Abd al-Qayyum

ʻAbd al-Qayyūm (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Qayyūm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the eternal". Notable people with the name include:

Abdul Qayyum

• Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (1863–1937), Indian educationalist
• Abdul Qayyum Khan (1901–1981), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Qayyum "Zakir", alleged real name of Abdullah Gulam Rasoul (born 1973), Afghan held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Qayyum (general), Pakistani Lieutenant General
• Abdul Qayyum Jamal, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
• Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi (born 1970), Afghan politician
• Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan (1924–2015), Azad Kashmir activist and politician

Abdul Qayum

• Abdul Qayum Karzai (1947–2024), Afghan politician, brother of Hamid Karzai
• Abdul Qayum (imam) (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British imam of the East London Mosque

Abdul Qayoom

• Abdul Qayoom (cricketer) (born 1967), Indian cricketer and coach

Others

• Abdol Ghayoom Ebrahimi (born 1932), founder of Gorgan University, Iran
• Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937), President of the Maldives
• Abdul Kaium (born 1948), Bangladeshi police officer, Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (2005–2006)
• Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (born 1989), Singapore footballer

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