Names Categorized "Malaysian prime ministers"
6 Names found
Etymology Abdullah is a common transliteration of the Arabic name ʻAbd Allāh (عبد الله), a theophoric name meaning "servant of Allah" or "servant of God." It is composed of the Arabic words ʿabd (عبد), meaning "servant"...
Abdul Rahman is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name عبد الرحمٰن (see Abd ar-Rahman), and is the standard form in Malay and Indonesian. The name means "servant of the merciful", derived from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) me...
Anwar is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "brighter, more luminous" or "more enlightened," derived from the root nūr (light). It is the comparative form of an adjective related to نور, and carries connotations of s...
Hussein is a common transliteration of the Arabic name Husayn, derived from the root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن) meaning “good,” “handsome,” or “beautiful.” As a diminutive of Hasan, the name literally conveys “little Hasan” or “littl...
Ismail is the Arabic form of Ishmael, widely used across the Muslim world and in several other languages, including Bengali, Indonesian, and Urdu. The name derives from the Hebrew Yishmaʿel, meaning "God will hear," from...
Najib (also spelled Nagib, Naguib, or Najeeb) is an Arabic male given name derived from the root n-j-b, meaning "noble, distinguished, excellent." It is used across the Muslim world and particularly common in Arabic-spea...