Rahman (name)
| Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | [Servant of] the Most Compassionate, |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Rahim, Rehman |
Rahman (Arabic: رحمان, Raḥmān) is an Arabic male name, short for Abdu r-Raḥmān "Servant of the Most Merciful", ar-Rahman being one of the Names of God in Islam. Raḥmān is the elative of raḥīm "merciful", based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M With nisba, the name becomes Rahmani and is used as a surname.
Given name
- Rahman Syed (1932 – 2009), Pakistani entomologist
- Rahman (Bangladeshi actor) (1937 – 2005), Bangladeshi film actor and director
- Rahman Ali (1943), American boxer
- Rahman Gumbo (1963), Zimbabwean soccer coach (currently coaching the national team)
- Rahman (actor) (1967), South Indian film actor
- Rahman Rezaei (1975), Iranian footballer
- Rahman Ahmadi (1980), Iranian footballer
- Rrahman Hallaçi (1983), Albanian footballer
- Rahman Dadman , Iranian politician
Surname
- A. R. Rahman, Oscar Award winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter
- Aarif Lee, born Aarif Rahman. Hong Kong born Chinese Canadian singer, songwriter and award winning actor of Chinese, Arab and Malay descent.
- Clyde Rahman (1931-2009), Nation of Islam leader.
- Emomalii Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan
- Hasim Rahman, former heavyweight boxing champion
- Perween Rahman (1957-2013), Pakistani social activist
- Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), Diplomatic Director and novelist
- Waheeda Rehman, Indian film actress
- Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladeshi cricket player
Second half of compound name
See the following name pages:
- Abdur Rahman
- Anisur Rahman
- Ata-ur-Rahman
- Azizur Rahman
- Fazl ur Rahman
- Habib ur Rahman
- Khalil-ur-Rehman
- Lutfur Rahman (disambiguation)
- Mahbubur Rahman
- Matiur Rahman
- Mizanur Rahman
- Saifur Rahman
- Shafiq ur Rahman
- Shamsur Rahman
- Ziaur Rahman
also the following individual names
- Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (born 1942), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
- Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari, Pakistani politician
- Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer
- Asad Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (born 1970), Pakistani Politician
- Fasih Ur Rehman, Pakistani dancer
- Hafeez Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Hafizur Rahman (born 1959), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932–1983), Bangladeshi author and newspaper editor
- Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970), Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist
- Ijaz-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani ten-pin bowler
- M. Jaffar-ur-Rehman (died 2005), Pakistani computer scientist
- Latif-ur-Rehman (born 1929), Pakistani field hockey player
- Latifur Rahman (born 1936), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Montazur Rahman Akbar (born 1957), Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), founding leader of Bangladesh
- Mujibur Rehman, Indian anti-corruption activist
- Mujibur Rahman, of the Mujibur and Sirajul regular TV guests
- Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman, Pakistani grand mufti
- Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Nasim Ur Rehman, Pakistani industrialist and politician
- Raza-ur-Rehman (born 1985), Canadian cricketer
- Riaz-ur-Rehman (1940–1966), Pakistani cricketer
- Riaz ur Rehman Saghar (1940-2013) Pakistani poet and lyricist active in cinema
- Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer
- Sadiqur Rahman (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Haji Saeed Ur Rehman Khan Karar (born 1929), Pakistani landlord, trader, politician
- Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (1943–2006), Indian writer
- Shafi ur Rahman (born 1929), judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Shafiur Rahman (1918–1952), martyr of the Bangladesh language movement
- Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Pakistani newspaper editor
- Tanzil-ur-Rahman (born 1928) Pakistani jurist and Islamic scholar
- Wali-ur-Rehman (c. 1970-2013), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander
- Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan (born 1952), Bangladeshi businessman
- Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (born c. 1960), a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba
See also
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