Asadullah
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Asadullah, also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah is a male Muslim given name meaning Lion of God.
The name was used by the Prophet Muhammad
to describe his kinsman Ali
. It may additionally refer to:
The name was used by the Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
to describe his kinsman Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
. It may additionally refer to:
- Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan or Mirza GhalibMirza GhalibDabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
(1797—1869), Urdu and Persian poet from the Indian subcontinent - Mírzá Asadu’llah Fádil MázandaráníMírzá Asadu’llah Fádil MázandaráníMírzá Asadu’llah Fádil Mázandarání was a prominent Iranian Bahá'í scholar in Iran. He travelled Iraq, India and North America at the request of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, to spread the Bahá'í teachings...
(ca. 1880–1957), Iranian Bahá'í scholar - Assadollah HosseinpoorAssadollah HosseinpoorAssadollah Hosseinpour was born in 1882/1883, in Tehran, Iran. He was one of Ahad Agha Shirvani’s three sons, and Moustafa Khan Shirvani’s grandson . Mustafa Khan Shirvani was a descendant from the Shirvan Shah who fought against Shah Esmaeil from the Persian Safavid dynasty...
(1882/1883-1954), Iranian military officer - Khalifa Mohammad AsadullahKhalifa Mohammad AsadullahKhalifa Mohammad Asadullah was a pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subcontinent before 1947.-Early life:He was born on 6 August 1890 in Lahore, Pakistan to Maulvi Mohammd Ziaullah and Alam Jan.-Marriage and family:...
(1890–1949), pioneer of the library movement in the Indian subcontinent - Asadollah AlamAsadollah AlamAmir Asadollah Alam was an Iranian politician who was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1964. He was also Minister of Royal Court, President of Pahlavi University and Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.-Early life:...
(1919–1978), Prime Minister of Iran - Assadollah Rashidian (active 1953), Iranian agent for foreign powers
- Asadollah LajevardiAsadollah LajevardiAsadollah Lajevardi, was the warden of the Evin Prison in Tehran Iran from June 1981 until 1985 when he was replaced due to complaints of other clergy. He was assassinated by supporters of the People's Mujahedin of Iran on August 22, 1998.-Career:Asadollah Lajevardi was born in Tehran on 1935...
(1935-1998), Iranian politician and prison warden - Assadullah SarwariAssadullah SarwariAssadullah Sarwari is an Afghan politician, who belongd to the Khalq faction of the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan....
(born 1941), Afghan politician - Asadollah Bayat-ZanjaniAsadollah Bayat-ZanjaniGrand Ayatollah Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani is an Iranian theologian, Islamic philosopher, writer and Grand marja of Islam...
(born 1942), Iranian theologian - Muhammad Asadullah Al-GhalibMuhammad Asadullah Al-GhalibDr. Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib is a Bangladeshi professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi and leader of the Islamic organization Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh .On February 23, 2005, he was arrested on charges following allegations he was leading Islamic militants...
(born 1948), Bangladeshi professor of Arabic, accused of support for Islamic militancy - Asadullah KhanAsadullah KhanAsadullah Khan is a former Afghan cricketer. Khan is a right-handed batsman who bowls right arm medium pace. He has previously represented the Afghanistan national cricket team.-Playing career:...
(born 1984), Afghan cricketer - Asadullah JanAsadullah JanAsadullah Jan is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 47.Joint Task Force -- Guantanamo analysts estimate he was born in 1981...
(born 1985), Pakistani held in Guantanamo - Asad Ullah (detainee) (born 1989), Afghan held in Guantanamo
- Asadullah BhuttoAsadullah BhuttoAsadullah Bhutto is an incumbent president of Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh.-Political career:Bhutto is an advocate by profession. He completed his LL.B in 1969 and Masters in Sociology in 1974 from University of Sindh. Bhutto has been a member of Pakistan Bar Association for 33 years and Human Rights...
, Pakistani politician - Asadullah Khalid, Afghan provincial governor
- Asadullah HamdamAsadullah HamdamAssadullah Hamdam is a politician in Afghanistan politician who was appointed as Governor of Oruzgan Province by President Hamid Karzai in September 2007, to replace Governor Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib who had become ineffective. Assadullah is an ethnic Pashtun of the Ghilzais and is originally from...
, Afghan provincial governor - Assadullah WafaAssadullah WafaAssadullah Wafa is the former governor of the Afghan province of Helmand, and formerly governor of Kunar Province of Afghanistan and a previous governor of the Paktia Province where he was succeeded by Hakim Taniwal. His first name is sometimes spelled "Asadullah"...
, Afghan provincial governor - Asadollah Mikaeili, known as Darius Mikaeili, Iranian footballer