Abidi

Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi (Arabic: عابدي) is the surname for staunch Shia followers of Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. Abidis Sect now family names (or people belonging to this family) can be found all over the world especially in Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq. The family's origins are mostly from Iraq; however, due to service to the Islamic mission and often persecution of the Prophet's family over the centuries the family has migrated to several locations.

For generations (allegedly) the Abidi family has been essential to the spread of Islam in the Indo-Pak subcontinent.

Notable people with the surname include:

Agha Hasan Abedi (1922–1995), Pakistani banker and founder of BCCI
Amir Abedi (1924–1964), Mayor of Dar es Salaam
Asad Abidi (born 1956), Pakistani electrical engineer
Azhar Abidi (born 1968), Pakistani-Australian author and translator
Colet Abedi, Iranian-American writer and producer
Intezar Abidi, alias Bobby, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh state government
Hasan Abidi (1929–2005), Pakistani journalist, writer and Urdu-language poet
Javed Abidi, disability rights activist
Nain Abidi (born 1985), international cricketer from Pakistan
Omar Abidi, drummer for the English band Fightstar
Raza Ali Abidi (born 1936), Pakistani journalist and radio broadcaster
Razi Abedi, Pakistani writer
Faisal Raza Abidi (born 1971), former senator representing the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for Sindh Province
Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Pakistani politician of the MQM party and also MPA of National Assembly
Bani Abidi (born 1971), Pakistani visual artist

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