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Abd al-Aziz (Arabic: عبد العزيز, DMG: ʽAbd al-ʽAzīz), frequently also transliterated Abdul-Aziz, is a male Arabic Muslim given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the words ʽAbd, the Arabic definite article and ʽAzīz "Almighty". The name is commonly abbreviated as "ʽAzīz".
In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from Palmyra. [5] The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root. [6] Al-ʿAzīz is one of the names of God in Islam. [7] ʿAzīz without al-is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt. [8]
Abd al-Aziz proved to be a capable governor, [20] and his rule was a period of peace and prosperity, marked by his conciliatory and co-operative attitude towards the leaders of the local Arab settlers (the jund). Throughout his tenure, Abd al-Aziz relied on them rather than the Syrians, who elsewhere were the main pillar of the Umayyad regime. [21]
His father Abd al-Aziz was reportedly a faqīh, while his grandfather Jurayj was of Byzantine origin; Jurayj is an Arabic rendition of the Greek name Grēgórios. [1] [2] He was raised as a mawla (client) of the Al-Khalid ibn Asid clan of Banu Umayya, who had enslaved his grandfather. [3]
Izz al-Din Abd al-Aziz (Arabic: المنصور عز الدين عبد العزيز بن برقوق; d. 20 September 1406) [1] was the younger brother of An-Nasir Faraj and the son of Barquq. He ruled briefly in 1405, [ 2 ] when his brother An-Nasir Faraj escaped his rule, being afraid of the surrounding conspiracies.
Abdul Aziz (Indian politician) (born 1969), Indian politician; Abdul Aziz (wrestler) (born 1935), Pakistani Olympic wrestler; Abdul Aziz Wahabzada, a survivor of the Christchurch mosque shootings in March 2019 credited with stopping the attack at the Linwood Islamic Centre; Abdulaziz al-Omari (1979–2001), Saudi terrorist hijacker
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa ibn Nusayr (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن موسى) was an Arab general and the first governor of Al-Andalus, in modern-day Spain and Portugal. [1] He was the son of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya. ‘Abd al-Aziz had a long history of political and military involvement along with his father.
Aziz Ali al-Misri (Adyghe: Азиз-Али Мысри, romanized: Aziz-Ali Mısri; Arabic: عزيز علي المصري, known in Egypt as عبد العزيز زكرياء علي, Abdelaziz Zakaria Ali; 1879 – 15 June 1965) was an Egyptian Ottoman military officer of Circassian descent, and prominent political activist and member of the CUP.