Abdul Wahhab
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Abdul Wahhab is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd
, al-
and Wahhab. The name means "servant of the all-giver", Al-Wahhāb 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 Wahhab, Wahab, Vehhab, Ouahab, and others with the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
(1492–1565), Egyptian Sufi teacher
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 Wahhab. The name means "servant of the all-giver", Al-Wahhāb 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 Wahhab, Wahab, Vehhab, Ouahab, and others with the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Males
*ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad aš-Šaʿrānī, known as just ShaʿrānīShaʿrānī
ʿAbdul Wahhab Shaʿrani was an Egyptian Hanafi scholar and mystic, founder of an Egyptian order of Sufism known as ....
(1492–1565), Egyptian Sufi teacher
- Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-GhassaniMohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-GhassaniMohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Wazir al-Ghassani was an ambassador for the Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail. He is especially well-known because of the account of his journey to Spain in 1690-1691, entitled Rihlat al-Wazir fi Iftikak al-Asir...
(died 1707), Moroccan diplomat and travel writer - Muhammad ibn Abd-al-WahhabMuhammad ibn Abd-al-WahhabMuhammad Ibn Abd-al-Wahhab was an influential Sunni Muslim scholar.-Childhood and Early Life:...
(1703–1792), Sunni Muslim scholar - Abdul Wahab, known as Sachal SarmastSachal SarmastSachal Sarmast was a Sufi poet from Sindh during the Kalhora era. He was born in daraza near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was Abdul Wahab and "Sachal" was his nickname. He also used it in his own poetry. Sachu means truthful in Sindhi while Sarmast means mystic in Sindhi and Urdu...
(1739–1829), Sindhi Sufi poet - Abdulvehhab IlhamijaAbdulvehhab IlhamijaAbdulvehhab Ilhamija was an 18th century Bosnian Dervish and prose writer....
(1773–1821), Bosnian Dervish and writer - Kheireddine Abdul WahabKheireddine Abdul WahabKheireddine Abdul Wahab was a Lebanese businessman and mayor of the city of El Mina, who played a pivotal role in the establishment of Lebanon's second largest harbor, at Tripoli, as well as founding the Piloting & Harboring company, which oversees present-day harbor activities.-Biography:Abdul...
(1878–1944), Lebanese businessman - Bachir AbdelouahabBachir AbdelouahabBachir Ben Mohamed Abdelouahab was an Algerian politician and medical doctor. He practiced medicine in Blida, where he was elected municipal councillor and general councillor. He was a member of the pro-French Muslim Party for Progress . In 1945 he was elected to the French Constituent Assembly,...
(1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor - Abdul Wahab Khan TarziAbdul Wahab Khan TarziAbdul Wahab Khan Tarzi was an Afghan civil servant. He was born in Damascus in November 1903, and was educated at Oxford University. From 1925 to 1928, he served as Director General of the Protocol Branch. In 1928, Abdul Wahab Tarzi became the acting Foreign Minister...
(born 1903), Afghan civil servant - Mohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel Wahab , also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab was a prominent 20th-century Arab Egyptian singer and composer...
(1907–1991), Egyptian singer and composer - Abdul-Wahab Mirjan (1909–1964), Iraqi politician
- Khaled Abdul-WahabKhaled Abdul-WahabKhaled Abdul-Wahab was a Tunisian man who saved several Jewish families from Nazi persecution during the Second World War.Abdul-Wahab, the son of an aristocratic family, was 31 when German troops occupied Tunisia in November 1942. Tunisia was then home to approximately 100,000 Jews...
(1911–1997), Tunisian who helped Jews in World War II - Fatin Abdel WahabFatin Abdel WahabFatin Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian film director. He directed 52 films between 1949 and 1970. His film Wife Number 13 was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
(1913–1972), Egyptian film director - Abdolvahaab ShahidiAbdolvahaab ShahidiAbdolvahab Shahidi was an Iranian barbat¹ player and singer born on 1914 in Meymeh . He's noted as one of the Pioneers of Persian music by BBC Persian.-External links:...
(born 1914), Iranian singer and barbat player - Afif Abdul WahabAfif Abdul WahabAfif Abdul Wahab was a Lebanese doctor, general surgeon and urologist, businessman and philanthropist, born and raised in El Mina. After receiving his Medical Doctorate from the American University of Beirut in 1941, he opened up a hospital in his hometown of El-Mina in 1946 in partnership with...
(1915–2003), Lebanese doctor - Muhammad Abdulwahhab (born 1923), Indian Muslim religious teacher
- Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati (1926–1999), Iraqi poet
- Abdel Wahab ElmessiriAbdel Wahab ElmessiriAbdel-Wahab Elmessiri was an Egyptian scholar, author and general coordinator of the opposition organization Kefaya.Elmessiri was born in Damanhur, Egypt, graduated with a BA in English literature from Alexandria University in 1959. He received a MA in English and comparative literature from...
(1938–2008), Egyptian political philosopher - Abdelwahab AbdallahAbdelwahab AbdallahAbdelwahab Abdallah is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and was advisor to the President.-Life and political career:...
(born 1940), Tunisian politician - Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab SiddiqiHazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab SiddiqiHazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was a Sunni Muslim religious scholar and Sufi Master. He was born in 1942, the third son of Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan's leading religious scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam because of...
(1942–1994), Pakistani religious scholar and Sufi Master - Abdulwahab DarawsheAbdulwahab DarawsheAbdulwahab Darawshe is an Israeli Arab former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and the Arab Democratic Party between 1984 and 1999.-Biography:...
(born 1943), Arab-Israeli politician - Tuan Haji Anuar bin Haji Abd. WahabTuan Haji Anuar bin Haji Abd. WahabTuan Haji Anuar bin Haji Abdul Wahab AMN was a grandmaster of Seni Gayung Fatani who, during his time, revolutionized the teaching and practice of silat in Malaysia.-Biography:He was born on 23 December 1945 in Bagan Tunjang, Sabak Bernam, Selangor...
(1945–2009), Malaysian silat expert - Abdelwahab MeddebAbdelwahab MeddebAbdelwahab Meddeb is an award-winning French-language poet, novelist, essayist, translator, editor, Islamic scholar, cultural critic, political commentator, radio producer, public intellectual and professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.- Biography and career...
(born 1946), Tunisian-French poet and essayist - Mounes Abdul WahabMounes Abdul WahabMounes Abdul Wahab is a civil rights activist, author and pioneer of disabled rights movement in Lebanon. He is blind by birth.-Early life:...
(born 1947), Lebanese blind civil rights activist, author and pioneer of disabled rights movement - AbdulWahab RawehAbdulWahab RawehDr. Abdulwahab Abdo Raweh is an active Yemeni politician and was in the Yemeni cabinets . He has been in the cabinets of Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani , Faraj Said Bin Ghanem , Abdul Karim al-Iryani , and Abdul Qadir Bajamal .In 2006, he became the president of Aden University in Yemen until the 15th of...
(born 1952), Yemeni politician - Mohamed Abdelwahab AbdelfattahMohamed Abdelwahab AbdelfattahMohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music and educator. He is a member of Egypt's third generation of classical composers.-Biography:...
(born 1962), Egyptian classical composer - Abdul Wahab (Guantanamo ISN 961) (born 1970), Afghan held in Guantanamo -- see Afghan captives in GuantanamoAfghan captives in GuantanamoAccording to the United States Department of Defense, there were over two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006.The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002....
- Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-HailAbdul-Wahab Abu Al-HailAbdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid is an Iraqi football midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Talaba.-Info:Abu Al-Hail started his career with Al Talaba. He left the club in 1999, moving to Al-Ahli Saida of Lebanon and then to Al-Shaab of the United Arab Emirates...
(born 1976), Iraqi footballer - Musa Abed Al WahabMusa Abed Al Wahab-Mentioned in the "No-hearing hearings" study:According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearings, there was an anomaly about the dates on the documents in his CSRT dossier....
(born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo - AbdulWahab al-AwdiAbdulWahab al-AwdiAbdulWahab al-Awdi عبدالوهاب العودي is a poet, translator and activist from Damt District, Ad Dali', Yemen.Member of the , his poems and writings have appeared in different local and international literary newspapers and Reviews...
(born 1978), Yemeni poet - Mohamed AbdelwahabMohamed AbdelwahabMohamed Abdelwahab was an Egyptian footballer. He played in the defensive left back position. He was an important part of the Egyptian squad that went on to win the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He died during training with his club El Ahly on 31 August 2006.-Early life and career:Abdelwahab was...
(1983–2006), Egyptian footballer - Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab (born 1983/84), Yemeni held in Guantanamo -- see Yemeni captives in GuantanamoYemeni captives in GuantanamoThe United States were holding a total of 112 Yemeni citizen at Guantanamo Bay.By January 2008 the Yemenis in Guantanamo represented the largest group of detainees....
- Abdul Wahab KhanAbdul Wahab KhanAbdul Wahab Khan was the 3rd speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded and succeeded by Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan. He was born into a middle-class Sunni Muslim family in East Pakistan. In later years, he became a Bengali Nationalist. He is the grandfather of Salman Khan, founder of...
, speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan - Abdul Wahab PeeveeAbdul Wahab PeeveeAbdul Wahab Peevee is a politician from Muslim League. He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.-External links:*...
, Indian politician - Zamzani Abdul Wahab (Chef Zam)Zamzani Abdul Wahab (Chef Zam)Zamzani Abdul Wahab, popularly known as Chef Zam is a Malaysian celebrity chef.He is currently the Head of Special Projects at KDU College's School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts, Selangor, Malaysia for the past 11 years...
, Malaysian chef