Adil
Adil is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "just".
It is not to be confused with the Germanic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation.People
Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:Given name
Egyptian royalty
- Al-Adil I of Egypt, Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil II of Egypt, Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria
- Yusuf Adil Shah, founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries
- Ismail Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
- Mallu Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah I, Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah I, Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah II, Sultan of Bijapur
- Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah II, Sultan of Bijapur
- Sikandar Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
Iranian royalty
- Adil Shah, Afsharid Shah of Iran
Politics and Business
- Adil Çarçani, Albanian politician
- Adil Karaismailoğlu, Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
- Adil Nurmemet, former Chinese politician
- Adil Shayakhmetov, Kazakhstani politician
- Adil Zulfikarpašić, Bosniak politician and intellectual
- Adel Chaveleh, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics
- Adel Fakeih, Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
- Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi politician
- Adel Labib, Egyptian politician
- Adel Mouwda, Bahraini politician
- Adel Murad, Iraqi politician
- Adel Osseiran, Lebanese MP and former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, one of the founding fathers of the Lebanese Republic
- Adel Al-Saraawi, Kuwaiti politician
- Adel Amin Hafez, Egyptian Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force
- Adel Safar, Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria
- Adel Smith, born as Emilio Smith in Alexandria, Egypt, Italian Muslim activist, and radical fundamentalist
- Adel al Zamel, Kuwaiti held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
Literature and Journalism
- Adil Asadov, Azerbaijani philosopher
- Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer
- Adel Hammouda, Egyptian journalist
- Adel Karasholi, German writer
- Adel Al Toraifi, Saudi journalist
- Adel Kutuy, Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright
- Adel Manna, Israeli Palestinian historian
Art and Cinema
- Adil Khan, Norwegian actor
- Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
- Adel Abdessemed, French Algerian conceptual artist
- Adel Bencherif, French actor
- Adel Imam, Egyptian actor
- Adel Kamel, Egyptian musicologist
- Adel Nassief, Egyptian painter
- Adel Tawil, German singer
- Adel Adham, Egyptian actor
- Adel Abo Hassoon, Syrian television actor and voice actor
- Adel Karam, Lebanese television host and actor
- Adel Tawil, German singer, songwriter, producer of Egyptian origin
Science
- Adel F. Halasa, American scientist
- Adel Mahmoud, Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases
- Adel S. Sedra, Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer
Sport
- Adil Basher, Iraqi footballer
- Adil Belgaïd, Moroccan judoka
- Adil Chihi, Moroccan footballer
- Adil Ibragimov, Russian footballer
- Adil El Makssoud, Moroccan basketball player
- Adil Ramzi, Moroccan footballer
- Adil Rashid, English cricketer
- Adil Shamasdin, Canadian tennis player
- Adel Abdulaziz, Emirati footballer
- Adel Abdullah, Syrian footballer
- Adel Amrouche, Algerian football manager
- Adel Chedli, Tunisian footballer
- Adel Eid, Egyptian-Finnish footballer
- Adel Fellous, French rugby league player
- Adel Guemari, French footballer
- Adel El Hadi, Algerian footballer
- Adel Humoud, Kuwaiti footballer
- Adel Kolahkaj, Iranian footballer
- Adel Lakhdari, Algerian footballer
- Adel Lami, Qatari footballer
- Adel Maïza, Algerian footballer
- Adel Massaad, Egyptian table tennis player
- Adel Messali, Algerian footballer
- Adel Nefzi, Tunisian footballer
- Adel Sellimi, Tunisian footballer
- Adel Taarabt, Moroccan footballer
- Adel Tlatli, Tunisian basketball coach
- Adel Abdel Rahman, Egyptian footballer and coach
- Adel Adili, Libyan long-distance runner
- Adel Belal, also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer
- Adel Chbouki, Moroccan footballer
- Adel Gafaiti, Algerian footballer
- Adel Ibrahim Ismail, Egyptian basketball player
- Adel Khudhair, Iraqi footballer and coach
- Adel Langue, Mauritian footballer
- Adel Mechaal, Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner
- Adel Mojallali, Iranian canoeist
- Adel Ahmed Malalla, Qatari footballer
- Adel Nasser, Iraqi footballer and coach
- Adel Al-Salimi, Yemeni footballer
Religion
- Adil al-Kalbani, former Grand Mosque Imam
- Adel T. Khoury, Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
Middle name
- Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam, Egyptian footballer
- Mohamed Adel Gomaa, Egyptian footballer
Surname
Arts, literature, and entertainment
- Ali Adel, Egyptian actor
- Hany Adel, Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor
- Zizi Adel, Egyptian singer
- Buyong Adil, Malaysian historian
Politics
- Mohammed Adel, Egyptian activist
- Ahmed Adil, Guantanamo detainee
Sport
- Carolyn Adel, Suriname swimmer and Olympian
- Deng Adel, Australian basketball player
- Mohamed Adel , Egyptian football referee
- Ramy Adel, Egyptian footballer
- Yathreb Adel, Egyptian squash player
- Farhan Adil, Pakistani cricketer
Fictional characters
- Âdel, a character in Pleasure and Suffering
- Adel, a character in Winter of Discontent
