Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj Prince Abdul Jabbar Kareem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul
Arabic for "servant of the", to be followed by one of the 99 names, or epithets, of Allah; e.g., Abdullatif. Both the epithet Latif (the All-gentle) and the whole name Abdullatif (servant of the All-gentle) are given to Muslim men. Women receive the feminine form of one of God's epithets, such as Latifa
born Oct. 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India Indian president (from 2002). After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology, Kalam played a leading role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons programs. He planned a program that produced a number of successful missiles, helping earn him the nickname "Missile Man." Beginning in the early 1990s, he also served as scientific adviser to the government, and his prominent role in India's 1998 nuclear weapons tests established Kalam as a national hero. In 2002 the pro-Hindu National Democratic Alliance nominated Kalam, a Muslim, to succeed outgoing President K.R. Narayanan. Kalam easily won the elections in 2002, and in the largely ceremonial post he sought to use science and technology to transform India into a developed country
born Jan. 21, 1963, Lagos, Nigeria Nigerian-born U.S. basketball player. He attended the University of Houston and led its team to the NCAA finals in 1983 and 1984. In 1994 the 7-ft (2.13-m) Olajuwan led the Houston Rockets to the NBA championship. Nicknamed "the Dream," he holds the all-time record for blocked shots (3,830) and finished his career with 26,946 points and 13,748 rebounds
orig. (Ferdinand) Lew(is) Alcindor born April 16, 1947, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. basketball player. During his college career at UCLA, the team lost only two games, and he led it to three national championships (1966-68). He then joined the Milwaukee Bucks; in 1975 he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Standing 7 ft 1 3 8 in. (2 m 17 cm), he was the dominant centre of his time and helped his teams to six NBA titles. By the time he retired in 1989, he had scored a record 38,387 points. He also set the record for most field goals (15,837) and most minutes played (57,446). He was voted Most Valuable Player a record six times
born Feb. 8, 1903, Alor Star, Kedah, Malaya died Dec. 6, 1990, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia First prime minister of independent Malaya (1957-63) and then of Malaysia (1963-70). He was educated in England and served in the Malayan Federal Legal Department (1949-51) before pursuing a career in politics. As president of the United Malays National Organization, Abdul Rahman brought Chinese and Indian political groups into the Alliance Party, which won an overwhelming majority in the 1955 election. He negotiated for Malayan independence from Britain (achieved in 1957); the federation of Malaysia was formed in 1963
abdul
Türkische aussprache
äbdul
Aussprache
/abˈdo͞ol/ /æbˈduːl/
Etymologie
() Arabic عبد (abd = servant) + ال (al = here, 'of the'). The "L" of the Arabic definite article is assimilated by a following n, r, s, sh, t, th, and z (the so-called sun letters).