Abd al-Rahman

• Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon • Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr • Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid (616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs • Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali • Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (died 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars • Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 • Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus • Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours • Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir al-Lakhmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus • Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba (fl. 755), governor of Septimania • Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya • Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711–759), governor of al-Andalus • Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774), Arab lawyer • Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam (729–784), founder of the Rustamid dynasty • Abd al-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba, founded Umayyad dynasty • Abd al-Rahman II (788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba • Abd al-Rahman III (890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba • Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan • Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, also known as Azophi (903–986), Persian astronomer • Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba • Abd al-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba • Abd al-Rahman V (1001–1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba • Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar == Business ==

• Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro (1906–1982), Bahraini businessman • Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (1944–2024), Bahraini businessman • B. S. Abdur Rahman (1927–2015), Indian businessman == Entertainment ==

Single name • Abdur Rahman (actor) (1937–2005), Bangladeshi film actor and director Given name • Abderrahmane Abdelli (born 1958), Algerian musician • Abdel Rahman El Bacha (born 1958), Lebanese pianist • Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert • Abder Isker (1920–2010), French-Algerian TV director • Abderrahmane Sissako (born 1961), Mauritanian film director Surname • Hadj Abderrahmane (1941–1981), Algerian actor • Hisham Abdulrahman (born 1982), Saudi actor • Khalid Abdulrahman (born 1966), Saudi singer == Judges and lawyers ==

• Abdur Rahman (Pakistani judge) (1888–1962), Pakistani judge • Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as S. A. Rahman (1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan • Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer • Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer • Abdel Rahman Zuabi (1932–2014), Israeli judge • Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born ), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein • Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (1941–2025), Attorney General of Indonesia • Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya (born 1950), Turkish judge • Abdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer • A.F.M. Abdur Rahman (born 1951), judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh • Muhammad Abdur Rahman (born 1976), Pakistani judge == Politicians and activists ==

International organizations • Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League • Safiya Abdel Rahman, member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides Historical nations • Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan (died 1545), Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538 • `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern-day Ethiopia • Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829), prince from the Imamate of Futa Jallon in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States Afghanistan • Abdur Rahman Khan (1842–1901), Emir of Afghanistan • Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism Algeria • Abderrahmane Benhamida (1931–2010), Algerian politician • Abderrahmane Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician Bangladesh • Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017), former President of Bangladesh • Shaykh Abdur Rahman (died 2007), executed Jihadist terrorist • Abdur Rahman (Noakhali politician) (died 1981), Bangladeshi politician • Abdur Rahman (scholar) (1920–2015), Islamic scholar • Abdur Rahman (Faridpur politician) (born 1955), Bangladeshi politician • Abdur Rahman (Tangail politician), Bangladeshi politician • Abdur Rahman Kashgarhi (1912–1971), first Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque • Abdur Rahman Khokon, Bangladeshi politician India • Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician • Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as A. R. Antulay (1929–2014), Indian politician • Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or K. A. Rahman (1940–1999), Indian social activist • Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician) (born 1959), Indian politician • Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician • Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal (1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League • Abdul Rehman (MLA Delhi), Indian politician Indonesia • Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2008), President of Indonesia Iraq • Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani (1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq • Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913–1973), Iraqi politician • Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007), President of Iraq • Abdullah Abdulrahman Abdullah known as Ashti Hawrami (1948–2024), Iraqi-Kurdish politician • Abdul Rahman Mustafa (born 1951) (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician • Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli, Iraqi politician • Abderrahman Sadik Karim (born 1962), Iraqi politician Jordan • Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963–2016), Jordanian politician Libya • Abdel Rahman Shalgham (born 1949), Libyan politician • Abdul Rahman Kamudi (born 1955), Libyan politician Malaysia • Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895–1960) King of Malaysia • Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia • Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of Malaysia • Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973), Malaysian politician • Senu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995), Malaysian politician • Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia • Tunku Abdul Rahman (1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia • Abdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia • Abdul Rahman Dahlan (born 1965), Malaysian politician • Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (born 1948), Malaysian politician • Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (1939–2022), Malaysian politician • Abdul Rahman Bakri (born 1965), Malaysian politician accused of corruption • Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (born 1968), former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia • Norah Abdul Rahman (born 1959), Malaysian politician Singapore • Abdul Rahman Andak (1859–1930), State Secretary of Johor to Sultans Abu Bakar and Ibrahim • Temenggong Abdul Rahman (1755–1825), Temenggong of Johor Morocco • Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco • Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924–2020), Moroccan Prime Minister Nigeria • Abdul Rahman Mamudu (1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor • Abdulrahman Gimba (born 1945), Nigerian politician Pakistan • Ibn Abdur Rehman (1930–2021), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate • Abdurehman Rana (1942–2022), Pakistani politician • Abdul Rahman Khan (Azad Kashmiri politician), Pakistani politician • Abdul Rahman Khan (East Bengal politician), Pakistani politician • Abdul Rehman (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician • Abdul Rehman Makki (1954–2024), Pakistani Islamist Saudi Arabia • Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia • Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier • Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier • Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier • Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud • Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (1931–2017), Saudi politician • Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh • Abd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi prince • Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politician • Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture • Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi prince • Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince • Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz Somalia • Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed, Somali politician • Abdirahman Abdi Osman (1965–2019), Somali politician • Abdirahman Ahmed (died 2009), Somali politician • Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003), Somali politician • Abdirahman Mohamud Farole (born 1945), former President of Puntland, Somalia • Abdirahman Duale Beyle (born 1955/56), Foreign Minister of Somalia • Abdirahman Jama Barre (1937–2017), Somali politician • Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (1931–2003), Somali politician • Abdirahman Janaqow (died 2007), Somali politician Sudan • Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan • Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1930–2018), President of Sudan Yemen • Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1910–1998), President of Yemen • Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born 1943), Yemeni politician Other places • Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leader • Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (1924–1996), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist • Abdul Rahman Saleem (born 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist • Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician • Abdurrahman Vazirov (1930–2022), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan • Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician • Muriel Abdurahman (1938–2013), politician in Alberta, Canada • Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist, served a life sentence in the USA • Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician • Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989–2008), Arab-Israeli politician • Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician • Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal • Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physician • Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist • Abdulrahman Akkad (born 1998), Syrian LGBTQ activist. == Prisoners ==

• Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo • Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo • Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee • Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there • Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee • Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo • Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo • Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee • Abdul Rahman Noorani (born 1973), Afghan detained in Guantanamo • Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo • Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US • Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site • Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee • Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (born 1961/62), alias Azman, accomplice of Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah in the 1994 Oriental Hotel murder • Abdul Rahman Abdullah, birth name Donny Meluda, one of the main culprits of the 2010 Kallang slashings • Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman (born 1992), husband of Azlin Arujunah who was accused of abusing and murdering his five-year-old son == Muslim scholars==

Modern era Muslim scholars and clerics with this name are: • Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher • Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar • Abdur Rahman (scholar) (1920–2015), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh • Abdur Rahman Kashgari (1912–1971), Uyghur Islamic scholar based in Bengal • Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca • Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (born 1974), Islamic scholar of the United Kingdom, founder of ZamZam Academy and Whitethread Institute • Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak (born 1933), Saudi cleric • Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric • Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Jibrin known as Ibn Jibrin (1933–2009), Saudi scholar == Science and academia ==

• Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music • Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman, Persian physician • Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler • Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian • Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser • Abdulrahman al-Ansary (1935–2023), Saudi archaeologist • Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist • Basima Abdulrahman (born 1986/87), Kurdish-Iraqi civil engineer • Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman (died 2023), Vice Chancellor and chief executive officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia == Soldiers ==

• Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat • Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (1832–1896), Yemeni participant in Aceh war • Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (1868–1929), Malay resistance leader • Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II • Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor, aviator, and National Hero • Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient • Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani general • Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces • Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (1934–2020), Egyptian air force officer == Sports ==

Basketball • Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player • Mahdi Abdul-Rahman or Walt Hazard (1942–2011), American basketball player • Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player • Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player Cricket • Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1917) (1917–2000), Pakistani cricketer • Abdur Rehman (Kalat cricketer) (active 1969–70), Pakistani cricketer • Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1969) (born 1969), Pakistani cricketer • Abdul Rehman (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer • Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980) (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer • Abdul Rehman (Kenyan cricketer) (born 1980), Kenyan cricketer • Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) (born 1987), Emirati cricketer • Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1989) (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer • Abdul Rehman Muzammil (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer • Abdur Rahman (Bangladeshi cricketer) (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketer • Abdul Rahman (Afghan cricketer, born 2001) (born 2001), Afghan cricketer • Abdul Rahman (Boost Defenders cricketer), Afghan cricketer Fencing • Mohamed Abdel Rahman (1915–1996), Egyptian fencer • Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer Football • Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929–2011), Moroccan-French footballer • T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer • Abderrahmane Soukhane (1936–2015), Algerian footballer • Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coach • Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi football referee • Fahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballer • Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballer • Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), UAE footballer • Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballer • Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer • Rashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballer • Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballer • Abdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballer • Abdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballer • Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (1982–2026), Saudi footballer • Maman Abdurahman (footballer) (born 1982), Indonesian footballer • Abderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballer • Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballer • Mahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballer • Abdulrahman Mesbeh (born 1984), Qatari footballer • Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballer • Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballer • Abdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballer • Abdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer • Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballer • Baha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballer • Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballer • Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer • Khaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer • Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballer • Mohammed Abdulrahman (footballer, born February 1989), UAE footballer • Omar Abdulrahman (born 1991), UAE footballer • Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian footballer • Mohamed Abdelrahman (footballer, born 1993), Sudanese footballer • Abdul Rahman Baba (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer • Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan known as Abdullah Al-Hamdan (born 1999), Saudi footballer • Abdul Rahman (Indonesian footballer, born 2002) (born 2002), Indonesian footballer Running • Abdul Rehman (sprinter) (born 1929), Pakistani Olympic sprinter • Abdel Rahman Massad (born 1957), Sudanese Olympic athlete • Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner • Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner Other sports • Abdul Rehman (boxer) (born 1938), Pakistani boxer • Abdullah Abdulrahman Zeyab (born 1955), Kuwaiti Olympic swimmer. • Abdul Breesam Rahman (born 1961), Iraqi Olympic wrestler • Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete • Abderrahman Ait Khamouch (born 1986), Spanish Paralympic athlete == Terrorists and militants ==

• Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi (1941–2025), Kurdish-Iranian militant leader • Abdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves • Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing • Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists • Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States • Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist • Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi Arabia • Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list • Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list • Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists • Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi, Saudi terrorist on wanted list • Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban • Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups • Abu Abdul Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War == Writers ==

• Abderrahman El Majdoub (1506–1568), Berber Moroccan poet • Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet • Abdurrahman Sayyid (1831–1901), author of the chronicles of Dagestan • Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer • Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet • Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh • Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist • Aisha Abd al-Rahman, known as Bint al-Shati (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature • Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet • Abdirahman Yabarow, Somali journalist • Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat • Abdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet • Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poet • Abdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelist • Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet • Abdulrahman Adel Al-Shammari (born 1974), Saudi poet • S. Abdul Rahman (1937–2017), Indian Tamil-language poet • Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (1938–2015), Egyptian poet • Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher • Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (1951–2021), Yemeni short story writer and journalist • Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet • Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer == Other people ==

• Abdirahman Abdi (died 2016), Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protests • Abdur Rahman Khan (born 1878) (1878–1939), Bengali academic and education service officer • Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist • Abdulrahman Deria (1910-1970s), Sultan of the Habr Awal clan • Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script • Abdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architect • Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat • O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist • Abd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptor • Abdur Rahman (make-up artist) (1946–2022), Bangladeshi make-up artist • Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (1978–2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist • Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990–2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges • Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman, Yemeni diplomat • Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity • Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam • Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen == See also ==