Abd al-Ali explained

ʻAbd al-ʻAlī (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد العلي, Persian: عبدالعلی), also spelled as Abd ul Ali, Abd ul-Ali, Abd ol Ali, and Abd ol-Ali, is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-ʻAlī, 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 most High".

Given name

• Abd al-Ali al-Birjandi, Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist
• Abd Al-Ali Wadghiri (born 1944), Moroccan academic, writer and linguist
• Abdul Ali Bahari, Kenyan politician
• Abdolali Bazargan (born 1943), Iranian politician
• Abdolali Changiz (born 1959), Iranian footballer
• Abdul Ali Deobandi (1938–2009), Afghan cleric
• Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1932–1973), Qajar prince
• Abdelali Kasbane (born 1962), Moroccan runner
• Abdelali Lahrichi (born 1993), Moroccan basketball player
• Abdolali Lotfi (1880–1956), Iranian politician and judge
• Abdul Ali Malik (1907–1993), Pakistan Army engineer officer (served 1947–1974)
• Abdul Ali Mazari (1946–1996), Afghan politician

Middle name

• Khan Abdul Ali Khan (1922–1997), Pashtun educationalist

Surname

• Humayun Abdulali (1914–2001), Indian ornithologist
• Muhammed Abdul Ali (born 1951), Prince of Arcot
• Nacim Abdelali (born 1981), French footballer

Fictional characters

• Abdul Ali from Squid Game, portrayed by Korean-based Indian actor Anupam Tripathi

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Salahuddin Ahmed. Hurst & Company. London. 1999.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. S. A. Rahman. Goodword Books. New Delhi. 2001.