Abdul Hamid

ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of ; ; ), also spelled as Abdulhamid, Abdelhamid, Abd-ul Hamid, and Abd ol-Hamid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is a Muslim theophoric name built from the Arabic words ʻabd ('servant') and al-Ḥamīd (one of the names of God in the Qur'an), and thus means 'servant of the All-laudable'.

It may refer to:

Given name

• Abd al-Hamid al-Katib (died 749), Umayyad official and Islamic scholar
• 'Abd al-HamÄ«d ibn Turk (fl. 830), Turkish Muslim mathematician
• Abdul Hamid Lahori (died 1654), Indian traveller and court historian of Shah Jahan
• Abdul Hamid Baba (died c.1732), Pashtun poet
• Abdul Hamid I (1725–1789), sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Abdul Hamid (surveyor) (died ?1864), surveyor in Central Asia
• Abdul Hamid II (1842–1918), sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah (1864–1943), Sultan of Kedah
• Abdul Hamid Madarshahi (1869–1920), Bengali Islamic scholar and author
• Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1880–1976), political leader in Pakistan and Bangladesh
• Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi (1884–1920), Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
• Abdul Hamid (politician, born 1886) (1886–1963), former Education Minister of Assam
• Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940), Algerian Muslim scholar
• Abdul Hamid Karami (1890–1950), Lebanese politician
• Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898–1972), Indian chemist and businessman
• ‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972), Iranian Bahá'í scholar
• Sufi Abdul Hamid (1903–1938), African-American religious and labor leader
• Abdelhamid Abdou (1905–1972), Egyptian footballer
• Syarif Abdul Hamid Alkadrie (1913–1978), Sultan of Pontianak, Indonesia
• Abdul Hamid Khan (general) (1917–1984), Pakistani soldier
• Abdelhamid I. Sabra (1924–2013), known as A. I. Sabra, Egyptian-American historian of science
• Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj (1925–2013), Syrian soldier and politician
• Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb (1925–1995), Saudi Arabian diplomat and businessman
• Abdelhamid Mehri (1926–2012), Algerian politician
• Abdelhamid Bouchouk (1927–2004), Algerian footballer
• Abdul Hamid (field hockey) (1927–2019), Gold medallist for Pakistan in 1960 Olympics
• Abdul Hameed (writer) (1928–2011), Pakistani Urdu writer
• Abdul Hamid Omar (1929–2009), Malaysian judge
• Abdelhamid Kermali (1931–2013), Algerian footballer and football manager
• Abdul Hamid (soldier) (1933–1965), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
• Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996), Egyptian preacher, scholar of Islam and author
• Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1933–2007), Libyan politician
• Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (1934–2015), known as Omar Karami, Lebanese politician
• Abdelhamid Brahimi (1936–2021), Prime Minister of Algeria
• Mohsen Abdel Hamid (born 1937), Iraqi politician
• Abdelhamid Temmar (born 1938), Algerian politician
• Abdelhamid Sharaf (1939–1980), Prime Minister of Jordan
• Abdelhamid Slama (1941–2025), Tunisian politician
• Abdul Hamid II (field hockey) (born 1942), Silver medallist for Pakistan in 1964 Olympics
• Abdul Hameed Dogar (born 1944), Pakistani judge
• Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1944), 16th President of Bangladesh
• Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (1944–2022), Malaysian politician
• Abdul Hameed Nayyar (born 1945), Pakistani physicist
• Molavi Abdul Hamid (born ca. 1946/1947), Iranian cleric
• Abdolhamid Fathi (born 1948), Iranian fencer
• Abdul Hamid (voice actor) (1948–2022), Indonesian voice actor and puppeteer
• Abdul Hamid (Indian politician) (born 1950), Indian politician
• Wagdy Abd el-Hamied Mohamed Ghoneim (born ), Egyptian Islamic preacher and writer
• Abdul Hamid Khan (politician) (born 1953), Pakistani politician
• Abdellatif Abdelhamid (born 1954), Syrian film director
• Gamal Abdelhamid (born 1957), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
• Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, or Abid Hamid Mahmud (1957–2012), Iraqi military officer
• Abdelhamid Halim Ben-Mabrouk (born 1960), known as Halim Benmabrouk, French-Algerian footballer
• Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan (born 1961), known as Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer
• Abdel Hamid al-Ghazzawi (born 1962), Libyan Guantanamo detainee
• Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (born 1962), Malaysian politician
• Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian political activist
• Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib or Yushau Shuaib (born 1969), Nigerian writer
• Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (born 1971), Egyptian footballer (Haras el Hodood)
• Wazi Abdul Hamid (born 1971), Malaysian motorcyclist
• Abdelhamid Hassan (born 1972), Egyptian footballer
• Tamer Abdel Hamid (born 1975), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
• Abdolhamid Rigi (ca. 1979–2010), Iranian executed for terrorist offences
• Amir Abdelhamid (born 1979), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly)
• Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid (born 1983), known as Mido, Egyptian footballer
• Abdel Hamid Ahmed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly)
• Abdelhameed Amarri (born 1984), Sudanese footballer
• Abdul Hameid Shabana (born 1985), Egyptian footballer
• Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
• Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987–2015), terrorist involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks
• Abdülhamit Yıldız (born 1987), Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player
• Abdelhamid Abuhabib (born 1989), Palestinian Footballer
• Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (born 1990), French footballer of Moroccan descent
• Abdul Hamid (born 1990), known as Bill Hamid, American soccer player
• Abdulrahim Abdulhameed (born 1990), Bahraini Taekwondo practitioner
• Mohd Zabri Abdul Hamid (1937–1975), Malaysian policeman
• Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid, Chief Minister of Kapurthala Princely State in India under the British Raj
• Abdul Hamid Ali Hassan, Bahraini diplomat
• Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi, Iranian writer
• Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, Nigerian journalist
• Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid, Iraqi-British film-maker
• Abdul Hamid (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Hameed (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Hamid Khorasani, Afghan military commander

Family or father name

• Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid (1929–2019), Egyptian, first wife of King Hussein of Jordan
• Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian writer
• Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (born 1981), Danish social worker and politician
• Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as Saint Levant, Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper
• Rana Abdelhamid (born 1993), Egyptian-American self-defense advocate
• Sara Abdel-Hamid (born 1989), known as Ikonika, British electronic musician, producer and DJ
• Yunis Abdelhamid (born 1987), French footballer

See also

• Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, school in Malaysia
• Abdul Hamid Sharaf School, school in Jordan
• Masjid Abdul Hamid, mosque in Singapore
• Ottoman submarine Abdül Hamid, constructed 1886
• Abdul the Damned, also known as Abdul Hamid, 1935 British film
• Abdul Hamid Khan (disambiguation)

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