Abdul Mannan
Abdul Mannan (Arabic: ′abdu ʾl-mannān عَبْدُ ٱلمَنَّان) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- meaning "servant" and Mannan, "Benefactor, the Giver of All Good/ Benefits". The full name means "servant of the Benevolent/ Benefactor", "servant of the Giver of All Good/ Benefits", 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, or relating to Allah [God] - "Al-Mannan ٱلمَنَّان". The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Persons
- Abu Bakr II ibn `Abd al-Munan (ruled 1829-1852), emir of Harar (Ethiopia)
- Sheikh Abdul Mannan (1920s–1971), Bangladeshi journalist
- Abdul Mannan (politician) (1929–2005), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Mannan (academic) (1932–2007), Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University
- M. A. Mannan (neurologist) (1932–2016), Bangladeshi educator, neurologist and politician of Awami League party
- Abdul Mannan (Bangladeshi politician) (1935–2006), Bangladeshi religious and political leader
- Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1942), Bangladeshi politician of Bikalpa Dhara party
- Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Abdul Mannan Syed (1943–2010), Bangladeshi poet and author
- Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1944), also Professor Abdul Mannan, Bangladeshi politician and television personality
- Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 1946), Bangladeshi politician and the Minister of Planning
- Abdul Mannan Choudhury (born 1948), Founder and vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh
- Abdul Manan Ismail (1948–2018), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Mannan Hossain (1952–2017), Indian politician
- Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician) (born 1952), Indian National Congress politician.
- Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1953) (1953–2020), Bangladeshi politician of Awami League party
- Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer
- Abdul Mannan (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Abdul Mannan (educator), 12th University Grants Commission Chairman and former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University
- M. A. Mannan, Bangladeshi politician and former mayor of Barisal City
- Abdul Mannan Khan, Bangladeshi politician of Awami League and the former State Minister of Housing and Public Works
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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