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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adil > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adil.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil > Source revision: 1349734705 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Arabic) | region = [Arab world](/source/Arab_world) | origin = {{lang|ar|عادل}} | meaning="fair", "equitable" and "just" | alternative spelling = [Adeel](/source/Adeel), [Adel](/source/Adel_(name)) }} {{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}}'''Adil''' (also [transliterated](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic) as '''Adel''', {{langx|ar|عادل}}) is an [Arabic](/source/Arabic) masculine [given name](/source/given_name) and [surname](/source/surname). Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the [Muslim world](/source/Muslim_world). It is not to be confused with the [Germanic name](/source/Germanic_name) [Adel](/source/Adel_(name)), 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](/source/Al-Adil_I) of Egypt (1145–1218), {{Ordinal|4|sup=yes}} [Ayyubid](/source/Ayyubid_dynasty) Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * [Al-Adil II](/source/Al-Adil_II) of Egypt ({{circa|1221}}–1248), {{Ordinal|6|sup=yes}} Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus * [Al-Adil Kitbugha](/source/Al-Adil_Kitbugha) of Egypt (died 1296), {{Ordinal|10|sup=yes}} [Mamluk](/source/Mamluk) Sultan of Egypt and Syria ==== Adil Shahi dynasty ==== * [Yusuf Adil Shah](/source/Yusuf_Adil_Shah) (1450–1511), founder of the [Adil Shahi](/source/Adil_Shahi) dynasty that ruled the [Sultanate of Bijapur](/source/Sultanate_of_Bijapur) for nearly two centuries * [Ismail Adil Shah](/source/Ismail_Adil_Shah) (1498–1534), {{Ordinal|2|sup=yes}} Sultan of [Bijapur](/source/Bijapur_district%2C_Karnataka) * [Mallu Adil Shah](/source/Mallu_Adil_Shah) (died {{circa|1534}}), {{Ordinal|3|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Ibrahim Adil Shah I](/source/Ibrahim_Adil_Shah_I) (died {{circa|1558}}), {{Ordinal|4|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Ali Adil Shah I](/source/Ali_Adil_Shah_I) (died {{circa|1579}}), {{Ordinal|5|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Ibrahim Adil Shah II](/source/Ibrahim_Adil_Shah_II) (1570–1627), {{Ordinal|6|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Mohammed Adil Shah](/source/Mohammed_Adil_Shah%2C_Sultan_of_Bijapur) (died {{circa|1656}}), {{Ordinal|7|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Ali Adil Shah II](/source/Ali_Adil_Shah_II) (died {{circa|1672}}), {{Ordinal|8|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur * [Sikandar Adil Shah](/source/Sikandar_Adil_Shah) (died {{circa|1686}}), {{Ordinal|9|sup=yes}} Sultan of Bijapur ==== Iranian royalty ==== * [Adil Shah](/source/Adil_Shah) (died 1749), {{Ordinal|2|sup=yes}} [Afsharid](/source/Afsharid_dynasty) [Shah](/source/Shah) of Iran ==== Politics and business ==== * [Adil Biçer](/source/Adil_Bi%C3%A7er) (born 1974), Turkish politician * [Adel Chaveleh](/source/Adel_Chaveleh), American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics * [Adil Çarçani](/source/Adil_%C3%87ar%C3%A7ani) (1922–1997), Albanian politician * [Adel Fakeih](/source/Adel_Fakeih) (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician * [Adel Al Jubeir](/source/Adel_al-Jubeir) (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat * [Adil Karaismailoğlu](/source/Adil_Karaismailo%C4%9Flu) (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician * [Adel Labib](/source/Adel_Labib), Egyptian politician * [Adel Mouwda](/source/Adel_Mouwda), Bahraini politician * [Adel Murad](/source/Adel_Murad) (1949–2018), Iraqi politician * [Adil Nurmemet](/source/Adil_Nurmemet) (born 1968), former Chinese politician * [Adel Osseiran](/source/Adel_Osseiran) (1905−1998), Lebanese politician * [Adel Safar](/source/Adel_Safar) (born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012) * [Adel Al-Saraawi](/source/Adel_Al-Saraawi) (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician * [Adil Shayakhmetov](/source/Adil_Shayakhmetov) (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician * [Adel Smith](/source/Adel_Smith) (1960–2014), born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist * [Adel al Zamel](/source/Adel_al_Zamel) (born 1963), Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba * [Adil Zulfikarpašić](/source/Adil_Zulfikarpa%C5%A1i%C4%87) (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual ==== Literature and journalism ==== * [Adil Asadov](/source/Adil_Asadov) (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher * [Adel Ferdosipour](/source/Adel_Ferdosipour) (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer * [Adel Hammouda](/source/El_Fagr_(Egyptian_weekly_newspaper)) (born 1968), Egyptian journalist * [Adel Karasholi](/source/Adel_Karasholi) (born 1936), German writer * [Adel Kutuy](/source/Adel_Kutuy) (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright * [Adel Manna](/source/Adel_Manna) (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian * [Adel Al Toraifi](/source/Adel_Al_Toraifi) (born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist ==== Art and cinema ==== * [Adel Abdessemed](/source/Adel_Abdessemed) (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist * [Adel Adham](/source/Adel_Adham) (1928–1996), Egyptian actor * [Adel Bencherif](/source/Adel_Bencherif) (born 1975), French actor * [Adel Abo Hassoon](/source/Adel_Abo_Hassoon) (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor * [Adil Hussain](/source/Adil_Hussain) (born 1963), Indian actor * [Adel Imam](/source/Adel_Imam) (born 1940), Egyptian actor * [Adel Kamel](/source/Adel_Kamel) (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist * [Adel Karam](/source/Adel_Karam) (born 1972), Lebanese television host and actor * [Adil Khan](/source/Adil_Khan_(dancer)) (born 1983), Norwegian actor * [Adel Nassief](/source/Adel_Nassief) (1962–2021), Egyptian painter * [Adil Omar](/source/Adil_Omar) (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter * [Adil Ray](/source/Adil_Ray) (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster * [Adel Tawil](/source/Adel_Tawil) (born 1978), German singer * [Adil El Arbi](/source/Adil_El_Arbi) (born 1988), Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker ==== Science ==== * [Adel F. Halasa](/source/Adel_F._Halasa) (born 1933), American scientist * [Adel Mahmoud](/source/Adel_Mahmoud) (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases * [Adel S. Sedra](/source/Adel_S._Sedra) (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer ==== Sport ==== * [Adil Basher](/source/Adil_Basher) (1926–1978), Iraqi footballer * [Adil Belgaïd](/source/Adil_Belga%C3%AFd) (born 1970), Moroccan judoka * [Adil Chihi](/source/Adil_Chihi) (born 1988), Moroccan footballer * [Adil Ibragimov](/source/Adil_Ibragimov) (born 1989), Russian footballer * [Adil El Makssoud](/source/Adil_El_Makssoud) (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player * [Adil Ramzi](/source/Adil_Ramzi) (born 1977), Moroccan footballer * [Adil Rashid](/source/Adil_Rashid) (born 1988), English cricketer * [Adil Shamasdin](/source/Adil_Shamasdin) (born 1982), Canadian tennis player * [Adel Abdulaziz](/source/Adel_Abdulaziz) (born 1980), Emirati footballer * [Adel Abdullah](/source/Adel_Abdullah) (born 1984), Syrian footballer * [Adel Amrouche](/source/Adel_Amrouche) (born 1968), Algerian football manager * [Adel Chedli](/source/Adel_Chedli) (born 1976), Tunisian footballer * [Adel Eid](/source/Adel_Eid) (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer * [Adel Fellous](/source/Adel_Fellous) (born 1978), French rugby league player * [Adel Guemari](/source/Adel_Guemari) (born 1984), French footballer * [Adel El Hadi](/source/Adel_El_Hadi) (born 1980), Algerian footballer * [Adil Hajizada](/source/Adil_Hajizada) (born 2005), Azerbaijani gymnast * [Adel Humoud](/source/Adel_Humoud) (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer * [Adel Kolahkaj](/source/Adel_Kolahkaj) (born 1985), Iranian footballer * [Adel Lakhdari](/source/Adel_Lakhdari) (born 1989), Algerian footballer * [Adel Lami](/source/Adel_Lami) (born 1985), Qatari footballer * [Adel Maïza](/source/Adel_Ma%C3%AFza) (born 1983), Algerian footballer * [Adel Massaad](/source/Adel_Massaad) (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player * [Adel Messali](/source/Adel_Messali) (born 1983), Algerian footballer * [Adel Nefzi](/source/Adel_Nefzi) (born 1974), Tunisian footballer * [Adel Sellimi](/source/Adel_Sellimi) (born 1972), Tunisian footballer * [Adel Taarabt](/source/Adel_Taarabt) (born 1989), Moroccan footballer * [Adel Tlatli](/source/Adel_Tlatli) (born 1958), Tunisian basketball coach * [Adel Abdel Rahman](/source/Adel_Abdel_Rahman) (born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach * [Adel Adili](/source/Adel_Adili) (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner * [Adel Belal](/source/Adel_Belal) (born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer * [Adel Chbouki](/source/Adel_Chbouki) (born 1971), Moroccan footballer * [Adel Gafaiti](/source/Adel_Gafaiti) (born 1994), Algerian footballer * [Adel Ibrahim Ismail](/source/Adel_Ibrahim_Ismail) (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player * [Adel Khudhair](/source/Adel_Khudhair) (born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach * [Adel Langue](/source/Adel_Langue) (born 1997), Mauritian footballer * [Adel Mechaal](/source/Adel_Mechaal) (born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner * [Adel Mojallali](/source/Adel_Mojallali) (born 1993), Iranian canoeist * [Adel Ahmed Malalla](/source/Adel_Ahmed_Malalla) (born 1961), Qatari footballer * [Adel Nasser](/source/Adel_Nasser) (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach * [Adel Al-Salimi](/source/Adel_Al-Salimi) (born 1979), Yemeni footballer ==== Religion ==== * [Adil al-Kalbani](/source/Adil_al-Kalbani) (born 1959), former Grand Mosque Imam * [Adel T. Khoury](/source/Theodore_Khoury) (1930–2023), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian === Middle name === * [Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam](/source/Ahmed_Adel_Abdel_Moneam) (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * [Mohamed Adel Gomaa](/source/Mohamed_Adel_Gomaa) (born 1993), Egyptian footballer === Surname === ==== Arts, literature, and entertainment ==== * [Hany Adel](/source/Hany_Adel) (born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor * [Zizi Adel](/source/Zizi_Adel) (born 1987), Egyptian singer * [Buyong Adil](/source/Buyong_Adil) (1907–1976), Malaysian historian ==== Politics ==== * [Mohammed Adel (youth leader)](/source/Mohammed_Adel_(youth_leader)) (born 1988), Egyptian activist * [Ahmed Adil](/source/Ahmed_Adil) (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee ==== Sport ==== * [Carolyn Adel](/source/Carolyn_Adel) (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer * [Deng Adel](/source/Deng_Adel) (born 1996), Australian basketball player * [Mohamed Adel](/source/Mohamed_Adel_(referee)) (born 1978), Egyptian football referee * [Ramy Adel](/source/Ramy_Adel) (born 1979), Egyptian footballer * [Yathreb Adel](/source/Yathreb_Adel) (born 1996), Egyptian squash player * [Farhan Adil](/source/Farhan_Adil) (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer === Fictional characters === * Âdel, a character in [Pleasure and Suffering](/source/Pleasure_and_Suffering) * Adel, a character in [Winter of Discontent (film)](/source/Winter_of_Discontent_(film)) * Adel, a character in ''[Alexandria... Why?](/source/Alexandria..._Why%3F)'' == See also == {{Wiktionary|Adil}} {{srt}} * [Adila (name)](/source/Adila_(name)), feminine version * [Adel (name)](/source/Adel_(name)) * [Arabic name](/source/Arabic_name) == References == {{cite book | last = Hanks | first = Patrick | authorlink = Patrick Hanks | last2 = Hardcastle | first2 = Kate | last3 = Hodges | first3 = Flavia | title = A Dictionary of First Names | publisher = [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) | publication-place = Oxford, England | series = Oxford paperback reference | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-19-861060-1 | oclc = 67869278 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC | page = 41 | access-date = 20 November 2024 }} {{given name|type=both}} Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Arabic-language surnames Category:Bosniak masculine given names Category:Masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil?action=history)). 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