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Arabic: [ʕabaːs]
Egyptian Arabic: [ʕæbˈbæːs] Abbass, Abbas, Abas, Abaz |
Abbas (Abbass, Arabic: عباس means "lion" in Arabic The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (an uncle of Muhammad) and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his half-brother Hussain ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Shia Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas.
‘Abbas ibn ‘Ali (647 –680), son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib.
Abbas I of Egypt (1813–1854), known as Abbas Pasha, Wāli of Egypt 1848–1854.
Abbas I of Persia (1557–1628), shah of Persia, known as King Abbas the Great.
Abbas II of Egypt (1874–1944), known as Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt 1892–1914.
Abbas II of Persia (1632–1666), shah of Persia 1642–1666
Abbas III (died 1739?), shah of Persia 1732–1736
Abbás Effendí (`Abdu'l–Bahá) (1844–1921), 2nd head of the Bahá'í Faith
Abbas Ibn Firnas (810–887), Berber physician, inventor, and musician
Abbas Mirza (1783–1833), leader of the Persian armies in the wars with Russia 1811–13 and 1826–28.
‘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
‘Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), Abbasid prince and general
‘Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad prince and general
Abbas (actor) (born 1975), south Indian film actor
Abbas (photographer) (born 1944), Iranian photographer, member of Magnum Photos
Abbas Aram (born 1906), Iranian diplomat and politician
Abbas Ali Khalatbari (1912–1979), Iranian diplomat and politician
Abbas Kiarostami (born 1940), Iranian film director
Abbas Kazmi (born 1955), Indian criminal lawyer
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979), Iranian economist and politician
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 1991), 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 (1974?–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
Wael Abbas (born 1974), Egyptian human rights activist
Yunis Khatayer Abbas, Iraqi journalist
Yusef Abbas, Chinese extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
Zaheer Abbas (born 1947), Pakistani cricketer
Abbas, Azerbaijan, in Shaki Rayon
Bandar Abbas, Iran
Bradford Abbas, England
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