# Abdul Hamid

ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الحميد; Persian: عبدالحمید, romanized: Abdolhamid; Turkish: Abdülhamit), also spelled as Abdulhamid, Abdelhamid, Abd-ul Hamid, and Abd ol-Hamid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is a Muslim theophoric name built from the Arabic words ʻabd ('servant') and al-Ḥamīd (one of the names of God in the Qur'an), and thus means 'servant of the All-laudable'.
It may refer to:

## Given name

* Abd al-Hamid al-Katib (died 749), Umayyad official and Islamic scholar
* 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk (fl. 830), Turkish Muslim mathematician
* Abdul Hamid Lahori (died 1654), Indian traveller and court historian of Shah Jahan
* Abdul Hamid Baba (died c.1732), Pashtun poet
* Abdul Hamid I (1725–1789), sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Abdul Hamid (surveyor) (died ?1864), surveyor in Central Asia
* Abdul Hamid II (1842–1918), sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah (1864–1943), Sultan of Kedah
* Abdul Hamid Madarshahi (1869–1920), Bengali Islamic scholar and author
* Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1880–1976), political leader in Pakistan and Bangladesh
* Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi (1884–1920), Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
* Abdul Hamid (politician, born 1886) (1886–1963), former Education Minister of Assam
* Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940), Algerian Muslim scholar
* Abdul Hamid Karami (1890–1950), Lebanese politician
* Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898–1972), Indian chemist and businessman
* ‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972), Iranian Bahá'í scholar
* Sufi Abdul Hamid (1903–1938), African-American religious and labor leader
* Abdelhamid Abdou (1905–1972), Egyptian footballer
* Syarif Abdul Hamid Alkadrie (1913–1978), Sultan of Pontianak, Indonesia
* Abdul Hamid Khan (general) (1917–1984), Pakistani soldier
* Abdelhamid I. Sabra (1924–2013), known as A. I. Sabra, Egyptian-American historian of science
* Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj (1925–2013), Syrian soldier and politician
* Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb (1925–1995), Saudi Arabian diplomat and businessman
* Abdelhamid Mehri (1926–2012), Algerian politician
* Abdelhamid Bouchouk (1927–2004), Algerian footballer
* Abdul Hamid (field hockey) (1927–2019), Gold medallist for Pakistan in 1960 Olympics
* Abdul Hameed (writer) (1928–2011), Pakistani Urdu writer
* Abdul Hamid Omar (1929–2009), Malaysian judge
* Abdelhamid Kermali (1931–2013), Algerian footballer and football manager
* Abdul Hamid (soldier) (1933–1965), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
* Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996), Egyptian preacher, scholar of Islam and author
* Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1933–2007), Libyan politician
* Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (1934–2015), known as Omar Karami, Lebanese politician
* Abdelhamid Brahimi (1936–2021), Prime Minister of Algeria
* Mohsen Abdel Hamid (born 1937), Iraqi politician
* Abdelhamid Temmar (born 1938), Algerian politician
* Abdelhamid Sharaf (1939–1980), Prime Minister of Jordan
* Abdelhamid Slama (1941–2025), Tunisian politician
* Abdul Hamid II (field hockey) (born 1942), Silver medallist for Pakistan in 1964 Olympics
* Abdul Hameed Dogar (born 1944), Pakistani judge
* Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1944), Former president of Bangladesh
* Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (1944–2022), Malaysian politician
* Abdul Hameed Nayyar (born 1945), Pakistani physicist
* Molavi Abdul Hamid (born ca. 1946/1947), Iranian cleric
* Abdolhamid Fathi (born 1948), Iranian fencer
* Abdul Hamid (voice actor) (1948–2022), Indonesian voice actor and puppeteer
* Abdul Hamid (Indian politician) (born 1950), Indian politician
* Wadgy Abd el-Hamied Mohamed Ghoneim (born c. 1952), Egyptian Islamic preacher and writer
* Abdul Hamid Khan (politician) (born 1953), Pakistani politician
* Abdellatif Abdelhamid (born 1954), Syrian film director
* Gamal Abdelhamid (born 1957), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
* Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, or Abid Hamid Mahmud (1957–2012), Iraqi military officer
* Abdelhamid Halim Ben-Mabrouk (born 1960), known as Halim Benmabrouk, French-Algerian footballer
* Mohamed Fouad Abd El Hamid Hassan (born 1961), known as Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer
* Abdel Hamid al-Ghazzawi (born 1962), Libyan Guantanamo detainee
* Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (born 1962), Malaysian politician
* Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian political activist
* Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib or Yushau Shuaib (born 1969), Nigerian writer
* Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (born 1971), Egyptian footballer (Haras el Hodood)
* Wazi Abdul Hamid (born 1971), Malaysian motorcyclist
* Abdelhamid Hassan (born 1972), Egyptian footballer
* Tamer Abdel Hamid (born 1975), Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
* Abdolhamid Rigi (ca. 1979–2010), Iranian executed for terrorist offences
* Amir Abdelhamid (born 1979), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly)
* Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid (born 1983), known as Mido, Egyptian footballer
* Abdel Hamid Ahmed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer (El-Ahly)
* Abdelhameed Amarri (born 1984), Sudanese footballer
* Abdul Hameid Shabana (born 1985), Egyptian footballer
* Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
* Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987–2015), terrorist involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks
* Abdülhamit Yıldız (born 1987), Turkish footballer
* Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (born 1988), American basketball player
* Abdelhamid Abuhabib (born 1989), Palestinian Footballer
* Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (born 1990), French footballer of Moroccan descent
* Abdul Hamid (born 1990), known as Bill Hamid, American soccer player
* Abdulrahim Abdulhameed (born 1990), Bahraini Taekwondo practitioner
* Mohd Zabri Abdul Hamid (1937–1975), Malaysian policeman
* Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid, Chief Minister of Kapurthala Princely State in India under the British Raj
* Abdul Hamid Ali Hassan, Bahraini diplomat
* Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi, Iranian writer
* Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, Nigerian journalist
* Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid, Iraqi-British film-maker
* Abdul Hamid (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician
* Abdul Hameed (Pakistani politician), Pakistani politician
* Abdul Hamid Khorasani, Afghan military commander

## Family or father name

* Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid (1929–2019), Egyptian, first wife of King Hussein of Jordan
* Ammar Abdulhamid (born 1966), Syrian writer
* Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (born 1981), Danish social worker and politician
* Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as Saint Levant, Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper
* Rana Abdelhamid (born 1993), Egyptian-American self-defense advocate
* Sara Abdel-Hamid (born 1989), known as Ikonika, British electronic musician, producer and DJ
* Yunis Abdelhamid (born 1987), French footballer