Adil
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːdɪl] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Word/name | عادل |
| Meaning | just, justice, fairness |
| Region of origin |  Arab world |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Adeel, Adel |
Adil (also transliterated as Adel, Arabic: عادل or عديل, pronounced [ʕaːdɪl]) is an Arabic given name and surname.
It is not to be confused with the Germanic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation.It is sometimes used by Coptic Christians throughout the Middle East.[citation needed]
People
Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:
Given name
Egyptian royalty
- Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), 4th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil II of Egypt (c. 1221–1248), 6th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297), 10th 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), 2nd Sultan of Bijapur
- Mallu Adil Shah (died c. 1534), 3rd Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died c. 1558), 4th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah I (died c. 1579), 5th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah II (died c. 1627), 6th Sultan of Bijapur
- Mohammed Adil Shah (died c. 1656), 7th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah II (died c. 1672), 8th Sultan of Bijapur
- Sikandar Adil Shah (died c. 1686), 9th Sultan of Bijapur
Iranian royalty
Politics and Business
- Adil Çarçani (1922–1997), Albanian politician
- Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician
- Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
- Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual
- Adel Batterjee, Saudi businessman
- Adel Chaveleh, American businessman
- Adel Fakeih (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
- Adel Al-Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi politician
- Adel Labib, Egyptian politician
- Adel Mouwda, Bahraini politician
- Adel Murad (born 1949), Iraqi politician
- Adel Osseiran (1905−1998), Lebanese politician
- Adel Al-Saraawi (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician
Literature and Journalism
- Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
- Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist
- Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist
- Adel Karasholi (born 1936), German writer
- Adel Al Toraifi (born 1979), Saudi journalist
- Adil Abbasi , Pakistani journalist and TV anchor
Art and Cinema
- Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
- Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
- Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist
- Adel Bencherif (born 1975), French actor
- Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
- Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist
- Adel Nassief (born 1962), Egyptian painter
- Adel Tawil (born 1978), German singer
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
Religion
- Adil al-Kalbani, former Grand Mosque Imam
Surname
- Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee
- Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian
- Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
See also
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