{{about|the Arabic name|the Germanic given name|Adel (name)||Adel (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox name | name = Adil | pronunciation = {{IPA|ar|ˈʕaːdɪl, ˈʕæːdel|lang}} | gender = Masculine | languageorigin = Arabic | region = Arab world | origin = {{lang|ar|عادل}} | meaning="fair", "equitable" and "just" | alternative spelling = Adeel, Adel }}
<ref>{{Cite journal|title=''In situ'' fabrication of lanthanum-doped nickel oxide nanostructures using sol–gel for the degradation of rhodamine B|url=https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra08311j|journal=RSC Advances|date=2024|issn=2046-2069|pages=4406–4415|volume=14|issue=7|doi=10.1039/d3ra08311j|first=Furqan|last=Ali|first2=Asma|last2=Nazir|first3=Zeshan Ali|last3=Sandhu|first4=Arslan|last4=Mehmood|first5=Muhammad Asam|last5=Raza|first6=Muhammad|last6=Hamayun|first7=Abdullah G.|last7=Al-Sehemi|pmc=10835344}}</ref>'''Adil''' (also transliterated as '''Adel''', {{langx|ar|عادل}}) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice".<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006" /> It is a common name in the Muslim world.
It is not to be confused with the Germanic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation.
== People == Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:
=== Given name ===
==== Egyptian royalty ==== * Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), {{Ordinal|4|sup=yes}} Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * Al-Adil II of Egypt ({{circa|1221}}–1248), {{Ordinal|6|sup=yes}} Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1296), {{Ordinal|10|sup=yes}} Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria
==== Adil Shahi dynasty ==== * Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1511), founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries * Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534), {{Ordinal|2|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Mallu Adil Shah (died {{circa|1534}}), {{Ordinal|3|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died {{circa|1558}}), {{Ordinal|4|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Ali Adil Shah I (died {{circa|1579}}), {{Ordinal|5|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1570–1627), {{Ordinal|6|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Mohammed Adil Shah (died {{circa|1656}}), {{Ordinal|7|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Ali Adil Shah II (died {{circa|1672}}), {{Ordinal|8|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * Sikandar Adil Shah (died {{circa|1686}}), {{Ordinal|9|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur
==== Iranian royalty ==== * Adil Shah (died 1749), {{Ordinal|2|sup=yes}} Afsharid Shah of Iran
==== Politics and business ==== * Adil Biçer (born 1974), Turkish politician * Adel Chaveleh, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics * Adil Çarçani (1922–1997), Albanian politician * Adel Fakeih (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician * Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat * Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician * Adel Labib, Egyptian politician * Adel Mouwda, Bahraini politician * Adel Murad (1949–2018), Iraqi politician * Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician * Adel Osseiran (1905−1998), Lebanese politician * Adel Safar (born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012) * Adel Al-Saraawi (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician * Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician * Adel Smith (1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist * Adel al Zamel (born 1963), Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba * Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual
==== Literature and journalism ==== * Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher * Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer * Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist * Adel Karasholi (born 1936), German writer * Adel Kutuy (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright * Adel Manna (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian * Adel Al Toraifi (born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist
==== Art and cinema ==== * Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist * Adel Adham (1928–1996), Egyptian actor * Adel Bencherif (born 1975), French actor * Adel Abo Hassoon (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor * Adil Hussain (born 1963), Indian actor * Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor * Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist * Adel Karam (born 1972), Lebanese television host and actor * Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor * Adel Nassief (1962–2021), Egyptian painter * Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter * Adil Ray (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster * Adel Tawil (born 1978), German singer * Adil El Arbi (born 1988), Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker
==== Science ==== * Adel F. Halasa (born 1933), American scientist * Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases * Adel S. Sedra (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer
==== Sport ==== * Adil Basher (1926–1978), Iraqi footballer * Adil Belgaïd (born 1970), Moroccan judoka * Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer * Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer * Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player * Adil Ramzi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer * Adil Rashid (born 1988), English cricketer * Adil Shamasdin (born 1982), Canadian tennis player * Adel Abdulaziz (born 1980), Emirati footballer * Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer * Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager * Adel Chedli (born 1976), Tunisian footballer * Adel Eid (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer * Adel Fellous (born 1978), French rugby league player * Adel Guemari (born 1984), French footballer * Adel El Hadi (born 1980), Algerian footballer * Adil Hajizada (born 2005), Azerbaijani gymnast * Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer * Adel Kolahkaj (born 1985), Iranian footballer * Adel Lakhdari (born 1989), Algerian footballer * Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer * Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer * Adel Massaad (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player * Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer * Adel Nefzi (born 1974), Tunisian footballer * Adel Sellimi (born 1972), Tunisian footballer * Adel Taarabt (born 1989), Moroccan footballer * Adel Tlatli (born 1958), Tunisian basketball coach * Adel Abdel Rahman (born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach * Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner * Adel Belal (born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer * Adel Chbouki (born 1971), Moroccan footballer * Adel Gafaiti (born 1994), Algerian footballer * Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player * Adel Khudhair (born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach * Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer * Adel Mechaal (born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner * Adel Mojallali (born 1993), Iranian canoeist * Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 1961), Qatari footballer * Adel Nasser (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach * Adel Al-Salimi (born 1979), Yemeni footballer
==== Religion ==== * Adil al-Kalbani (born 1959), former Grand Mosque Imam * Adel T. Khoury (1930–2023), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
=== Middle name === * Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Adel Gomaa (born 1993), Egyptian footballer
=== Surname ===
==== Arts, literature, and entertainment ==== * Hany Adel (born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor * Zizi Adel (born 1987), Egyptian singer * Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian
==== Politics ==== * Mohammed Adel (youth leader) (born 1988), Egyptian activist * Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee
==== Sport ==== * Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer * Deng Adel (born 1996), Australian basketball player * Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee * Ramy Adel (born 1979), Egyptian footballer * Yathreb Adel (born 1996), Egyptian squash player * Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
=== Fictional characters === * Âdel, a character in Pleasure and Suffering * Adel, a character in Winter of Discontent (film) * Adel, a character in ''Alexandria... Why?''
== See also == {{Wiktionary|Adil}} {{srt}} * Adila (name), feminine version * Adel (name) * Arabic name
== References == <references>
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