Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid

• Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (early 7th century), son of the first Sunni caliph
• Abdur Rahman bin Awf (died 652), one of the Sahaba
• Abdulreman ibn Khalid (616–667), Muslim soldier
• Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars
• Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, assassin in 661 of Ali
• Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus
• Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (died 732), Arab leader in the Battle of Tours
• Abd al-Rahman ibn Katir al-Lahmi (fl. 746) Umayyad governor of Al Andalus
• Abd ar-Rahman ibn Uqba (fl. 755), governor of Septimania
• Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (died 755), ruler of Ifriqiya
• Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (fl. 756), governor of al-Andalus
• Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774), Arab lawyer
• Abd ar-Rahman I (731–788), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman II (788–852), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd-ar-Rahman III (890–961), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan
• Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, also known as Azophi (903–986), Persian astronomer
• Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983–1009), chief minister of Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman IV (died 1018), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Abd ar-Rahman V (died 1024), Umayyad emir in Córdoba
• Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (1256–1342), Syrian Islamic scholar

• Yousif bin Abdulrahman Fakhro (1871–1952), Bahraini businessman
• Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro (1906–1982), Bahraini businessman
• Abdulrahman Mohammed Jamsheer (born 1944), Bahraini businessman
• B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman

• Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993), Guyanese actor and Muslim convert
• Abderrahmane Abdelli (born 1958), Algerian musician
• Abdel Rahman El Bacha (born 1958), Lebanese pianist
• Abderrahmane Sissako (born 1961), Mauritanian film director
• Hadj Abderrahmane (1941–1981), Algerian actor
• Hisham Abdulrahman (born 1982), Saudi actor
• Khalid Abdulrahman (born 1966), Saudi singer
• Islah Abdur-Rahman (born 1991), British-Bangladeshi film director, actor and screenwriter
• Yasser Abdel Rahman (graduated 1983), Egyptian composer and violinist

• Abdul Rahman Saleh (prosecutor) (born 1941), Attorney General of Indonesia
• Sheikh Abdur Rehman, known as S. A. Rahman (1903–1990), Chief Justice of Pakistan
• Hassan Ali Abdul Rahman, or Hassanally A. Rahman (1909–1986), Pakistani lawyer
• Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman (1921–1975), Pakistani lawyer
• Abdel Rahman Zuabi (born 1932), Israeli judge
• Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born ca. 1941), Iraqi judge in trial of Saddam Hussein
• Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya (born 1950), Turkish judge
• Abdul Rahman al-Lahim (born 1971), Saudi human rights lawyer
• A.F.M. Abdur Rahman, judge of the High court division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh

International organizations

• Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893–1976), Egyptian, secretary-general of the Arab League
• Safiya Abdel Rahman

Historical nations

• Ghabdraxman of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan, part of modern-day Russia, 1534–1538
• `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 1825), Emir of Harar, modern day Ethiopia
• Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori (1762–1829), prince from West Africa in modern-day Guinea who was made a slave in the United States

Afghanistan

• Abdur Rahman Khan (ca. 1842 – 1901), Emir of Afghanistan
• Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister) (1953–2002), murdered Afghan minister of aviation and tourism

Bangladesh

• Abdur Rahman Biswas (born 1926), Bangladeshi politician
• Shaykh Abdur Rahman (died 2007), executed Bangladeshi political activist

India

• Mohammed Abdul Rahiman (1898–1945), Indian journalist, orator and politician
• Abdul Rehman Antulay, known as A R Antulay (born 1929), Indian politician
• Kavungal Amakkode Abdul Rahman, or K. A. Rahman (1940–1999), Indian social activist
• Abdul Rahman (politician) (born 1959), Indian politician
• Maulana Abdur Rahman, Indian politician
• Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal (1906–1973), one of the founders of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indonesia

• Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2008), President of Indonesia

Iraq

• Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani (1841–1927), Prime Minister of Iraq
• Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913–1973), Iraqi politician
• Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007), President of Iraq
• Abdul Rahman Mustafa (elected 2003), Iraqi-Kurdish politician
• Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli, Iraqi politician
• Abderrahman Sadik Karim, Iraqi politician

Jordan

• Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah (1963–2016), Jordanian politician

Libya

• Abdel Rahman Shalgham (born 1949), Libyan politician
• Abdul Rahman Kamudi (born ca. 1955), Libyan politician

Malaysia

• Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895–1960) King of Malaysia
• Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990), Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman (born 1971), Queen of Malaysia
• Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973), Malaysian politician
• Senu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995), Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (born 1928), Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia
• Tunku Abdul Rahman (Tunku Mahkota of Johor) (1933–1989), prince of Johor, Malaysia
• Abdul Rahman Abbas (born 1938), Governor of Penang, Malaysia
• Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Malaysian politician
• Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician
• Abdul Rahman Bakri (Selangor politician), Malaysian politician accused of corruption
• Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, former Deputy Tourism Minister of Malaysia
• Norah Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician

Morocco

• Abderrahmane of Morocco (1778–1859), Sultan of Morocco
• Abderrahmane Youssoufi (born 1924), Moroccan Prime Minister

Nigeria

• Abdul Rahman Mamudu (1937–1992), Nigerian military Governor
• Abdulrahman Gimba (born 1945), Nigerian politician

Pakistan

• Ibn Abdur Rehman (born 1930), Pakistani journalist, peace and human-rights advocate
• Abdurehman Rana (born 1942), Pakistani politician

Saudi Arabia

• Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal (1850–1928), ruler of Saudi Arabia
• Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888–1916), Saudi prince and soldier
• Abdallah bin Abd al-Rahman (1889–1977), Saudi prince and soldier
• Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman (1882–1943), Saudi prince and soldier
• Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman (1893–1976), senior member of the House of Saud
• Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul Aziz (born 1931), Saudi politician
• Abdullah Abdah Rahman Jabrin (1933–2009), Saudi sheikh
• Abd al-Rahman bin Saud (1940–2005), Saudi prince
• Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi politician
• Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim (born 1952), Saudi Minister of Agriculture
• Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967), Saudi prince
• Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud, Saudi prince
• Nuora bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), elder sister of King Abdulaziz

Somalia

• Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed (took office October 2014)
• Abdirahman Abdi Osman (took office January 2015)
• Abdirahman Ahmed (died 2009), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Mohamud Farole (born 1945), former President of Puntland, Somalia
• Abdirahman Duale Beyle, Foreign Minister of Somalia
• Abdirahman Jama Barre, Somali politician
• Abdurahman Ahmed Ali Tur (died 1993), Somali politician
• Abdirahman Janaqow (died 2007), Somali politician
• Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician

Sudan

• Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi (1885–1959), religious and political leader in Sudan
• Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (born 1930), President of Sudan

Yemen

• Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1910–1998), President of Yemen
• Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri (born 1943), Yemeni politician

Other places

• Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930–1989), Kurdish political leader
• Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (born 1924), Zanzibari revolutionary nationalist
• Abdul Rahman Saleem(born ca. 1975), Iranian-British Islamic activist
• Abdur Rahman Farès (1911–1991), Algerian politician
• Abdurrahman Vazirov (born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan
• Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi (1944–2011), Bahraini politician
• Muriel Abdurahman, politician in Alberta, Canada
• Omar Abdel-Rahman (born 1938–2017), blind Egyptian Muslim activist serving a life sentence in USA
• Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, Somali-Ethiopian politician
• Hashem Abd al-Rahman (active 1989 – 2008), Arab-Israeli politician
• Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician
• Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Qatari royal
• Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940), South African politician and physician
• Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar (1880–1940), Syrian nationalist activist

• Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (born 1968), Moroccan held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Juma Kahm (born ca. 1969), Afghan held in Guantanamo
• Abdelrazak Ali Abdelrahman, (born 1970), Libyan held in Guantanamo
• Khalid Abdallah Abdel Rahman Al Morghi (born 1970), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman (born 1973), Uyghur-Chinese Guantanamo detainee
• Abdul Rahman Uthman Ahmed (born 1973), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (born 1973), Dane held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman al-Amri (1973–2007), Saudi held in Guantanamo who died there
• Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Shalabi (born 1975), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd (born 1975), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman (Guantanamo detainee 357) (born 1976), Afghan detainee
• Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati (born 1976), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Kurash (born 1977), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman (born 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Owaid Mohammad Al Juaid (born 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Majid Hamad Abdulrahman Al-Fareij (born ca. 1980), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah (born 1982), Saudi held in Guantanamo
• Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), Guantanamo detainee
• Abdul Rahman Noorani (released 2003), Afghan detained in Guantanamo
• Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad, Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nasir Qasim al-Yaf'i, Yemeni subjected to extraordinary rendition by the US
• Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman, Egyptian imprisoned by the US at a CIA black site
• Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul, Iraqi imprisoned by the US as a ghost detainee

• Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i (1820–1882), Somali religious teacher
• Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemeni Islamic scholar
• Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar) (born 1925), Islamic scholar of Bangladesh
• Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960), imam of Grand Mosque in Mecca
• Abdul Rahman (convert) (born 1965), Afghan Christian who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam
• Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi cleric
• Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died 2006), Iraqi cleric
• Boceboce Abdelrahman (died 2001), Egyptian imam

• Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685), Moroccan writer on law, history, astronomy and music
• Sheikh Muhammad Abdolrahman, Persian physician
• Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753–1825), Somali–Egyptian scholar and chronicler
• Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nasir as-Sa'di (1889–1956), Islamic scholar, jurist, exegete, and Arabic grammarian
• Abd al-Rahman al-Rafai (1889–1966), Egyptian historian
• Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian scientific adviser
• Abdulrahman al-Ansary (born 1935), Saudi archaeologist
• Abdul Rahman Al-Athel (born 1940), Saudi engineering professor
• Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi (born 1946), Yemeni economist
• Megat Burhainuddin bin Megat Abdul Rahman, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of MAHSA University College in Malaysia

Chip Abdelrahman, Egyptian historian

• Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier (born 1832), Yemeni participant in Aceh war
• Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong (died 1929), Malay resistance leader
• Abdurahman Fatalibeyli (1908–1954), Soviet army major who defected to the Germans in World War II
• Havildar Abdul Rahman (GC) (1921–1945), Indian George Cross recipient
• Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani General
• Mahmoud Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1929–2006), Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces
• Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (born 1934), Egyptian air force officer

Basketball

• Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad (born 1982), Qatari basketball player
• Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (1942–2011), American basketball player better known as Walt Hazzard
• Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born 1994), American college basketball player
• Saeed Abdulrahman (born 1985), Qatari basketball player

Cricket

• Khalifa Abdur Rehman (born 1934), cricketer, Punjab, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (Kalat cricketer) (active 1969–70), Kalat, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman Rajput (born 1955), cricketer, Hyderabad, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1966), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1969), Sui, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1970), Quetta, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1972), Quetta, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1973), Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Abdur Rehman (cricketer, born 1980), Punjab, Pakistan
• Abdul Rehman (Emirati cricketer) (born 1987), cricketer, United Arab Emirates

Fencing

• Mohamed Abdel Rahman (born 1915), Egyptian fencer
• Sameh Abdel Rahman (born 1943), Egyptian fencer

Football

• Abderrahmane Mahjoub (born 1929), Moroccan-French footballer
• T. Abdul Rahman (1934–2002), Indian footballer
• Abderrahmane Soukhane (born 1936), Algerian footballer
• Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 1946), Malaysian footballer and coach
• Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born 1959), Saudi footbal referee
• Fahad Abdulrahman (born 1962), UAE footballer
• Abdulrahman Mohamed (born 1963), UAE footballer
• Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), UAE footballer
• Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (Malaysian footballer) (born 1967), Malaysian footballer
• Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 1974), UAE footballer
• Rashid Abdulrahman (born 1975), UAE footballer
• Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman (born 1978), Malaysian footballer
• Abdurrahman Dereli (born 1981), Turkish footballer
• Abdul Rehman (footballer) (born 1982), Pakistani footballer
• Maman Abdurrahman (born 1982), Indonesian footballer
• Abderrahman Kabous (born 1983), French footballer
• Abdulrahman Al-Bishi (born 1983), Saudi footballer
• Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani (born 1983), Saudi footballer
• Mahmood Abdulrahman (born 1984), Bahraini footballer
• Abdulrahman Mesbeh (born 1984), Qatari footballer
• Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman (born 1984), Malaysian footballer
• Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 1985), Moroccan footballer
• Abdul Ghani Rahman (born 1985), Malaysian footballer
• Abdramane Ouattara (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer
• Shamsurin Abdul Rahman (born 1986), Singaporean footballer
• Baha' Abdel-Rahman (born 1987), Jordanian footballer
• Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (born 1988), Indonesian footballer
• Amer Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer
• Khaled Abdulrahman (born 1989), UAE footballer
• Yousif Abdelrahman Al Bairaq (born 1989), UAE footballer
• Mohamed Abdulrahman (born 1990), UAE footballer
• Omar Abdulrahman (born 1991), UAE footballer
• Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 1992), Malaysian footballer
• Abdulrahman Al Masri, Syrian footballer

Running

• Abderrahmane Morceli (born 1957), Algerian runner
• Abdihakem Abdirahman (born 1977), Somali-American long-distance runner

Other sports

• Abderrahmane Hammad (born 1977), Algerian athlete
• Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish paralympic athlete

• Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, Kurdish-Iranian militant leader
• Abdurrahman Buğday (born 1959), Turkish terrorist and organized crime leader, member of Grey Wolves
• Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), American terrorist wanted in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
• Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan suspected terrorists
• Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi (born 1973), Saudi suspected terrorist wanted by the United States
• Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (born 1974), Saudi militant and terrorist
• Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (born 1980), Saudi suspected terrorist sought by the US
• Abdul Rahman Jabarah (died 2003), Canadian Al-Qaeda militant killed in Saudi-Arabia
• Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Abdulrahman Mohammad Mohammad Yazji (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah Aldakheel (died 2004), Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen, Saudi government official accused of assisting terrorists
• Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi, Saudi terrorist on wanted list
• Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian Al-Qaeda militant honoured by the Taliban
• Abderrahmane Ameuroud, Algerian imprisoned in France for funding terrorist groups
• Abu Abdul Rahman, Iraqi-Canadian militant in the Iraq War

• Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1568), Berber Moroccan poet
• Abdul Rahman Mohmand, known as Rahman Baba (1653–1711), Pashto Sufi poet
• Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902), Syrian Arab Nationalist writer
• Abdel Rahman Shokry (1886–1958), Egyptian poet
• Abdurahman Čokić (1888–1954), Bosniak author/sheikh
• Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004), Syrian Sufi poet, textile worker, and trade unionist
• Aisha Abd al-Rahman, known as Bint al-Shati (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature
• Abdel Rahman Badawi (1917–2002), Egyptian existentialist philosopher and poet
• Abdirahman Yabarow, Somali journalist
• Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (1919–1995), Afghan poet and diplomat
• Abdurrahman Sharafkandi (1920–1990), Kurdish-Iranian poet
• Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990), Sudanese poet
• Abdul Rahman Munif (1933–2004), Arabic novelist
• Abdul Rahman Ahmed Jibril Baroud (1937–2010), Palestinian poet
• S. Abdul Rahman (born 1937), Indian Tamil-language poet
• Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (born 1938), Egyptian poet
• Taha Abdurrahman (born 1944), Moroccan philosopher
• Mayfa' Abdel Rahman (born 1951), Yemeni short story writer and journalist
• Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970), Egyptian poet
• Abdulrahman Elsamni (born 1988), Egyptian academic and journalist
• Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer

• Abdirahman Abdi, Canadian whose July 2016 death resulted in August 2016 protests
• Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975), Pakistani artist
• Abdul Rahman Saleh (physician) (1909–1947), Indonesian doctor and soldier
• Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (fl. 1933), Somali, inventor of Borama script
• Abdur Rahman Hye (1919–2008), Pakistani architect
• Hassan Abdel Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian diplomat
• O. Abdurahman (born 1944), Indian Malayalam journalist
• Abd al-Rahman Mowakket (born 1946), Syrian sculptor
• Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (ca. 1978 – 2006), Pakistani who attempted murder of German journalist
• Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi (active 1990 – 2004), Eritrean-American imprisoned on financial and conspiracy charges
• Abdul Rahman al-Omari, Saudi pilot wrongly accused of terrorism
• Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila, Egyptian-Canadian accused of assassination plot
• Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman, Yemeni diplomat
• Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Saudi engineer and Minister of Water and Electricity
• Abdulrahman Anwar Al-Awlaki (1995–2011), U.S. citizen born in Denver, Colorado; died in a drone strike in Yemen