Adil

Adil (also transliterated as Adel, Arabic: عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the Muslim world.

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 (1145–1218), 4^th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
• Al-Adil II of Egypt (c. 1221–1248), 6^th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
• Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297), 10^th Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria

Adil Shahi dynasty

• Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1511), founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries
• Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534), 2^nd Sultan of Bijapur
• Mallu Adil Shah (died c. 1534), 3^rd Sultan of Bijapur
• Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died c. 1558), 4^th Sultan of Bijapur
• Ali Adil Shah I (died c. 1579), 5^th Sultan of Bijapur
• Ibrahim Adil Shah II (died c. 1627), 6^th Sultan of Bijapur
• Mohammed Adil Shah (died c. 1656), 7^th Sultan of Bijapur
• Ali Adil Shah II (died c. 1672), 8^th Sultan of Bijapur
• Sikandar Adil Shah (died c. 1686), 9^th Sultan of Bijapur

Iranian royalty

• Adil Shah (died 1749), 2^nd Afsharid Shah of Iran

Politics and business

• Adil Biçer (born 1974), Turkish politician
• Adel Chaveleh, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics
• Adil Çarçani (1922–1997), Albanian politician
• Adel Fakeih (born 1959), Saudi Arabian engineer and politician
• Adel Al Jubeir (born 1962), Saudi Arabian diplomat
• Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969), Turkish mechanical engineer, civil servant and politician
• Adel Labib, Egyptian politician
• Adel Mouwda, Bahraini politician
• Adel Murad (born 1949), Iraqi politician
• Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician
• Adel Osseiran (1905−1998), Lebanese politician
• Adel Safar (born 1953), Syrian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012)
• Adel Al-Saraawi (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician
• Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
• Adel Smith (1960–2014), 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
• Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual

Literature and journalism

• Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
• Adel Ferdosipour (born 1974), Iranian journalist, translator, sports commentator and television show host and producer
• Adel Hammouda (born 1968), Egyptian journalist
• Adel Karasholi (born 1936), German writer
• Adel Kutuy (1903−1945), Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright
• Adel Manna (born 1947), Israeli Palestinian historian
• Adel Al Toraifi (born 1979), Saudi Arabian journalist

Art and cinema

• Adel Abdessemed (born 1971), French Algerian conceptual artist
• Adel Adham (1928–1996), Egyptian actor
• Adel Bencherif (born 1975), French actor
• Adel Abo Hassoon (born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor
• Adil Hussain (born 1963), Indian actor
• Adel Imam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
• Adel Kamel (1942–2003), Egyptian musicologist
• Adel Karam, Lebanese television host and actor
• Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
• Adel Nassief (born 1962), Egyptian painter
• Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
• Adil Ray (born 1974), British actor, writer and broadcaster
• Adel Tawil (born 1978), German singer

Science

• Adel F. Halasa (born 1933), American scientist
• Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases
• Adel S. Sedra (born 1943), Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer

Sport

• Adil Basher (1926–1978), Iraqi footballer
• Adil Belgaïd (born 1970), Moroccan judoka
• Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
• Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer
• Adil El Makssoud (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player
• Adil Ramzi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
• Adil Rashid (born 1988), English cricketer
• Adil Shamasdin (born 1982), Canadian tennis player
• Adel Abdulaziz (born 1980), Emirati footballer
• Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian footballer
• Adel Amrouche (born 1968), Algerian football manager
• Adel Chedli (born 1976), Tunisian footballer
• Adel Eid (born 1984), Egyptian-Finnish footballer
• Adel Fellous (born 1978), French rugby league player
• Adel Guemari (born 1984), French footballer
• Adel El Hadi (born 1980), Algerian footballer
• Adel Humoud (born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer
• Adel Kolahkaj (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Adel Lakhdari (born 1989), Algerian footballer
• Adel Lami (born 1985), Qatari footballer
• Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer
• Adel Massaad (born 1964), Egyptian table tennis player
• Adel Messali (born 1983), Algerian footballer
• Adel Nefzi (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
• Adel Sellimi (born 1972), Tunisian footballer
• Adel Taarabt (born 1989), Moroccan footballer
• Adel Tlatli, Tunisian basketball coach
• Adel Abdel Rahman (born 1967), Egyptian footballer and coach
• Adel Adili (born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner
• Adel Belal (born 1987), also known as Adel El Siwi, Egyptian footballer
• Adel Chbouki (born 1971), Moroccan footballer
• Adel Gafaiti (born 1994), Algerian footballer
• Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 1951), Egyptian basketball player
• Adel Khudhair (born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach
• Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer
• Adel Mechaal (born 1990), Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner
• Adel Mojallali (born 1993), Iranian canoeist
• Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 1961), Qatari footballer
• Adel Nasser (born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach
• Adel Al-Salimi (born 1979), Yemeni footballer

Religion

• Adil al-Kalbani, former Grand Mosque Imam
• Adel T. Khoury (born 1930), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian

Middle name

• Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
• Mohamed Adel Gomaa (born 1993), Egyptian footballer

Surname

Arts, literature, and entertainment

• Hany Adel (born 1976), Egyptian guitarist, vocalist, and screen actor
• Zizi Adel (born 1987), Egyptian singer
• Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian

Politics

• Mohammed Adel (youth leader), Egyptian activist
• Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee

Sport

• Carolyn Adel (born 1978), Surinamese Olympic swimmer
• Deng Adel (born 1996), Australian basketball player
• Mohamed Adel (born 1978), Egyptian football referee
• Ramy Adel (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
• Yathreb Adel (born 1996), Egyptian squash player
• Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer

Fictional characters

• Âdel, a character in Pleasure and Suffering
• Adel, a character in Winter of Discontent (film)

See also

• Adila (name), feminine version
• Adel (given name)
• Adel (name)
• Arabic name

1. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
2. Adil Rashid
3. Adil Shahi dynasty
4. Adil Ray
5. Al-Adil I
6. Adil Rami
7. Adil Hussain
8. Yusuf Adil Shah
9. Mehmet Adil
10. Selâhattin Âdil
11. Adil Çarçani
12. Amina Adil
13. Adil Titi
14. Sultan Adil
15. Saif al-Adel
16. Adil Shukurov
17. Adil Shah Suri
18. Al-Adil II
19. Gol Gumbaz
20. Adil Aouchiche