Abdul Ghaffar (Arabic: عبد الغفار) and Abdul Ghafoor (Arabic: عبد الغفور) are two related male Muslim given names, and, in modern usage, surnames. They are built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and either Ghaffar or Ghafoor respectively. Both names mean "servant of the All-forgiving", Al-Ghaffār and Al-Ghafūr being two of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2]
The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Alternative transliterations for the last word allow for the initial "gh" to appear as "g", the "ff" to appear as "f" or vice versa, and the "oo" to appear as "u" or "ou", all subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.
It may refer to:
Males
Politicians
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader
- Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (1904–1988), Indonesian politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani (1910–2000), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor (politician) (1918–2004), chief minister of Bihar, India
- Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician), legislator in Bihar India
- Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti (1923–1998), Pakistani politician
- Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or Hardan al-Tikriti (1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhadi, or Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (born 1929), Afghan diplomat
- Abdul Ghafor Zori (born 1950), Afghan politician
- Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar (born 1956), Iraqi politician
- Barzan Abd Al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid Al-Tikrit, Iraqi politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician
Writers
- Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (born 1932/1934?), Bangladeshi writer
Sportsmen
- Abdul Ghafoor (footballer) (born 1941), Pakistani footballer
- Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
- Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 1985), Togolese footballer
- Ahmad Abdulghafoor (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
- Abdul Ghafoor Murad (born 1989), Qatari footballer
- Abdoul Gafar (born 1998), Burkinabé footballer
Religious leaders
- Shaikh Abdul Gaffar Sullia (1922–1998), Indian Sunni Muslim scholar
Musicians
- Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor (born 1975), Pakistani guitarist
Scientists
- al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar
Females
- Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, American writer
- Reham Abdel Ghafour, Egyptian actor
Other
- Masjid Abdul Gaffoor, mosque in Singapore
- Abdul Ghafour (died 2007), Afghan, Taliban commander
- Sabi Jahn Abdul Ghafour (died 2004), Afghan, Taliban commander and former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 363)
- Abdul Ghafour, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 954)
- Abdul Ghafaar, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 1032)
See also
- Gaffar