Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the

triconsonantal The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or " radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowel ...

root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name which is the diminutive of

Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...

, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, particularly among

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

s. In

Persian language Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and ...

contexts, the

transliteration Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one writing system, script to another that involves swapping Letter (alphabet), letters (thus ''wikt:trans-#Prefix, trans-'' + ''wikt:littera#Latin, liter-'') in predictable ways, such as ...

s ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn,'' or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of

Indo-Aryan languages The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily ...

, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husein'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''

Husain Husain, a variant spelling of Hussein, is a common Arabic name, especially among Muslims because of the status of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Mohammad. Notable people with the name include: Arts and literature * Adrian A. Husain, Pakistani poet ...

'', ''Hussin'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Husseyn'' (etc.). The

Encyclopaedia of Islam The ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI'') is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies published by Brill. It is considered to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies. The first edition was published in ...

, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions. Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE — Brill
/ref> This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

when he named his grandson

Husayn ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel

Gabriel In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

Given name

Hossein

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh ( fa, حسین علیزاده) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohammad ...

, Iranian musician *

Hossein Fekri Hossein Fekri (Persian: حسین فکری, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team. As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Ghanbari Hossein Ghanbari ( fa, حسين قنبری, born February 20, 1988) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for the IPL club Iranjavan bushehr as a midfielder. At the beginning of his adolescence, he went to the youth team of Tehran ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Marashi Hossein Marashi ( fa, حسین مرعشی; born 17 November 1958 in Rafsanjan) is an Iranian politician. He served as the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the ...

, Iranian politician *

Hossein Namazi Hossein Namazi ( fa, حسین نمازی; born 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts. Early life and education Namazi was born in 1945. He received a PhD in economics in Austria. Career Namazi is an e ...

, Iranian economist and politician *

Hossein Navab Hossein Navab (1897–1972) was an Iranian diplomat, who served as foreign minister briefly in 1952. Career Navab was a career diplomat. In the 1930s he was second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in London. He served as the consul general of ...

, Iranian diplomat *

Hossein Nuri Hossein Nuri (also written Hosein Noori or Hussein Nouri) (Persian: حسین نوری, born 1 July 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director. One of Nuri's pre-eminent characteristics is that despite his physical limitations he h ...

, Iranian artist *

Hossein Panahi Hossein Panahi Dezhkooh ( fa, حسین پناهی دژکوه; 28 August 1956 – 4 August 2004) was an Iranian actor and poet. After graduating from high school, due to his father's recommendation, he found his way to Ayatollah Golpaygaani's re ...

, Iranian actor *

Hossein Rajabian Hossein Rajabian ( fa, حسین رجبیان; born 5 July 1984) is an Iranian filmmaker, writer and photographer who was imprisoned as a political prisoner in 2015 on charges related to his filmmaking. He as an anti-censorship filmmaker and def ...

, Iranian filmmaker *

Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh ( fa, حسین رضازاده, born 12 May 1978) is an Iranian politician and retired weightlifter. Rezazadeh is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time World Weightlifting champion, and five-time Asian champion. Rezazadeh has w ...

, Iranian weightlifter *

Hossein Tehrani Hossein Tehrāni (1912 – February 26, 1974) ( fa, حسین تهرانی) was an Iranian musician and tonbak player. He is regarded as an innovator, expanding the modern tonbak into an instrument that can be played solo, in addition to its ea ...

, Iranian musician *

Hossein Valamanesh Hossein Valamanesh (2 March 1949 – 15 January 2022) was an Iranian-Australian contemporary artist who lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked in mixed media, printmaking, installations, and sculpture. He often collabora ...

(1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist

Houssein

Houssein Rizk Houssein Hassan Rizk ( ar, حسين حسن رزق, ; born 1 January 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Shabab Sahel. Club career Nabi Chit Rizk began his career with Nabi Chit during the 2017–18 Lebanese ...

(born 1997), Lebanese footballer

Husain

Husayn

, the grandson of Muhammad *

Husayn (Safavid) Soltan Hoseyn ( fa, شاه سلطان حسین, Soltān-Hoseyn; 1668 – 9 September 1727) was the Safavid shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722. He was the son and successor of Shah Solayman (). Born and raised in the royal harem, Soltan Hoseyn ascen ...

, former Safavid king of Persia *

Husayn Bayqarah Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza ( fa, حسین بایقرا / ''Husayn Bāyqarā''; June/July 1438 – 4 May 1506) was the Timurid dynasty, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 until May 4, 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470. A skilled statesma ...

, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death *

Husayn ibn Hamdan Husayn ibn Hamdan ibn Hamdun ibn al-Harith al-Taghlibi () was an early member of the Hamdanid family, who distinguished himself as a general for the Abbasid Caliphate and played a major role in the Hamdanids' rise to power among the Arab tribes i ...

, a general in the Abbasid Caliphate * Husayn ibn Numayr, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate

Husein

Husein Gradaščević Husein Gradaščević (''Husein-kapetan'') (31 August 1802 – 17 August 1834) was a Bosnian military commander who later led a rebellion against the Ottoman government, seeking autonomy for Bosnia. Born into a Bosnian noble family, Gradašč ...

, Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel *

Husein Miljković Husein "Huska" Miljković (1905 – 27 May 1944) was a Bosniak military commander who fought with various military formations in Yugoslavia during World War II. A communist politician during the interwar period, he joined the Yugoslav Partisans ...

, Bosnian military commander * Husein Kavazović, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Husein Alicajic Husein Alicajic is an Australian filmmaker who writes and directs for film and television, known for award-winning commercials for Foxtel. Background Born in Sydney, Australia, to a Bosnian people, Bosnian father and a Scottish people, Scottish ...

, Australian filmmaker

Hussain

* Hussain Ahmed, Emirati basketball player *

Hussain Sajwani Hussain Sajwani (born 1953), is an Emirati billionaire businessman and the founder of the property development company, DAMAC Properties, and his private investment company, DAMAC Group. DAMAC Properties was ranked number one on the Forbes 2017 ...

(born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer * Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer

Hussein

* Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist *

Hussein M. Adam Hussein Mohammed Adam "Tanzania" ( so, Xuseen Maxamed Aadan "Tanzania") was a Somali professor, originally from Hargeisa, Somaliland, but born and raised in Arusha, Tanzania. He graduated in 1966 with his undergraduate degree from Princeton Univ ...

(1943–2017), Somali professor of political science *

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi ( ar, الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 1 May 18544 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after procla ...

, Sherif and Emir of Mecca *

Hussein Chalayan Hussein Chalayan, (; tr, Hüseyin Çağlayan ; born 12 August 1970) is a British-Cypriot fashion designer. He has won the British Designer of the Year twice (in 1999 and 2000) and was awarded the MBE in 2006. Chalayan is currently teaching a ...

, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer *

Hussein el-Husseini Sayyid Hussein El-Husseini ( ar, حسين الحسيني) (born 15 April 1937) is a Lebanese politician and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, whose efforts in brokering and fathering the Taif Agreement led to the end of the Lebanese Ci ...

, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker *

Hussein Hasan Hussein Hasan ( so, Xuseen Xassan) was a famous Somali poet and warrior of the Eidagale Isaaq clan known for his skills in battle and hot temper. Biography Hussein belonged to the Rer Guled branch of the Eidagale and was a great grandson of the 1s ...

, Somali poet and warrior *

Hussein Fatal Bruce Edward Washington Jr. (April 3, 1973July 10, 2015), better known by his stage name Hussein Fatal or sometimes as Fatal Hussein, was an American rapper, best known for his collaborative work with Tupac Shakur as a member of the rap group Ou ...

, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group *

Hussein Hamdan Hussein Issam Hamdan ( ar, حسين عصام حمدان; born 22 August 1978) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Akhaa Ahli Aley. Honours Player Individual * Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: ...

, Lebanese football player *

Hussein Ibish Hussein Yusuf Kamal Ibish (Arabic Language, Arabic: حسين يوسف كمال أيبش; is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. He is a weekly columnist for Bloomberg L.P., Bloomberg and The National (Abu Dha ...

(born 1963), American academic *

Hussein ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

, grandson of the prophet Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib *

Hussein Kamel al-Majid Colonel General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid ( ar, حسين كامل حسن المجيد) ( 1954 – 23 February 1996) was the son-in-law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United Nations Spe ...

, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein *

Hussein Kamel of Egypt Sultan Hussein Kamel ( ar, السلطان حسين كامل; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the ...

, Sultan of Egypt * Hussein Naeem, Lebanese football player *

Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

, King of Jordan *

Hussein Onn Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn ( ms, حسين بن عون, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predece ...

, third Prime Minister of Malaysia * Hussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist * Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

Hüseyin

Hüseyin Alkan Hüseyin Alkan (born April 1, 1988, in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B1 and Paralympian. He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident. Sporting career A m ...

(born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation) Hüseyin Avni is the name of: People * Hüseyin Avni Bey (1875–1915), Ottoman military officer * Hüseyin Avni Mutlu (born 1956), Turkish civil servant * Hüseyin Avni Pasha (1820–1876), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Hüseyin Avni Za ...

, multiple people * Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chief *

Hüseyin Dündar Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish martial artist 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 Fenerb ...

(born 1986), Turkish boxer *

Hüseyin Er Hüseyin Er (14 January 1985 – 16 May 2021) was a deaf Turkish-born footballer who grew up and mostly Turkish community of London, lived in London. He was a member of the Turkey national deaf football team. Private life Er was born to Haydar a ...

(1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player *

Hüseyin Erkan Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958 in Konya, Turkey) served as CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) from June 2012 until October 2014. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) from 2007 until 2012. After graduating from hig ...

(born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant *

Hüseyin Hilmi Işık Huseyin Hilmi Işık (March 8, 1911 - October 26, 2001) was a Turkish, Sunni Islamic scholar. Life Hüseyn Hilmi Işık was born in Eyüp, Istanbul. He received religious education from mujtahid Abdulhakim Arvasi. He learned ma'qûl, manqûl, ...

(1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar *

Hüseyin Kandemir Hüseyin Kandemir (born 9 September 1986 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish rower. He is a member of Galatasaray Rowing in Istanbul. He was the member of the bronze-winning team in the lightweight men's eight (LM8+) event at the 2014 World Rowing C ...

(born 1986), Turkish rower *

Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born Hüseyin Kıvrık, 1934) is a retired 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 Born in Bozü ...

(born 1934), Turkish general *

Hüseyin Koç Hüseyin Koç (born July 30, 1979 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is tall and plays in the setter position. Since the 2012-13 season, he is a member of Halkbank Ankara. Family life Hüseyin Koç was born on July 30, 1979 in ...

(born 1979), Turkish volleyball player *

Hüseyin Özer Hüseyin Özer (born 1949 in Reşadiye, Tokat Province, Turkey) is a Turkish British executive chef and restaurateur, who owns a restaurant chain based in London. Early life Hüseyin Özer was born in 1949, in a village of Reşadiye town in T ...

(born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur * Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician *

Hüseyin Tavur Hüseyin Tavur (born December 15, 1972) is a Turkish football manager. He is the head coach of the Izmir-based Altay S.K. U17 since the 2015–16 season, which competes in the Turkish Regional Youth Development Under −17 Football League. H� ...

(born 1972), Turkish football manager *

Hüseyin Yıldırım Hüseyin Yıldırım (born March 10, 1928) is a Turkish-American auto mechanic who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States for his courier role in the espionage activities of U.S. serviceman James Hall III during the Cold War er ...

(born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era * Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player

Huseyn

Huseyn Arablinski Huseyn Arablinski ( az, Hüseyn Ərəblinski), born Huseynbala Mammad oghlu Khalafov (1881, Baku – 17 March 1919, Baku), was an Azerbaijani actor. Life and career Born to a poor family, Huseyn Arablinski lost his father at a young age. He wa ...

(1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor *

Huseyn Derya Huseyn Muradov (29 June 1975 – 15 March 2014), better known by his stage name Huseyn Derya, was an award-winning Azerbaijani rapper and actor from Baku, Azerbaijan. Early life Darya was born on June 29, 1975, in Baku, the district of Bak ...

(1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor *

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid),was born Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of ...

(1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright *

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky ( az, Hüseyn xan Naxçıvanski; russian: Гусейн-хан Нахичеванский or ) (28 July 1863 in Nakhchivan City – January 1919 in St. Peters ...

(1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin *

Huseyn Seyidzadeh Huseyn Ali oghlu Seyidzadeh ( az, Hüseyn Seyidzadə) (10 October 1910, Erivan – 2 June 1979, Baku) was an Azerbaijani film director. Life and career Huseyn Seyidzadeh was born to a family of a merchant in the city of Yerevan (then part of th ...

(1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director *

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( bn, হোসেন শহীদ সোহ্‌রাওয়ার্দী; ur, ; 8 September 18925 December 1963) was a Bengali barrister and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 t ...

(1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman

Hüseyin

Hüseyin Gezer Hüseyin Gezer (1920 – 27 December 2013), was a Turkish sculptor. He was born at Kıravga village of Mut district in Mersin Province in a village 1920. He attended elementary school in Mut, middle school in Silifke and graduated from Necati ...

(1920–2013), Turkish sculptor

Hossain

Rubel Hossain Mohammad Rubel Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ রুবেল হোসেন; born 01 Jan 1990) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in January 2009 aged 19. He has the highest bowling average of ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Bangladeshi cricketer

Middle name

Amin Hossein Rahimi Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968) is an Iranian politician. He served in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, majlis from 2008 and to 2012 and has been the Ministry of Justice (Iran), minister of justice since 25 August 2021. Biography Rahimi was bo ...

(born 1968), Iranian politician * Barack Hussein Obama II, 44th President of the United States * Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of the forty-fourth US president *

Khadim Hussain Rizvi Khadim Hussain Rizvi ( ur, ; 22 May 1966 – 19 November 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic author and the founder of Tehreek-e-Labbaik, a political-religious organization founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to Pakistan's blasphe ...

, Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician *

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth Presi