Adil

Arabic: [ˈʕaːdɪl, ˈʕæːdel]GenderMasculineOriginLanguage(s)ArabicWord/nameعادلMeaning"fair", "equitable" and "just"Region of originArab worldOther namesAlternative spellingAdeel, Adel

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 (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