Adil

Adil (also transliterated as Adel, 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:

Egyptian royalty

 * Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
 * Al-Adil II of Egypt (c. 1221–1248), Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
 * Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297), 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), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Mallu Adil Shah (died c. 1534), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died c. 1558), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Ali Adil Shah I (died c. 1579), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Ibrahim Adil Shah II (died c. 1627), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Mohammed Adil Shah (died c. 1656), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Ali Adil Shah II (died c. 1672), Sultan of Bijapur
 * Sikandar Adil Shah (died c. 1686), Sultan of Bijapur

Iranian royalty

 * Adil Shah (died 1749), 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 (1949-2018), 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 (born 1963), 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 (born 1972), Lebanese television host and actor
 * Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
 * Adel Nassief (1962-2021), 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
 * Adil Hajizada (born 2005), Azerbaijani gymnast
 * 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 (born 1959), former Grand Mosque Imam
 * Adel T. Khoury (1930-2023), Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian

Middle name

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

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) (born 1988), 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)