(16th century), Persian and the Mughal miniature painter Abdul Samad of Selangor (1804–1898), Sultan of Selangor Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor (1843–1929), Persian prince Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai (1907–1973), Pashtun nationalist leader Abdus Samad Azad (1922–2005), Bangladeshi politician Abdul Samad Ismail (1924–2008), aka Pak Samad, Malaysian journalist, writer and editor A. K. A. Abdul Samad (1926–1999), Indian politician Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927–1988), Kurdish-Egyptian Qari A. Samad Said (born 1935), Malaysian poet Khabibullo Abdusamatov (born 1940), Uzbek-Russian astrophysicist Shahrir Abdul Samad (born 1949), Malaysian politician Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad (born 1950), Kuwaiti politician Khalid Abdul Samad (born 1957), Malaysian politician M. P. Abdussamad Samadani (born 1959), Indian politician Ahmed Abdel Samad (born 1972), Egyptian boxer Abdulsamad, surname of all members of The Boys (band) (born 1973 - 1979) Abdool Samad (born 1979) Guyanese-Canadian cricketer Abdul Samad Rohani (ca. 1982 - 2008), Afghan journalist Abdelouahad Abdessamad (born 1982), Moroccan footballer Abdessamad Chahiri (born 1982), Moroccan footballer Abdessamad Rafik (born 1982), Moroccan footballer Shariff Abdul Samat (born 1984), Singaporean footballer Abdul Samad (detainee) (born 1982? 1987?) Afghan detainee in Guantanamo Abdul Samad Khaksar (died 2006), Afghan politician Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, Iranian lawyer Ako Abdul-Samad, American politician Abdul Samad Siddiqui, Indian educationist Datuk Abdul Samad Hj.