List of Famous people named Abu

Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem was a Bangladeshi jurist and statesman. He was first Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1975. He became the President of Bangladesh in the aftermath of counter-coups in November 1975. He was made Chief Martial Law Administrator. Sayem presided over a cabinet headed by the three chiefs of the armed forces. The cabinet included civilian technocrats and politicians. Sayem resigned on grounds of ill health in April 1977, and was replaced by President Ziaur Rahman.

Abu Tawr was wali of Washka, a Muslim nobleman, perhaps member of the Banu Salama clan. Alternatively, it has been suggested that he may be the individual Al-Andalus genealogist Ibn Hazm named as Abu Tawr ibn Qasi, son of the eponymous ancestor of the powerful Muwallad Banu Qasis.

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II ibn Zidan, also known as Abd el-Malik II was the Sultan of Morocco from 1627 to 1631.

Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, Al-Mutawakkil, often simply Abdallah Mohammed was a Sultan of Morocco from 1574 to 1576. He was the oldest son of Abdallah al-Ghalib and became Sultan after his father's death.

Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi is an Algerian Islamist jihadi militant who is the current emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). In November 2020, he was named emir, replacing Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed during a French special operation during the Battle of Talahandak.

Abū Sufyān ibn al-Ḥārith ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib, born al-Mughīrah (المغيرة), was a companion and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi' was a son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His original name was said to have been Hushaym or Yasser.