ʻAbd al-Ghafūr (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Ghafūr, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
It may refer to:
People Artists Reham Abdel Ghafour (born 1978), Egyptian actress Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor (born 1975), Pakistani guitarist
Politicians Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani (1910–2000), Pakistani politician Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918) (1918–2004), chief minister of Bihar, India Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician) (1959–2020), legislator in Bihar India Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti (1923–1998), Pakistani politician Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhadi, or Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (born 1929), Afghan diplomat Abdul Ghafor Zori (born 1950), Afghan politician Barzan Abd Al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid Al-Tikrit (born 1960), Iraqi politician Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo (born 1976), Pakistani politician
Sportsmen Abdul Ghafoor (footballer) (1941–2012), Pakistani footballer Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan footballer representing the Kingdom of Afghanistan in the 1948 Summer Olympics Ahmad Abdulghafoor (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer Abdul Ghafoor Murad (born 1989), Qatari footballer
Writers Abdul Gafur (language activist) (1929–2024), Bangladeshi language activist Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur (born 1971), American writer Abdul Ghafur Nassakh (1834–1889), Bengali writer
Other Abdul Ghafour (died 2007), Afghan, Taliban commander Sabi Jahn Abdul Ghafour (1969–2004), 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)
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