Abdelbaset
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Abdelbaset is an Arabic masculine given name most notably borne by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdelbaset canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15800285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abdelbaset Context triple: [Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, givenName, Abdelbaset]
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A.
Abu al-Ma'ali
Abu al-Ma'ali is the honorific kunya of the eminent 11th-century Sunni theologian and Shafi'i jurist Imam al-Juwayni, a leading figure of classical Ash'ari kalam.
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B.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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C.
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali," was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist military commander and cousin of Saddam Hussein notorious for overseeing brutal campaigns including chemical attacks against Kurdish civilians.
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D.
Marwan
Marwan is a common Arabic male given name, historically associated with several notable figures in the Arab and Islamic world.
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E.
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is a retired Egyptian attacking midfielder widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers and one of the most capped players in international football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abdelbaset Target entity description: Abdelbaset is an Arabic masculine given name most notably borne by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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A.
Abu al-Ma'ali
Abu al-Ma'ali is the honorific kunya of the eminent 11th-century Sunni theologian and Shafi'i jurist Imam al-Juwayni, a leading figure of classical Ash'ari kalam.
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B.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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C.
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali," was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist military commander and cousin of Saddam Hussein notorious for overseeing brutal campaigns including chemical attacks against Kurdish civilians.
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D.
Marwan
Marwan is a common Arabic male given name, historically associated with several notable figures in the Arab and Islamic world.
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E.
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is a retired Egyptian attacking midfielder widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers and one of the most capped players in international football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.