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Abdul Karim Koroma Abdul Karim Koroma (born 25 September 1944) is a former Sierra Leonean politician. Koroma served in the Sierra Leonean government as Minister of Education (1977-1982), Regional Minister of the Northern Province (1982-1985), and foreign minister (1985-1992).
Abdul Latif Mirza Abdul Latif Mirza (Urdu: عبد الطیف مرزا) was born in Jalalpur Jattan, Gujrat, Pakistan on July 26, 1950 to Abdul Kareem Mirza and Rahmat Bibi. He has been an activist associated with the Islamic Movement in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Canada.
Abdul Latif Sharif Abdul Latif Sharif (1947 – June 1, 2006), was an Egyptian-born chemist and chief suspect in the Juárez killings, a decade-long murder spree that began in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez in the early 1990s.
Abdul Majeed Abdul Majeed (Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު އަބްދުލްމަޖީދު ރައްނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލެގެފާނު) (or Al Ameeru Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaanu) (1873? - February 21, 1952) was the sultan of the Maldives between 1944 and February 21, 1952.
Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz(1943-) is the Governor of Makkah, Islam's holiest city, and a half brother of Saudi King Abdullah. His early education was in the traditional schools of Riyadh followed by stints in the Royal Saudi Navy and collegiate study in the United Kingdom.
Abdul Majid (black nationalist) Abdul Majid, also known as Anthony LaBorde, was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Majid was convicted of the murder of New York City police officer John Scarangella, and the attempted murder of Scarangella's partner, Officer Richard Rainey.
Abdul Majid al-Khoei Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Khoei (Arabic:السيد عبد المجيد الخوئي) ( 16 August, 1962 – 10 April, 2003) was a Shia cleric and the son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei who was born in the holy city of Najaf.
Abdul Majid Zabuli Abdul Majid Zabuli (August 14, 1896 - November 23, 1998) was the founder of Afghanistan's banking system. Zabuli founded the Ashami company in 1932, and it eventually developed into the Afghan National Bank (Bank-i-Milli Afghanistan).
Abdul Malik Abdul Malik is a Uzbek warlord/politician based out of Faryab Province in northern Afghanistan. He is currently head of the Afghanistan Liberation Party and was heavily involved the factional fighting that consumed Afghanistan for many years His arch-rival for control of the Uzbek north is Rashid Dostum], and their militias have clashed several times since the fall of the [[Taliban.
Abdul Mannan Hossain Abdul Mannan Hossain (born 15 October, 1952) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Murshidabad constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Abdul Matin Abdul Matin is an Afghani held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.Casios cited as evidence at Guantanamo, Detroit Free Press, March 10 2006 Matin's detainee ID number is 1002.
Abdul Matin (language activist) Abdul Matin is language activist of the Language Movement that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan(currently Bangladesh) to make Bangla one of the state language of Pakistan. He was one of the leading student leader and organizer of the movement.
Abdul Mejid II Abdülmecid II (also with various alternate spellings, including Abdul Mejid, Abd-ul-Mejid, Abdul Medjit, and, in modern Turkish, Abdülmecit; in Arabic عبد المجيد الثانى ) (lived May 29, 1868 – August 23, 1944; reigned November 19, 1922 – March 3, 1924) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the 101st Caliph in line from Caliph Abu Bakr and nominally the 37th Head of the Ottoman Imperial House.
Abdul Muneem Patel Abdul Muneem Patel (born 17 April 1989) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England. He was the youngest of the arrested suspects, being only 17 years old at the time.
Abdul Munim Riad Abdul Munim Riad (1919-1969) (Arabic: عبد المنعم رياض) was a general and chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. He was killed along with several of his aides in an Israeli mortar attack in 1969.
Abdul Nacer Benbrika Abdul Nacer Benbrika (Arabic: عبد الناصر بن بريكة) (born about 1960), Australian Muslim activist, also known as Abu Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر), was one of 17 men arrested in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne in November 2005, and charged with membership of a terrorist organisation and of planning terrorist attacks on targets within Australia. Benbrika is alleged to be the spiritual leader of the group.
Abdul Qadir (cricketer) Abdul Qadir Khan (Urdu: عبد القادر خان) (born September 15, 1955 in Lahore, Punjab) was a Pakistani international cricketer and later commentator. His main role is as a leg spin bowler, and has won wide acclaims for his international records.
Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal (Abd-al-Qadir Abd-al-Rahman Ba-Jammal) (Arabic: عبد القادر باجمال) (born 1946) has been the Prime Minister of Yemen since 31 March 2001. He is a member of the General People's Congress party and was appointed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Abdul Qayyum Khan Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (nicknamed the "Lion of the Frontier" by his supporters) was a major figure in Pakistan politics, in particular in the North West Frontier Province where he served as deputy speaker, Chief Minister and Minister in the Central Government as well as Federal Interior Minister. Qayyum Khan a barrister by profession was of Kashmiri origin his father Khan Abdul Hakim was Tehsildar in the North West Frontier Province.
Abdul Raheem Glaiati Abdul Raheem Glaiati was a Sudanese poet, author and newspaper editor. He edited the newspaper Al-Ra'id (The Pioneer) between 1914 and 1917, when he was deported to Egypt after publishing an article describing the low standards of living of the Sudanese people.
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana (1556-1627) (Devanagari:अब्दुल रहीम खान-ए-खाना, Urdu/Persian: عبدالرحيم خانخان) , also known as Rahimdas (रहीमदास) was a poet and the son of Akbar’s trusted caretaker, Bairam Khan. After Bairam Khan was murdered, his wife became the second wife of Akbar, which made Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khan his stepson.
Abdul Rahim Mourad Abdul Rahim Mourad (Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد; from the Beqaa Valley) is a former Defense Minister to Lebanon, and minister of Education and Higher Studies. He is also the founder of Lebanese International University.
Abdul Rahim Muslimdost Abdul Rahim Muslimdost (Urdu: عبد الرحیم مسلم دوست) is a former Pakistani journalistSketches of Guantanamo Detainees-Part I, WTOP, March 15 2006 held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.Summarized transcripts (.
Abdul Rahman Abdullah Mohamed Juma Kahm Abdul Rahman Abdullah Mohamed Juma Kahm (Arabic: عبد الرحمن عبدالله محمد جما خان) is a citizen of Afghanistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abu Said Abdul Rahman ibn Abdulhlah ibn Bishr ibn Al Sarem Al 'Aki Al Ghafiqi (? – 732), variously known as Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Abd er Rahman, Abdderrahman, Abderame, and Abd el-Rahman (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الغافقي), led the Andalusian Muslims into battle against the forces of Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732 A.
Abdul Rahman Al-Athel Saleh Abdul Rahman Al-Athel, (Prof)., [born Al-Rus,Saudi Arabia, 1940] is a respected Professor of Science and Mechanical Engineering in Saudi Arabia and is a member of the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development UNCED.
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais an-Najdi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن السديس, born 1961) is the leading imam of the Grand mosque in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 2005 Al-Sudais was named by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) Organising Committee as its 9th annual "Islamic Personality Of the Year" in recognition for his devotion to the Quran and Islam.
Abdul Rahman conversion controversy Abdul Rahman () (born 1965) is an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity On March 26], 2006, under heavy pressure from foreign governments, the court returned his case to prosecutors, citing "investigative gaps." He was released from prison to his family on the night of March 27.
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن حسن عزام) ‎ (1893 - 1976) was an Egyptian diplomat, with family origins in Egypt He served as the first secretary-general of the Arab League between 1945 and 1952.
Abdul Rahman Limbong Abdul Rahman Limbong (died 1929 in Mecca Saudi Arabia) was a famous Muslim Ulama and Malay warriors in Terengganu, Malaysia during British protectorate. He was captured by British and going exile to Mecca in Saudi Arabia on 1923 until he died in same place on 1929.
Abdul Rahman Munif Abdul Rahman Munif (1933 - January 24, 2004) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن منيف) was one of the most important Arabic novelists of the 20th century. He is most noted for closely reflecting the political surroundings of his day.
Abdul Rahman Mustafa Abdul Rahman Mustafa, The Kurdish mayor-governor of Kirkuk, was elected in 2003 by multiethnic Kirkuk City Council under supervision of Coalition Provisional Authority in Post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Has a law degree from Baghdad University.
Abdul Rahman Yasin Abdul Rahman Yasin (Arabic: عبد الرحمن يس ) (born April 10, 1960- ) helped make the bombs used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing attack. Yasin is of Iraqi heritage, having grown up in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Abdul Rashid Dostum General Abdul Rashid Dostum (also Abdurrashid Dostum, born 1954), a powerful ethnic Uzbek warlord is the principal leader of Afghanistan's Uzbek community. He currently holds the honorific position of "Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces".
Abdul Rashid Shaheen Abdul Rashid Shaheen (born 3 August, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Baramulla constituency of Jammu and Kashmir and is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) political party.
Abdul Razak Tun Abdul Razak bin Haji Dato' Hussein Al-Haj (March 11, 1922-January 14, 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. Born in Pulau Keladi, Pahang on March 11, 1922, Tun Razak is the only child to Dato' Hussein bin Mohd Taib and Hajah Teh Fatimah bt Daud.
Abdul Razak Mohaideen Abdul Razak Mohaideen is a Malaysian film director who has made over twenty films in the Malaysian market. After obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Mohaideen worked as a script writer before moving to directing.
Abdul Razzaq (Taliban leader in Khandahar) Abdul Razzaq was identified as a leading Taliban Commander in the Khandahar area of Afghanistan during the testimony of several captives held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
Abdul Salaam (football player) Abdul Salaam (born Larry Faulk) was a defensive tackle with the New York Jets American Football team in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with fellow interior lineman Marty Lyons, and defensive ends Joe Klecko and Mark Gastineau, he was part of The New York Sack Exchange, the Jets' feared defensive front-four that terrorised the National Football League in 1981 and 1982.
Abdul Salam Arif Abdul Salam Arif (1921, Baghdad - April 13, 1966) (Arabic: عبد السلام عارف ), president of Iraq (1963-1966). On February 8, 1963, he played a leading role in the coup in which the government of Abdul Karim Qassim was overthrown.
Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al Shehry Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al Shehry (also transliterated Abd Al Salam Ghaytan Murayyif Al Zayda Al Shihri) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Abdul Waheed (suspected aircraft bomb plotter) Abdul Waheed or Wahid, formerly Donald Douglas Stewart-Whyte (born June 1986) is one of the suspects arrested in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2006, in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot. Walker, Frank.
Abdul Wali Abdul Wali was an Afghan man who died in US custody on June 21, 2003, aged 28. At the time of his death, he had been held for three days at the US base 10 miles south of Asadabad, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on suspicion of involvement in a rocket attack on the same base.
Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque The Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque came to worldwide attention when militants holed up inside it directed small-arms fire and a rocket at US Marines. US forces returned fire, according to a field-grade Marine officer.
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar, formerly known as Karim Abdul-Jabbar (born June 28 1974, in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional NFL football player who played for four seasons from 1996 to 2000 with the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. He was born Sharmon Shah and was a 5'11" running back.
Abdul-Qader Bedil Abul Ma'āni Mirzā Abdul-Qāder Bedil or Mawlānā Abul Ma'āni Abdul Qader Bedil (1642–1720) (Persian: مولانا ابوالمعانی عبدالقادر بیدل) was a famous poet and Sufi born in Azimabad (present day Patna, India); his family was of the Barlas tribe from Badakhshan (present day Afghanistan). According to some other sources, he was born in Khwaja Rawash, an area of Kabul province in Afghanistan.
Abdul-Razzak Al-Hassani Abdul Razzak Al-Hassani (), an Iraqi historian, wrote a book titled The Political History of Iraq (in the Arabic language). In this famous book, he considered the Hamrin Mountain Range as a natural border of Kurdistan.
Abdul-Wahid I, Almohad Caliph Abu Muhammad Abdul-Wahid I (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الواحد بن يوسف) was Caliph of Morocco for less than a year in 1224. Soon after succeeding his father, the Almohad Caliph Yusuf II, to the throne, Abdul-Wahid I was strangled.
Abdulaziz al-Omari Abdulaziz al-Omari (Arabic:عبدالعزيزالعمري, also transliterated Abdul Aziz Alomari) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of the first plane which was crashed into the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Abdulaziz Kamilov Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov (original Uzbek spelling Abdulaziz Xafizovich Komilov) (born November 16 1947 in Yangiyo‘l Uzbekistan) was the foreign minister of Uzbekistan from 1994 until 2003. He lost his post in March 2003, a few months before the government of Prime Minister Otkir Sultonov resigned.
Abdulaziz Mohamed Abdulaziz Mohamed (born 1965-12-12) is a UAE football (soccer) player who played as a striker for the UAE national football team and Sharjah Club in Sharjah. He was a member of UAE squad in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Abdulaziz Muhammad Saleh bin Otash Abdulaziz Muhammad Saleh bin Otash (Arabic: ), (born in 1975 in Saudi Arabia, and identified as a Yemeni), became briefly wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Abdulbagi Zulalov This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please check for inaccuracies and modify as needed, citing sources.
Abdulfez Abdulfez, aka Cliff Taylor, is best known as having been the host of MTV Europe in London when it launched in 1987 all over Europe as the first ever music show to beam down from outer space. His band the Fez Brothers in 1986 hosted another "voice" under the guise of Max Headroom aka Matt Frewer.
Abdulhakim Arvasi Abdulhakim Arvasi (1865, 1943) was a Sunni, Islamic scholar who lived in the times of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Republic of Turkey. He was one of the most profound Islamic scholars of his time and a mujtahid.
Abdulla Doo Abdulla Doo is a fictional character from Sierra On-Line's graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. He first appeared in Quest for Glory I: So You Want to be a Hero which was first released in 1989 as Hero's Quest I: So You Want to be a Hero and later re-released in 1991 with VGA graphics.
Abdulla Fouad Group of Companies The Abdulla Fouad Group of Companies was founded in the 1950s in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. From its beginnings as a small construction company, the Group, today, has diversified activities and is involved in manufacturing, engineering, computer sevices, service, real estate, investment and commercial trading.
Abdullah (Almohad Caliph) ‘Abdullah () was selected as Caliph of Morocco following the 1223 strangulation of the previous Almohad caliph, Abdul-Wahid I. Abdullah's vizier was Abû Zayd Abî Muhammad ben Abî Hafs, who had previously served his father, Muhammad an-Nasir, and his brother,Yusuf II, as governor of Ifriqiya.
Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman (Arabic: عبدالله عبد اللطيف العثمان) (born 1895 died 1965) was a Kuwaiti businessman who was amongst the first to live in Hawalli. He was known for his generousity and helping the poor both locally and regionally.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (born 26 November 1939 in Kepala Batas, Penang) is the Prime Minister of Malaysia.China-Japan Relations Are 'Back on Track,' China Says (Update2) Bloomberg Prime Minister Badawi is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional Parliamentary coalition.
Abdullah Al-Qasemi Abdullah Al-Qasemi (Arabic: عبدالله القصيمي) was a Saudi Arabian intellectual and skeptic. He was one of the most controversial and prominent Arabian intellectuals due to his conversion from being a fundamentalist and a defender of Wahhabism to Atheism.
Abdullah Al-Rimi Abdullah Al-Rimi (Arabic: ) (born in Yemen) became wanted in 2006, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, "sought in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States." He was one of 23 people who escaped from Yemen prison in San'a, along with the Yemen cell leader, Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei.
Abdullah Avcı Abdullah Avcı is a former Galatasaray youth football coach and has coached the Turkey U-17 team leading them to a European championship medal and 4th place at the FIFA Youth-World championships in Peru. With stars like Nuri Sahin, Deniz Yılmaz, and Tevfik Kose, Abdullah Avci was confident of success.
Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1956—November 3, 1996) was a Turkish nationalist and neofascist activist, who became in 1978 the second responsible, after colonel Alparslan Türkes, of the "Grey Wolves", a movement of the Turkish "Nationalist Movement Party(Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi-MHP)" "Les liaisons dangereuses de la police turque", in Le Monde diplomatique, March 1997 . Member of Gladio "stay-behind" NATO clandestine network, he was instrumental in destroying the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), and worked with the cooperation of the Turkish state and Gladio, NATO's paramilitary anticommunist organization during the Cold War.
Abdullah Badran Abdullah Badran was a Palestinian suicide bomber who killed four civilians and injured fifty when he blew himself up at the entrance to "Stage", a popular Tel Aviv nightclub, on the corner of Herbert Samuel and Yonah Hanavi streets, opposite the Israeli beachfront. One of the three male victims was identified as Yitzhak Bozaglo, 40, from the Upper Galilee moshav of Mishmar Hayarden.
Abdullah Baybasin Abdullah Baybasin was at the helm of a ÂŁ25 billion heroin empire based in North London until British newspapers leaked information alluding to the fact that he was given preferencial treatment because he was acting as an informant for customs. He has since been convicted of drug charges involving up to 5.
Abdullah GĂ«rguri Abdullah GĂ«rguri (1931-1994) was a Kosovo Albanian painter, an important artist in restoration and conservation of the icons and frescoes. GĂ«rguri was born in the village Sibofc of Podujevo, in Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
Abdullah Hamid Al Qahtani Abdullah Hamid Al Qhatani (Arabic: عبد الله حامد القحطاني) is a Saudi Arabian citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861 in Samarra – 908 in Baghdad) (Arabic: عبد الله بن المعتز) was persuaded to assume the role of caliph of the Abbasid dynasty following the premature death of al-Muktafi. He succeeded in ruling for a single day and a single night, before he was forced into hiding, found, and then strangled in a palace intrigue that brought al-Muqtadir, then thirteen years old, to the throne.
Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi was a close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is best known for his role as the courier of letters from Muhammad to Khusraw Parvez the King of Persia, and for his ordeal while imprisoned by Heraclius, the Byzantine emperor.
Abdullah I Al-Sabah Sheikh Abdullah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah (Abdullah I; 1740 - May 5, 1814) was the second ruler of Kuwait's royal Al-Sabah dynasty, ruling from 1762 to May 3, 1814. He was the youngest son of Sabah bin Jaber, upon whose death he succeeded.
Abdullah I of Jordan Abdullah I, King of Jordan (1882 – July 20, 1951) (Arabic: عبد الله الأول), also known as Abdullah bin al-Husayn (Arabic: عبد الله بن الحسين `Abd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn), was, successively, Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) under a British Mandate, then King of Transjordan (May 25, 1946–1949), King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949–1951) and "King of all Palestine" from 1 December, 1948.Sam Pope Brewer, 'Abdullah Named 'King of Palestine'; Fatal Riots in Syria, Cabinet Quits', New York Times, December 2, 1948 He is also frequently called King Abdullah the Founder (عبدالله المؤسس), since he was the founder of Jordan.
Abdullah Ibn Saba Abdullah Ibn Saba (ca. 600 CE), also known as Ibn Sauda (because his mother was a black Ethiopian), is an allegedly historical person whom some Sunni's state was a Jewish convert that laid the foundation for the later sect of the ShiĂŻtes.
Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934, Cape Town, South Africa), formerly known as Adolph Johannes Brand, and as Dollar Brand (from a popular brand of cigarettes), is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles.
Abdullah II of Jordan As-Sayyid Muhammad Abdullah II bin al-Hussein al Hashimi, King of Jordan () (born January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan), is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He has reigned since the death of his father, King Hussein bin Talal, on February 7, 1999.
Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (Arabic: عبد الله الثالث السالم الصباح) lived from 1895 to November 24 1965. Eldest son of Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, he was Emir of Kuwait from January 29 1950 until his death on November 241965.
Abdullah Isa Neil Dougan Sheikh Abdullah Isa Neil Dougan (1918 - 1987) was a Sufi Sheikh of the Naqshbandi order. Abdullah was born and spent most of his life in New Zealand where he ran open, Westernised groups that merged Naqshbandi (including Gurdjieff) and Chisti teachings along with input from the Buddhist and Hindu teachings.
Abdullah Khadr Abdullah Khadr (1981-) is a member of the Khadr family and the oldest son of Ahmed Said Khadr, a senior member of the Al-Qaeda group. Like his five siblings, Abdullah was born, and spent his childhood in Canada.
Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono Abdulah Makhmud Hendropriyono is a retired General from Indonesian Special Forces (KOPASSUS) who was a Minister of Transmigration as well as Minister of Manpower from 1998 to 1999, headed the state intelligence agency, Badan Intelijen Negara, from 2001 to 2004. .
Abdullah Musa Abdulla Musa, full name Abdullah Musa Abdullah (born in 1966), is a footballer from UAE who played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahli Club in Dubai, and the UAE national football team. He was in the squad of UAE team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy but never played in the tournament.
Abdullah Saeed Professor Abdullah Saeed was born in the Maldives and holds degrees from Australia and overseas. He has a BA in Arab/Islamic Studies from Saudi Arabia, MA in Applied Linguistics and PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Abdullah Shraidi Abdullah Shraidi was the former leader of Osbat al-Nour whose near-fatal shooting on may 17, 2003 sparked violience between members of Osbat al-Nour and Fatah militia members in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in southern Lebanon. The shooting took place after the funeral of family relative [[Ibrahim Shraidi], a Fatah member gunned down by an unknown assaliant.
Abdullah Smith Abdullah Smith, a fictional character of the Left Behind novel series, is an aircraft pilot, known to Mac McCullum, and who first appears in the fifth book, Apollyon. McCullum refers Buck Williams to Abdullah Smith when Buck needs a flight back to America.
Abdullah Tarmugi Abdullah Tarmugi (born 25 August 1944) is the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency since 1997. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1984 starting out at Siglap constituency and later Bedok Group Representation Constituency from 1991 to 1997.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali Abdullah Yusuf Ali (14 April 1872 - 10 December 1953) was an Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English. His translation of the Qur'an ranks alongside the translation of Marmaduke Pickthall as the most widely-known and used in the world.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989) (Arabic عبدالله عزام) also known as Shaikh Azzam was a central figure in the global development of the militant Islamist movement. Shaikh Azzam built a scholarly, ideological and practical paramilitary infrastructure for the globalization of Islamist movements that had previously focused on separate national, revolutionary and liberation struggles.
Abdullah Zubromawi Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi (Arabic: عبد الله سليمان زبرماوي) (born November 15, 1973) is a former football defender from Saudi Arabia. Between 1993 and 2002 he played 122 international matches and scored 4 goals for the national team.
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. His specialties include human rights in Islam and cross-cultural issues in human rights, and he is the director of the Religion and Human Rights Program at Emory.
Abdullahi Ali Hiirad Abdullahi Ali Hiirad (born in Jowhar, Somalia, grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia) was the founder of the first Somali Civil Society Organisation during the civil war. He promotes independent newspapers and the freedom of speech in Mogadishu.
Abdullahi dan Fodio Abdullahi dan Fodio (1804-1824) was the brother of Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817), the 1st Sultan of Sokoto. Usman being more of a scholar than politics, he delegated the practical regency of the western part of his empire to Abdullahi, and the eastern part to his son Muhammad Bello.
Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (also spelled Abdullahi Shaykh Isma'il; ) was the deputy prime minister and foreign minister in the transitional government of Somalia. He was appointed to that position on December 1 2004 as part of a partial government formed by Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Ghedi.
Abdullo Nuri Said Abdullo Nuri (March 15, 1947, Oshtien, Tajikistan - August 9, 2006, Dushanbe) was a Tajik Muslim cleric and politician. During the Tajik Civil War of 1992-1997, he led the United Tajik OppositionRadio Free Europe, Tajikistan: Influential Islamic Politician Remembered, and from 1993 was also head of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan.
Abdulmajid "Abdulmajid" is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie and Brian Eno during the 'Berlin' period, but which remained unreleased until 1991. It then appeared as a bonus track on the Rykodisc reissue of the album "Heroes".
Abdulrab Muhammad Muhammad Ali al-Sayfi Abdulrab Muhammad Muhammad Ali al-Sayfi (Arabic: ) a Yemeni, became wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori was a former prince from West Africa who was made a slave in the United States. In 1828, he was freed after spending 40 years in slavery by the order of President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of State Henry Clay.
Abdulrahman Mohamed Abdulrahman Mohamed, full name Abdulrahman Mohamed Abdullah (born 1963-10-01) is a UAE football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for the UAE national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was the captain of the team in the match against West Germany.
Abdulsalami Abubakar General Abdulsalami Abubakar (born June 13, 1942) became Nigeria's eighth military Head of State in 1998, after Ironsi, Gowon, Murtala, Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida and Abacha, since the country's independence from Britain in 1960. He was born in Minna, Niger State in Northern Nigeria.
Abdulvehhab Ilhamija Abdulvehhab Ilhamija(Abdulvehab means "the slave of them who make a present" - Ilhamija was his derwish name and means "inspired") (1773-1821) was an 18th century Bosniak derwish and prose writer.
Abdur Rab Nishtar Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (Urdu: سردار عبد الرب نشتر) (born June 13, 1899 in Peshawar, NWFP - died February 14, 1958 in Karachi) was a Muslim League stalwart, Pakistan movement activist and later Pakistani politician.

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