Abdolreza
Abdolreza (also transliterated as Abdulredha, Abdulreza, or Abd ol Reza, Arabic: عبد الرضا) is a masculine Arabic given name composed of Abdol and Reza, meaning servant of the contented. It is especially popular in Iran. It is commonly associated with Twelver Shi'ites, who especially revere their 8th Imam, Ali al-Ridha. The name is forbidden for Sunnis, who may not use any names implying servitude to anything besides God. It may refer to:
People[]
- Abdul Reza Pahlavi (1924–2004), Iranian prince, son of Rezā Shāh
- Abdulhussain Abdulredha (born 1939), Kuwaiti actor
- Abdolreza Mesri (born 1956), Iranian politician
- Abdolreza Barzegari (born 1958), Iranian footballer
- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (born 1959), Iranian politician
- Abdolreza Rajabi (1962-2008), Kurdish Iranian political activist who died in custody
- Abdolreza Jamilian (born 1965), Iranian orthodontist
- Abdolreza Ghanbari (born ca. 1968), imprisoned Iranian university lecturer
- Abdolreza Kahani (born 1973), Iranian filmmaker
- Abdulredha Buhmaid (1982-2011), Bahraini victim of Death of Abdulredha Buhmaid
- Abdolreza Jokar, Iranian Paralympic athlete
See also[]
Categories:
- Arabic masculine given names
- Iranian masculine given names