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

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name which is the diminutive of

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

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, particularly among

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s. In

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contexts, the

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

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, 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

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, 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

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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 Al-Ḥuṣayn ibn Numayr al-Sakūnī (died 5/6 August 686) was a leading general of the early Umayyad Caliphate, from the Sakun subtribe of the Kinda.Lammens & Cremonesi (1971), pp. 620–621 Biography A man of his name is recorded as being r ...

, 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: حسين يوسف كمال أيبش; is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. He is a weekly columnist for Bloomberg and The National (UAE) and is also a regular contributor ...

(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 Hussein S. M. Zedan (1 July 1953 – 23 February 2019) was a computer scientist of Egyptian descent, mainly based in the United Kingdom. Hussein Zedan was born in 1953. He received his PhD degree in 1981 at the University of Bristol, studying und ...

(1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist *

Hussein Zein Hussein Ali Zein ( ar, حسين علي زين, ; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. International career Zein played for the national under-19 team betwee ...

(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 Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), is a Turkish civil servant. He was lately the police chief of Istanbul Province. Early life He was born 1951 at Akyurt village of Tire district in İzmir Province to a farmer's family. After completing his prima ...

(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 rowing (sport), rower. He is a member of Galatasaray Rowing in Istanbul. He was the member of the bronze-winning team in the lightweight rowing, lightweight men's eight (row ...

(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. Hü ...

(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 Hüseyin Yıldız (also known as ''Husseyin Yildiz'' in Belgium) (born April 27, 1979) is a Turkish-Belgian futsal player. He currently plays for Paraske Bowl Morlanwelz and previously played for Brussels United, GDL Chatelet and Diables Caro ...

(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 President of Iraq

Patronymic title

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ( ar, علي بن الحسين زين العابدين), also known as al-Sajjād (, ) or simply as Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (), , was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ...

, Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the

Twelver Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...

Zaydi Zaydism (''h'') is a unique branch of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate. In contrast to other Shia Muslims of Twelver Shi'ism and Isma'ilism, Zaydis, ...

and

Isma'ili Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sa ...

shia sects. *

Ali ibn Husayn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ( ar, علي بن الحسين زين العابدين), also known as al-Sajjād (, ) or simply as Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (), , was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ...

, son of Husayn ibn Ali *

Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn Abd Allah Ali al-Asghar ibn Al-Husayn ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه عَلِيّ ٱلْأَصْغَر ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن, ', 9 Rajab 60 AH – 10 Muharram 61 AH / 10 October 680 CE), or simply Ali al-Asghar ("Younger Ali"), was the ...

Ruqayya bint Husayn Ruqayya bint al-Ḥusayn ( ar, رُقَيَّة بِنْت ٱلْحُسَيْن, born on the 20th of Rajab, 56 AH – 5 Rabi' al-Thani, 60 / 61 AH or 676 CE; died on the 10th of Safar, 60 / 61 AH or 680 / 681 CE), was the daughter of Husayn ib ...

, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali * Fatimah bint Husayn, also known as Fatimah as-Sughra * Fatimah bint Husayn was the daughter of

and his wife Umm Ishaq bint Talha *

Tahir ibn Husayn Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn ( fa, طاهر ابن حسین, ''Tāher ebn-e Hoseyn''; ar, طاهر بن الحسين, ''Tahir bin al-Husayn''), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn ( ar, ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar ( ar, الأعو ...

, Abbasid general and governor under Al-Ma'mun ( r. 813–833) *

Abdullah bin Hussein Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

, also known as ''Abdullah I'', was the King of Jordan from 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951

Surname

Hossain

Abdul Mannan Hossain Abdul Mannan Hossain (1952–2017) was an All India Trinamool Congress and Indian National Congress politician. He was Vidhan Sabha member and Lok Sabha member. Early life Abdul Mannan Hossain, son of Abdul Gafur and Khurma Beebi, was bor ...

, Indian politician *

Adil Hussain Adil Hussain () is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' and ''Life of Pi'' (both 2012). He rece ...

, Indian actor *

Akbar Hossain Bir Protik Akbar Hossain (18 January 1941 – 25 June 2006) was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh National Party. He served as the minister of Minister for Shipping, Minister for the Environment and Forests and Minister for Petroleum a ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Anwar Hossain (disambiguation) Anwar Hossain may refer to: * Anwar Hussain (cricketer) (1920–2002), Pakistani cricketer * Anwar Hussain (actor) (1925–1988), Indian actor * Anwar Hossain (actor) (1931–2013), Bangladeshi actor * Qazi Anwar Hussain (born 1936), Bangladeshi wr ...

, several people *

Ashraf Hossain Ashraf Hossain (died 18 July 2020) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as member of parliament of Khulna-3. Career Hossain was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 and 2001. ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi Allama Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, former politician and lecturer, who served as a Member of Parliament representing the Pirojpur-1, Barisal, constituency during 1996–2006. He has been arrested in 2013, after whi ...

, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician *

Faisal Hossain Faisal Hossain (born 26 October 1978) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He played international cricket for Bangladesh in 2004, one Test match and four One Day Internationals without establishing himself in the side. After poor performances at intern ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Hasibul Hossain Mohammad Hasibul Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ হাসিবুল হোসেন) (born 3 June 1977), known as Hasibul Hossain, played five Tests (2000–01) and 32 One-Day Internationals (1995–2004) for Bangladesh. Hasibul made hi ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Ismail Hossain Siraji Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji ( bn, সৈয়দ ইসমাইল হোসেন সিরাজী; 1880–1931) was a Bengali author and poet from Sirajganj in present-day Bangladesh. He is considered to be one of the key authors of period of ...

, Bengali writer *

Kamal Hossain Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937) is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "father of the Bangladeshi constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subcontinent. Hossain currently ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Makbul Hossain Mockbul Hossain ( – 24 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi businessman and Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency. Early life and education Hossain was born in Bikrampur. He ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Md. Mokbul Hossain Md. Mokbul Hossain (মোঃ মকবুল হোসেন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Pabna-3 Pabna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bang ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Md. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri, Bangladeshi politician * Mehrab Hossain (disambiguation), several people *

Mir Mosharraf Hossain Mir Mosharraf Hossain ( bn, মীর মশাররফ হোসেন; 1847–1912) was a Bengali writer, novelist, playwright and essayist. He is considered to be the first major writer to emerge from the Muslim society of Bengal, and one ...

, Bengali writer *

M Makbul Hossain Rear Admiral Mohammad Makbul Hossain, NBP, OSP, BCGMS, ndu, psc was a Rear Admiral of Bangladesh Navy. He was the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operation). He also served as Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard The Bangladesh Coa ...

, Bangladesh Navy rear admiral *

Mockbul Hossain Mockbul Hossain ( – 24 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi businessman and Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency. Early life and education Hossain was born in Bikrampur. He ...

, Bangladeshi businessman *

Mohammed Mosharref Hossain Mohammed Mosharref Hossain is the proprietor of an Albany, New York, Albany New York State, New York pizza parlour, and a founder of the Masjid As-Salam mosque in Albany, who was arrested by Federal authorities on August 6, 2004, as part of a coun ...

, Bangladeshi criminal *

Mohammad Nazmul Hossain Mohammad Nazmul Hossain (born 5 October 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was born in Habiganj, Bangladesh. Hossain was part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that played in the 2010 Asian Games in late November. They played against Afghanista ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Mokbul Hossain Sujanagari, Bangladeshi politician *

Nina Hossain Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the ''ITV Lunchtime News''. Background Hossain was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England to a Bangladeshi father and an English mother. Her fa ...

, English journalist and presenter * Noor Hossain (disambiguation), several people *

Saber Hossain Chowdhury Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 10 September 1961) is a politician from Bangladesh and the incumbent member of Parliament in Bangladesh from the Dhaka-9 constituency. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is the fo ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Sadeque Hossain Khoka Sadeque Hossain Khoka (12 May 1952 – 4 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 2nd mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 2002 to 2011. He was the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was President of undi ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Sanwar Hossain Mohammad Sanwar Hossain ( bn, সানোয়ার হোসেন; born 5 August 1973) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. History The middle-order batter made his internat ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Selina Hossain Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist and the current president of Bangla Academy since February 2022. Her major works include ''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' (1976) and ''Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti'' (1996). She earned all major nat ...

, Bengali writer *

Shahadat Hossain Shahadat Hossain (born: 7 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England. When he came onto the international scene he was cited by then coach Dav Whatmore as the fastest bowl ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Shahriar Hossain Shahriar Hossain ( bn, শাহরিয়ার হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 2000 to 2004.He was also one of the members of the inaugural Test for Bangladesh the member of the 1999 World Cup Team. In ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Zakir Hossain (disambiguation), several people

Hosein / Hossein

Farah Hussein Farah Hussein (born 7 October 2001) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. Hussein competed at the 2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were ...

(born 2001), Egyptian gymnast *

Mehnaz Hoosein Mehnaz Hoosein (born 30 January 1973) is an Indian pop singer and songwriter from Mumbai, India, popularly known for her hit song 'Banoongi Main Miss India'. She is a graduate from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. At the age of 13, Mehnaz started ...

(born 1973), Indian singer *

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in ''Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''Ve ...

, French actor, director and writer *

Imran N. Hosein Imran Nazar Hosein (born 1942) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Islamic scholar, author and philosopher, who specializes in Islamic eschatology, world politics, economics, and modern socio-economic/political issues. He is the author of ''Jerusalem ...

, Islamic scholar specialising in Islamic eschatology *

Akeal Hosein Akeal Jerome Hosein (born 25 April 1993) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket, as well as representing the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Carib ...

, West Indian cricketer

Husain

Hussain

* Abrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxer * Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero *

Hasib Hussain Hasib Mir Hussain ( ur, حسیب میر حسین; 16 September 1986 – 7 July 2005) was one of four Islamist suicide bombers who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2 ...

, British Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the

7/7 attacks The 7 July 2005 London bombings, often referred to as 7/7, were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamic terrorists in London that targeted commuters travelling on the city's public transport system during the mor ...

Ijaz Hussain Syed Ijaz Hussain (born 7 April 1942) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1976. He represented Pakistan in the 1960s but did not play Test cricket. Early life Syed Ijaz Hussain, also known as Ij ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is a British cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-ha ...

, Essex and England cricketer *

Nauman Hussain In the early afternoon of October 6, 2018, a stretch limousine crashed at the junction of New York state routes 30 and 30A, north of Schoharie and west of Albany. The crash killed 20: the driver, all 17 passengers, and two pedestrians who w ...

, American businessman implicated in the

Schoharie limousine crash In the early afternoon of October 6, 2018, a stretch limousine crashed at the junction of New York state routes 30 and 30A, north of Schoharie and west of Albany. The crash killed 20: the driver, all 17 passengers, and two pedestrians who w ...

Rashad Hussain Rashad Hussain is an American attorney, diplomat, and professor, who currently serves as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. He previously served as associate White House counsel, as U.S. Special Envoy of P ...

, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference *

Roquia Sakhawat Hussain Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: � ...

, Bangladeshi feminist and social worker *

Rizwan Hussain Rizwan Hussain ( bn, রেজওয়ান হুসেইন ''Rezwan Husein''; born 7 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British television presenter, barrister and an international humanitarian worker. He is also a former Hindi musi ...

, British Barrister of Bangladeshi Descent *

Syed Abdulla Hussain Syed Abdulla Hussain (13 August 1944 – 30 December 2009) was an Indian ornithologist. He is best known for the work he undertook at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) along with Salim Ali. A species of frog '' Nyctibatrachus hussaini'' f ...

, Indian ornithologist * Zakir Hussain (disambiguation), several people

Husayn

Muhammad Husayn Haykal Mohammed Hussein Heikal ( ar, محمد حسين هيكل ; August 20, 1888 – December 8, 1956) was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician. He held several cabinet posts, including minister of education. Life Haekal was born in Kafr Ghann ...

, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician

Hussein

Abdul Razak Hussein Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein ( ms, عبد الرزاق بن حسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia f ...

, Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Adnan Hussein Adnan Hussein (born 27 February 1954) is a Lebanese political scientist, academic and politician who served as minister of state for social affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He is a close ally of former Lebanese President ...

(born 1954), Lebanese politician *

Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz Ali bin Hussein, GBE ( ar, علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, translit=Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Alī el-Hâşimî; 18791935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Abdulaziz bin ...

, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca *

Ameena Hussein Ameena Hussein (born 1964) is a Sri Lankan sociologist, novelist, editor. Her collections of short stories, ''Fifteen'' and ''Zillij'', were nominated for several awards. Biography Ameena Hussein was born in 1964 at Colpetty (now known as Ko ...

(born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologist *

Fouad Hussein Fouad Hussein is a Jordanian journalist and author of the 2005 Arabic language book ''Al-Zarqawi: The Second Generation of Al Qaeda''. It is based on interviews with senior Islamic militants, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late leader of Al-Qa ...

, Jordanian journalist *

Mahmoud Hussein Mahmoud Hussein (born 12 December 1966) is an Egyptian journalist for Al Jazeera. He was held in an Egyptian prison for four years, without being charged or going through trial, until his release on 6 February 2021. His incarceration was in violat ...

, Egyptian journalist *

Mohd Faizol Hussien Mohd Faizol bin Hussien (born May 12, 1986, in Johor) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Hanelang in Malaysia FAM League as a central midfielder. On 3 November 2013, he assisted Pahang to defeat Kelantan 1–0 in the Malaysia Cup final w ...

, Malaysian football player *

Nedal Hussein Nedal "Skinny" Hussein (born 1 December 1977) is an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. Hussein won several titles, including: the Australian super bantamweight title, Australian bantamweight title, International Boxin ...

, Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s *

Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein On 14–15 February 2015, three separate shootings occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark. In total, two victims and the perpetrator were killed, while five police officers were wounded. The first shooting took place on 14 February at a small public after ...

, Danish gunman in the 2015 Copenhagen shootings *

Sadqa Hussein Sadqa Hussein ( he, צדקה חוצין; in Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzadka Chutzin''; ar, صدقا حسين) February 3, 1876 – February 17, 1961) was a Sephardi dayan, mohel, and spiritual leader to the Iraqi Jewish community in Iraq and Israel. ...

(1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in Jerusalem *

Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein ( ar, الشريف علي بن الحسين; 1956 – 14 March 2022) was the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party and claimed to be the legitimate heir to the position of King of Iraq, based on h ...

, Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party *

Shelomo Bekhor Hussein Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and succe ...

(1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq *

Taha Hussein Taha Hussein (, ar, طه حسين; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Nahda, Egyptian Renaissance and the modernism, modernist movem ...

, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar *

Youssef Hussein Youssef Hussein ( ar, يوسف حسين; born 16 December 1988), also known as Joe, is an Egyptian comedian, YouTube content maker, and political satirist. He became famous after presenting the "Joe Tube" program on YouTube, and later the "Joe Sh ...

(born 1988), Egyptian comedian

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

, former President of Iraq (1979–2003) **

Uday Hussein Uday Saddam Hussein ( ar, عدي صدام حسين; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the eldest son of Saddam Hussein. He held numerous positions as a sports chairman, military officer and businessman, and was the head ...

, son **

Qusay Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (or Qusai, ar, قصي صدام حسين; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician, military leader, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in ...

, son ** Raghad Hussein, daughter **

Rana Hussein Rana Saddam Hussein ( ar, رنا صدام حسين) (born July 25, 1969) is the second-eldest daughter of the former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and his first wife, Sajida Talfah. Her older sister is Raghad and younger sister is Hala Huss ...

, daughter **

Hala 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 ...

, daughter

Royal family of Jordan

* Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan *

Ali bin Hussein of Jordan Prince Ali bin Hussein ( ar, الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah I ...

, son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife *

Alia al Hussein Alia Al-Hussein ( ar, علياء الحسين, born Alia Bahauddin Toukan (); 25 December 1948 – 9 February 1977) was the Queen of Jordan and the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage in 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in so ...

, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan *

Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah ( ar, الحسين بن عبدالله, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbdullāh''; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the son of King Abdullah II. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1 ...

(born 1994), son of Abdullah II *

Princess Muna al-Hussein Princess Muna Al-Hussein ( ar, منى الحسين, born Toni Avril Gardiner; 25 April 1941) is the mother of Abdullah II of Jordan. She was the second wife of King Hussein; the couple divorced on 21 December 1972. She is British by birth, and c ...

, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin is a Turkish-Cypriot-United Kingdom, British television director, television and film director. Career Hüseyin's debut film, ''Tight Trousers'', was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he r ...

, English film director

Huseyn / Hüseyn

Mehdi Huseyn Mehdi Ali oglu Huseynov – famed under the pseudonym Mehdi Huseyn ( az, Mehdi Hüseyn; 17 April 1909 – 10 March 1965) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic, laureate of the State Stalin Prize of the third degree (1950) and member of t ...

(1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

* Abdusalam Guseynov, Lezgian philosopher and ethicist

References

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Given name

Hossein

Houssein

Husain

Husayn

Husein

Hussain

Hussein

Hüseyin

Huseyn

Hüseyin

Hossain

Middle name

Patronymic title

Surname

Hossain

Hosein / Hossein

Husain

Hussain

Husayn

Hussein

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Royal family of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Huseyn / Hüseyn

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

See also

References