Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Aydarusi Al-Azhari ( السيد عبد الرحمان العيدروس الأزهري تنكل), also known as Azhari Thangal (അസ്ഹരി തങ്ങള്‍) was the President of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, the largest Muslim organisation[2] in Kerala, India.

[4] Azhari Thangal is a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad,[5] through his grandson Husayn.

[7] He first learned religion from his father, studied in Dars at Orumanayur, Kallor, Njamanangad, Vailathur Masjids.

He completed degree Baqavi from Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu in 1951[8] and Qasimi from Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh in 1956.

[15] Kerala University Department of Arabic Alumni Association (KUDAAA) starts to institute the annual Azhari Thangal Excellency Award, to honour the outstanding achievements in Contribution to promotion and growth of Arabic Language in Kerala from 2019.