# Adil

Adil (also transliterated as Adel, Arabic: عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the Muslim world.
It is not to be confused with the Germanic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation.

## People

Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:

### Given name
#### Egyptian royalty

* Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), 4th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
* Al-Adil II of Egypt (c. 1221–1248), 6th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
* Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1296), 10th Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria

#### Adil Shahi dynasty

* Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1511), founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries
* Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534), 2nd Sultan of Bijapur
* Mallu Adil Shah (died c. 1534), 3rd Sultan of Bijapur
* Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died c. 1558), 4th Sultan of Bijapur
* Ali Adil Shah I (died c. 1579), 5th Sultan of Bijapur
* Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1570-1627), 6th Sultan of Bijapur
* Mohammed Adil Shah (died c. 1656), 7th Sultan of Bijapur
* Ali Adil Shah II (died c. 1672), 8th Sultan of Bijapur
* Sikandar Adil Shah (died c. 1686), 9th Sultan of Bijapur

#### Iranian royalty

* Adil Shah (died 1749), 2nd Afsharid Shah of Iran

#### Politics and business

* Adil Biçer (born 1974), Turkish politician
* Adel Chaveleh, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics
* Adil Çarçani (1922–1997), Albanian politician
* Adel Fakeih (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
* Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat
* Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician
* Adel Labib, Egyptian politician
* Adel Mouwda, Bahraini politician
* Adel Murad (1949–2018), Iraqi politician
* Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician
* Adel Osseiran (1905−1998), Lebanese politician
* Adel Safar (born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012)
* Adel Al-Saraawi (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician
* Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
* Adel Smith (1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist
* Adel al Zamel (born 1963), Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
* Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual

#### Literature and journalism

* Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
* Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer
* Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist
* Adel Karasholi (born 1936), German writer
* Adel Kutuy (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright
* Adel Manna (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian
* Adel Al Toraifi (born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist

#### Art and cinema

* Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist
* Adel Adham (1928–1996), Egyptian actor
* Adel Bencherif (born 1975), French actor
* Adel Abo Hassoon (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor
* Adil Hussain (born 1963), Indian actor
* Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
* Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist
* Adel Karam (born 1972), Lebanese television host and actor
* Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
* Adel Nassief (1962–2021), Egyptian painter
* Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
* Adil Ray (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster
* Adel Tawil (born 1978), German singer

#### Science

* Adel F. Halasa (born 1933), American scientist
* Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases
* Adel S. Sedra (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer

#### Sport

* Adil Basher (1926–1978), Iraqi footballer
* Adil Belgaïd (born 1970), Moroccan judoka
* Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
* Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player
* Adil Ramzi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
* Adil Rashid (born 1988), English cricketer
* Adil Shamasdin (born 1982), Canadian tennis player
* Adel Abdulaziz (born 1980), Emirati footballer
* Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer
* Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager
* Adel Chedli (born 1976), Tunisian footballer
* Adel Eid (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer
* Adel Fellous (born 1978), French rugby league player
* Adel Guemari (born 1984), French footballer
* Adel El Hadi (born 1980), Algerian footballer
* Adil Hajizada (born 2005), Azerbaijani gymnast
* Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer
* Adel Kolahkaj (born 1985), Iranian footballer
* Adel Lakhdari (born 1989), Algerian footballer
* Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer
* Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer
* Adel Massaad (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player
* Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer
* Adel Nefzi (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
* Adel Sellimi (born 1972), Tunisian footballer
* Adel Taarabt (born 1989), Moroccan footballer
* Adel Tlatli (born 1958), Tunisian basketball coach
* Adel Abdel Rahman (born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach
* Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner
* Adel Belal (born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer
* Adel Chbouki (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
* Adel Gafaiti (born 1994), Algerian footballer
* Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player
* Adel Khudhair (born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach
* Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer
* Adel Mechaal (born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner
* Adel Mojallali (born 1993), Iranian canoeist
* Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 1961), Qatari footballer
* Adel Nasser (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach
* Adel Al-Salimi (born 1979), Yemeni footballer

#### Religion

* Adil al-Kalbani (born 1959), former Grand Mosque Imam
* Adel T. Khoury (1930–2023), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian

### Middle name

* Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
* Mohamed Adel Gomaa (born 1993), Egyptian footballer

### Surname
#### Arts, literature, and entertainment

* Hany Adel (born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor
* Zizi Adel (born 1987), Egyptian singer
* Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian

#### Politics

* Mohammed Adel (youth leader) (born 1988), Egyptian activist
* Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee

#### Sport

* Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer
* Deng Adel (born 1996), Australian basketball player
* Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee
* Ramy Adel (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
* Yathreb Adel (born 1996), Egyptian squash player
* Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer

### Fictional characters

* Âdel, a character in Pleasure and Suffering
* Adel, a character in Winter of Discontent (film)