Abd al-Mannan

ʻAbd al-Mannān (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد المنّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd meaning 'servant', and al-Mannān 'benefactor, the giver of all bood/benefits'; the full name means 'servant of the benevolent/benefactor', 'servant of the giver of all good/benefits', and is a Muslim theophoric name.^[1][2]

People with the name

• Abu Bakr II ibn ʽAbd al-Munan (died 1852), emir of Harar (Ethiopia)
• Sheikh Abdul Mannan (died 1971), Bangladeshi journalist
• Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1929) (1929–2005), Bangladeshi politician and minister of Home Affairs from Tangail
• Abdul Mannan (academic) (1932–2007), Bangladeshi academic, 19th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka
• M. A. Mannan (neurologist) (1932–2016), Bangladeshi educator, neurologist and politician of Awami League from Kishoreganj
• Abdul Mannan (Chandpur politician) (1935–2006), Bangladeshi religious and political leader from Comilla
• Abdul Mannan (aviation executive) (1942–2020), Bangladeshi politician and minister from Dhaka
• Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1942) (born 1942), Bangladeshi politician of Bikalpa Dhara party from Laxmipur
• Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Narsingdi
• Abdul Mannan Syed (1943–2010), Bangladeshi poet and author
• Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1944) (born 1944), also Professor Abdul Mannan, Bangladeshi politician from Meherpur and television personality
• Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 1946), Bangladeshi politician from Sunamganj and the incumbent minister of Planning
• Abdul Mannan Choudhury (born 1948), Bangladeshi academic, founder and vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh
• Abdul Manan Ismail (1948–2018), Malaysian politician
• Abdul Mannan Hossain (1952–2017), Indian politician
• Abdul Mannan Khan (born 1952), Bangladeshi politician from Dhaka and the former State Minister of Housing and Public Works
• Abdul Mannan (Bangladeshi politician, born 1952) (born 1952), Bangladeshi politician from Jhenaidah
• Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician) (born 1952), Indian National Congress politician
• Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1953) (1953–2020), Bangladeshi politician from Bogra
• Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer
• Abdul Mannan (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
• Abdul Mannan (educator), Bangladeshi academic and university administrator, former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University
• M. A. Mannan (1950–2022), Bangladeshi politician and former mayor of Gazipur City
• Abdul Mannan Talukder (1936-2025), Bangladeshi politician from Sirajganj