Rahman (name)

Rahman (name)
Rahman is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord" based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M. With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes Rahmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname. In Islam, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God.
People
A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Oscar Award-winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter
Aarif Lee (born Aarif Rahman), Chinese-Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
Hasim Rahman, former heavyweight boxing champion
Merina Rahman, Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and Member of Parliament
Mizan Rahman (1932–2015), Bangladeshi Canadian mathematician and writer
Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, attempted assassin of Theresa May
Perween Rahman (1957–2013), Pakistani social activist
Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), Diplomatic Director and novelist
Tahera Rahman (born 1991), American newscaster
Tahmidur Rahman (born 1963), Bangladeshi chess player
Zoe Rahman (born 1971), English jazz composer and pianist
Variations
Rahman has many ways to be written in different languages.
Second half of compound name
See the following pages:
Abd al-Rahman
Anisur Rahman
Ata-ur-Rahman
Azizur Rahman
Fazl ur Rahman
Habib ur Rahman
Khalil-ur-Rehman
Lutfur Rahman (disambiguation)
Mahbubur Rahman
Matiur Rahman
Mizanur Rahman
Saifur Rahman
Shafiq ur Rahman
Shamsur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
Also the following individual names:
Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat
Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (born 1942), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (born 1942), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari (born 1981), Pakistani politician
Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer
Asad Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (1928–1985), Bangladeshi academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (born 1970), Pakistani Politician
Fasih Ur Rehman, Pakistani dancer
Hafeez Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
Hafizur Rahman (born 1959), Bangladeshi cricketer
Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932–1983), Bangladeshi author and newspaper editor
Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970), Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist
Ijaz-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani ten-pin bowler
Latif-ur-Rehman (born 1929), Pakistani field hockey player
Latifur Rahman (1936–2017), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Latifur Rahman (businessman) (1945–2020), Bangladeshi businessman
Montazur Rahman Akbar (born 1957), Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), founding leader of Bangladesh
Mujibur Rehman, Indian anti-corruption activist
Mujibur Rahman, a regular Mujibur and Sirajul TV guest
Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman, Pakistani grand mufti
Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer
Nasim Ur Rehman, Pakistani industrialist and politician
Raza-ur-Rehman (born 1985), Canadian cricketer
Riaz-ur-Rehman (1940–1966), Pakistani cricketer
Riaz ur Rehman Saghar (1940–2013) Pakistani poet and lyricist active in cinema
Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer
Sadiqur Rahman (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (1943–2006), Indian writer
Shafi ur Rahman (born 1929), judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan
Shafiur Rahman (1918–1952), martyr of the Bangladesh language movement
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Pakistani newspaper editor
Tanzil-ur-Rahman (born 1928) Pakistani jurist and Islamic scholar
Wali-ur-Rehman (c. 1970–2013), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander
Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan (born 1952), Bangladeshi businessman
Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (born c. 1960), a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Alias
Rahman, alias of Iskandar bin Rahmat, Singaporean convicted murderer and former police officer who was under a sentence of death since December 2015 for the 2013 Kovan double murders of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong in Singapore.
See also
Rahma (disambiguation)
References
Arabic-language surnames
Masculine given names