Abdul Mannan
Abdul Mannan (Arabic: عبد المنان ) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Mannan. The name means "servant of the Benevolent", and is a Muslim theophoric name.[1][2]
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, Manan or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Given name
- Abdul Mannan (academic) (1932–2007), Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University
- Abdul Mannan (Bangladeshi politician) (1935–2006), Bangladeshi religious and political leader.
- Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Mannan Syed (1943–2010), Bangladeshi poet and author
- Abdul Manan Ismail (born 1948), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Mannan Hossain (born 1952), Indian politician
- Abdul Mannan (educator), 12th University Grants Commission Chairman and former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University
- Abdul Mannan Choudhury, Founder and vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh
- Abdul Mannan (politician) (1929-2005), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Mannan (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
Surname
- Abu Bakr II ibn `Abd al-Munan (ruled 1829-1852), emir of Harar (Ethiopia)
- MA Mannan (1932–2016), Bangladeshi educator and Bangladesh Awami League politician
- M. A. Mannan, Bangladesh National Party politician from Bangladesh
- Pir Hadi Abdul Mannan (born 1947), Pakistani journalist and writer
- Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer
References
- ↑ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- ↑ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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