Rahman (name)

Rahman or Rehman (Arabic: رحمن, romanized: Raḥmān) is an Arabic and Hebrew origin surname meaning "Gracious", "King", "Merciful" or "Lord" based on the triconsonantal root R-Ḥ-M. With nisba (Arabic onomastic), the name becomes Rehmani, means "descendant of the gracious one" and is also used as a surname by some people belonging to Sayyed community and also by some Pashtuns/Pathans in India and Pakistan.

Rahman
رحمن

Rahman in calligraphy

Pronunciation| Rah-man
Gender| Male
Language(s)| Arabic
Origin
Meaning| Gracious, Merciful, King, Lord
Region of origin| Arabian Peninsula
Other names
See also| Rahim

The Rahman/Rehman name doesn't represent any religion but it is common name In Islam, Ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is one of the Names of God[1] and name of the surah.

## People

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* A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Oscar Award-winning Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter
* Aarif Lee (born Aarif Rahman) (born 1987), Chinese-Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
* Emomali Rahmon (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Раҳмон Persian: امام‌علی رحمان [emɔmaˈli raɦˈmɔn]) (born Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов; Emomali Sharipovich Rahmanov; Kulob, 5 October 1952), President of Tajikistan since 1994[2]
* Hasim Rahman (born 1972), former heavyweight boxing champion
* Kader Rahman (1938–2024), Hong Kong field hockey player
* Merina Rahman (born 1943), Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and Member of Parliament
* Mizan Rahman (1932–2015), Bangladeshi Canadian mathematician and writer
* Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman (born 1997), attempted assassin of Theresa May
* Perween Rahman (1957–2013), Pakistani social activist
* Rahaman Ali (1943–2025), American boxer
* Tahera Rahman (born 1991), American newscaster[3]
* Tahmidur Rahman (born 1963), Bangladeshi chess player
* Talyn Rahman-Figueroa (born 1985), British diplomatic director and novelist
* Zoe Rahman (born 1971), English jazz composer and pianist

## Variations

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Rahman has many ways to be written in different languages.

## Second half of compound name

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See the following pages:

* Abd al-Rahman
* Anis-ur-Rahman
* Ashiq-ur-Rahman
* Ata-ur-Rahman
* Azizur Rahman
* Fazl ur Rahman
* Ghulam Rahman
* Habib ur Rahman
* Khalil-ur-Rahman
* Latif-ur-Rahman
* Lutf-ur-Rahman
* Mahbub ur Rahman
* Mahfuz ur Rahman
* Mahmud ur Rahman
* Matiur Rahman
* Mizan-ur-Rahman
* Mustafiz-ur-Rahman
* Saif ur Rahman
* Shafiq ur Rahman
* Shams ur Rahman
* Zia ur Rahman

Also the following individual names:

* Abdur Rehman Peshawari (1886–1925), Turkish soldier, journalist and diplomat
* Ahfaz-ur-Rahman (1942-2020), Pakistani journalist, writer and poet
* Ahsan ur Rehman Mazari (born 1981), Pakistani politician
* Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
* Alaur Rahman (born 1960), Bangladeshi-born British singer
* Asad Ur Rehman (born 1942), Pakistani politician
* Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (1928–1985), Bangladeshi academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University
* Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (born 1970), Pakistani Politician
* Fasih Ur Rehman, Pakistani dancer
* Hafeez Ur Rehman (born 1957), Pakistani politician
* Hafizur Rahman (born 1959), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932–1983), Bangladeshi author and newspaper editor
* Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970), Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist
* Ijaz-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani ten-pin bowler
* Latif-ur-Rehman (1929–1987), Pakistani field hockey player
* Latifur Rahman (1936–2017), Chief Justice of Bangladesh
* Latifur Rahman (businessman) (1945–2020), Bangladeshi businessman
* Montazur Rahman Akbar (born 1957), Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer
* Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), founding leader of Bangladesh
* Mujibur Rehman, Indian anti-corruption activist
* Mujibur Rahman, a regular TV guest (Mujibur and Sirajul)
* Muhammad Muneeb ur Rehman (born 1945), Pakistani grand mufti
* Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Nasim Ur Rehman, Pakistani industrialist and politician
* Raza-ur-Rehman (born 1985), Canadian cricketer
* Riaz-ur-Rehman (1940–1966), Pakistani cricketer
* Riaz ur Rehman Saghar (1940–2013) Pakistani poet and lyricist active in cinema
* Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai, Indian writer
* Sadiqur Rahman (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (1943–2006), Indian writer
* Shafi ur Rahman (1929–2021), judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan
* Shafiur Rahman (1918–1952), martyr of the Bangladesh language movement
* Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (born 1957), Pakistani newspaper editor
* Tanzil-ur-Rahman (born 1928) Pakistani jurist and Islamic scholar
* Wali-ur-Rehman (1970–2013), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander
* Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan (1952–2020), Bangladeshi businessman
* Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (born 1960), a leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba

## Alias

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* Rahman, alias of Iskandar bin Rahmat, Singaporean convicted murderer and former police officer who was under a sentence of death since December 2015 for the 2013 Kovan double murders of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong in Singapore.

## See also

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* Rahma (disambiguation)
* Rahmane

## References

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1. ^ Harvey, Ramon (2020). Hashas, Mohammed; al-Khatib, Mutaz (eds.). "6 Qurʾanic Values and Modernity in Contemporary Islamic Ethics: Taha Abderrahmane and Fazlur Rahman in Conversation". Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Taha Abderrahmane’s Philosophy in Comparative Perspectives. الأخلاق الإسلامية ونسق الائتمانية: مقاربات في فلسفة طه عبد الرحمن. Brill: 150–169\. ISBN 978-90-04-43836-1. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
2. ^ "ЭМОМАЛӢ РАҲМОН [Official Biography]". Official Website of the President of Tajikistan. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
3. ^ "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

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