Abdul Malik () is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Malik. The name means "servant of the King", in the Christian instance 'King' meaning 'King of Kings' as in Jesus Christ and in Islam, Al-Malik being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by e. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Malik, Malek or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
There is a distinct but related name, Abdul Maalik (), meaning "servant of the Owner", referring to the Qur'anic name MÃÂlik-ul-Mulk. The two names are difficult to distinguish in transliteration, and some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
It may refer to:
Given name
Political and military figures
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646âÂÂ705), 5th Umayyad Caliph, ruling from Damascus
- Abd al-Malik ibn Umar ibn Marwan (718âÂÂ778), Umayyad elder statesman, general, and governor of Seville.
- Abd al-Malik ibn Salih (died 812), Abbasid prince and general
- Abd al-Malik I (Samanid emir) (died 961), emir of the SÃÂmÃÂnids (Persia)
- Abd al-Malik II (Samanid emir) (fl. 999), emir of the SÃÂmÃÂnids (Persia)
- Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar (died 1008), general and vizier of the Caliphate of Cordoba, and governor of Seville and Saragossa
- Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid (died 1339) son of Marinid Sultan of Morocco Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi (died 1578), Sultan of Saadi Dynasty in Morocco
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (reigned 1627âÂÂ1631), Sultan of Morocco
- Abdalmalik of Morocco (1696âÂÂ1729), Sultan of Morocco
- Anwar Abdul Malik (1898âÂÂ1998), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Malek Ukil (1924âÂÂ1987), Bangladeshi lawyer and politician
- Abdelmalek Sellal (born 1948), Prime Minister of Algeria
- Abdul Malik (sergeant), Ghanaian soldier who co-led a coup attempt in 1983
- Abdulmalik Dehamshe (born 1943), Arab-Israeli politician
- Abdelmalek Droukdel (1970âÂÂ2020), Algerian al-Qaeda leader
- Abdul Malik Pahlawan, Afghan militia leader who led his forces for both the Taliban and Northern Alliance
- Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (born 1979), Yemeni rebel
- Abdolmalek Rigi (ca. 1983âÂÂ2010), Iranian Sunni militant
- Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei (born 1983), Prince of Brunei
Sportspeople
Scholars
Pseudonym or stage name
- Abdul Malik, name used by Michael X (1933âÂÂ1975), Trinidadian black revolutionary
- Abd al Malik (rapper), French rapper Régis Fayette-Mikano (born 1975)
Other
Surname
References