Abd al-Ghaffar

ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (ALA-LC romanization of عبد الغفار) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Ghaffār, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.

It may refer to:

Politicians

 * Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), Indian/Pakistani political and spiritual leader
 * Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (1904–1988), Indonesian politician
 * Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti, or Hardan al-Tikriti (1925–1971), Iraqi Air Force commander and politician
 * Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar (born 1956), Iraqi politician
 * Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor (politician, born 1918) (1918–2004) Indian freedom fighter and politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)
 * Abdul Ghaffar (politician), Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri, Pakistani lawyer, writer, and politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Hoti, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mayo, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghafor Zori, Afghan politician
 * Abdul Ghafar Atan, Malaysian politician
 * Abdul Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician
 * Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal, Afghan-American politician and activist
 * Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo, Pakistani politician
 * Abdul Gaffar Biswas, Bangladeshi politician
 * Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo, Minister of Justice of Indonesia

Sportsmen

 * Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
 * Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (born 1985), Togolese footballer
 * Abdoul Gafar (born 1998), Burkinabé footballer
 * Abdul Ghafoor (athlete), Afghan sprinter
 * Abdul Ghafoor (footballer), Pakistani footballer
 * Abdul Ghafoor Assar, Afghan footballer
 * Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Pakistani field hockey player
 * Abdul Ghafoor Murad, Qatari footballer
 * Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai, Afghan footballer
 * Abdul Ghafar Ghafoori, Afghan athlete
 * Abdul Gaffar (cricketer), Bangladeshi cricketer

Other people

 * al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (born 19th century), physician and second photographer of Mecca, who worked with Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, who – by coincidence – also used the name (Haji) Abdul Ghaffar
 * Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (born 1932/1934?), Bangladeshi writer
 * Abdul Ghafour (Taliban commander)
 * Abdul Ghafour (Guantanamo detainee 954)
 * Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of Bangladeshi air fore
 * Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Afghan painter, music composer, poet, and film director
 * Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi, born 1929), Afghan academic and diplomat
 * Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras, Ottoman poet and caligrapher
 * Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee 1032)
 * Shai Jahn Ghafoor (Abdul Ghaffar, 1969-2004), Afghan held in Guantanamo Bay
 * Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Pakistani philanthropist
 * Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, British writer