Rahman (name)
Rahman (Arabic: رحمن, Raḥmān) is an Arabic origin surname meaning "gracious", "King", "merciful" or "Lord". 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.
| Pronunciation | Ráh-mán |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Gracious, Merciful, King, Lord |
| Region of origin | Arabian peninsula |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Abd al-Rahman |
| See also | Rahim |
Name
- Rahman Dadman (1956–2001), Iranian civil engineer and politician
Surname
- A. R. Rahman, Oscar Award winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter
- Aarif Lee (born Aarif Rahman), Chinese-Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
- Clyde Rahman (1931–2009), Nation of Islam leader
- Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan
- Hasim Rahman, former heavyweight boxing champion
- Merina Rahman, Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and Member of Parliament
- Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, attempted assassin of Theresa May
- Perween Rahman (1957–2013), Pakistani social activist
- Sheikh Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-American politician serving in the Georgia State Senate
- Talat Rahman, Pakistani physicist
- Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), diplomatic director and novelist
- Waheeda Rehman, Indian film actress
- Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladeshi cricket player
- Tahera Rahman, newscaster[1]
- Tahmidur Rahman (born 1963), Bangladeshi chess player
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.
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
- Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari, Pakistani politician
- Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer
- Asad Ur Rehman, Pakistani politician
- 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
See also
References
- "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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