Alauddin (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: علاء الدين) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, also a surname. This name derives from the Arabic ''“ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn”'', meaning “servant of Allah, nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”. It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din.

Given name

* Alauddin Ali Ahmad Sabir Kaliyari (b. 1196 AD), South Asian Sufi saint in the 13th century * Alauddin Kayqubad I (r. 1220–1237), Seljuq

Sultan of Rûm The Sultanate of Rum was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. T ...

, he is also known as Kayqubad the Great *

Alauddin Khalji Alauddin Khalji (; ), born Ali Gurshasp, was a ruler from the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenue ...

(r. 1296–1316), Afghan emperor of the

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

, He is also referred as the Defender of Hindustan (As he protected India from Mongols) * Alaeddin Ali Pasha (b. 1280), First Grand Vizier (1320–1332) of

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

and son of

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi (; or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a bey, beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, h ...

* Alaeddin Ali Bey, son-in-law of

Murad I Murad I (; ), nicknamed ''Hüdavendigâr'' (from – meaning "Head of state, sovereign" in this context; 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Mura ...

and Karamanid Ruler (r. 1361–1397) * Alauddin Ali Mubarak Shah, independent Sultan of Lakhnauti in Bengal (r. 1338–1342) * Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah, Founder of the

Bahmani Sultanate The Bahmani Kingdom or the Bahmani Sultanate was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom came to power in 1347 during the rebellio ...

(r. 1347–1358) * Alauddin Ahmad Shah, tenth Sultan of

(r. 1436–1458) * Alauddin Alam Shah, the 4th ruler of

Sayyid Dynasty The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451 for 37 years.See: * M. Reza Pirbha, Reconsidering Islam in a South Asian Context, , Brill * The Islamic frontier in the east: Expansion ...

of Delhi Sultanate (r. 1445–1451) * Alauddin Husayn Shah,

Sultan of Bengal The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: , Classical Persian: ) was a Post-classical history, late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the eastern South Asia between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant power of the Ganges- ...

founder of Husayn Shahi Dynasty (r. 1494–1520) * Syed Alauddin Atar (1339–1402), was a Sufi Saint from Bukhara and Qutb of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. He was son-in-law of Bahauddin Naqshband * Syed Alauddin Haydar (1824–1889), Preacher and Imam of Makkah Masjid & Freedom Fighter of India * Alauddin Ahammad, Bangladeshi politician and academic *

Alauddin Al-Azad Alauddin Al-Azad (6 May 1932 – 3 July 2009) was a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet. Early life and education Azad was born in Dhaka. He Passed Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1947 and 194 ...

(1932–2009), Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet. * Alauddin Ali, Bangladeshi music composer * Alauddin Marri (b. 1979), Pakistani businessman and social worker. * Alauddin Siddiqui (1938–2017) Islamic Sufi Scholar from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. * Alauddin (cricketer) (b: 1976), Pakistani former cricketer. * Alauddin Jani, governor of Bengal at 12th century of Mamluk dynasty *

Alauddin Ali Shah Alī Mubārak (), better known by his regnal title `Alā ad-Dīn `Alī Shāh (, ; r. 1338–1342) was an independent Sultan of Lakhnauti Sultanate, Lakhnauti in Bengal. He was the foster brother of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, the eventual founder of the ...

, independent ruler of Lakhnauti, the old capital of Bengal * Alauddin al-Qahhar Shah, the 3rd Ruler of

Aceh Sultanate The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam (; Jawoë: ), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, before experiencing a long pe ...

(r. 1538–1571) * Alauddin Mansur Syah (died 1585), 8th Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra * Alauddin Mahmud Syah I (died 1781), 25th sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Muhammad Syah (b. 1760), 28th sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah I (b: 1802), 31st sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Ibrahim Mansur Syah (died 1870) was the 33rd sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Mahmud Syah II (died 1874), 34th sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II (b: 1864), 35th and last sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. * Alauddin Masud, 7th sultan of the Mamluk dynasty in the 12th century. (Slave dynasty)

Surname

* Md. Alauddin (1925–2000), a Bangladeshi politician * Kazi Alauddin, a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician. * Gogi Alauddin (b: 1950), a former squash player from Pakistan. * M. Alauddin, a Bangladeshi Academic & researcher, 10th VC of Islamic University, Bangladesh.

Disambiguation

* Alauddin Firuz Shah (disambiguation)

References

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