Abbas (name)
Abbas means "Lion" in Arabic The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his master and Imam of the time Husayn ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Shia Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas. In Arabic language it literally means "Lion”.People
- ‘Abbas ibn ‘Ali, son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib.
- Abbas I of Egypt, known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854.
- Abbas I of Persia, shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great.
- Abbas II of Egypt, known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892–1914.
- Abbas II of Persia, shah of Persia 1642–1666
- Abbas III, shah of Persia 1732–1736
- Abbás Effendí , 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith
- Abbas Ibn Firnas, Berber physician, inventor, and musician
- Abbas Mirza, leader of the Persian armies in the wars with Russia 1811–13 and 1826–28.
- ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, the paternal uncle of Mohammed and forefather of the founder of the Abbasid Khalifate dynasty, who were the khalifs of Baghdad from 750 to 1258
- ‘Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun, Abbasid prince and general
- ‘Abbas ibn al-Walid, Umayyad prince and general
- Abbas , south Indian film actor
- Abbas , Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos
- Abbas Aram, Iranian diplomat and politician
- Abbas Ali Khalatbari, Iranian diplomat and politician
- Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director
- Abbas Kazmi, Indian criminal lawyer
Middle name
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician
Surname
- Abu Abbas known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front organization
- Ackbar Abbas, professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine
- Ali Asad Abbas, United Arab Emirates cricketer
- Ali Ismail Abbas, Iraqi juvenile double amputee, a casualty of the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003
- Athar Abbas, Pakistani army general
- Bassim Abbas, Iraqi footballer
- Bonfoh Abbass, former interim president of Togo
- Ferhat Abbas, political leader and first President of Algeria
- Ghulam Abbas , Pakistani writer
- Ghulam Abbas , Pakistani cricketer
- Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress
- Hisham Abbas, Egyptian musician
- Imad Abbas, Palestinian militant
- Imran Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- Jesus Barabbas, Jewish rebel leader
- Jhangir Abbas, English cricketer
- Khodayyir Abbas, Iraq government official
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist.
- Mahmoud Abbas aka "Abu Mazen", President of the Palestinian National Authority January 2005 – January 2009, office disputed since January 2009
- Nabeel Abbas, Iraqi footballer
- Nader Sufyan Abbas, Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter
- Nasir Abbas, Malaysian militant
- Qaiser Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- Roshan Abbas, Indian television and radio host
- Rushan Abbas, Uyghur American activist
- Sohail Abbas, Pakistani field hockey player
- Wael Abbas, Egyptian human rights activist
- Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist
- Yusef Abbas, Chinese extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
- Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
Places
- Abbas, Azerbaijan, in Shaki Rayon
- Bandar Abbas, Iran
- Bradford Abbas, England
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