thumb | right | President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the newly-appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdul Majid; the ambassador met with President Kennedy to present his credentials. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.ʻAbd al-Majīd (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 ʻabd and al-Majīd, 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, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.

'Abd al-Majid may refer to:

People

Given name

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  • 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria

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  • Abdelmadjid Benatia (born 1984), Algerian footballer
  • Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
  • Abdelmadjid Meskoud (1953–2026), Algerian chaabi singer
  • Abdelmadjid Sidi Said (born 1949), Algerian politician
  • Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
  • Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria

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  • Abdelmajid Ben Belgacem (born 1986), Tunisian footballer
  • Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), 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 (1927–2021), Tunisian politician
  • Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
  • Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
  • Abdelmajid Djae (born 2005), Comorian footballer
  • Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953–2017), Moroccan footballer
  • Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
  • Abdelmajid Hadry (born 1952), Moroccan footballer
  • Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier
  • Abdelmajid El Hissouf (born 1992), Moroccan runner
  • Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939–2014), 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 (1937–2020), Tunisian footballer

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  • Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player
  • Abdel Meguid Mahmoud (born 1946), Egyptian attorney general

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  • Abdolmajid Mahdavi Damghani, Iranian agroecologist
  • Abdolmajid Eskandari, Iranian academic
  • Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
  • Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
  • Abdol Majid Taleqani (1737/38–1771/72), Iranian calligrapher

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  • Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (1974–2008), leader in the Second Chechen War

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  • 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 (1963–2018), 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 (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives
  • Abdul Majeed Kakroo, Indian footballer
  • Abdul Majeed Khan (born 1963), Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
  • Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi (1934–2015), Pakistani Islamic scholar
  • Abdul Majeed Mahir (1927/1928–2024), Maldivian political activist
  • Abdul Majeed Maruwala (born 1963), Pakistani wrestler
  • Abdul Majeed Khan Niazi (born 1980), Pakistani politician
  • Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942–2007), Saudi prince
  • Abdul Majeed Waris (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
  • Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942–2024), Yemeni academic and politician

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  • Abdul Majid (football coach), Kenyan football coach
  • Abdul Majid (justice) (1868–1924), Bengali justice and scholar
  • Abdul Majid (physicist) (born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist
  • Abdulmajid Anad (born 1994), Qatari footballer
  • Abdul Majid Arfaei (1939–2026), Iranian researcher and elamitologist
  • Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860–1912), Bengali educationist
  • Abdul Majid Cockar (1923–2016), Kenyan lawyer
  • Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977), 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 (1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei
  • Abdul Majid Hussein (born 1944), Ethiopian politician
  • Abdul Majid Kabar (1909–1988), Libyan politician
  • Abdul Majid Khalil (1935–2021), Sudanese politician
  • Abdul Majid Khan, multiple people
  • Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
  • Abdul Majid Kubar (1909–1988), Libyan politician
  • Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Majid Mallick, Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdul Majid Mandal (1948–2021), Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdul Majid Tara Mia (1925–1988), Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
  • Abdul Majid Padder (born 1958), Indian politician
  • Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1943–2021), Libyan politician
  • Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier
  • Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
  • Abdul Majid Sindhi (1889–1978), Sindhi writer and politician
  • Abdul Majid Talukdar (1920–2002), Bangladeshi politician
  • Abdulmajid Tapa Tchermoev (1882–1937), Chechen statesman
  • Abdul Majid Thuneibat (1945–2022), Jordanian politician
  • Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998), Afghan banker

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  • Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
  • Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph

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  • Abdul Mejid (explorer), Anglo-Afghan mullah, merchant, and explorer of Central Asia

Surname

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  • Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father
  • Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid (born 1960), Palestinian politician
  • Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941–2010), Iraqi politician

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  • Atif Abdelmageed, Sudanese scout

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  • Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician
  • M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
  • Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress

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  • Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1923–2013), Egyptian diplomat

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  • Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937–2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist
  • Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915–1996), Pakistani politician

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  • 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 (1872–1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur
  • Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915–2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
  • Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
  • Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor

See also

  • "Heroes" (David Bowie album), a David Bowie album including an instrumental piece named "Abdulmajid" as a bonus track on its 1991 reissue
  • Abdulmajidia, genus of Malayan plants

References