Talib

Talib (Arabic طالب, Talib DMG ) is an Arabic male first name meaning " disciple, student" or " seeker of knowledge ". Talib is also found as a family name. The female form of the name is Taliba (Arabic طالبة ).

Bearers of the name

First name

• Talib Kibwe ( born 1953 ), American jazz musician
• Talib Kweli ( born 1975 ), American rapper
• Talib Shabib (1934-1997), Iraqi politicians

As Kunya

• Abu Taalib ibn ʿ Abd al - Muttalib (around 550-619 ), Arab caravan traders, uncle of the Prophet Mohammed
• Abu Talib al - Makki († 996 ), Arabic writer and Sufi
• Abu Talib (musician ) ( 1939-2009 ), American blues and jazz musicians
• ʿ Alī ibn Abī Taalib (~ 598-661 ), Caliph in Sunni Islam

Family name

• Naji Talib (1917-2012), Iraqi politician and general
• Ramli Ngah Talib ( born 1941 ), Malaysian politician

Others

• As a singular form Talib means a member of the Islamist militia the Taliban.