Abdur Razzaq

Abdur Razzaq (Arabic: عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Razzaq. The name means "servant of the all-provider", Ar-Razzāq 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. Because the letter r is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Razzaq, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Razzaq. Alternative transliterations include ‘Abd ar-Razzaq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Razaq, Abdul Razzak and others, all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

The closely related but less common name Abdul Razzaq (Arabic: عبد الرازق) is difficult to distinguish from the other in transliteration, so some uses of it are included below.

It may refer to:

Males[]

Afghan[]

• Abdul Raziq Achakzai (1979-2018), former Afghan police chief
• Abdul Razaq (born 1971), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 356)
• Abdul Razzaq, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 923)
• Abdul Razak, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 1043)
• Abdur Razzaq (Taliban Interior Minister)
• Abdul Razzaq (Taliban governor)
• Abdul Razaq (cricketer)

Algerian[]

• Abderrazak Bounour (born 1957), Algerian runner

Arabian[]

• ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani (early), Sunni Islamic scholar of the Science of hadith
• Shaikh Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani, (1133–1207 CE), shaikh of Qadiriyya order after Abdul Qadir Jilani

Bangladeshi[]

• Abdur Razzaq (professor) (1914–1999), Bangladeshi politics and economics educator

• Abdur Razzak (actor) (1942–2017), Bangladeshi film actor
• Abdur Razzaq (politician) (1942–2011), Bangladeshi politician
• Abdur Razzaq (barrister) (born 1949), Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
• Abdur Razzak (politician) (born 1950), Food Minister of Bangladesh
• Abdur Razzak (cricketer) (born 1982), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Abdul Razzak Rajib, Bangladeshi cricketer

British[]

• Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist

Canadian[]

• Abousfian Abdelrazik (born 1962), Sudanese-Canadian accused of terrorism

Chinese[]

• Abdul Razakah, Chinese held in Guantanamo (ISN 219)

Egyptian[]

• Ali Abdel Raziq (1888–1966), Egyptian Islamic scholar
• Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri (1895–1971), Egyptian legal scholar
• Mahmoud Abdel Razek Fadlallah, known as Shikabala (born 1986), Egyptian footballer

Kuwaiti[]

• Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani (1928–1996), Kuwaiti academic administrator

Libyan[]

• Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa, Libyan politician
• Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, Libyan held in Guantanamo (ISN 685)

Ghanaian[]

• Karim Abdul Razak (born 1956), Ghanaian footballer
• Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer

Indian[]

• Abdool Razack Mohamed (1906–1978), Indian-Mauritian politician
• Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian weavers revolution leader
• K. M. Abdul Razack, Indian politician

Indonesian[]

• Abdul Razak (canoeist) (born 1964), Indonesian canoer

Iraqi[]

• 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasani (1903–1997), Iraqi historian

• Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed Taha (c. 1910 – c. 1998 ??), Iraqi chess player

• Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (1921–2007), Prime Minister of Iraq

• Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (1933–1978), Iraqi politician
• Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
• Ziad Abderrazzak Mohammad Aswad, Iraqi politician
• Abdul Razak al-Hashimi, Iraqi diplomat
• Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (born 1940), Iraqi footballer
• Asaad Abdul Razzaq (born 1967), Iraqi footballer
• Nashwan Abdulrazaq Abdulbaqi, known as Abdul Hadi al Iraqi (born 1961), Iraqi Kurd held in Guantanamo (ISN 10026)

Iranian[]

• Abdur Razzaq (traveller) (1413–1482), Persian traveller to India

Ivorian[]

• Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
• Abdul Razak (footballer) (born 1992), Ivorian footballer

Malaysian[]

• Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976), Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Abdul Razak Baginda (born 1960), Malaysian political writer
• Abdul Razak Mohaideen (born 1965), Malaysian film director
• Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak (born 1987), Malaysian footballer

Moroccan[]

• Abderrazak Khairi (born 1962), Moroccan footballer
• Abderrazzak Jadid (born 1983), Moroccan footballer

Myanma[]

• U Razak (Abdul Razak) (1898–1947), Burmese politician

Nigerian[]

• Abdulrazak Ekpoki (born 1982), Nigerian footballer

Pakistani[]

• Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (1944–2014), Pakistani businessman
• Abdul Raziq Bugti (1952–2007), Pakistani politician
• Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
• Abdul Razzaq (cricketer) (born 1979), Pakistani cricketer
• Abdur Razzaq (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer, Kalat
• Abdul Razzaq (field hockey) (born 1921), Pakistani Olympic hockey player

Palestinian[]

• Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh (born 1929), Palestinian politician
• Omar Abd al-Razaq, Palestinian politician
• Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, Palestinian business professor imprisoned in the US

Saudi Arabian[]

• Abd al Razaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al Sharikh (born 1984), Saudi, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 67)

Somali[]

• Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924–2014), Prime Minister of Somalia
• Abdirisak Omar Mohamed Minister of Internal Security
• Abdirizak Bihi social activist

Sudanese[]

• Abousfian Abdelrazik (born 1962), Sudanese-Canadian accused of terrorism

Syrian[]

• Abdelrazak al-Restom al-Dandachi (1899–1935), Syrian politician
• Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (born 1986), Syrian footballer
• Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdi, Syrian Ahrar ash-Sham cleric

South African[]

• Abdul Razak, South African cricketer

Tanzanian[]

• Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzanian-British novelist

Trinidadian[]

• Abdul Razack (cricketer) (1888-1946), Trinidadian cricketer

Yemeni[]

• Abdullah Abdul Razzaq Badhib, known as Abdullah Badhib (1931–1975), political activist from Aden known as founder of Yemeni communism
• Abdul Al Razzaq Muhammad Salih, Yemeni held in Guantanamo (ISN 233)

Females[]

• Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet
• Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (born 1986), Iraqi runner

Other[]

• Bandar Tun Abdul Razak (established 1979), town in Malaysia
• Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (established 1997), university in Malaysia
• Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (founded 1957), school in Malaysia
• SMK Tun Abdul Razak (founded 1959), school in Malaysia
• Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (built 1965), mosque in Singapore
• Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq, book written by ‘Abd ar-Razzaq as-San‘ani

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