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Abdecalas Saint Abdecalas (or Abdelas) was a Persian priest of advanced age who, together with another priest, St Ananias, and about a hundred other Christians, was killed under the Persian ruler Shapur II on Good Friday, 345. The Greek historian Sozomenos estimates the number of Christians martyred during the forty-year reign of Shapur at 16,000.
Abdee Negara Abdee Negara (born June 28, 1968, Denggala) is a Indonesian guitarist, back vocalist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as Slank's guitarist with fellow guitarist, Ridho, and also has played with many national and international guitarist, including Paul Gilbert.
Abdel Amir Abbud Rahima Abdel Amir Abbud Rahima was Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003. A Shia Muslim, Rahima hails from the city of Basra and is a member of the National Democratic Party.
Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin Abdulaziz Issa Abdul-Mohsin al-Moqrin (also Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin or Abu Hazim. Arabic: عبد العزيز عيسى عبد المحسن المقرن) (1972 or 1973 - June 18, 2004) was an ex-al-Qaeda terrorist leader in Saudi Arabia.
Abdel Aziz Duwaik Abdel Aziz Duwaik (Arabic: عبد العزيز دويك) is a member of Hamas and the new Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and member from the West Bank. Duwaik was a university professor at An-Najah National University in Nablus on the West Bank.
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi (Arabic: عبد الباسط محمد علي المقرحي) (born April 1, 1952) is a former Libyan intelligence officer, head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines, and director of the Center for Strategic Studies in Tripoli. On January 31], [[2001, he was convicted, by a panel of Scottish Judges sitting in a special court at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, of 270 counts of murder for his part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988.
Abdel Basset Turki Abdel Basset Turki was Minister of Human Rights in the cabinet appointed by the Iraq Interim Governing Council in September 2003. He resigned in April 2004 in protest at the deaths of over 600 Iraqis during the siege of Falluja.
Abdel Falah al-Sudani Dr Abdel Falah Hassan Hamadi al-Sudani is the Trade Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He was appointed in May 2006 and previously served as Education Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government.
Abdel Hakim Amer 'Abdel Hakim 'Amer (Arabic: عبد الحكيم عامر) ‎ (December 11 1919– September 14 1967) was an Egyptian military general and political leader. Amer was born in Astal (Egypt), Samallot, in the Al Minya Governorate in 1919.
Abdel Halim Hafez Abdel Halim Isma'el Shabana (Arabic: عبدالحليم إسماعيل شبانة) commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ) (June 21 1929 – March 30 1977), was one of the most popular Egyptian singers and actors not only in Egypt but throughout the Middle East from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is widely considered to be one of the four 'greats' of Egyptian and Arabic music.
Abdel Kader (song) Abdel Kader (Arabic: عبد القادر) is an Arabic song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi and gained further popularity from the live performance on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils (sung with Rachid Taha and Faudel).
Abdel Kechiche Abdel Kechiche (), born December 7, 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia is an actor, movie director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with La Faute Ă  Voltaire (Blame it on Voltaire), aka Poetical Refugee, which he also wrote.
Abdel Khaliq Sarwat Pasha Abdel Khaliq Sarwat Pasha (1873 - 1928) (Arabic: عبد الخالق ثروت باشا) was an Egyptian political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1 March 1922 until 30 November 1922, and again between 26 April 1927 and 16 March 1928.
Abdel Messih El-Makari Abouna Abdel Messih El-Makari (or El-Manahri) was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest, and a 20th century Coptic saint. Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria testified as to the holiness and asceticism of this contemporary saint.
Abdel Rahman El Abnudi Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (Arabic:عبد الرحمن الأبنودى) (born 1938) is an Egyptian poet, whose production includes el-moat 'ala-l asfalt and many others as he has been writing many books lately. He has recently made books for children called samraa He was one of a generation of poets who wrote their work in the Egyptian dialect rather than in Classical Arabic, the standard literary language.
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; born1930) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سوار الدهب) was the President of Sudan from April 6, 1985 to May 6, 1986. Born in the town of Al-Obeid in 1930.
Abdel Wael Zwaiter Abdel Wael Zwaiter (Arabic: وائل زعيتر) was a Palestinian translator and the first victim of Israel's Operation Wrath of God campaign following the 1972 Munich massacre. Born in Nablus the mid-1930s, he went to Iraq to study Arabic literature and philosophy at the University of Baghdad.
Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. A Shia Muslim, al-Mohommedawi led the resistance against Saddam Hussein's government in the southern marsh regions of Iraq, where he gained the title "Prince of the Marshes.
Abdelaziz Belkhadem Abdelaziz Belkhadem (born November 8 1945 in Aflou, Laghouat Province, Algeria) (Arabic: عبد العزيز بلخادم) is an Algerian politician, the current prime minister of Algeria. He was appointed to that position on May 24 2006.
Abdelaziz of Morocco Abdelaziz of Morocco (also known as Mulai Abd-al-Aziz IV) (1878 - 1943) (Arabic: عبد العزيز الرابع) succeeded his father Hassan I of Morocco as the sultan of Morocco from 1894 at the age of ten until he was deposed in 1908. He was a member of the Alaouite dynasty.
Abdelbaki Hermassi Abdelbaki Hermassi (born 1937) was the foreign minister of Tunisia from November 10 2004 when he was appointed during a cabinet reshuffle, until another cabinet reshuffle on August 19 2005 when he lost that position. He was previously the minister of culture of Tunisia.
Abdelghani Mzoudi Abdelghani Mzoudi (sometimes transliterated Abdul Ghani Mzoudi) (Arabic: عبد الغني مزودي) was an alleged member of Al-Qaeda and an associate of Mohammed Atta, the lead pilot in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Abdelhak Layada Abdelhak Layada, also known as Abu Adlane, was one of the founders of Algeria's militant Islamist group Armed Islamic Group (GIA) during the Algerian Civil War, and led it after the death of Mohamed Allel ("Moh Leveilly"). He declared his group independent of the existing Islamic Armed Movement (MIA) in January 1993.
Abdelhamid Brahimi Dr. Abdelhamid Brahimi (Arabic: عبد الحميد براهيمي) (born April 2 1936 in Constantine, Algeria) was the prime minister of Algeria under Chadli Bendjedid from January 22 1984 until November 5 1988.
Abdelkader Hachani Abdelkader Hachani (1956-1999) was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front, an Algerian Islamist party. Following the arrests of Abassi Madani and Ali Belhadj on June 30, 1991, he became the party's effective leader (after four days of contested leadership by Mohamed Said.
Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf (born 3 July 1979) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for a banned substance in an IAAF out-of-competition test.
Abdelkader Taleb Oumar Abdelkader Taleb Oumar (Arabic: عبد القادر طالب عمر) is the current Prime Minister of Western Sahara, in the framework of the exiled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). He was named to that post by president Mohamed Abdelaziz, following the XI General Popular Congress held in Tifariti on October 29, 2003.
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui Abdelkrim El Hadrioui (Arabic: عبد الكريم الحضريوي) (born March 6, 1972 in Taza) is a Moroccan football defender, who played for FAR Rabat, Benfica, AZ Alkmaar and SC Charleroi during is professional career. He was a member of the Morocco national football team that competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States and 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
Abdelkrim Motii Abdelkrim Motii is the co-founder with Kamal Ibrahim of Chabiba islamia ("Islamic Youth"), a violent, clandestine and extremist Moroccan association whose aim was the establishment of an Islamic state in Morocco. Chabiba islamia was first established in 1969.
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh(Arabic: عبد الرؤوف الروابدة) Prime Minister of Jordan from March 4,1999 till June 19,2000, a leading political figure known for his brutal honesty and popular manner of talk, he is also amongst the few to counter Hamas Leaders in Jordan where they have a strong fanbase.
Abdelwahit About Abdelwahit About Makaye was the leader of the Chadian rebel group FIDEL, and, after the group's fusion with other organizations, the secretary-general of the newly formed United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) rebel alliance, founded in December 2005. On January 19, 2006, About was arrested, along with nineteen other rebels, after participating in an interview to Radio France Internationale in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, in which he stated that "FUC's relations with the Sudanese government are friendly - very close", and argued that this was in line with the tradition under which successive Chadian rebellions had seized power with some degree of support from Khartoum.
Abdennour Abrous Abdennour Abrous (born 1934 in Oujda, Morocco), is a former United Nations civil servant who helped organize the global response against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s in his role as assistant director of the UN Center Against Apartheid. He also was manager of the UN's Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa.
Abderrahim Ouakili Abderrahim Ouakili (Arabic: عبد الرحيم الوكيلي) (born December 11, 1970) is a Moroccan football player, who played for several teams, including FSV Mainz, 1860 München, TeBe Berlin and Karlsruher SC, all in Germany.
Abderrahmane Ameuroud Abderrahmane Ameuroud is an Algerian man convicted of providing funding and forged documents to the assassins of Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Masood in 2001. He is currently serving a seven-year sentence in prison, also due to having been in France illegally.
Abderraouf Jdey Abderraouf Ben Habib Jdey (Arabic: عبد الرؤوف جدي) (also known as Farouk the Tunisian) (born May 30, 1965) is suspected to be a member of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization. Only months after 9/11, in January 2002, he was identified as one of five al-Qaeda members discovered in martyrdom videos, who were then listed by the FBI on a newly created list called "Most Wanted Terrorists Seeking Information.
Abdessadeq Cheqara Abdessadeq Cheqara, (1931-October 31, 1998) (in Arabic: عبد الصادق شقارة), was a Moroccan singer of traditional Andalusian classical music and Moroccan folk music . Known as the grand master of al-Ala (Andalusian music), he was also a violin and oud virtuoso.
Abdesslam Yassine Abdesslam Yassine is the charismatic leader of Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, translatable as Justice and Good Deeds or Justice and Charity. Prior to his politicisation Yassine was a teacher and then schools inspector for the Ministry of Education, as well as a member of one of the most famous Mordoccan Sufi brotherhoods.
Abdi İpekçi Arena Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as "Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex", is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Zeytinburnu district of İstanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi Ipekci, who was killed in 1979 by Mehmet Ali Agca.
Abdi İpekçi Street Abdi İpekçi Street () is the premier shopping street of İstanbul, Turkey, located in the Şişli district. It stretches from Maçka neighborhood following Bayıldım Caddesi to Vali Konağı Caddesi in Nişantaşı neighborhood and crosses Operatör M.
Abdi Hasan Awale Qeybdiid Abdi Hasan Awale or Abdi Qeybdiid (), born in 1948, is a Somali militia leader, or warlord, affiliated with the Somali National Alliance and a member of the Habar Gedir clan. Most recently (December, 2006) he lead an engagement on behalf of the Transitional Federal Government, known as the Battle of Bandiradley.
Abdi Kusow Abdi Mohamed Kusow is professor of sociology and anthropology at Oakland University, Rochester. He studied at Michigan State University (B.A. in 1990) and the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (M.U.P. in 1992). He holds a Ph. D. in sociology from Wayne State University (Dissertation, 1998 :"Migration and Identity process among Somali Immigrants in Canada").
Abdias Maurel Abdias Maurel (died April 22, 1705), Camisard leader, became a cavalry officer in the French army and gained distinction in Italy; here he served under Marshal Catinat, and on this account he himself is sometimes known as Catinat. In 1702, when the revolt in the Cevennes broke out, he became one of the Camisard leaders, and in this capacity his name was soon known and feared.
Abdias of Babylon Abdias, bishop of Babylon (Obadiah) was an apocryphal writer, said to have been one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the Gospel of Luke 10:1 – 20. Abdias would be the first Bishop of Babylon, consecrated by Saint Simon Zelotes and Saint Jude.
Abdication Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio, disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one) is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. In Roman law the term was also applied to the disowning of a family member, as the disinheriting of a son.
Abdiel Abdiel (Hebrew עֲבְדִּיאֵל "Servant of God") is a Seraph in the Sepher Raziel and in Milton's Paradise Lost. In the Bible, Abdiel is the father of Ahi, a clan leader of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:15).
Abdim's Stork The Abdim's Stork, Ciconia abdimii also known as White-bellied Stork is a large, up to 81cm long, black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season.
Abdisalam Issa-Salwe Abdisalam Mohamed Issa-Salwe is a lecturer in Information Systems at Thames Valley University in the United Kingdom. He is a regional specialist in the Horn of Africa, and has published two works dealing with the region:
Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma Abdol Hossein Mirza was the patriarch of one of the most prominent Qajar families, the Farmanfarmaians, and one of the most influential politicians of his time in Persia. He was born to Prince Nosrat Dowleh Firouz Mirza (circa) 1859, and died in November of 1939 at the age of 82.
Abdolhossein Teymourtāsh Abdolhossein Teymourtāsh (1883 - 1933)(تیمور تاش) served as the first Minister of Court of the Pahlavi Dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th Century.
Abdollah Noori Hojjatoleslam Abdollah Noori (Persian: عبدالله نوری) was the Iranian Minister of Interior for four years in President Hashemi Rafsanjani's first term cabinet. He also served as the Minister of Interior in Mohammad Khatami's first term cabinet until his impeachment by the 5th Majlis.
Abdollah Ramezanzadeh Abdollah Ramezanzadeh (عبدالله رمضان‌زاده in Persian), also spelled Ramazanzadeh, was the former spokesman and secretary of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Muhammad Khatami.
Abdomen The American Heritage Medical Dictionary defines abdomen as "The part of the body that lies between the chest and the pelvis and encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and pancreas. Also called belly, venter.
Abdomenizer The Abdomenizer was an abdominal exerciser invented in 1982 and marketed through infomercials by the Fitness Quest corporation. It was an almost flat, saddle-like piece of thermoformed plastic, about 2 by 3 feet, with handles and a depression for the tailbone.
Abdominal breathing Abdominal breathing is a term used to describe a state where the main mechanism of breathing, that is to say changes in the intrathoracic volume and intrapleural pressure, is largely provided by the diaphragm, intercostal muscles and to a limited extent by abdominal muscles. It may be due to increased work of breathing secondary to deficits in the muscles of respiration or pulmonary function or may be physiological as is practiced by some singers.
Abdominal epilepsy Abdominal epilepsy describes a group of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances caused by epileptiform seizure activity seen on EEG tracing. While a causal relationship has not been proven, the GI symptoms cannot be explained by other pathophyisological mechanisms, and are seen to improve upon anticonvulsant treatment.
Abdominal external oblique muscle The external oblique muscle (of the abdomen) (also external abdominal oblique muscle) is the largest and the most superficial of the three flat muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominal external oblique muscle as "A muscle with origin from the fifth to twelfth ribs, with insertion into the anterior lateral lip of the iliac crest, the inguinal ligament, and the anterior layer of the sheath of the rectus muscle of the abdomen, with nerve supply from the ventral branches of the lower thoracic nerves, and whose action diminishes the capacity of the abdomen and draws the chest down.
Abdominal hair The term abdominal hair refers to the hair that grows on the abdomen (belly) of humans and non-human mammals, in the region between the pubic area and the thorax (chest). The growth of abdominal hair follows the same pattern on nearly all mammals, vertically from the pubic area upwards and from the thorax downwards to the umbilicus (navel).
Abdominal mass An abdominal mass is any localized enlargement or swelling in the human abdomen. Depending on its location, the abdominal mass may be caused by an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), protruding kidney, a pancreatic mass, a retroperitoneal mass (a mass in the posterior of the peritoneum), an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or various tumours, such as those caused by abdominal carcinomatosis and omental metastasis.
Abdominal obesity Abdominal obesity is a physical trait characterised by a horizontal overhang of body fat above the waist, often with little apparent fat on the rest of the body. There is little scientific evidence that beer drinkers are more prone to abdominal obesity, despite it being known colloquially as beer belly, beer gut, or pot belly.
Abdominal surgery The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen. Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach, kidney, liver, etc.
Abdominojugular test The abdominojugular test, also known as hepatojugular reflux, is used as an alternate test for measuring jugular venous pressure (JVP) through the distension or swelling of the jugular vein. A positive test is an indicator of
Abdominoperineal resection Abdominoperineal resection is a surgical operation to treat disease of the rectum or anal canal, and it involves removal of the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon along with their draining lymph nodes, through incisions made in the abdomen and perineum. The end of the remaining sigmoid colon is brought out permanently as an opening on the surface of the abdomen, called a colostomy.
Abdominoplasty Abdominoplasty or "tummy tuck" is a cosmetic surgery procedure to reshape and firm the abdomen. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominoplasty as "Plastic surgery of the abdomen in which excess fatty tissue and skin are removed, usually for cosmetic purposes.
Abdon Pamich Abdon Pamich (born October 3, 1933) is a former Italian race walker, who won two Olympic medals, and was the nation's flagbearer at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also set a world best time over 50 km with 4:03:02 on October 16, 1960 in Ponte San Pietro.
Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926 at Kébémer) is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party, a liberal party that is a member of the Liberal International.
Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi (born 15 January 1933) is a high official in the current government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which was led first by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and now by his son, Joseph Kabila. He was foreign minister under Laurent from March 14 1999 until late 2000.
Abdu Katuntu Abdu Katuntu is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Uganda and the Rapporteur of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Katuntu is a member of Forum for Democratic Change party, and former member of parliament for Bugweri County.
Abduction phenomenon The abduction phenomenon is an umbrella term used to describe a number of hypotheses, claims or assertions stating that non-human creatures (usually aliens) kidnap individuals—sometimes called "abductees"—usually for medical testing or for sexual reproduction procedures. Many such encounters are described as terrifying or humiliating, but others describe them as transformative or even pleasant.
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story Abuction: The Megumi Yokota Story is a 2006 Canadian documentary about Megumi Yokota, a Japanese student who was abducted by a North Korean agent in 1977. The film made its world premiere at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival and has won numerous awards.
Abductive reasoning Abduction, or inference to the best explanation, is a method of reasoning employed in the sciences in which one chooses which hypothesis would, if true, best explain the relevant evidence. In other words, it is the reasoning process that starts from a set of facts and derives their most likely explanations.
Abductor (computer game) Abductor is a computer game by Jeff Minter for the Commodore VIC-20. It is a bottom-shooter in which the player must protect his Humanoids from the aliens trying to abduct them, combining elements from Defender and Galaxian.
Abdul "Duke" Fakir Abdul "Duke" Fakir (born December 26 1935, in Detroit, Michigan) is best known as a member of popular Motown act The Four Tops from 1954 to the present day. Fakir, who sings first tenor, is one of only two surviving members (with lead singer Levi Stubbs) of the group, and the only original member still performing.
Abdul Abdallah Mohammed III Saadi Abdul Abdallah Mohammed III or Abou Fares Abdellah (Arabic: عبد العبدالله محمد سعدي الثالث) was a Sultan from 1603 to 1608, based in Fes with only local power. He was a member of the Saadi Dynasty and came from the Saguia el-Hamra region in Western Sahara.
Abdul Abulbul Amir "Abdul Abulbul Amir" is a folk song written in 1877 by Percy French and later set to music. It tells the story of two valiant heroes — a Russian and one of the Shah's mamelukes — who because of their pride end up in a fight and kill each other.
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (Arabic: عبد العاطي العبيدي ) (born 1939) is a former Head of State and Prime minister of Libya. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their Nuclear Weapons program.
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (Arabic: عبدالعزيز الحكيم ) (born 1950) is an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of SCIRI, the largest political party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
Abdul Aziz Said Abdul Aziz Said a Syrian-born writer and ranking professor of international relations in the School of International Service at American University where he has taught for fifty years. He is the first occupant of the endowed Mohammed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace; founder and director of AU's Center for Global Peace,which undertakes a range of activities aimed at advancing the understanding of world peace; and founder and director of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution department in SIS.
Abdul Basit Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (عبد الباسط عبد الصمد) (1988-1927) was an Egyptian Qur'anic Recitor, considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of his era. He is admired worldwide for his breath control and high, clear voice.
Abdul Fattah Ismail Abd al-Fattah Ismail Ali Al-Jawfi (1939–1986) (Arabic: عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي) was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, and founder, chief ideologue, and first leader of the Yemeni Socialist Party from 21 December 1978 to 21 April 1980.
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (born in 1934), is a Bangladeshi author and columnist, perhaps best known for his work Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano -- which has become the main song commemorating the Language Movement. He currently lives in London and writes many columns, including 'Tritio Mot'.
Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee - not in the official list) Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar (died September 26 2004) was an Afghan who was detained by the United States in Camp Delta in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.Gitmo Detainees Return To Terror, CBS News, October 17, 2004
Abdul Ghani Lone Abdul Ghani Lone was an Indian lawyer and politician who for most of his professional career worked as a Kashmiri separatist. He was assassinated on May 21 2002 while commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the Kashmiri leader, Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq.
Abdul Hadi al Iraqi Abdul Hadi al Iraqi is an alleged senior member of al Qaeda.Alleged Qaeda Member Faces Tribunal, CBS News, April 4 2006 United States intelligence officials describe al Iraqi as an al Qaeda commander and accountant.
Abdul Hadi Palazzi Abdul Hadi Palazzi () is the leader of Italian Muslim Assembly and a co-founder and a co-chairman of the Islam-Israel Fellowship, based on what Shaykh Palazzi believes are the authentic teachings of Muhammad as expressed in the Qur'an and the Hadith.
Abdul Hafeez (English cricketer) Abdul Hafeez (born 21 March, 1977) is a former English cricketer: an opening batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler who had a brief county cricket career with Worcestershire. He was born in Moseley, Birmingham.
Abdul Hafiz Abdul Hafiz (4 September 1915 - 6 April 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Abdul Halim bin Haron Abdul Halim bin Haron is bodybuilder from Singapore who was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council's Hall of Fame for his impressive performance over the years. Starting his professional career in the welterweight category in the late 1990s, he successfully won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship in 2000, and came out tops in the Singaporean national competitions a year later.
Abdul Hamid (soldier) Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid of 4 Grenadiers, Indian Army was posthumously awarded the highest gallantry award of the Republic of India, the Param Vir Chakra, during the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He is the first and only Muslim to have been awarded the nation's highest military honour.
Abdul Hamid I Abdülhamid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد اول `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel) (March 20, 1725 – April 7, 1789), was the 27th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He was the son of sultan Ahmed III (1703–30) and succeeded his brother Mustafa III (1757–74) on January 21, 1774.
Abdul Hamid II Abdülhamid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی , Turkish: İkinci Abdülhamid) (September 21, 1842 – February 10, 1918) was the 35th sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He ruled from August 31, 1876 until he was deposed on April 27, 1909.
Abdul Hamid Khan Abdul Hamid Khan is chairman of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF), a nationalist political party of Gilgit-Baltistan, the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Along with his friends, Nawaz Khan Naji, Mohammad Rafiq and Shujaat Ali, Abdul Hamid Khan established BNF on July 30 1992 and started a political struggle for the human and political rights of the deprived people of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Abdul Haq (Afghan leader) Abdul Haq (born Humayoun Arsala; April 23, 1958 - October 26, 2001) was an Afghan Pashtun mujahideen commander who fought against the Soviets and Afghan commmunists during the Soviet-Afghan War. He was executed by the Taliban in October 2001 while trying to create a popular uprising in Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
Abdul Haq Vidyarthi Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi (1888–1977) joined the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in 1907. In 1914, Maulana Muhammad Ali and his associates founded the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam missionary society in Lahore and Maulana Abdul Haq joined.
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan (Persian: عبد الحسان آصف خان) was the father of Arjumand Banu Begum, also know as Mumtaz Mahal, who was the wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Asaf Khan was also the elder brother of Mehrunissa, (better known as Nur Jehan), the empress of Shah Jahan's father, Jahangir.
Abdul Injai Abdul Injai or Abdoul Ndaiye was a Muslim Wolof mercenary in colonial Portuguese GuineaPortuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974 at the turn of the 20th century. Born in the neighboring West African country of Senegal, Abdul Injai initially came to notice while assisting in the punitive military missions of Portuguese colonialists Oliveira Musanty and Teixeira Pinto, from 1905 to 1915.
Abdul Kardar Abdul Hafeez Kardar (Urdu: عبد الحفیظ کاردار) or Abdul Kardar (born Lahore, January 17, 1925, died April 21, 1996) was the first Test captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He is widely regarded as Pakistan cricket's father figure.
Abdul Karim Hafiz Abdul Karim CIE (1863?-1909), better known as "the Munshi" (variously translated as "teacher" or "clerk" in Hindi), was an Indian servant of Queen Victoria who gained her affection in the final fifteen years of her reign.
Abdul Karim al-Anizi Abdul Karim al-Anizi is an Iraqi politician, a member of the National Assembly of Iraq and the leader of the Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation, the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition.
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (1934 - 2006) (Arabic: عبد الكريم عبد الله العراشي) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic briefly from 24 June to 18 July 1978. He was preceded by Ahmed al-Ghashmi and succeeded by Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Abdul Karim Haeri Yazdi Grand Ayatollah Hajj Shaykh Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi (Persian: عبدالكريم حائري يزدي; Arabic: عبد الكريم الحائري اليزدي; ) (1859 — January 30, 1937) was a Shia Muslim cleric and marja. He founded the important Islamic seminary (hawza) of Qom, Iran.

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