Abdul Ghani
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Abdul Ghani is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd
, al-
and Ghani. The name means "servant of the All-sufficient", Al-Ghaniyy being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. The last element may appear as Gani, Ghany or in other ways, with the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Abd (Arabic)
Abd is an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated; a slave or a servant.Abid is a given name meaning "worshipper". It is based on the Arabic word "Ibadah", i.e. worship...
, al-
Al-
is the definite article in the Arabic language; a particle whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example, the word kitāb 'book' can be made definite by prefixing it with al-, resulting in al-kitāb 'the book'...
and Ghani. The name means "servant of the All-sufficient", Al-Ghaniyy being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. The last element may appear as Gani, Ghany or in other ways, with the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
- Abdul Ghani Saheb SaudagarAbdul Ghani Saheb Saudagar- Nawab Abdul Ghani Sahab :Kholapur is an ancient town in the , Maharashtra,India . The name of Alhaj Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ghani Saheb Saudagar is forever linked to Kholapur. He was a very enterprising trader and a businessman. He invested his time and wealth in developmental activities...
(Nawab of Kholapur,Maharashtra,India) - Khwaja Abdul GhaniKhwaja Abdul GhaniNawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani Mian KCSI was the first Nawab of Dhaka recognized by the British Raj.He introduced the panchayat system, gaslights, water works, newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka...
(1813–1896), Nawab of Dhaka - Khan Abdul Ghani Khan (1914-1996), Pakistani poet
- Abdul Gani (soldier) (1919-1957), Bengali military officer
- Abdel Ghani el-GamasyAbdel Ghani el-GamasyMohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy was an Egyptian Field Marshal and The Commander in Chief of The Armed Forces.- Early life :El Gamasy was born on 9 September 1921 in Batanoon, Monufia Governorate, Egypt...
(1921-2003), Egyptian soldier - Mohamed Ben Ahmed AbdelghaniMohamed Ben Ahmed AbdelghaniMohammed ben Ahmed Abdelghani was the prime minister of Algeria under President Chadli Bendjedid from March 8, 1979 until January 22, 1984. He served as the first prime minister of Algeria since 1963, when the position was abolished. As of 2005, he served the longest consecutive term of any prime...
(1927-1996), Algerian politician - Abdul Ghani LoneAbdul Ghani LoneAbdul Ghani Lone was an Indian lawyer and politician who for most of his professional career worked as a Kashmiri separatist....
(1932–2002), Indian lawyer and politician - Abdul Ghani MinhatAbdul Ghani MinhatDatuk Abdul Ghani Minhat is a former football player who has represented the team Selangor FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Singapore and Malaysia. He was sent by FAM to undergo a training session at Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany and other...
(born 1935), Malaysian footballer - Abdul Aziz Abdul GhaniAbdul Aziz Abdul GhaniAbdul Aziz Abdul Ghani was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister of Yemen from 1994 to 1997, under President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ghani was a member of the General People's Congress party....
(1939-2011), Yemeni politician - Abdul Ghani OthmanAbdul Ghani OthmanDato' Hajji Abdul Ghani Bin Othman . is the current Menteri Besar of the state of Johor in Malaysia. He has been in office since 1995. Born in Sungai Mati, Ledang, Muar, Johor, Malaysia. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation...
(born 1946), politician in Johor, Malaysia - Abdelghani Djaadaoui, or just Abdel DjaadaouiAbdel DjaadaouiAbdelghani Djaadaoui, is a former footballer. He spent his career in France and played for Algeria. He also coached Algeria and is currently in charge of scouting and contacting Algerian footballers playing in foreign European leagues.-External links:*...
(born 1947), Algerian footballer - Abdelghani Mustafa AbdelghaniAbdelghani Mustafa AbdelghaniMustafa Abdul Goni Abdul Goni. Colloquial poet and dramatist. Member Egyptian Writers Union. Almw Ssen of the most prominent of the literary and cultural movement to Kfrazayat since the late Sbniat since the formation of the Association of poets and literary men with his literary Kandil, Tarek...
(born 1955), Eyptian poet and dramatist - Abdul Gani PatailAbdul Gani PatailTan Sri Abdul Gani bin Patail is a Malaysian prosecutor. He is the current Attorney General of Malaysia.Abdul Gani was the lead prosecutor in former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial of 1998.-Background:...
(born 1955), Malaysian lawyer - Magdi AbdelghaniMagdi AbdelghaniMagdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed , known as Abdelghani, is a former Egyptian footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder .-Club career:...
(born 1959), Egyptian footballer - Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni (born 1964), Syrian politician
- Abdul Ghani BaradarAbdul Ghani BaradarMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar , also called Mullah Baradar Akhund or Mullah Brother, is a co-founder of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and an Afghan Taliban leader. The deputy of Mullah Mohammed Omar and leader of the militant Quetta Shura in Pakistan, Baradar was largely seen as the de facto...
(born 1968), Afghan, co-founder of the Taliban - Abdelghani MzoudiAbdelghani MzoudiAbdelghani Mzoudi was an alleged member of al-Qaeda and an associate of Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who also served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11....
(born 1972), Morocan accused in Germany of terrorism - Hussein Abdulghani Sulaimani, or just Hussein SulaimaniHussein SulaimaniHussein Abdulghani Sulaimani is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a defender for Al-Nassr.He is a regular member of the Saudi Arabian national team...
(born 1977), Saudi footballer - Alaa Abdel-GhanyAlaa Abdel-GhanyAlaa Abdel-Ghany is an Egyptian football defensive midfielder. He currently plays for El Zamalek. He moved to Zamalek from the Arab Contractors along with Ahmed Hossam...
(born 1979), Egyptian footballer - Ahmed Abdel-GhaniAhmed Abdel-GhaniAhmed Abdel-Ghani is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Haras El Hodood as well as the Egyptian national team.-External links:...
(born 1981), Egyptian footballer - Gaith Abdul-GhaniGaith Abdul-GhaniGhaith Abdul-Ghani is an Iraqi football midfielder. He currently plays for the Al-zawraa football club in Iraq.- External links :*...
(born 1983), Iraqi footballer - Safwan Abdul-GhaniSafwan Abdul-GhaniSafwan Abdul-Ghani Mohammed is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Shorta in Iraq.-External link:*...
(born 1983), Iraqi footballer - Abdul Ghani RahmanAbdul Ghani RahmanAbdul Ghani Abd Rahman is a Malaysian footballer currently playing for Felda United FC. He previously playing for Selangor FA and signed with MK Land FC....
(born 1985), Malaysian footballer - Abdul Ghani AhmadAbdul Ghani AhmadAbdul Ghani Ahmad is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the State Assembly of Kedah for the seat of Ayer Hitam, representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party...
, Malaysian politician - Amran Abdul GhaniAmran Abdul GhaniAmran Abdul Ghani is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanah constituency in Kelantan. He is a member of the People's Justice Party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition....
, Malaysian politician - Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, former President of the Somali RegionSomali RegionSomali Region ; is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. The capital of Somali State is Jijiga...
- Abdul Ghani (Guantanamo detainee 943)Abdul Ghani (Guantanamo detainee 943)Abdul Ghani is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 943....
, Afghan - Abdelghani MeskiniAbdelghani MeskiniAn Algerian, Abdel Ghani was arrested in Brooklyn, New York in 1999, after his phone number was found on Ahmed Ressam who had crossed the border from Canada carrying explosives to further the Millennium Plot...
, Algerian arrested in New York