Abidi

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Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi () is the surname for the descendants of Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Agha Hasan Abedi (1922–1995), Pakistani banker and founder of BCCI
  • Amir Abedi (1924–1964), Mayor of Dar es Salaam
  • Asad Abidi (born 1956), Pakistani electrical engineer
  • Azhar Abidi (born 1968), Pakistani-Australian author and translator
  • Colet Abedi, Iranian-American writer and producer
  • Intezar Abidi (born 1976), alias Bobby, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh state government
  • Hasan Abidi (1929–2005), Pakistani journalist, writer and Urdu-language poet
  • Javed Abidi (1965–2018), disability rights activist
  • Nain Abidi (born 1985), international cricketer from Pakistan
  • Omar Abidi, drummer for the English band Fightstar
  • Raza Ali Abidi (born 1936), Pakistani journalist and radio broadcaster
  • Razi Abedi, Pakistani writer
  • Faisal Raza Abidi (born 1971), former senator representing the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for Sindh Province
  • Syed Ali Raza Abidi (1972–2018), Pakistani politician of the MQM party and also MPA of National Assembly
  • Bani Abidi (born 1971), Pakistani visual artist

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