# Abdul Majid

ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد المجيد, Persian: عبدالمجید), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Majīd, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as Abdülmecid.
There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (Arabic: عبد الماجد), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:

## Males
### Given name

* 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria
* Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner
* Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer
* Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria
* Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador
* Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) (born 1944), Moroccan author, historian and poet
* Abdelmajid Bourebbou (born 1951), Algerian footballer
* Abdelmajid Bouyboud (born 1966), Moroccan footballer
* Abdelmajid Chetali (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
* Abdelmajid Dahoumane (born 1967), Algerian alleged terrorist
* Abdelmajid Dolmy (1953-2017), Moroccan footballer
* Abdelmajid Eddine (born 1979), Moroccan footballer
* Abd el-Majid Hidr, original name of Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Israeli Arab soldier
* Abdelmajid Oulmers (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
* Abdelmajid Saleh, Lebanese politician
* Abdel Meguid Amir (born 1961), Egyptian basketball player
* Abdul Majeed Mahir (1927/1928-2024), Maldivian political activist
* Abdol Majid Majidi (1928–2014), Iranian politician
* Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince and Prime Minister of Iran
* Abdol Majid Taleqani (c. 1737/8–1771/2), Iranian calligrapher
* Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (1974-2008), leader in the Second Chechen War
* Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
* Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
* Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1942–2007), Saudi prince
* Abdul Majeed Didi (1873–1952), Sultan of the Maldives
* Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885–1962), Indian lawyer, educationist, social reformer and freedom fighter
* Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942-2024), Yemeni academic and politician
* Abdul Majid (physicist) (born 1941), Pakistani astrophysicist
* Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892–1977), Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an
* Abdulmajid Dostiev (born 1946), Tajik diplomat
* Abdul Majid Giaka (born 1960), Libyan double-agent for the CIA
* Abdul Majid Hassan (ca. 1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei
* Abdul Majid Khan (born 1953), Afghan held in Bagram
* Abdul-Majid al-Khoei (1962–2003), Iraqi Twelver cleric
* Abdul Majid Kubar (1909-1988), Libyan politician
* Abdul Majid Mahmoud (born 1979), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
* Abdul Majid Muhammed (born 1978), Iranian held in Guantanamo
* Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1943-2021), Libyan politician
* Abdul Majid Rouzi (born 1948), Afghan soldier
* Abdul Majid Samim, Afghan politician
* Abdul Majid Zabuli (1896–1998), Afghan banker
* Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
* Abdul Mejid (explorer) (fl. 1860), Anglo-Afghan mullah, merchant, and explorer of Central Asia

### Surname

* Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (disappeared 1936), Iraqi, Saddam Hussein's father
* Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid, Palestinian politician
* Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, or just Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941–2010), Iraqi politician
* Atif Abdelmageed
* Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian politician
* M. N. Abdul Majeed (born 1957), Sri Lankan politician
* Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1923-2013), Egyptian diplomat
* Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937-2006), Pakistani nuclear physicist
* Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915-1996), Pakistani politician
* Chaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), Pakistani Kashmiri politician
* Munshi Abdul Majid (born 1952), Afghan politician
* S. M. Abdul Majid, Indian politician
* Syed Abdul Majid (1872–1922), Bengali lawyer, politician and entrepreneur
* Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915-2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer
* Tun Habib Abdul Majid (1637–1697), Bendahara of the Johor Sultanate
* Tunku Abdul Majid (born 1970), Tunku Bendahara of Johor

## Females

* Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
* Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress