Abd al-Qayyum explained

ʻAbd al-Qayyūm (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد القيوم) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Qayyūm, 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 eternal".

It may refer to:

Abdul Qayyum

• Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (1863–1937), Indian educationalist
• Abdul Qayyum Khan (1901–1981), Pakistani politician
• Abdul Qayyum "Zakir", alleged real name of Abdullah Gulam Rasoul (born), Afghan held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Qayyum (general), Pakistani Lieutenant General
• Abdul Qayyum Jamal, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
• Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi, Afghan politician
• Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan (1924–2015), Azad Kashmir activist and politician

Abdul Qayum

• Abdul Qayum Karzai (born 1947), Afghan politician, brother of Hamid Karzai
• Abdul Qayum (imam) (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British imam of the East London Mosque

Abdul Qayoom

• Abdul Qayoom (cricketer) (born 1967), Indian cricketer and coach
• Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi, Afghani politician representing Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga

Others

• Abdol Ghayoom Ebrahimi (born 1932), founder of Gorgan University, Iran
• Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937), President of the Maldives
• Abdul Kaium (born 1948), Bangladeshi police officer, Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (2005–2006)
• Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib (born 1989), Singapore footballer

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.