Abd al-Aziz (Arabic :عبد العزيز ,DMG :ʽAbd al-ʽAzīz ), frequently also transliteratedAbdul-Aziz , is a male Arabic Muslim given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the wordsʽAbd Arabic definite article andʽAzīz al-ʽAzīz being one of thenames of God in Islam , which give rise to theMuslim theophoric names .[ 1] [ 2]
The lettera of theal- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often byu . So the first part can appear as Abdel, without spacing and hyphenation.Abdelaziz (with ane ) is the most common transliteration of the name in theMaghreb .
It may refer to:
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (died 705), Umayyad prince and governor of EgyptAbd al-Aziz ibn Musa (died 716), Umayyad governor of Al-AndalusAbd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (died 750s), Umayyad governor of Medina and Mecca from 744 to 747.Abd al-Aziz ibn Shu'ayb , emir of Crete 949–961Abd al-Aziz ibn Mansur (1088–1121), ruler of the Hammadids (Berber dynasty)Abdelaziz al-Malzuzi (died 1298), Moroccan poet and historianNūr ad-Dīn 'Abd al-'AzīzIbn al-Qamar (1326–1398), Tunisian Berber Muslim prince Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu (active around 1346), Somali ruler in Kinolhas, MaldivesAbu Faris Abdul Aziz (1349–1372), Marinid Sultan of Fez and MoroccoAbu Faris Abd al-Aziz II (1361–1434) Hafsid Caliph of Ifriqiya (Tunisia)Abdelaziz al-Tebaa (died 1499), Moroccan SufiAbdelaziz al-Maghrawi (died 1605), Moroccan poetAbd al-Aziz al-Fishtali (1549–1621), Moroccan poet and historianAbdul Aziz Hotak (died 1717), ruler of the Ghilzai Hotaki dynasty of KandaharAbdülaziz Efendi (1735–1782/83), Ottoman physician and poetSubhizade Abdulaziz (died 1782/1783), Ottoman physicianShah Abdul Aziz (1745–1823), Indian Islamic scholarAbdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud (1720–1803), ruler of Saudi ArabiaAbdülaziz (1830–1876), Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireAbd al Aziz al-Amawi (1832–1896), Somali diplomat, historian, poet, jurist and scholar living in ZanzibarAbdulaziz bin Mitab (1870–1906), ruler of ArabiaAbdelaziz Thâalbi (1876–1944), Tunisian politicianAbdul Aziz Al Saud, orIbn Saud of Saudi Arabia , (1876–1953), King of Saudi Arabia Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878–1943), Sultan of MoroccoAbdul Aziz of Perak (1887–1948), Sultan of Perak, MalayaAbdul Aziz Yamulki (1890–1981), Ottoman/Iraqi/Kurdish army officerAbdul Aziz Kurd (1904–1979), Balochistan politicianAbdul Aziz bin Musaid (died 1977), Saudi soldierAbdelaziz Barrada (1989–2024), Moroccan footballerMehmed Abdulaziz (1901–1977), head of the Ottoman dynastyAbd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999), Grand Mufti of Saudi ArabiaAbd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997), Moroccan Muslim scholarAbdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian (1920–2013), Iranian architectUngku Abdul Aziz (1922–2020), British-Malay academic administratorAbd El Aziz Muhammad Hejazi (1923–2014), Prime Minister of EgyptAbd el-Aziz el-Zoubi (1926–1974), Israeli Arab politicianSalahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, orSalahuddin of Selangor (1926–2001) Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1927–1970), Algerian footballerAbdelaziz Gorgi (1928–2008), Tunisian artistNik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931–2015), Malaysian politicianAbdul Aziz Umar (born 1936), Brunei politicianAbdelaziz Bouteflika (1937–2021), President of AlgeriaAbdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011), Prime Minister of YemenAbdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh (1940–2025), Grand Mufti of Saudi ArabiaAbdul Aziz (cricketer, born 1941) (1941–1959), Pakistani cricketer killed by ballAbdul Aziz (cricketer, born 1992) (born 1992), Pakistani cricketerAlhaji Abdul Azeez Kolawole Adeyemo (1941–2002), Nigerian politicianNasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan (born 1941), Palestinian artistAbdel Aziz Khoja (born 1942), Saudi diplomatAbdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani (1945–2008), Qatari princeAbdul Aziz Abu Bakar (born 1945), Brunei royalty and politicianAbdelaziz Belkhadem (born 1945), Algerian politicianHany Abdel-Aziz (born 1946), Egyptian diplomatFarouk Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), Egyptian television presenter and writerZaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball playerAbdulaziz Komilov (born 1947), Uzbek politicianP. K. Abdul Aziz (born 1947), Indian scientist and academic administratorAbdel Aziz al-Rantissi (1947–2004), Palestinian co-founder of HamasMohamed Abdelaziz (1947–2016), Secretary General of the Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicAbdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani (born 1946), Qatari princeIbrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf (born 1949), Saudi politicianAbdul Aziz al-Hakim (1950–2009), Iraqi theologian and politicianAbdul-Aziz ibn Myatt (born 1950), British Islamist and former neo-naziAbd Al Aziz Awda (born 1950), Palestinian co-founder of Islamic JihadAbdel Aziz El Mubarak (1951–2020), Sudanese singerAbdulaziz Al-Saqqaf (1952–1999), Yemeni human-rights activist, economist, and journalistAbdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi (born 1952), Egyptian football managerSheikh Abdul Aziz (1952–2008), Kashmiri politicianAbdul Aziz Al Ghurair (born 1954), UAE businessmanMaged A. Abdelaziz (born 1954), Egyptian diplomatAbdulaziz Al-Anberi (born 1954), Kuwaiti footballerAbdulaziz Nasser Al Shamsi (born 1956), UAE diplomatMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956), Mauritanian politicianAbdulazeez Ibrahim (1957–2021), Nigerian politicianMohammed Abdi Abdulaziz (born 1958), Tanzanian politicianAmr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab, orAmr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian singer Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah (born 1962), Saudi princeAbdulaziz Usman (born 1962), Nigerian politicianAli Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi (born 1962), Libyan politicianAbdul Aziz bin Ahmed Al Saud (born 1963), Saudi prince and businessmanAbdul Aziz Al Matrafi (born 1964), Saudi held in GantanamoAyman Abd El Aziz Nour, orAyman Nour (born 1964), Egyptian politician Abdelaziz Bennij (born 1965), Moroccan footballerAbdulaziz Mohamed (born 1965), UAE footballerAbdul-Aziz al-Masri, alias ofAli Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri (born 1966), Egyptian alleged terrorist Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz (born 1967), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdelaziz Sahere (born 1967), Moroccan runnerAbdulaziz Al-Shayji (born 1967), Kuwaiti politicianAbdul Aziz Moshood (born 1968), Nigerian footballerAbdul Aziz, orImam Samudra (1970–2008), Indonesian executed for terrorist offences Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin (1971–2004), Saudi alleged terroristMohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea, orMohamed Al-Deayea (born 1972), Saudi footballer Abdul Aziz bin Fahd (born 1973), Saudi prince and politicianAbd Al Aziz Sayer Uwain Al Shammeri (born 1973), Kuwaiti held in GuantanamoAbdulaziz Khathran (born 1973), Saudi footballerAbdulaziz Al-Janoubi (born 1974), Saudi footballerAbdul Aziz Abdullah Ali Al Suadi (born 1974), Yemeni held in GuantanamoAbdul Aziz Naji, presumably correct name ofAziz Abdul Naji (born 1975), Algerian held in Guantanamo Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian actorAbdulaziz Muhammad Saleh bin Otash (born 1975), Saudi alleged terroristAzmin Azram Abdul Aziz (born 1976), Malaysian footballerMahmoud Abd Al Aziz Abd Al Mujahid (born 1977), Yemeni held in GuantanamoAyman Abdelaziz (born 1978), Egyptian-Turkish footballerAbdelaziz Ahanfouf (born 1978), German-Moroccan footballerAbdelaziz Touilbini (born 1978), Algerian boxerAbdulaziz al-Omari (1979–2001), Saudi aircraft hijacker in the September 11 attacksAbdul Aziz Sa'ad Al-Khaldi (born 1979), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdulaziz Karim (born 1979), Qatari footballerAbdel Aziz Moussa (born 1980), Chadian-Angolan basketball playerAbdulaziz Ali (born 1980), Qatari footballerAdel Abdulaziz (born 1980), UAE footballerAbd Al Aziz Muhammad Ibrahim Al Nasir (born 1980), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdul Aziz Ismail (born 1981), Malaysian footballerAbdul Aziz bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born 1982), Saudi princeAbdulaziz Abdelrahman (born 1982), Saudi singerAbdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in GuantanamoAbdoul Aziz Hamza (born 1982), Nigerian footballerOmar Abdel Aziz (born 1983), Egyptian squash playerAbdelaziz Kamara (born 1984), French-Mauritanian footballerOmar Abdul Aziz (born 1985), Nigerian footballerMohamed Abdelaziz Tchikou (born 1985), Algerian footballerAbdulaziz Hatem (born 1985), Qatari footballerAbdoul-Aziz Nikiema (born 1985), Burkinabé footballerAbdelaziz Tawfik (born 1986), Egyptian footballerAbdul Aziz (footballer, born 1986) (born 1986), Pakistani footballerAbdulaziz Al-Kalthem (born 1987), Saudi footballerAbdulaziz Al Sulaiti (born 1988), Qatari footballerAbdulaziz Belraysh (born 1990), Libyan footballerAbdul Aziz Tetteh (born 1990), Ghanaian footballerAbdulaziz Fayez Al Alawi (born 1990), UAE footballerAbdulaziz Al Salimi (born 1991), Kuwaiti footballerAbdul Aziz Harun (born 1998), Brunei singerAbd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan (born 1964), Saudi writer and televisorAbdul Aziz Said (1930–2021), Syrian-America political writerAbdulaziz Sachedina (born 1942), Tanzanian-American professor of religious studiesAbdul Aziz Mirza (born 1943), Pakistani naval officer and diplomatAmirsham Abdul Aziz (born 1950), Malaysian businessmanAbdul Aziz Ghazi (born 1960), Pakistani clericAbdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al-Miqrin (born 1958), Saudi politicianIbrahim Abdulaziz Sahad , Libyan politicianAbdul Aziz Abul , Bahraini politicianMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (born 1954), Malaysian politicianAbdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (born 1963), Malaysian politicianAbdul Aziz Shamsuddin (1938–2020), Malaysian politicianAbdelaziz Kareem Salim al-Noofayee , Saudi held in GuantanamoAbd-El-Aziz Yousef (born 1999), Somali footballerUmar II , called ibn 'Abd al-'Azīz (682–720), Umayyad caliphAbū 'Ubayd 'Abd Allāh ibn 'Abd al-'Azīzal-Bakri (1014–1094), Andalusi Arab geographer and historian Yahya ibn Abd al-Aziz (died 1152), ruler of the Hammadids (Berber dynasty)Saud bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud (1748–1814), ruler of Saudi ArabiaSaud Al Kabeer bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal Al Saud (1878–1959), Saudi princeTurki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1900–1919), Saudi princeSaud bin Abdul Aziz, orSaud of Saudi Arabia (1902–1969), King of Saudi Arabia Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, orFaisal of Saudi Arabia (1904–1975). King of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1910–1988), prince in Saudi ArabiaKhalid bin Abdul Aziz, orKhalid of Saudi Arabia (1912–1982), King of Saudi Arabia Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (1921–2011), Saudi businessmanFahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, orFahd of Saudi Arabia (1921–2005), King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz (1922–2007), Saudi prince and businessmanBandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1923–2019), Saudi princeAbdullah Bin Abdulaziz, orAbdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), King of Saudi Arabia Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1926–2017), Saudi prince and politicianSultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928–2011), Saudi prince and politicianSulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (born 1929), Saudi businessmanAbdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931–2017), Saudi prince and politicianMutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931–2019), Saudi prince and politicianTalal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1932–2018), Saudi prince and politicianBadr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1933–2013), Saudi princeTurki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1934–2016), Saudi prince and politicianAhmed AbdulAziz AL-Sadoun, orAhmed Al-Sadoun (born 1934), Kuwaiti politician Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1934–2008), Saudi prince and politicianNayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1934–2012), Saudi prince and politicianSalman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud orSalman of Saudi Arabia (born 1935), current Saudi King and politician Samir Abd al-Aziz (born 1937), Iraqi politicianSattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1941–2013), Saudi prince and politicianAhmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1942), Saudi prince and politicianAbdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1943–2007), Saudi princeSaud bin Abdelaziz bin Hamad Al Thani (born 1944), Qatari princeMuqrin bin Abdulaziz (born 1945), Saudi prince and politicianSami Abdul Aziz Salim Allaithy (born 1956), Egyptian held in GuantanamoNizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi, orNizar Trabelsi (born 1970), Tunisian footballer and alleged terrorist Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1932–2015), Saudi prince and politicianSaud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud (born 1977), Saudi prince convicted of murder^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999).A Dictionary of Muslim Names . 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