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Sayyid Abdullah ibn Syekh Al-Aidarūs (died 1609) was a Hadhrami Arab religious leader who lived in the 16th century. He is best known for being the great-grandfather of Tun Habib Abdul Majid, the Bendahara of the Johor-Pahang empire whose descendants have established ruling houses in Malaysia and the Riau Islands in Indonesia.

Sayyid Abdullah was a native of Tar'fa district, Hadhramaut, and was born to a family of influential Islamic leaders in the region. His paternal grandfather, Sayyid Abu Bakr, the patron saint of Aden, was the founder of the Aydarussiya clan and established an Indian-styled mosque in Aden. Sayyid Abdullah was among the earliest Hadhrami Arab settlers in Aceh, and like many other kinsmen who come after him, was given an influential position in the royal court. The Sultan of Aceh, Sultan Alauddin Mansur Syah (reigned 1577–1585) persuaded Sayyid Abdullah to marry his daughter, and his son Sayyid Zainal Abidin, was born out of this union. In his later years, he led his life in a local village, Kampung Pasir, where he died of old age. His son with his Achenese wife, Zainal-Abidin also became a religious leader and migrated to Johor where he married Tun Kaishi, the daughter of Tun Jenal, the Bendahara of Sekudai and took up the name of Tun Dagang.