Famous People with Name Abbas

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.

Abbas Shafiee            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Shafiee: is a notable Iranian (Persian) pharmaceutical chemist and one of the leading figures in Iran's scientific movement in 20th century.Prof Abbas Shafiee is currently president of faculty of pharmacy at Tehran University. He published more than 200 scientific articles in peer reviewed international journals.

Sohail Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Sohail Abbas: is a field hockey defender and penalty corner specialist from Pakistan. He is the holder of the world record for the most goals scored in international competition.

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas: was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He was the maker of important Hindi films like, Saat Hindustani, Shehar Aur Sapna and the screenwriter for the best of Raj Kapoor films.Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, having penned films like Neecha Nagar, Jagte Raho, Dharti Ke Lal, Awara, Saat Hindustani and Naya Sansar. [1]

Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas: He is commonly known as just Hisham Abbas (Arabic: ???? ????). He is an Egyptian pop singer best known for his hit song Nari Narain.

Raouf Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Raouf Abbas: was a leading Egyptian historian and a professor of modern history at Cairo University and president of the Egyptian Society of Historical Studies.

Sidi Bel Abbas            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Sidi Bel Abbas: is the patron saint of Marrakesh. He is also one of the seven saints (sabaatou ridjal) of the city. His festival was founded by Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi at the instigation of Moulay Ismael.