Abd al-Ghaffar
ʻAbd al-Ghaffār is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Ghaffār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
It may refer to:
Politicians
- , Karakalpak sultan, leader of the Karakalpak rebellion 1603—1605. Died in Battle of Kara-Kamysh.
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader
- Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo, Indonesian politician
- Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or Hardan al-Tikriti, Iraqi Air Force commander and politician
- Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar, Iraqi politician
- Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918) Indian freedom fighter and politician
- Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)
- Abdul Ghaffar (politician), Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri, Pakistani lawyer, writer, and politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Hoti, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghafor Zori, Afghan politician
- Abdul Ghafar Atan, Malaysian politician
- Abdul Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician
- Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician and activist
- Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Gaffar Biswas, Bangladeshi politician
- Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo, Minister of Justice of Indonesia
Sportsmen
- Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar, Egyptian boxer
- Abdoul-Gafar Mamah, Togolese footballer
- Abdoul Gafar, Burkinabé footballer
- Abdul Ghafoor (sprinter), Afghan sprinter
- Abdul Ghafoor (footballer), Pakistani footballer
- Abdul Ghafoor Assar, Afghan footballer
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Pakistani field hockey player
- Abdul Ghafoor Murad, Qatari footballer
- Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan footballer
- Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori, Afghan athlete
- Abdul Gaffar (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Bangladeshi cricketer
Other people
- al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name Abdul Ghaffar
- Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, Bangladeshi writer
- Abdul Ghafour (Taliban commander)
- Abdul Ghafour (Guantanamo detainee 954)
- Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of Bangladeshi air force
- Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Afghan painter, music composer, poet, and film director
- Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, Afghan academic and diplomat
- Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras, Ottoman poet and calligrapher
- Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee 1032)
- Shai Jahn Ghafoor, Afghan held in Guantanamo Bay
- Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Pakistani philanthropist