Famous People with Name Abbas

Abbas Mohammadi            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Mohammadi: an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League.Abbas Mohammadi played for Mes Kerman F.C. before moving to Sepahan F.C. in 2007. With Sepahan he was able to play in the AFC Champions League and his ability and effort was the reason Sepahan made it to Final match before losing to Urawa Red Diamonds. Mohammadi was also able to play in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup with Sepahan and was again one of their top players.

Abbas Ibn Firnas            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Abbas Ibn Firnas: was an Arabic-speaking Berber,[1][2] born in Izn-Rand Onda, al-Andalus (today's Ronda, Spain), who lived in the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in al-Andalus. He was a polymath, aviator, chemist, engineer, humanitarian, inventor, musician, physician, physicst, poet, astronomer and technologist.[3]Ibn Firnas designed a water clock called Al-Maqata, devised a means of manufacturing colorless glass, made corrective lenses ("reading stones"), developed a chain of rings that could be used to display the motions of the planets and stars, and developed a process for cutting rock crystal that allowed Spain to cease exporting quartz to Egypt to be cut.

Abbas Attar            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Abbas Attar: is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam in the 1970s, and for his photos of Christian and Islamic subjects in later years. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

Abbas Tyabji            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Abbas Tyabji: was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat, who once served as the Chief Justice of the (Baroda) Gujarat High Court. Mahatma Gandhi appointed Tyabji, at age seventy-six, to replace him as leader of the Salt Satyagraha in May, 1930 after Gandhi’s arrest.[1

Abbas Mahmud Al-Aqqad            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Abbas Mahmud Al-Aqqad: was an Egyptian writer.Al-Aqqad was born in Aswan, a city in Lower Egypt, in 1889. He graduated only out of elementary school; he did not finish school until the end. Unlike his schoolmates, he spent all his weekly allowance on books rather than candy and food. He read about religion, geography, history and many other subjects. He was known for his excellent English.

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.

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.