Abdullah

British

/ æbˈdʌlə /

noun

1882–1951, emir of Transjordan (1921–46) and first king of Jordan (1946–51). He joined the Arab revolt against Turkish rule in World War I; assassinated 1951

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Abdulqadir Abdullah Ali suffered serious nerve damage to his leg during the long siege of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher because he could not get medicine for his diabetes.

From BBC

That happened to Abdullah Adam Mohamed in Gurni, tearing him away from his three little girls - aged two, four and six.

From BBC

Abdullah Ahmed, 15, buys stocks through a custodial account and runs an 80-member investing club at his high school in Scarsdale, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the men as Muntaser Abdullah, 26, and Yousef Asa’asa, 37, according to a report by the official Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA.

From The Wall Street Journal

A student called Abdullah, who was sleeping at the time of the earthquake, told Reuters the "whole building was shaking".

From BBC

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