ûAbd al-Majëd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is a combination of the Arabic words ûabd and al-Majëd, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as Abdülmecid.
There is a distinct but closely related name, ûAbd al-MÃÂjid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-MÃÂjid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:
People
Given name
- Abdelmajid Ben Belgacem (born 1986), Tunisian footballer
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919âÂÂ1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet
- Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 1951), Algerian footballer
- Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Chaker (1927âÂÂ2021), Tunisian politician
- Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
- Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
- Abdelmajid Djae (born 2005), Comorian footballer
- Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953âÂÂ2017), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid Hadry (born 1952), Moroccan footballer
- Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of Amos Yarkoni (1920âÂÂ1991), Israeli Arab soldier
- Abdelmajid El Hissouf (born 1992), Moroccan runner
- Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939âÂÂ2014), Tunisian theatre and film actor
- Abdelmajid Lamriss (born 1959), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajide Moncif (born 1961), Moroccan runner
- Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
- Abdelmajid R'chich (born 1942), Moroccan filmmaker
- Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician
- Abdelmajid Sebbata (born 1989), Moroccan writer and translator
- Abdelmajid Tlemçani (1937âÂÂ2020), Tunisian footballer
- Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Majeed (footballer) (born 1966), Pakistani footballer
- Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Majeed (politician) (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Majeed Abdullah (born 1962), Saudi singer
- Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari (1963âÂÂ2018), Maldivian politician and Islamic scholar
- Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai (born 1962), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Majeed Akhund, Afghan politician
- Abdul Majeed Badini, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Majeed Dar (died 2003), Kashmiri separatist leader
- Abdul Majeed Didi (1873âÂÂ1952), Sultan of the Maldives
- Abdul Majeed Kakroo, Indian footballer
- Abdul Majeed Khan (born 1963), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885âÂÂ1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
- Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi (1934âÂÂ2015), Pakistani Islamic scholar
- Abdul Majeed Mahir (1927/1928âÂÂ2024), Maldivian political activist
- Abdul Majeed Maruwala (born 1963), Pakistani wrestler
- Abdul Majeed Khan Niazi (born 1980), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942âÂÂ2007), Saudi prince
- Abdul Majeed Waris (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
- Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942âÂÂ2024), Yemeni academic and politician
- Abdul Majid (football coach), Kenyan football coach
- Abdul Majid (justice) (1868âÂÂ1924), Bengali justice and scholar
- Abdul Majid (physicist) (born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist
- Abdulmajid Anad (born 1994), Qatari footballer
- Abdul Majid Arfaei (1939âÂÂ2026), Iranian researcher and elamitologist
- Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860âÂÂ1912), Bengali educationist
- Abdul Majid Cockar (1923âÂÂ2016), Kenyan lawyer
- Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892âÂÂ1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an
- Abdulmajid Dostiev (born 1946), Tajik diplomat
- Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA
- Abdul Majid Hassan (1380âÂÂ1408), Sultan of Brunei
- Abdul Majid Hussein (born 1944), Ethiopian politician
- Abdul Majid Kabar (1909âÂÂ1988), Libyan politician
- Abdul Majid Khalil (1935âÂÂ2021), Sudanese politician
- Abdul Majid Khan, multiple people
- Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962âÂÂ2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
- Abdul Majid Kubar (1909âÂÂ1988), Libyan politician
- Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Majid Mallick, Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Majid Mandal (1948âÂÂ2021), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Majid Tara Mia (1925âÂÂ1988), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
- Abdul Majid Padder (born 1958), Indian politician
- Abdul Majid al-Qaâ²ud (1943âÂÂ2021), Libyan politician
- Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier
- Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
- Abdul Majid Sindhi (1889âÂÂ1978), Sindhi writer and politician
- Abdul Majid Talukdar (1920âÂÂ2002), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdulmajid Tapa Tchermoev (1882âÂÂ1937), Chechen statesman
- Abdul Majid Thuneibat (1945âÂÂ2022), Jordanian politician
- Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896âÂÂ1998), Afghan banker
- Abdülmecid I (1823âÂÂ1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Abdülmecid II (1868âÂÂ1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
Surname
- Chaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), Pakistani Kashmiri politician
- Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
- Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician
- S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician
- Syed Abdul Majid (1872âÂÂ1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur
- Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915âÂÂ2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
- Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637âÂÂ1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
- Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor
See also
References