Famous People with Name Abbas

Abbas Ahmed Khamis            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Abbas Ahmed Khamis: is a footballer from Bahrain. He plays for Bahrainian football club Setra, and has played in the Bahrain national football team.

Abbas Uddin Ahmed            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Abbas Uddin Ahmed: popularly known by his first name, was a Bangla folk singer. He was born at Balarampur in Tufanganj subdivision in the district of Cooch Bihar. His father, Zafar Ali Ahmed, was a lawyer at the Tufanganj Sub-divisional Court.Abbasuddin's interest in music grew through attendance at cultural functions at school and college. He was self-taught, except for a brief period when he learnt music from Ustad Jamiruddin Khan in Kolkata and Ustad Kader Buksh in Murshidabad. He sang different types of songs such as folk songs, modern songs, patriotic songs, Islamic songs, and Urdu songs. But Abbasuddin became renowned mainly as a singer of folk songs.

Abbas Abdi            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Abdi: is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist and social activist.He was the first person to storm the United States embassy in Tehran, along with other students, during the early years of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. In the following years, he became a critic of the political establishment of Iran. He was a supporter of President Mohammad Khatami's reform plans, and one of the most influential figures in the reformist camp after 1997.

Abbas Amir-Enteza            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Amir-Enteza: was the spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. In 1981 he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of spying for the U.S., a charge critics suggest was a cover for retaliation against his early opposition to theocratic government in Iran. He is now "the longest-held political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran".[1] According to Fariba Amini, as of 2006 he has "been in jail for 17 years and in and out of jail for the last ten years, altogether for 27 years."

Abbas Katouzian            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Katouzian: was an Iranian painter and artist.In 1973 Katouzian participated in a joint exhibition at the National Consultative Assembly with the works of his mentor. Katouzians paintings have appeared on more than 200 magazines worldwide.

Hadi Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Hadi Abbas: was a former player and coach.During the 30s and 40s, he was considered as one of the most talented left sided forwards of his generation, playing for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraqi army national side in a career that spanned nearly twenty years.He scored several important goals during his playing days, including one against Syrian club Al-Barada in 1938 while guesting for the Baghdad Olympic Club and one against the Polish Army in 1943.

Ahmad Mnajed Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Ahmad Mnajed Abbas: an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Talaba in Iraq and the Iraq national football team. He usually plays the Second striker position.Ahmed Menajed was in the Iraq squad in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, but he featured in only one game, coming on as a substitute against Turkmenistan. After the tournament, he moved from Al Zawra’a to Bahrain side Rifaa in October 2004. He spent two seasons in Bahrain before joining Lebanon’s Al Ansar in August 2006, helping them to win their 13th Lebanon League title this year.

Essam Yassin Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Essam Yassin Abbas: an Iraqi football player, who currently plays for Arbil in Iraq.A talented defender that could also play in midfield if needed. Despite being only 22 years of age he has already played for five clubs, including a season in Syria with Al-Horriya and currently plays for high flyers Al-Amana. He played for the Iraq Under-19s in 2005 but failed to make it into final squad for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship in India.The 22-year-old defender made his international debut as recently as 31 May, in a friendly against Qatar, when he was brought on as a second half substitute. Iraq lost the game by a solitary goal, but Yassin earned a thumbs-up from his Serbian coach for a solid performance at the back.

Jhangir Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Jhangir Abbas: is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played one List A match for Cheshire during the 1999 season. Abbas played in the 38-County Cup competitions during the 1999 and 2002 season, and played in the Minor Counties Championship in 1999 and 2001.

Zain Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zain Abbas: is a cricketer who has played one One Day International for Hong Kong. He is currently playing for Ticknall CC in the Derbyshire County League Division 1 after joining from Aston-on-trent where he was the 3rd leading wicket taker in the Derbyshire Premier