Rahman
Rahman or ar-Rahman is an Arabic family name .
Origin and meaning
ar-Rahmān ( Arabic الرحمان, DMG ar-Raḥmān 'the Merciful', in the Koran :الرحمن) is one of the 99 names of God in Islam and the title of the 55th sura of the Koran. The word belongs to the rootرَحِم, DMG raḥima 'have mercy, be gracious'.
Name bearer
- AR Rahman (* 1966), Indian composer
- Aamer Rahman (* 1982), Australian stand-up comedian and activist
- Abdul Rahman ibn Abdallah (1850–1928), Imam of the Wahhabis
- Abdul Rahman (King) (1895–1960), King of Malaysia
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1903) (1903–1990), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1938) (* 1938), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahman (badminton player) (also Abdul Rahman Mohamed ; * around 1945), Malaysian badminton player
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1953) (1953-2002), Afghan politician
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1959) (* 1959), Indian politician
- Abdul Rahman (convert) (* 1965), Afghan convert
- Abdul Rahman (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), Indonesian soccer player
- Abdul Rahman (soccer player, Pakistan) , Pakistani soccer player
- Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish politician
- Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan diplomat
- Abdur Rahman Khan (1844–1901), Emir of Afghanistan
- Abdur Rahman Khan (diplomat) (1908–1970), Pakistani diplomat
- Al-Qaasimy Rahman (* 1992), Singaporean football player
- Amin Abdel Rahman (* 1941), Egyptian water polo player
- Andrew Rahman , Bermuda soccer player
- Aneesur Rahman (1927–1987), Indian physicist
- Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991), Bangladeshi politician and Prime Minister
- Atijah Abd al Rahman († 2011), Libyan al-Qaeda member
- Atta-ur-Rahman (1942), Indian chemist, former minister
- Azizi Rahman (* 2000), Singaporean football player
- Baba Rahman (* 1994), Ghanaian soccer player
- Bazlur Mohamed Rahman (* 1959), Bengali swimmer
- Faisal Rahman (* 1969), Bangladeshi tennis player
- Fatallah Abdel Rahman (* 1915), Egyptian fencer
- Fathi Ali Abdel Rahman (* 1932), Egyptian boxer
- Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988), Pakistani philosopher
- Hasim Rahman (* 1972), American boxer
- Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman (* 1940), Indian doctor and university professor
- Hira-Lal Rahman (* 1971), Bangladeshi tennis player
- Hussam Abdul Rahman (* 1954), Jordanian sports shooter
- Ibrahim Abdel Rahman (* 1940), Egyptian water polo player
- Idris Rahman (* 1976), British jazz musician
- Jamal Rashid Rahman (* 1988), Bahraini football player
- Joy Rahman († 2014), Bangladeshi-Swedish nurse and justice victim
- Khaled Abdel Rahman (* 1957), Egyptian water polo player
- Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (1942–2011), American basketball player and basketball coach
- Mahtabur Rahman (* 1958), Bangladeshi tennis player
- Maksudue Rahman , Bangladeshi football goalkeeper
- Mizanur Rahman (1981), Bangladeshi football referee
- Mohamed Abdel Rahman (* 1915), Egyptian fencer
- Mohamed Abdul Rahman , Bahraini sports shooter
- Mohammed Nod Rahman (* 1980), Singaporean football player
- Monira Rahman (* 1966), Bangladeshi human rights activist
- Muhammad Azwan Rahman (* 1992), Brunei football player
- Muhammad Habibur Rahman († 2014), Bangladeshi lawyer
- Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), Bangladeshi politician
- Noh Rahman (* 1980), Singaporean football player
- Olli Rahman (* 1975), Ghanaian soccer player
- Qamar Rahman (* 1944), Indian biochemist
- Raouf Abdul Rahman († 2014), Iraqi lawyer
- Rizia Rahman (1939–2019), Bengali author
- Saifur Rahman (1932–2009), Bangladeshi politician
- Sameh Abdel Rahman (* 1943), Egyptian fencer
- Shahrulrizal Rahman (* 1977), Brunei football player
- Shamsur Rahman (1929-2006), Bengali poet, journalist and civil rights activist
- Siamand Rahman (1988-2020), Iranian weightlifter
- Suffian Rahman (1978-2019), Malaysian soccer player
- Suleman Abdul Rahman (* 1942), Ethiopian racing cyclist
- Yasser Abdel Rahman Sakr (* 1977), Egyptian wrestler
- Zambrose Abdul Rahman (* 1944), Malaysian athlete
- Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981), Bangladeshi politician, president 1976-1981
- Ziaur Rahman (chess player) (* 1974), Bangladeshi chess player
- Zillur Rahman (1929–2013), Bangladeshi politician, president since 2009
- Zoe Rahman (* 1971), British jazz musician
Abd ar-Rahman
- Abd ar-Rahman (military) († 732), Moorish military leader
- Abd ar-Rahman I (731–788), Emir of Córdoba in Andalusia from 756 to 788
- Abd ar-Rahman II. (792–852), Emir of Cordoba in Andalusia from 822 to 852
- Abd ar-Rahman III. (889–961), Caliph of Córdoba in Andalusia from 912 to 961
- Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi (903-986), Persian astronomer
- Abd ar-Rahman Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Chalid ibn Salim ibn Rawia as-Sulami (936-1021), Persian and Islamic mystic of Sufism, see As-Sulami
- Abd ar-Rahman Sanchuelo (~ 983–1009), imperial administrator in the Caliphate of Cordoba
- Abd ar-Rahman IV († 1018), Caliph of Córdoba in Andalusia
- Abd ar-Rahman V. (1001-1024), Caliph of Cordoba in Andalusia
- Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913–1973), Iraqi politician
- Abd ar-Rahman Arif (1916–2007), Iraqi President and Prime Minister
- Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Aziz (1931–2017), Saudi Arabian politician
- Abd ar-Rahman Munif (1933-2004), Arabic writer
- Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hamad al-Attiyya (* 1950), Qatari politician
- Abd-ar-Rahman Ahmad Ali Tur († 2004), President of Somaliland
- Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi († 2006), spiritual advisor to Abu Musab az-Zarqawi
- Aischa Abd ar-Rahman (1913–1998), Egyptian writer and literary scholar
- Mulai Abd ar-Rahman (1778-1859), Sultan of the Alawids in Morocco
- Taha Abd ar-Rahman (* 1944), Moroccan philosopher and theologian
- Umar Abd ar-Rahman (1938–2017), also Omar Abdel Rahman , Egyptian cleric
Abdul Rahman
- Abdul Rahman ibn Abdallah (1850–1928), Imam of the Wahhabis
- Abdul Rahman (King) (1895–1960), King of Malaysia
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1903) (1903–1990), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1938) (* 1938), Malaysian politician
- Abdul Rahman (badminton player) (also Abdul Rahman Mohamed ; * around 1945), Malaysian badminton player
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1953) (1953-2002), Afghan politician
- Abdul Rahman (politician, 1959) (* 1959), Indian politician
- Abdul Rahman (convert) (* 1965), Afghan convert
- Abdul Rahman (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), Indonesian soccer player
- Abdul Rahman (soccer player, Pakistan) , Pakistani soccer player
- Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish politician
- Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan diplomat
places
- Rahman (Tulcea) , village in Tulcea County (Romania)