Abdul Majid

ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد المجيد, Persian: عبدالمجید), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Majīd, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as Abdülmecid.

There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (Arabic: عبد الماجد), 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
  • Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
  • Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
  • Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 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
  • Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
  • Abdelmajid Dolmy (born 1953), 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
  • Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
  • Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
  • Abdol Majid Taleqani (c. 1737/8–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher
  • Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (died 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 (born 1942), Yemeni academic and politician
  • Abdul Majid (physicist), Pakistani astrophysicist
  • Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an
  • Abdulmajid Dostiev, 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 (born 1909), 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 (born 1943), Libyan politician
  • Abdul Majid Rouzi, 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

Females

  • Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
  • Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress

See also

  • "Heroes" (David Bowie album), a David Bowie album including an instrumental piece named "Abdulmajid" as a bonus track on its 1991 reissue
  • Abdulmajidia, genus of Malayan plants

References

  1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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