Abbas

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Abbas (Abbass, Arabic: عباس ‎) means "lion" in Arabic. (Austere: (1) severely simple in appearance. (2) strict, stern).^[1]

People

• Abbas I of Egypt (1813–1854), known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848-1854.^[2]
• Abbas I of Persia (1557–1628), shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great.^[2]
• Abbas II of Egypt (1874–1944), known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892-1914.^[2]
• Abbas II of Persia, shah of Persia 1642-1666
• Abbas III, shah of Persia 1732-1736
• Abbás Effendí - (`Abdu'l-Bahá) (1844-1921)' 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith
• Abbas Ibn Firnas
• Abbas Mirza (1783-1833), leader of the Persian armies in the wars with Russia 1811-13 and 1826-28.^[2]
• ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (566 - 652), the paternal uncle of Mohammed and forefather of the founder of the Abbasid Khalifate dynasty, who were the khalifs of Baghdad from 750 to 1258^[2]
• ‘Abbas ibn ‘Ali (647 - 680), son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib.^[2]
• ‘Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), Abbasid prince and general
• ‘Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad prince and general
• Abbas (actor), a south Indian film actor
• Abbas (photographer) (b. 1944), an Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos

Surname

• Abu Abbas (1948–2004) known also as "Muhammad Zaidan", founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) organization
• Ali Asad Abbas (born 1976), United Arab Emirates cricketer
• Ali Ismail Abbas (born c.1990), Iraqi juvenile double amputee, a casualty of the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003
• Athar Abbas, Pakistani army general
• Bassim Abbas (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
• Bonfoh Abbass (born 1948), former interim president of Togo
• Ferhat Abbas (1899–1985), political leader and first (provisional) President of Algeria
• Ghulam Abbas (writer) (1909–1982), Pakistani writer
• Ghulam Abbas (cricketer) (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
• Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Palestinian actress
• Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian musician
• Imad Abbas (died 2004), Palestinian militant
• Imran Abbas (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
• Jesus Barabbas (Son of Abbas), Jewish rebel leader
• Jhangir Abbas (born 1970), English cricketer
• Khodayyir Abbas, Iraq government official
• Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914–1987), an Indian film director, Novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist.
• Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935) aka "Abu Mazen", President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) January 2005- January 2009, office disputed since January 2009
• Nabeel Abbas (born 1986), Iraqi footballer
• Nader Sufyan Abbas (born 1975), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter
• Nasir Abbas, Malaysian militant
• Qaiser Abbas (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
• Roshan Abbas, Indian television and radio host
• Sohail Abbas (born 1977), Pakistani field hockey player
• Tahir Abbas (born 1970), social scientist
• Wael Abbas, Egyptian human rights activist
• Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist
• Yusef Abbas, Chinese extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Zaheer Abbas (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer

Places

• Abbas, Azerbaijan, in Shaki Rayon
• Bandar Abbas, Iran

References

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