Abd al-Halim explained

ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الحليم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Ḥalīm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gives rise to the Muslim theophoric names.^{[1] [2]} It means "servant of the all-clement".

It may refer to:

Mononym

• Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927–2017), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah (1864–1943), 26th Sultan of Kedah
• Abdul Halim (Indonesia) (1911–1988), 4th Prime Minister of Indonesia
• Abdul Halim Bukhari (1945–2022), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
• Abdul Halim (cricketer) (born 1998), Bangladeshi cricketer

Given name

Abdel Halim

• Abdel Halim Ali (born 1973), Egyptian footballer
• Abdel Halim Hafez (1929–1977), Egyptian singer and actor
• Abdel Halim Muhammad (1910–2009), Sudanese doctor and administrator
• Abdel Halim Hassan, Egyptian footballer
• Abdel Halim Messaoudi, Tunisian writer

Abdel-Halim

• Abdel-Halim Caracalla (born 1940), Lebanese dance company director
• Abdel-Halim Mahmoud (1910–1978), Egyptian Grand Imam of Al Azhar
• Abdel-Halim Nowera (died 1985), Egyptian conductor and impresario

Abdelhalim

• Abdelhalim El-Kholti, known as Abdou El-Kholti (born 1980), Moroccan-French footballer
• Abdelhalim Ouradi (born 1981), Algerian boxer

Abdul Halim

• Abdul Halim (Dinajpur politician)
• Abdul Halim (Indonesia), former Prime Minister of Indonesia
• Abdul Halim (communist) (1901-1966), Indian politician and activist
• Abdul Halim (cricketer) (born 1998), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Abdul Halim (nationalist) (1887-1962), Indonesian Islamic scholar and nationalist
• Abdul Halim (Jessore politician)
• Abdul Halim Bukhari, Bangladeshi Islamic Scholar
• Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Halim Abdul Samad, Malaysian politician, senator and businessman
• Abdul Halim Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
• Abdul Halim Ghaznavi (1876–1953), Bengali Muslim League politician
• Abdul Halim Haron, Singaporean bodybuilder
• Abdul Halim Hussain, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Halim Iskandar, Indonesian politician
• Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932–2020), Syrian politician
• Abdul Halim Khan, Pakistani politician, Muslim cleric
• Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1929–2017), Indian sitar player
• Mirza Abdul Halim Mirza Abdul Majid (1966–1989), Singaporean police officer
• Abdul Halim Mohd Hanifah (born 1965), Bruneian military officer
• Abdul Halim Moussa (c. 1930–2003), Egyptian police major general and interior minister
• Abdul Halim Sadiqi (born), Pakistani prisoner in Guantanamo
• Abdul Halim Saari (born 1994), Malaysian footballer
• Abdul Halim Sharar (1869–1926), Indian essayist and historian
• Abdul Halim Tokmakçioğlu (born 1913), Turkish Olympic fencer
• Abdul Halim Zainal (born 1988), Malaysian footballer

Abdul-Halim

• Abdul-Halim Sadulayev (1966–2006), President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Abd al-Halim

• Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala (1930–2008), Egyptian soldier and politician

Abdul Haleem

• Abdul Haleem Chaudhri (died 1971), Bengali cricketer
• Abdul Haleem Chishti (1929-2020), Pakistani islamic scholar
• Abdul Haleem Chowdhury (1928-1987), Bangladeshi politician

Surname

Abdel Halim

• Moustafa Ali Abdel Halim (born 1943), Egyptian weightlifter
• Abdel Halim Mohamed, (1910-2009), Sudanese physician and politician

Abdel-Halim

• Ahmad Abdel-Halim (born 1986), Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin
• Aziza Abdel-Halim, President of the Muslim Women's National Network Australia

Abdel-Haleem

• Muhammad Abdel-Haleem, Egyptian academic working in London

Abdelhaleem

• Shareef Abdelhaleem (born), Egyptian-Canadian accused of terrorism
• Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem, Sudanese diplomat

Abdul Halim

• Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim (born 1941), Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia
• Badrulzaman Abdul Halim (born 1978), Malaysian footballer
  • Edry, Norman and Yusry Abdul Halim, three brothers and members of Malaysian pop boy band KRU Hashim Abdul Halim (1935–2015), Indian politician
• M. H. A. Haleem (born 1956), Sri Lankan politician
• Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim (born 1990), Malaysian footballer

Abdul-Haleem

• Ahmed Abdul-Haleem (born 1986), Jordanian footballer

Other uses

• Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Kedah, Malaysia
• Sultan Abdul Halim Highway, Kedah, Malaysia
• Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital, Kedah, Malaysia
• Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery, Kedah, Malaysia
• Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Penang, Malaysia
• SM Sultan Abdul Halim, school near Kedah, Malaysia
• Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse, 1988 disaster in Malaysia

See also

• Halim (name)

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.