Hussein
For other uses, see Hussein (disambiguation).
| Hussein | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ħuˈseːn, ħiˈseːn, ħuˈsajn] Egyptian Arabic: [ħeˈseːn, ħoˈseːn] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Handsome |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hassan |
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Hussein (also spelled Husein, Husain, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Huseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hossein, or Husseyn) (Arabic: حسین, Ḥusayn), 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.[1] In some Persian sources the forms Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein is used.[2] On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
Given name
Hossein
- Hossein Fekri, Iranian footballer
- Hossein Ghanbari, Iranian footballer
- Hossein Marashi, Iranian politician
- Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter
- Hossein Tehrani, Iranian musician
Husain
- Husain Abdullah, safety for the Minnesota Vikings
Husayn
- Husayn (Safavid), former Safavid king of Persia
- Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
Husein
- Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak 19th century leader and rebel
Hussein
- Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sherif and Emir of Mecca
- Hussein Chalayan, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer
- Hussein el-Husseini, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
- Hussein Fatal, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group
- Hussein ibn Ali, grandson of the prophet Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Hussein Kamel al-Majid, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
- Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt
- Hussein Naeem, Lebanese football player
- Hussein of Jordan, King of Jordan
- Hussein Onn, third Prime Minister of Malaysia
Hüseyin
- Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
- Hüseyin Avni, disambıguation page
- Hüseyin Dündar, Turkish boxer
- Hüseyin Erkan, Turkish high-ranking civil servant
- Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar
- Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu, Turkish general
- Hüseyin Mayadağ, Turkish musician
- Hüseyin Sayram, Turkish politician
- Hüseyin Yıldız, Turkish futsal player
- Hüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and resaurateur
Middle name
- Barack Hussein Obama II, President of the United States
- Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of Barack Hussein Obama
Surname
- Karim al-Hussayni, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth Aga Khan.
- Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Famous Bangladeshi Social Worker and a Muslim Feminist
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero
- Abrar Hussain, Pakistani boxer
- Rizwan Hussain, British Barrister of Bangladeshi Descent
- Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
- Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist
- Hasib Hussain, English bomber in the 7/7 attacks
- Hussein el-Husseini, former speaker of the Lebanese parliament
- M.F. Husain, Indian artist
- Metin Hüseyin, English film director
- Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician
- Nasser Hussain, former Essex and England cricketer
- Robert Hossein, French actor, director and writer
- Rashad Hussain, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
- Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, pretender to the throne of Iraq
- Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
- Tahir ibn Husayn, Persian general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate
- Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player
Family of Imam Hussein ibn Ali
- Ali Akbar ibn Husayn, son of third Imam Hussein ibn Ali and Umm-e-Laila
- Ali Asghar ibn Husayn, son of third Imam Hussein ibn Ali and Rubab
- Ali ibn Husayn, son of Shi’as’ Imam Hussein ibn Ali and Shahrbānū
- Fatimah bint Husayn, daughter of Hussein ibn Ali
Royal family of Jordan
- Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, 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 Hussein, daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Qusay Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein
- Raghad Hussein, daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Rana Hussein, daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq
- Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein
References
- ^ Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History - Page 57, Akbar S. Ahmed - 1988
- ^ http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/ot_grp7/ot_shahrbanu_20050131.html
