Husayn
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Hussein , is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan
, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name
, particularly among Shias, in honor of Hussein ibn Ali. In some Persian
sources the forms , Hosayn, or Hossein is used. On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
Hassan (given name)
Hassan is a masculine Arabic given...
, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, particularly among Shias, in honor of Hussein ibn Ali. In some Persian
Persian literature
Persian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...
sources the forms , Hosayn, or Hossein is used. On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
Given name
- Husayn (Safavid)Husayn (Safavid)Sultan Husayn was a Safavid king of Iran . He ruled from 1694 until he was overthrown in 1722 by Shah Mahmud Hotaki, an Afghan warrior of Pashtun ethnic background...
, former Safavid king of Persia - Husain AbdullahHusain AbdullahHusain Ibn Muhammed Abdullah is an American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington State...
, safety for the Minnesota Vikings - Husayn ibn AliHusayn ibn AliHussein ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Fātimah Zahrā...
, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib - Huseyin AvniHuseyin AvniHüseyin Avni Bey Hüseyin Avni Bey Hüseyin Avni Bey (? - August 13, 1915,was the commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Army at Gallipoli. His last rank was Lt. Colonel (Turkish: Kaymakam)...
, Turkish military commander - Husayn BayqarahHusayn BayqarahHusayn Bayqarah was a Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470. His father was Mansur, a great-grandson of Timur...
, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death - Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of MeccaHussein bin Ali, Sharif of MeccaSayyid Hussein bin Ali, GCB was the Sharif of Mecca, and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself King of Hejaz, which received international recognition. He initiated the Arab Revolt in 1916 against the increasingly nationalistic Ottoman Empire during the course of the...
, Sherif and Emir of Mecca - Hussein ChalayanHussein ChalayanHussein Chalayan MBE is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1993.- Biography :...
, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer - Hüseyin DündarHüseyin DündarHüseyin Dündar is a Turkish martial arts performer competing in the boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and wushu disciplines. He is Turkey's first world gold medalist in Sanshou. He is a member of Fenerbahçe SK....
, Turkish boxer - Hüseyin ErkanHüseyin ErkanHüseyin Erkan is a Turkish high-ranking civil servant for finance and is currently the CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange ....
, Turkish high-ranking civil servant - Hussein FatalHussein FatalBruce Washington , better known by his stage name, Hussein Fatal, is an American rapper and a member of Outlawz.-Murder of Tupac Shakur:...
, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group - Hossein FekriHossein FekriHossein Fekri born March 15, 1924 in Tehran, Iran and died in July 2003 is a former Iranian football player and coach who played for and coached Team Melli. He had played for Daraei F.C. and Shahin F.C. and then established Tehranjavan F.C.. He is third manager of Persepolis F.C. and managed...
, Iranian footballer - Hossein GhanbariHossein GhanbariHossein Ghanbari is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for the IPL club PAS Hamedan as a midfielder.-External links:*...
, Iranian footballer - Husein GradaščevićHusein GradašcevicHusein-kapetan Gradaščević was a Bosnian Muslim general who fought for Bosnian autonomy in the Ottoman Empire. He is often referred to as "Zmaj od Bosne", meaning "Dragon of Bosnia"...
, Bosniak 19th century leader and rebel - Hussein el-HusseiniHussein el-HusseiniSayyed Hussein el-Husseini is a Lebanese statesman and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, who brought the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990, followed by the disarmament of sectarian militias...
, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker - Hussein of JordanHussein of JordanHussein bin Talal was the third King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict...
, King of Jordan - Hussein Kamel al-Majid, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
- Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt
- Hüseyin KıvrıkoğluHüseyin KivrikogluHüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu is a Turkish general who was the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces and on August 30, 1998, became Chief of the Turkish General Staff for a four-year term.-Biography:...
, Turkish general - Hossein MarashiHossein MarashiSeyyed Hossein Marashi is an Iranian politician who was the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the Iranian parliament. He strongly backed opposition candidate Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian election...
, Iranian politician - Hüseyin MayadağHüseyin MayadagHüseyin Mayadağ was a lyricist of popular Turkish music. He was born in Salonika in 1915. In 1916 his family moved to Istanbul. He spent his childhood and youth in Istanbul. He is son of Faik Fuat the lutist. He started singing songs with his father when he was 10.Later he went to Izmir and took...
, Turkish musician - Barack Hussein Obama IIBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, President of the United States - Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.Barack Obama, Sr.Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of U.S. President Barack Obama. He is a central subject in his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father.-Early life:...
, father of Barack Hussein Obama - Hussein OnnHussein OnnTun Hussein bin Dato' Onn who is of 3/4 Malay and 1/4 Circassian ancestry was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1976 to 1981. He was granted the soubriquet Bapa Perpaduan...
, third Prime Minister of Malaysia - Hossein RezazadehHossein RezazadehHossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...
, Iranian weightlifter - Hüseyin SayramHüseyin SayramHüseyin Sayram Turkish politician, provincial chief of the CHP . He was the second of the three sons of the Turkish theologian Hacı Zühtü Efendi. He also had a younger and an older sister. Hüseyin Sayram was the starter and patriarch of Sayram family line.Hüseyin was born into a family of a long...
, Turkish politician - Hossein TehraniHossein TehraniHossein Tehrāni , was an Iranian musician and tonbak player. He is regarded as the father of the modern tonbak.-Early life:...
, Iranian musician - Hüseyin YıldızHüseyin YildizHüseyin Yıldız is a Turkish-Belgian futsal player. He currently plays for Paraske Bowl Morlanwelz and previously played for Brussels United, GDL Chatelet and Diables Carolo....
, Turkish futsal player
Surname
- Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Famous Bangladeshi Social Worker and a Muslim Feminist
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani boxer
- Rizwan HussainRizwan HussainRizwan Hussain is a British Barrister satellite television presenter and an international humanitarian worker...
, British Barrister of Bangladeshi Descent - Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
- Fouad HusseinFouad HusseinFouad Hussein is a Jordanian journalist and author of the 2005 Arabic language book Al-Zarqawi: The Second Generation of Al Qaeda. It is based on interviews with senior Islamic militants, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Saif al-Adel, a high ranking member...
, Jordanian journalist - Hasib HussainHasib HussainHasib Mir Hussain was one of four homegrown terrorists who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings....
, English bomber in the 7/7 attacks - Hussein el-HusseiniHussein el-HusseiniSayyed Hussein el-Husseini is a Lebanese statesman and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, who brought the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990, followed by the disarmament of sectarian militias...
, former speaker of the Lebanese parliament - M.F. Husain, Indian artist
- Metin HüseyinMetin HüseyinMetin Hüseyin is a British television and film director.-Biography:His debut film, Tight Trousers, was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he received an RTS award and a British Academy Television Award nomination for Common as Muck and The History of a...
, English film director - Muhammad Husayn HaykalMuhammad Husayn HaykalMuhammad Hussein Haekal was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician and Minister of Education in Egypt.- Life :...
, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician - Nasser HussainNasser HussainNasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,...
, former Essex and England cricketer - Robert HosseinRobert HosseinRobert Hossein is a French film actor of Azeri origin, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute...
, French actor, director and writer - Rashad HussainRashad HussainRashad Hussain , is an American attorney, and U.S. Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , an intergovernmental group with 57 member states. Hussain, a Muslim of Indian heritage, has served in the White House Counsel's Office, and in his role as Envoy, has advised the...
, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference - Sharif Ali bin al-HusseinSharif Ali bin al-HusseinSharif Ali Bin al-Hussein was born in 1956, in Baghdad, Iraq. He is currently the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party and claims to be the legitimate heir to the position of King of Iraq, based on his relationship to the last monarch, the late King Faisal II.-Early...
, pretender to the throne of Iraq - Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
- Tahir ibn HusaynTahir ibn HusaynTahir ibn Husayn was a general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun and led the armies that would defeat al-Amin, making al-Ma'mun the caliph...
, Persian general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate - Zakir HussainZakir Hussain (musician)Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
, Indian tabla player
Family of Imam Hussain ibn Ali
- Ali Akbar ibn HusaynAli Akbar ibn HusaynAli al-Akbar ibn Husayn was the son of the third Shi'ah Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, and Umm Layla.- Life :...
, son of Shi’as’ third Imam Hussain ibn Ali and Umm-e-Laila - Ali Asghar ibn Husayn, son of Shi’as’ third Imam Hussain ibn Ali and Rubab
- Ali ibn Husayn, son of Shi’as’ third Imam Hussain ibn Ali and Shahrbānū
- Fatimah bint HusaynFatimah bint HusaynFatimah bint Husayn was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn was the third Shi'a Imam and Umm Ishaq was the daughter of the prominent Muslim general, Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.*Fatimah *Husayn...
, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
Royal family of Jordan
- Abdullah II bin al-HusseinAbdullah II of JordanAbdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife
- Alia al Hussein, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan
- Princess Muna al-Hussein, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan
Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq
- Hala HusseinHala HusseinHala Saddam Hussein is the third daughter of the former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and his first wife Sajida Talfah. Hala was said to be Saddam's favorite daughter...
, daughter of Saddam Hussein - Qusay HusseinQusay HusseinQusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was the second son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000.- Family :...
, son of Saddam Hussein - Raghad HusseinRaghad HusseinRaghad Saddam Hussein is the eldest daughter of former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and Sajida Talfah.-Biography:...
, daughter of Saddam Hussein - Rana HusseinRana HusseinRana Saddam Hussein is the second-eldest daughter of the former President of Iraq,Saddam Hussein and his first wife, Sajida Talfah. Her older sister is Raghad and younger sister is Hala Hussein....
, daughter of Saddam Hussein - Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
, former President of Iraq - Uday HusseinUday HusseinUday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti , was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein from his first wife, Sajida Talfah. He was the brother of Qusay Hussein. Uday was for several years seen as the heir apparent of his father; however, Uday lost his place in the line of succession due to his erratic behavior and...
, son of Saddam Hussein
Other uses
- Husayn, YemenHusayn, YemenHusayn, Yemen is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate.-External links:*...
, a village in eastern Yemen - Al HusseinAl Hussein (missile)Al Hussein or al-Husayn is the designation of an Iraqi ballistic missile. The missile was the result of upgrading the Soviet made Scud in order to achieve a longer range...
, Iraqi missile - Sheikh HusseinSheikh HusseinSheikh Hussein is a village in south-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 1386 meters above sea level...
, holy Muslim site in Ethiopia named after Sheikh Hussein (person) - Mullá HusaynMullá HusaynMullá Husayn-i Bushru'i , titled Jináb-i-Bábu'l-Báb , was a Persian religious figure, and the first Letter of the Living of the Bábí movement. He died at the Battle of Fort Shaykh Tabarsi, on February 2, 1849...
, first Letter of the Living in the Bábí movement - Hussein, An EntertainmentHussein, An EntertainmentHussein, an Entertainment is an early work written by Patrick O'Brian and published in 1938 under his birth name, Patrick Russ. The story takes place in India of the British Raj period and concerns the adventures of a young man named Hussein. The novel, called an Entertainment by O'Brian,...
, a novel by Patrick O'BrianPatrick O'BrianPatrick O'Brian, CBE , born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen... - HussainiaHussainiaA Hussainia, also known as an Ashurkhana or Imambargah, is a congregation hall for Shia commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Remembrance of Muharram. The name comes from Husayn Ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and an Imam of the Shia. Hussain was killed by Yazid I in...
, a hall for Shia rituals