Abbas (name)

Abbas (also Abbass; Arabic: عباس‎) means "Lion" in Arabic[1] The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (an uncle of Muhammad) and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his master and Imam of the time Husayn ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Shia Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him.[2] There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas. In Arabic language it literally means "Lion”.

Abbas

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ʕabˈbaːs] Persian: [æbˈbɒːs]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Arabic, Persian, Egyptian
Origin
Meaning	Lion
Other names
See also	Abbass, Abbas, Abass, Abas, Abassi,

People

• ‘Abbas ibn ‘Ali (647 –680), son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib.[3]
• Abbas I of Egypt (1813–1854), known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854.[3]
• Abbas I of Persia (1557–1628), shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great.[3]
• Abbas II of Egypt (1874–1944), known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892–1914.[3]
• Abbas II of Persia (1632–1666), shah of Persia 1642–1666
• Abbas III (died 1739?), shah of Persia 1732–1736
• Abbás Effendí (`Abdu'l–Bahá) (1844–1921), 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith
• Abbas Ibn Firnas (810–887), Berber physician, inventor, and musician
• Abbas Mirza (1783–1833), leader of the Persian armies in the wars with Russia 1811–13 and 1826–28.[3]
• ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (566–652), the paternal uncle of Mohammed and forefather of the founder of the Abbasid Khalifate dynasty, who were the khalifs of Baghdad from 750 to 1258[3]
• ‘Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), Abbasid prince and general
• ‘Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad prince and general
• Abbas (actor) (born 1975), south Indian film actor
• Abbas (photographer) (born 1944), Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos
• Abbas Aram (born 1906), Iranian diplomat and politician
• Abbas Ali Khalatbari (1912–1979), Iranian diplomat and politician
• Abbas Kiarostami (born 1940), Iranian film director
• Abbas Kazmi (born 1955), Indian criminal lawyer

Middle name

• Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979), Iranian economist and politician

Surname

• Abu Abbas (1948–2004) known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) organization
• Ackbar Abbas, professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine
• Ali Asad Abbas (born 1976), United Arab Emirates cricketer
• Ali Ismail Abbas (born 1991), Iraqi juvenile double amputee, a casualty of the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003
• Athar Abbas, Pakistani army general
• Bassim Abbas (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
• Bonfoh Abbass (born 1948), former interim president of Togo
• Ferhat Abbas (1899–1985), political leader and first (provisional) President of Algeria
• Ghulam Abbas (writer) (1909–1982), Pakistani writer
• Ghulam Abbas (cricketer) (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
• Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Palestinian actress
• Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian musician
• Imad Abbas (1974?–2004), Palestinian militant
• Imran Abbas (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
• Jesus Barabbas (Son of Abbas), Jewish rebel leader
• Jhangir Abbas (born 1970), English cricketer
• Khodayyir Abbas, Iraq government official
• Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914–1987), an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist.
• Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935) aka "Abu Mazen", President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) January 2005 – January 2009, office disputed since January 2009
• Nabeel Abbas (born 1986), Iraqi footballer
• Nader Sufyan Abbas (born 1975), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter
• Nasir Abbas, Malaysian militant
• Qaiser Abbas (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
• Roshan Abbas, Indian television and radio host
• Rushan Abbas, Uyghur American activist
• Sohail Abbas (born 1977), Pakistani field hockey player
• Wael Abbas (born 1974), Egyptian human rights activist
• Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist
• Yusef Abbas, Chinese extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Zaheer Abbas (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer

Places

• Abbas, Azerbaijan, in Shaki Rayon
• Bandar Abbas, Iran
• Bradford Abbas, England

Footnotes

1. Norman 2003, p. 370
2. Anon 2010
3. Thorne 1984, p. 1

References

• Anon (2010). "Hazrat Abbas (A.S.)". Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Toronto. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Norman, Teresa (2003). A World of Baby Names (Revised ed.). New York, NY: The Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 0-399-52894-6. LCCN 2003046015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Thorne, John, ed. (1984). "Abbas". The Chambers Biographical Dictionary (Revised ed.). Edinburgh, UK: Chambers, Ltd. ISBN 0-550-18022-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)