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* [[Abd al-Qadir II]] (fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan)
* [[Abd al-Qadir II]] (fl. 1603/4–1606), ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (Sudan)
* [[Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi]]
* [[Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto)]] (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier
* [[Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto)]] (fl. 1842–1859), Sokoto (Nigeria) Grand Vizier
* [[Abdul Qadir al-Badri]] (1921–2003), Libyan politician
* [[Abdul Qadir al-Badri]] (1921–2003), Libyan politician

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Abdul Qadir
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
MeaningServant of (the Powerful) Allah

Abdul Qadir, Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir (Template:Lang-ar) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]

The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer (Template:Lang-ar), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name.

Notable people with the name include:

Men

In sport

Athletics

Cricket

Football

Martial arts

Other sports

In the arts

Politicians and secular leaders

From Africa

From the Middle East

From Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent

From elsewhere

In religion

Military figures and activists

Detainees

Other

Women

References

  1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
  3. ^ "Commemoration of a Somali Peace Activist Abdulkadir Yahya Ali". Hiiraan Online. July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2016.