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
- Abdol Majid Taleqani (–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher
- Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (1974–2008), leader in the Second Chechen War
- Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942–2007), Saudi prince
- Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives
- Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
- Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942–2024), Yemeni academic and politician
- Abdul Majid (physicist) (born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist
- Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an
- Abdulmajid Dostiev (born 1946), Tajik diplomat
- Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA
- Abdul Majid Hassan (ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei
- Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram
- Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
- Abdul Majid Kubar (1909–1988), Libyan politician
- Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1943–2021), Libyan politician
- Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier
- Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
- Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998), Afghan banker
- Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
- Abdul Mejid (explorer) (fl. 1860), Anglo-Afghan mullah, merchant, and explorer of Central Asia
Surname
- Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father
- Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid, Palestinian politician
- Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941–2010), Iraqi politician
- Atif Abdelmageed
- Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician
- M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
- Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1923–2013), Egyptian diplomat
- Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937–2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist
- Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915–1996), Pakistani politician
- Chaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), Pakistani Kashmiri politician
- Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician
- S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician
- Syed Abdul Majid (1872–1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur
- Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915–2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
- Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
- Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor
Females
- Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
- Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress
References
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed. (1999). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Hurst & Company.
- S. A. Rahman. (2001). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Goodword Books.
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