Adil

Adil (also transliterated as Adel) 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), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
Al-Adil II of Egypt (–1248), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297), 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), Sultan of Bijapur
Mallu Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Ali Adil Shah I (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Ibrahim Adil Shah II (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Mohammed Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Ali Adil Shah II (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Sikandar Adil Shah (died ), Sultan of Bijapur
Iranian royalty
Adil Shah (died 1749), 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 (born 1949), 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, 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, Lebanese television host and actor
Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
Adel Nassief (born 1962), 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
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, 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, former Grand Mosque Imam
Adel T. Khoury (born 1930), 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), 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)
See also
Adila (name), feminine version
Adel (given name)
Adel (name)
Arabic name
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames