# Abdul Samad

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For other uses, see [Abdul Samad (disambiguation)](/source/Abdul_Samad_(disambiguation)).

**Abdul Samad** **Abdul Samed**, etc. [1][2][3] It may be roughly translated as "servant of the Self-sufficient Master" or "servant of the Eternal Refuge".

Because the letter s is a [sun letter](/source/Sun_and_moon_letters), the letter l of the *al-* is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to *Abd al-Samad*, the usual pronunciation corresponds to *Abd as-Samad*. Alternative transliterations include *Abdus Samad* and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation.

Notable people with the surname include:

## Abdul Samad, Abdessamad, etc.

- Abdul-Samad Esfahani (or [Abdussamad Esfahani](/source/Abdussamad_Esfahani)) (died 1299), Sufi saint
- [Khwaja Abdus Samad](/source/Khwaja_Abdus_Samad)/Abd al-Samad etc. (16th century), Persian and the Mughal miniature painter
- [Abdul Samad of Selangor](/source/Abdul_Samad_of_Selangor) (1804–1898), Sultan of Selangor
- [Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor](/source/Abdol-samad_Mirza_Ezz_ed-Dowleh_Saloor) (1843–1929), Persian prince
- [Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai](/source/Abdul_Samad_Khan_Achakzai) (1907–1973), Pashtun nationalist leader
- [Abdus Samad Azad](/source/Abdus_Samad_Azad) (1922–2005), Bangladeshi politician
- [Abdul Samad Ismail](/source/Abdul_Samad_Ismail) (1924–2008), aka Pak Samad, Malaysian journalist, writer and editor
- [A. K. A. Abdul Samad](/source/A._K._A._Abdul_Samad) (1926–1999), Indian politician
- [Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad](/source/Abdul_Basit_'Abd_us-Samad) (1927–1988), Kurdish-Egyptian Qari
- [A. Samad Said](/source/A._Samad_Said) (born 1935), Malaysian poet
- [Abdul Samad (guitarist)](/source/Abdul_Samad_(guitarist)) (born 1938), American R&B guitarist, usually known as Billy Davis
- [Khabibullo Abdusamatov](/source/Khabibullo_Abdusamatov) (born 1940), Uzbek-Russian astrophysicist
- [Shahrir Abdul Samad](/source/Shahrir_Abdul_Samad) (born 1949), Malaysian politician
- [Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad](/source/Adnan_Zahid_Abdulsamad) (born 1950), Kuwaiti politician
- [Khalid Abdul Samad](/source/Khalid_Abdul_Samad) (born 1957), Malaysian politician
- [M. P. Abdussamad Samadani](/source/M._P._Abdussamad_Samadani) (born 1959), Indian politician
- [Ahmed Abdel Samad](/source/Ahmed_Abdel_Samad) (born 1972), Egyptian boxer
- Abdulsamad, surname of all members of [The Boys (American band)](/source/The_Boys_(American_band)) (born 1973 - 1979)
- [Abdool Samad](/source/Abdool_Samad) (born 1979) Guyanese-Canadian cricketer
- [Abdul Samad Rohani](/source/Abdul_Samad_Rohani) (ca. 1982 - 2008), Afghan journalist
- [Abdessamad Chahiri](/source/Abdessamad_Chahiri) (born 1982), Moroccan footballer
- [Abdessamad Rafik](/source/Abdessamad_Rafik) (born 1982), Moroccan footballer
- [Shariff Abdul Samat](/source/Shariff_Abdul_Samat) (born 1984), Singaporean footballer
- [Abdul Samad (detainee)](/source/Abdul_Samad_(detainee)), Afghan detainee in Guantanamo
- [Abdul Samad Khaksar](/source/Abdul_Samad_Khaksar) (died 2006), Afghan politician
- [Abdolsamad Khorramshahi](/source/Abdolsamad_Khorramshahi), Iranian lawyer
- [Ako Abdul-Samad](/source/Ako_Abdul-Samad), American politician
- [Abdul Samad Siddiqui](/source/Abdul_Samad_Siddiqui), Indian educationist
- [Datuk Abdul Samad Hj. Alias](/source/Datuk_Abdul_Samad_Hj._Alias), Malaysian accountant
- [Bashir Abdel Samad](/source/Bashir_Abdel_Samad), Egyptian footballer
- [Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)](/source/Abdul_Samad_(Indian_cricketer)), Indian cricketer
- [Abdul Samad (Pakistani cricketer)](/source/Abdul_Samad_(Pakistani_cricketer)), Pakistani cricketer
- [Sahal Abdul Samad](/source/Sahal_Abdul_Samad) (born 1997), Indian professional footballer

## Abdessemed

- [Adel Abdessemed](/source/Adel_Abdessemed) (born 1971), Algerian-French contemporary artist
- [Ibrahim Abdessemed](/source/Ibrahim_Abdessemed) (born 1989), [2025 Mulhouse stabbing attack](/source/2025_Mulhouse_stabbing_attack) perpetrator
- Tamym Abdessemed, [Institute of Intercultural Management and Communication](/source/Institute_of_Intercultural_Management_and_Communication) director

## See also

- [Abd (Arabic)](/source/Abd_(Arabic))
- [Samad (disambiguation)](/source/Samad_(disambiguation))

## References

1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). *A Dictionary of Muslim Names*. London: Hurst & Company.

1. ["Abdul Samad Arabic, Muslim and Urdu Language meaning"](https://webconte.com/kids/baby_names/boy/abdul_samad)

1. S. A. Rahman (2001). *A Dictionary of Muslim Names*. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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