Abbas (name)
ʿAbbās is an old Arabic name that means "Lion". The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib in 536 CE and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his brother Husayn ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by 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.
The word 'Abbas' is also used as part of a place name. The name usually relates to land previously owned by an abbess.
Notable people with the name include:
Historical figures
- Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad and forefather of the Abbasids
- Abbas ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, died at the Battle of Karbala in an attempt to bring water for the thirsty children of his brother Husayn.
- Abbas ibn al-Walid, Umayyad prince and general
- Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun, Abbasid prince and general
- Abbas ibn Firnas, Berber physician, inventor, and musician
- Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh, Fatimid vizier
- Wazir Abbas, Grand Vizier of the Adal Sultanate
- Abbas I of Persia, shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great
- Abbas II of Persia, shah of Persia 1642–1666
- Abbas III, shah of Persia 1732–1736
- Abbas Mirza, leader of the Persian armies in the wars with Russia 1811–13 and 1826–28.
- Abbas I of Egypt, known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854
- Abbás Effendí, 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith
- Abbas II of Egypt, known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892–1914
Modern era
- Abbas Adham, Iranian physician and politician
- Abbas Khan Afridi, Pakistani politician
- Abbas Ali (disambiguation), several people
- Abbas Anvari, Iranian physicist
- Abbas Aram, Iranian diplomat and politician
- Abbas Attar, Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos
- Abbas Jirari, Moroccan writer
- Abbas Kaoud, Egyptian squash player
- Abbas Karimi, Afghan swimmer
- Abbas Kazmi, Indian criminal lawyer
- Abbas Khalili, also known as Abbas al-Khalili, Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher
- Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director
- Abbas Mahfouzi, Iranian Twelver Shi'a marja'
Middle name
- Abu'l 'Abbas Al Dandarawi, Egyptian sufi scholar
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician
- Bilal Abbas Khan, Pakistani television actor
- Imran Abbas Naqvi, Pakistani actor, singer and producer
- Mirza Abbas Ali, Indian actor
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Indian politician and government minister
Surname
- Abu Abbas, known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front organization
- Ackbar Abbas, Hong Kong born 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
- Amina Abbas, First Lady of Palestine
- Athar Abbas, Pakistani army general
- Bassim Abbas, Iraqi footballer
- Bonfoh Abass, Togolese politician
- Ferhat Abbas, political leader and first President of Algeria
- Ghulam Abbas (writer), Pakistani writer
- Ghulam Abbas (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, Syrian politician
- Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress
- Hisham Abbas, Egyptian musician
- Imad Abbas, Palestinian militant
- Imran Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- Jesus Barabbas, Jewish rebel leader
- Judah ben Abbas, Spanish Jewish writer
- Judah ibn Abbas, poet and first Jew known by the name of Abbas
- Khodayyir Abbas, Iraqi 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
- Mansour Abbas, Israeli Arab politician
- Muhammad Abbas, multiple people
- Nadeem Abbasi, Pakistani cricketer
- Nabeel Abbas, Iraqi footballer
- Nader Sufyan Abbas, Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter
- Nureli Abbas, Chinese footballer
- Qaiser Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- Roshan Abbas, Indian television and radio host
- Rushan Abbas, Uyghur American activist
- Sam Abbas, Egyptian film producer and director
- Sohail Abbas, Pakistani field hockey player
- Soltan Abbas, Azerbaijani poet
- Suleiman Al Abbas, Syrian engineer and politician
- Wael Abbas, Egyptian human rights activist
- Yavar Abbas, British-Indian soldier and filmmaker
- Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist
- Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- Zainab Abbas, Pakistani commentator and sports presenter
- Zainab Abbas (activist), Black British activist