Husain, a variant spelling of Hussein, is a common Arabic name, especially among Muslims because of the status of

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 ...

, grandson of Mohammad. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and literature

Adrian A. Husain Adrian A Husain (born Syed Akbar Husain) is a Pakistani poet, Shakespearean scholar, and literary journalist. He was also founder Chairman of the civil rights think tank ''Dialogue: Pakistan'' prior to the return of democracy in 2008. Life ...

, Pakistani poet *

M. F. Husain Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) was an Indian artist known for executing bold, vibrantly coloured narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. He was one of the most celebrated and internationally recognised Ind ...

, Indian artist *

Shahrukh Husain Shahrukh Husain ( ur, شاہ رخ حسین), born 28 April 1950, is a Pakistani author who specializes in fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting. She is also a psychotherapist, folklorist, and storyteller. She resides in London. She is a Fellow of ...

, Pakistani author * Husain Salahuddin, Maldivian writer

Media

* Altaf Husain, Pakistani journalist *

Attia Hosain Attia Hosain (20 October 1913 – 25 January 1998) was a British-Indian novelist, author, writer, broadcaster, journalist and actor.''Distant Traveller'', new and selected fiction: edited by Aamer Hossein with Shama Habibullah, with forewo ...

(1913–1998), British-Indian journalist and author *

Husain Haqqani Husain Haqqani (; born 1 July 1956, alternately spelled Hussain Haqqani) is a Pakistani journalist, academic, political activist, and former ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka and the United States. Haqqani has written four books on Pakistan, ...

, Pakistani journalist, political activist and ambassador *

Irfan Husain Irfan Husain ( ur, عرفان حسین) (5 July 1944 – 16 December 2020) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist and civil servant. He wrote weekly columns for ''Dawn'' newspaper. Husain wrote on a wide range of subjects for newspapers in Pa ...

, Pakistani journalist * Mishal Husain, British journalist and television presenter * Zakir Hussain (musician), Indian tabla player

Religion and politics

Husain (Jalayirids) Shaikh Hussain Jalayir (died April or May 1382) was a Jalayirid ruler (1374–1382). He was the son of Shaikh Awais Jalayir. Following the execution of his brother Shaikh Hasan Jalayir, the amirs placed Shaikh Hussain Jalayir on the throne. Almost i ...

, Jalayirid ruler * Akhter Husain, Pakistani civil servant *

Zakir Husain (governor) Zakir Husain ( ur, ) (2 November 1897 – 24 May 1971) was a politician who served as the Governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The ...

(1897–1971), Pakistani police inspector and government minister *

Zakir Husain (politician) (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) known as Dr. Zakir Husain, was an Indian educationist and politician who served as President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Born into an Afridi Pashtun family in Hyderabad, Husai ...

, former Indian President *

Husain Burhanuddin Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin ( ar, شهزاده حُسين بُرهانُ ٱلدّين , Ḥusayn Burhānuddīn), also known as Husain Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the third and youngest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the current incumbent of the office o ...

, Indian Qari, Islamic leader and scholar *

Husain Mohammad Jafri Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri was a Pakistani historian. He served as the chairman of the ''Pakistan Study Centre'', University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research universi ...

, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University

Sports

* Husain Abdullah, American football player for the Minnesota Vikings *

Husain Ali Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini retired football player known as Husain Pelé. He last played for Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the Bahrain national team. He was top goalscorer in the Bahrain Premier League ...

, Bahraini footballer * Claudio Husaín, Argentine footballer

Other fields

Amir Husain Amir Husain is a Pakistani-American artificial intelligence (AI) entrepreneur, founder of the Austin-based company, SparkCognition, and author of the book, ''The Sentient Machine''. Childhood & Education Husain was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakis ...

, Pakistani-American artificial intelligence engineer *

Ishrat Husain Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006). He presently serves as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran ...

, the 13th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan *

Nuzhat Husain Nuzhat Husain is an Indian pathologist. She is former director of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.https://www.drrmlims.ac.in/newcv/Dr.%20Nuzhat%20Husain%20CV.pdf Education She completed her MBBS at Jawaharlal Ne ...

, Indian pathologist

Fictional characters

Prince Husain This is a list of characters in ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ''The Arabian Nights''), the classic, medieval collection of Middle-Eastern folk tales. Characters in the frame story Scheherazade Scheherazade or Shahrazad ( fa, شهرزاد} ...

in ''

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

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