ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الجبار) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Jabbār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the All-compeller".
It may refer to:
Politicians
- Abdul Jabbar (Dalgaon politician)
- Abdul Jalilul Jabbar, 17th-century sultan of Brunei
- Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Jabbar Khan (20th-century politician) (1902–1984), Pakistani politician
- M. A. Jabbar (1932–2020), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Jabbar (Moulvibazar politician) (1945–1992), Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1954), Afghan politician
- Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof, Malaysian politician
- Abdul Jabar Qahraman (1959–2018), Afghan army general, militia leader, and politician
- Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (b. 1967), Afghan politician
- Abdul Jabar Sabet, Afghan politician
- Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Afghan politician
- Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (born 1949), Afghan politician
- Sheikh Abdul Jabbar, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Abdul Jabbar Jomard, Iraqi Foreign Minister
- Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, Afghan diplomat
- Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician
- Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, Pakistani politician
Sportspeople
- Abdul Jabbar (Bengal cricketer) (born 1919), Indian cricketer
- Abdul Jabbar (footballer) (1945 – March 2014), Pakistani footballer
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (b. 1947), American basketball player
- Abdul Jabbar (Tamil Nadu cricketer) (1952), Indian Tamil Nadu cricketer
- Abdul-Jabar Hashim Hanoon (1970), Iraqi footballer who played defender
- Karim Abdul-Jabbar, a previous name of Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (1974), American footballer
- Haidar Abdul-Jabar (1976), Iraqi footballer who plays defender
- Ahmad Abdul-Jabar (1978), Iraqi footballer who plays midfielder
- Abdul Jabbar (Canadian cricketer) (1983), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer
- Abdul Jabbar (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani Kalat cricketer
- Abdul Jabbar Rahima, Iraqi hurdler
Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.