Abd al-Jabbar

For other uses, see Abd al-Jabbar (disambiguation).

ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الجبار) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Jabbār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^[1][2] It means "servant of the All-compeller".

It may refer to:

People

People of faith

• Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad (935–1025), Iraqi Qadi and religious author
• Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara (born 1970), Nigerian Islamic cleric
• Nasuru Kabara (1924–1996) Nigerian Islamic cleric and formal Qadiriyya leader of West Africa.
• Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (1937–2016), Islamic scholar

Activists

• Abdul Jabbar (activist) (1919–1952), Bengali-language demonstrator
• Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar (1935–1970), Saudi political prisoner

Politicians

• Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician) (1931–2025), Indian politician
• Abdul Jalilul Jabbar (died 1660), 17th-century sultan of Brunei
• Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) (1902–1984), Pakistani politician
• M. A. Jabbar (1932–2020), Bangladeshi politician
• Abdul Jabbar (Moulvibazar politician) (1945–1992), Bangladeshi politician
• Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1954), Afghan politician
• Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Jabar Qahraman (1959–2018), Afghan army general, militia leader, and politician
• Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (born 1967), Afghan politician
• Abdul Jabar Sabet (1945–2023), Afghan politician
• Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician
• Sheikh Abdul Jabbar (1931–1990), Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
• Abdul Jabbar Jomard (1909–1971), Iraqi Foreign Minister
• Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (born 1967), Afghan diplomat
• Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician

Scientists

• Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, known as Abdul Jerri (born 1932), Iraqi American physicist and mathematician
• Abdul Jabbar Abdullah (1911–1969), Iraqi physicist and meteorologist
• Abdul Jabbar Al Rifai (born 1954), Irqai intellectual

Sportspeople

• Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) (1919–?), Indian cricketer
• Abdul Jabbar (footballer) (1945–2014), Pakistani footballer
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player
• Abdul Jabbar (Tamil Nadu cricketer) (born 1952), Indian Tamil Nadu cricketer
• Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon (born 1970), Iraqi footballer who played defender
• Karim Abdul-Jabbar, a previous name of Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born 1974), American footballer
• Haidar Abdul-Jabar (born 1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender
• Ahmad Abdul-Jabar (born 1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder
• Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
• Abdul Jabbar Rahima (born 1954), Iraqi hurdler

Entertainers

• Abdul Jabbar (singer) (1938–2017), Bangladeshi singer
• Abdul Jabbar Abbas (1933–1996), Iraqi actor

Other

• Abdul Jabar (Qala-i-Jangi captive) (born 1975), Afghan Qala-i-Jangi captive
• Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, Syrian soldier
• Abdul Jabbar Bhatti (born 1957), Pakistani mountaneer
• Abdul Jabbar Junejo (1935–2011), Sindhi writer
• Abdul Jabbar Khan (disambiguation), several people
• Abdul Jabbar Numan (1949–2019), Yemeni artist
• Abdul Jabbar Shanshal (1920–2014), Iraqi minister of defense