Abdul Qadir

Abdul Qadir
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	Servant of (the Powerful) Allah

Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir (Arabic: عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of who can do everything", Al=The. Al-Qādir being one of the names of Allah in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^[1]^[2]

The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer (Arabic: عبد القدیر), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name.

Notable people with the name include:

Men

In sport

Athletics

Abdelkader Zaddem (born 1944), Tunisian runner
Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born 1969), Moroccan runner
Abdelkader Hachlaf (born 1979), Moroccan runner
Abdalla Abdelgadir (born 1988), Sudanese runner

Cricket

Abdul Kadir (cricketer) (1944–2002), Pakistani cricketer
Abdul Qadir (cricketer) (1955–2019), Pakistani cricketer
Abdul Kadeer Ali (born 1983), English cricketer
Abdul Cader (cricketer) (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Football

Abdelkader Ben Bouali (1912–1997) French footballer
Abdul Kadir (Indonesian footballer) (1948–2003), Indonesian footballer
Abdulqadir Hassan (born 1962), Emirati footballer
Abdelkader El Brazi (1964–2014), Moroccan footballer
Abdelkader Ferhaoui (born 1965), Algerian footballer
Azizon Abdul Kadir (born 1980), Malaysian footballer
Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer
Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
Abdoul Kader Camara (born 1982), Guinean footballer
Abdelkader Besseghir (born 1978), Algerian footballer
Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré, otherwise Mohamed Kader (born 1979), Togolese footballer
Abdou Kader Mangane (born 1983), Senegalese footballer
Abdelkader Ghezzal (born 1984), French-Algerian footballer
Abdulkader Dakka (born 1985), Syrian footballer
Abdulkadir Özgen (born 1986), Turkish-German footballer
Abdelkader Kraichi (born 1989), French footballer
Abdel Kader Rifai (born 1973), Syrian footballer
Abdülkadir Kayalı (born 1991), Turkish footballer
Anwar Abdalqader (born 1953), Syrian football manager

Martial arts

Syed Abdul Kadir (born 1948), Singapore boxer
Abdülkadir Koçak (born 1981), Turkish boxer
Abdelkader Zrouri (born 1976), Moroccan Taekwondo athlete
Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 1986), French boxer
Abdulqader Hikmat (born 1987), Qatari Taekwondo practitioner
Abdelkader Chadi (born 1988), Algerian boxer

Other sports

Omer Abdelqader (born 1983), Qatari basketball player
Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla (born 1976), Bahraini volleyball player
Abdel Kader Sylla (born 1990), Seychelles basketball player
Justin Abdelkader (born 1987), American ice-hockey player

Writers

Abd al-Qadir Maraghi (middle of 14th century – 1435), Persian poet, musician and artist
Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680), Moroccan writer
Abdelkader Benali (born 1975), Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist
Abdul-Qādir Bēdil (1642–1720), Indian-Persian poet and Sufi
Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), Malayan writer
Ibrahim Abdel-Kader el-Mazni (1890–1949), Egyptian novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator, and poet
Abdul Kadir (1917-1985), Turkish poet
Abdul Quadir (1906–1984), Bangladeshi poet
`Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (1540 – c. 1615), Indo-Persian historian and translator
Abdelkader Alloula (1929–1994), Algerian playwright

In the arts

Abdul Qader Al Raes (born 1951), UAE artist
Abdulkadir Ahmed Said (born 1953), Somali film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor
Abd El Gadir Salim (born c. 1955), Sudanese folk-singer
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882–1952), Iraqi painter
Kozhikode Abdul Kader (1916–1977), Indian playback singer

Politicians and secular leaders

From Africa

Abd al-Qadir II (fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan)
Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi (1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader
Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier
Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1921–2003), Libyan politician
Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (1936–2020), Nigerian politician
Abdelkader Bengrina (born 1962), Algerian politician
Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi, Somali politician
Abdoulkader Cissé (born 1955), Burkinabe politician
Abdelkader Hachani (1956–1999), Algerian Islamist politician
Abdulqadir al-Baghdadi (1952–2011), Libyan diplomat
Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Sahrawi politician
Abdelkader Lecheheb, Moroccan diplomat
Abdulkadir Kure (1956-2017), Nigerian politician
Inuwa Abdulkadir (1966–2020), Nigerian politician
Mohamed Abdoulkader Mohamed (born 1951), Djiboutian politician
Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (1939-2011), Chadian politician

From the Middle East

Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority
Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini, otherwise Faisal Husseini (1940–2001), Palestinian politician
Abdülkadir Aksu (born 1944), Turkish politician
Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946–2020), Yemeni politician
Abd al-Qadir Qaddura (1935–2013), Syrian politician
Abdul Qadir Obeidi (born 1947), Iraqi politician

From Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent

Zambry Abdul Kadir (born 1962), Malaysian politician
Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1915–1992), Malaysian politician
Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (born 1963), Malaysian politician
Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed (1928–1999), Sri Lankan diplomat and political figure
A.R.M. Abdul Cader (1936–2015), Sri Lankan politician and businessman
Abdul Kader Mia (died 1960), Bengali politician
Abdul Qadir Alam, Afghan politician
Abdul Qadir Baloch (born 1945), Pakistani politician and retired military general
Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori (born 1954), Afghan politician
Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader) (1872–1950), leader of Muslims during the British Raj
Abdul Qadir Patel (born 1968), Pakistani politician
Abdul Qadir Nuristani (1936–1978), Afghan policeman and Minister of Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan

From elsewhere

Abdul Kadir (politician) (c. 1952 – 2018), Guyanese politician and conspirator in a planned attack of JFK Airport

In religion

Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077–1166), Persian Sufi saint
Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died 1801 or 1804), Moroccan religious scholar
Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah (1940–2013), Somali Cleric was assassinated by Al-Shabab 2013
Abdelkader El Djezairi (1808–1883), commonly known as Emir Abdelkader, Algerian religious and military leader
Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004), Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar
Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930–2021), Scottish Sufi
Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (born 1935), Pakistani Sunni scholar and jurist
Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji founder of Atba-i-Malak Vakil
Abdolqader Zahedi, Kurdish-Iranian Sunni religious teacher and politician

Military figures and activists

Abdelkader Perez (fl. 1723–1737), Moroccan Admiral and ambassador to England
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907–1948), Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter
Abdulkadir Yahya Ali (1957–2005), Somali peace activist^[3]
Abdelkader Guerroudj (1928–2020), Algerian communist active in the liberation war
Abdul Qadir (1944–2014), Afghan military officer during the Saur Revolution and Minister of Defense during the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA)
Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader) (ca. 1951–2002), military leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan
Abdelkader Belliraj (born 1957), Moroccan-Belgian found guilty of terrorist offences
Abdelkader Mokhtari (died 2015), Algerian commander active in the Bosnian war
Abdulkadir Shehu, Nigerian military/politician

Detainees

Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani (born 1960), Syrian held in Guantanamo
Moez Bin Abdul Qadir Fezzani (Bagram detainee), Tunisian
Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir (impossible name) (born 1976), Algerian held in Guantanamo
Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun (born 1979), Uyghur held in Guantanamo
Idris Ahmed Abdu Qader Idris (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
Ahmed Abdul Qader (born 1984), Yemeni held in Guantanamo

Other

Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936–2021), Pakistani nuclear scientist
Abdulkadir Ahmed (1940–1997), Nigerian banker
Abdul Qadir (banker) (1903–unknown), Pakistani banker
Abdul Kader Kamli, Arab IT expert
Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari, otherwise Mustafa al-Ansari (died 2004), Saudi wanted by the FBI
Abdi Wali Abdulqadir Muse, probable correct name of Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse (born c. 1992), Somali imprisoned for piracy

Women

Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (born 1959), Nigerian politician

References

^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
^ "Commemoration of a Somali Peace Activist Abdulkadir Yahya Ali". Hiiraan Online. July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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[ahmed-1] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

[3] "Commemoration of a Somali Peace Activist Abdulkadir Yahya Ali". Hiiraan Online. July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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