Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi (Arabic: عابدي) is the surname for the descendants of Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. People with the surname Abidi (or people belonging to this family) can be found all over the world especially in Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq. The fa s

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

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Colet Abedi, Iranian-American writer and producer
  • Intezar Abidi, alias Bobby, Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh state government
  • Javed Abidi, disability rights activist
  • Omar Abidi, drummer for the English band Fightstar
  • [[ Adnan Abidi ]]

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