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Abd al-Ghaffar

ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Ghaffār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.

It may refer to:

Politicians

  • (?—1605), Karakalpak sultan, leader of the Karakalpak rebellion 1603—1605. Died in Battle of Kara-Kamysh.
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader
  • Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (1904–1988), Indonesian politician
  • Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or Hardan al-Tikriti (1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician
  • Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar (born 1956), Iraqi politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918) (1918–2004) Indian freedom fighter and politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)
  • Abdul Ghaffar (politician), Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri, Pakistani lawyer, writer, and politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Hoti, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghafor Zori, Afghan politician
  • Abdul Ghafar Atan, Malaysian politician
  • Abdul Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician
  • Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician and activist
  • Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo, Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Gaffar Biswas, Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo, Minister of Justice of Indonesia

Sportsmen

  • Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
  • Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 1985), Togolese footballer
  • Abdoul Gafar (born 1998), Burkinabé footballer
  • Abdul Ghafoor (sprinter), Afghan sprinter
  • Abdul Ghafoor (footballer), Pakistani footballer
  • Abdul Ghafoor Assar, Afghan footballer
  • Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Pakistani field hockey player
  • Abdul Ghafoor Murad, Qatari footballer
  • Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan footballer
  • Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori, Afghan athlete
  • Abdul Gaffar (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1993)
  • Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1998)

Other people

  • al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar
  • Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (1934–2022), Bangladeshi writer
  • Abdul Ghafour (Taliban commander)
  • Abdul Ghafour (Guantanamo detainee 954)
  • Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of Bangladeshi air force
  • Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Afghan painter, music composer, poet, and film director
  • Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi, born 1929), Afghan academic and diplomat
  • Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras, Ottoman poet and calligrapher
  • Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee 1032)
  • Shai Jahn Ghafoor (Abdul Ghaffar, 1969–2004), Afghan held in Guantanamo Bay
  • Abdul Gaffar Billoo (born 1937), Pakistani philanthropist

References

References

  1. Salahuddin Ahmed. (1999). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman. (2001). "A Dictionary of Muslim Names". Goodword Books.
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