Ataullah
Ataullah (Arabic: عطا ٱلله) or the alternative Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", composed of Ata (gift) + Allah (God). It is also a surname to Middle Eastern Christians, derived from the Aramaic form Attallah.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕatˤaː.ɑɫɫɑh] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Gift of God |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Attaalla |
| Variant form(s) | Ataollah (Iranian) |
| Related names | Ata |
Persons
Given name
- Sultan Ataullah Muhammad Shah I (1422–1472), Sultan of Kedah
- Sultan Ataullah Muhammad Shah II (1687–1698), Sultan of Kedah
- Attallah Suheimat (1875–1965), Jordanian politician
- Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (1892–1961), Indian religious and political leader
- Qazi Ataullah Khan (1895–1952), Pakistani politician
- Ataullah Mengal (born 1929), Chief Minister of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Ataullah Bogdan Kopański (born 1948), Polish-born historian
- Ataollah Salehi (born ca. 1950), commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army
- Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi (born 1951), Pakistani folk singer
- Ata'ollah Mohajerani (born 1964), Iranian historian, politician, journalist, and author
- Ataullah Guerra (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
- Ataullah (cricketer), (born 1986) Pakistani cricketer
- Attaullah (Afghan cricketer) (born 1990), Afghan cricketer
- Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
Middle name
- Salah al-Din Attallah Suheimat, or just Salah Suheimat (1914–1966), Jordanian politician
- Muhammad Atta-ullah Faizani (born 1923), Afghan Muslim scholar
Family name
- Naim Attallah (born 1931), Palestinian businessman and writer
- Samir Atallah (born 1941), Lebanese journalist, author and political analyst
- Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician
- Alain Attalah (born 1964), Egyptian basketball player
- Christine Atallah (1965–2011), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Nasri Atallah (born 1982), Lebanese-British author
- Bassel Atallah, Firas Atallah and Rami Atallah, Syrian Canadian businessmen, co-founders of SSENSE
- Mikhail Atallah, Lebanese-American computer scientist
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See also
- Atala (disambiguation)
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