Abbasi
Abbasi may refer to:
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Dhund Abbasi, A tribe of northern Pakistan.
- Abbasi, Iran (disambiguation), any of the several villages in Iran
- Abbasi (currency) issued by Abbas I of Persia
- Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies
People
Abbasi is a Muslim surname derived from the personal name Abbas, implying descent or association with someone called Abbas. In particular, it may be used by families claiming descent from Abbasid Caliphs.[1] In India, it is often used by Muslims claiming descent from Hassan and Hussain; in this case, it derives from the name of Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib.[2]
People with this surname include:
- Ali Abbasi, Pakistani-born Scottish television presenter, born in Karachi. He moved from Pakistan to ...
- Amanullah Abbasi, Pakistani judge
- Anoushay Abbasi, Pakistani actress
- Aram Abbasi, Iranian football player
- Asadollah Abbasi, Iranian politician
- Ashraf Abbasi, Pakistani politician
- Davoud Seyed-Abbasi, Iranian football player
- Forough Abbasi, Iranian alpine skier
- Heydar Abbasi, Iranian poet
- Imtiaz Abbasi, UAE cricketer
- Javeria Abbasi, Pakistani film–television actress
- Kashif Abbasi, Pakistani journalist
- Kazi Jalil Abbasi, Indian politician
- Mohammad Abbas Abbasi (governor), Pakistani politician
- Mohammad Abbasi, Iranian politician
- Mohammadreza Abbasi, Iranian football player
- Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi, Pakistani judge
- Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh.
- Muztar Abbasi, Pakistani Muslim scholar
- Nadeem Abbasi, Pakistani cricketer
- Najam Abbasi, Pakistani story writer
- Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi, Pakistani politician
- Sardar Mehtab Abbasi, Pakistani politician from Abbottabad, who also served as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan from 2014 to 2016 ...
- Shahab Abbasi, Iranian actor
- Shaykh 'Abbasi, Persian painter
- Soulmaz Abbasi, Iranian rower
- Tanveer Abbasi, Pakistani poet
- Vahid Seyed-Abbasi, Iranian volleyball player
- Yasir Abbasi, Indian director of photography
- Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Pakistan navy officer
- Zeeshan Abbasi, Pakistani blind cricketer
- Hamza Ali Abbasi, Pakistani actor
References
- ↑ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
- ↑ Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
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