Husseini (also spelled Hussaini, Husaini, Hecini, Hosseini , Houssaini or Husayni, ar, حسیني) is an Arabic surname.

Etymology

It is a nisba derivation of the given name Hussein or Husain from the name of

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

Husain ibn Ali. People with the surname El-Husseini, Al-Husseini, Al-Husaini or Husseini are descendants of the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...

Muhammad through the lineage of his grandson

Husain ibn Ali.

Husain ibn Ali was the son of Muhammad's daughter

Fatima Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...

and Caliph

Ali ibn Abi Talib ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

. Husseinis are primarily found in the Arab world,

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

, South Asia, Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, and

Gulf Countries The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...

. Because of their lineage, the Husseini family is considered one to be respected, honored and are given the title of Sayyid. This title represents a person who is a direct descendant of Muhammad and his grandson Husain ibn Ali.

People

* Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran * Abul Kalam Azad, Indian freedom fighter and 1st education minister * Adem Hecini, Algerian athlete * Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Palestinian Arab rebel commander ( al-Husayni family) * Adian Husaini, Indonesian Islamic scholar * Ahad Hosseini, Iranian Azeri sculptor *

Arif Hussain Hussaini Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini ( ur, ) (November 25, 1946 - August 5, 1988) was an Islamic religious leader of Shia Islam, Shia Muslims in Pakistan and founder of Shia Islam, Shia Islamist Sociological classifications of religious movements, Moveme ...

, Pakistani politician * Faisal Husseini, Palestinian politician ( al-Husayni family) * Hind al-Husseini, Palestinian humanitarian ( al-Husayni family) * Homa Hosseini, Iranian rower * Hussein el-Husseini, Lebanese statesman, former speaker of the Lebanese parliament *

Jalal Hosseini Seyyed Jalal Hosseini ( fa, سید جلال حسینی; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a centre-back and was the Captain of Iranian club Persep ...

, Iranian footballer *

Kamil al-Husayni Kamil al-Husayni ( ar, كامل الحسيني, also spelled Kamel al-Hussaini; 23 February 1867 – 31 March 1921) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader in Palestine and member of the al-Husayni family. He was the Hanafi Mufti of Jerusalem from 1 ...

, Palestinian judge ( al-Husayni family) *

Karim al-Hussayni Shāh Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He h ...

, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and the fourth Aga Khan * Khaled Hosseini, American novelist and physician *

Malek Hosseini Malek Hosseini (born 1968) is an Iranian philosopher and professor of philosophy at the Iranian Research Institute of Philosophy (until 2021 at the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran). He is known for his expertise on Lu ...

(born 1968), an Iranian philosopher * Mansoor Hosseini, Swedish composer *

Mansooreh Hosseini Mansooreh Hosseini (Persian: منصوره حسینی; born 1 September 1926 – 13 June 2012) was an Iranian contemporary artist and one of the pioneers of the country’s modern art. Life At a young age, it was discovered that she had a talent ...

, Iranian contemporary artist * Mehdi Hosseini, Persian composer *

Mohammed al-Husseini A Lebanese-Canadian, Mohamed Hussein al-Husseini ar, محمد حسين الحسيني) was a member of Hezbollah who lived in Montreal, Quebec and informed authorities about a vast "support network" for the organisation that existed throughout ...

, Lebanese-Canadian member of Hezbollah *

Mohammad Amin al-Husayni Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

, Palestinian Arab nationalist ( al-Husayni family) * Mohammad Hosseini, Iranian politician *

M. Yousuff Hussaini Mohammed Yousuff Hussaini is an Indian born American applied mathematician. He is the Sir James Lighthill Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science & Engineering at the Florida State University, United States. Hussaini is also the holder ...

, American applied mathematician * Nasrin Husseini, Afghani

refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

advocate, veterinary researcher, and food activist *

Rana Husseini Rana Husseini (Arabic:رنا الحسيني; born 1969) is a Jordanian journalist and human rights activist who exposed honour crimes in Jordan and campaigned for stronger legal penalties against perpetrators. She became a published author in 2009 ...

, Jordanian journalist *

Saeed al-Husayni Nūr al-Hudā Abū'l-Karāmāt as-Saʿīdī al-Ḥusaynī ( ar, نور الهدىٰ أبو الكرمات السعيدي الحسيني), better known as Ḥaydar Ghāzī ( ar, , bn, হায়দর গাজী), was the second wazir of Sri ...

, Wazir of Sylhet * Shahab Hosseini, Iranian actor * Shamseddin Hosseini, Iranian politician *

Syed Shah Mohammed Hussaini Syed Shah Mohammed Hussaini (29 December 1922 – 2007) was an Indian educationalist and social worker. In 2004 he was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of literature and education. He died in 2007. References External links 1922 birth ...

, Indian educationalist * Seyyed Ali Hussaini Sistani, Iranian Shia Marja' in Iraq *

seyyed Ebrahim Raisi Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati ( fa, سید ابراهیم رئیس‌الساداتی; born 14 December 1960), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi ( fa, ابراهیم رئیسی ), is an Iranian principlist politician, Muslim jurist, and the eigh ...

, Iranian politician * seyyed Mirza Shirazi Iranian Shiite marja and Leader of Persian

Tobacco Protests The Persian Tobacco Protest (Persian: نهضت تنباکو ''nehzat-e tanbāku'') was a Shia Muslim revolt in Iran against an 1890 tobacco concession granted by Nasir al-Din Shah of Persia to the United Kingdom, granting British control over g ...

Etymology

People

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