Husayn

Husayn, Hussein, Hussain, Husain (Arabic:حسین), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hasan, meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". It is commonly given as a male given name among Muslims, after Husayn ibn Ali. In some Persian sources the form Háosayn is used [1]. In Turkish it is Hüseyin.

Individuals

Given names

• Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Muhammad Mobin Arshad, student of IT and believer of Imam Hussain (a.s)

• Hussein of Jordan (1935–1999), former King of Jordan
• Hussein el-Husseini (b. 1937), former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
• Hussein Kamel (d. 1996), son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
• Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (d. 1931), Sherif and Emir of Mecca
• Hussein Onn, (1922–1990), third Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Husayn (Safavid), the last powerful Safavid king of Persia
• Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
• Husayn Kamil, the Sultan of Egypt and King of The Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917
• Hussein Chalayan, a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer
• Mullá Husayn, the first Letter of the Living in the Bábí movement

Patronymics

• Ali Akbar ibn Husayn, the son of Shi’as’ third Imam Hussain ibn Ali and Umm-e-Laila
• Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, politician and a former Minister of Education in Egypt
• Tahir ibn Husayn, Persian general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate
• M.F. Hussain (1915–), eminent artist from India
• Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
• Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz (1879–1935), King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
• Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein (1956–), pretender to the throne of Iraq
• Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist
• Hala Hussein (1979–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
• Qusay Hussein (1966–2003), son of Saddam Hussein
• Raghad Hussein (1967–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
• Rana Hussein (1969–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
• Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), executed President of Iraq
• Uday Hussein (1964–2003), son of Saddam Hussein
• King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (1962–), the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941–), the second wife of King Hussein of Jordan
• Fatimah bint Husayn
• Ali bin Hussein of Jordan (1975–), son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife
• Alia al Hussein (1948–1977), the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan

Other

• Al Hussein, Iraqi missile
• Barack Hussein Obama, the full name of Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator from Illinois
• Nasser Hussain, former Essex and England cricketer.
• Sheikh Hussein, holy Muslim site in Ethiopia named after Sheikh Hussein (person)

See also

• Arabic name
• List of Arabic names
• Wikipedia pages beginning with "Husayn "

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