Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name
Alexander in cultures such as
Iran (Persia),
Arabia and others throughout the
Middle East,
Caucasus and
Central Asia. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of
Christian (Coptic) descent.
Originally referring to
Alexander the Great, it was transmitted through works such as the ''
Iskandarnamah'' and the ''
Sirr al-Asrar'', and became a popular name for rulers in the medieval period.
The
Arabic version may also add the
definite-article prefix ''
al-'', giving ( ar, الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر).
''al-Iskandarīyah'' ("of Alexander") is the Arabic name of the
Egyptian city of
Alexandria.
Given name
Iskandar
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Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation) Sultan Iskandar may refer to:
* Sultan Iskandar Shah, commonly identified with Parameswara (king), 5th and last Raja of Singapura and 1st ruler of the Malacca Sultanate
* Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Shah, 11th Sultan of Perak
* Sultan Iskandar Zulkarnai ...
, names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
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Iskandar-i Shaykhi (died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab
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Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (), ruler of Persia
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Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer
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Iskandar Ghanem
Iskandar Ghanem (, 1911–2005) was a Lebanese army general who was the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army in the period from 1971 to 1976. He was close to Suleiman Frangieh and held the post during his presidency.
Biography
Ghanem was born ...
(1911–2005), Lebanese army general
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Iskandar Jalil
Iskandar Jalil (born 5 January 1940) is a Singapore ceramist. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts in 1988.
Early works
Contrary to the famous belief, Iskandar's early works was first made in the teacher training college instead o ...
(born 1940), Singaporean ceramist
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Iskandar Khatloni Iskandar Khatloni ( tg, Искандар Хатлонӣ; October 1954 – September 21, 2000) was a journalist from Tajikistan who worked for Radio Free Europe and was murdered in Moscow, Russia while covering the Second Chechen War.
Life
In the 1 ...
(1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist
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Iskandar Muda (), sultan of Aceh
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Iskandar bin Rahmat
The Kovan double murders was a double murder case that occurred on 10 July 2013 at 14J Hillside Drive, Singapore. The murders were committed in the home of one of the victims, 67-year-old Tan Boon Sin. The other is his 42-year-old son, Tan C ...
(born 1979), convicted murderer in Singapore
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Iskandar Ramis (born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu
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Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman
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Eskandar Shora (), Iranian boxer
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Iskandar Thani
Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the con ...
(1610–1641), sultan of Aceh
Iskander
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Iskander Hachicha (born 1972), Tunisian judoka
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Iskander Mirza (1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan
Eskandar
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Eskandar II (died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty
Eskinder
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Eskinder Nega (1969-), Ethiopian journalist.
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Eskinder Desta
Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. A grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy, its most ...
(Iskinder Desta) (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.
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Eskender Mustafaiev
Eskender Ametovich Mustafaiev (russian: Эскендер Аметович Мустафаев, uk, Ескендер Аметович Мустафаєв, also transliterated Mustafayev or Mustafaev, born July 17, 1981) is a paralympic swimmer. He ...
(1981-), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer.
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Eskender (Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471-1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.
Scandar
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Scandar Copti (born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker
Skandar
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Skandar Keynes
Alexander Amin Caspar "Skandar" Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English political adviser and former actor. Best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series, he appeared in all three installments: ''Th ...
(born 1991), English political advisor and former actor
Others
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Skanderbeg (1405–1468), 15th century war lord and national hero of Albania
Surname
Iskandar
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Affifa Iskandar (1921–2012), Iraqi singer
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Anang Iskandar
Commissioner General Dr. Anang Iskandar, S.H., M.H. (born 18 May 1958 in Mojokerto, East Java) is a former senior ranking officer of the Indonesian Police, Indonesian National Police (POLRI). Prior to his retirement, Iskandar was the head of the ...
(born 1956), Indonesian police officer
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Azri Iskandar
Azri Iskandar (born 1968) is a Malaysian actor. He has worked in the Malaysian film industry since the 1990s.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Telemovie
References
External links
Leftenan Adanan at FilemKita.com
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Leftenan Adnan ...
, Malaysian actor
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Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor
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Djoko Iskandar (born 1950), Indonesian zoologist
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Irawati Iskandar
Irawati Iskandar (born Irawati Moerid; 31 October 1969) is a former Indonesian tennis player.
She made her debut as a professional in August 1989, aged 19, at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta. She is also sometimes known by her maiden name, Iraw ...
(born 1969), Indonesian tennis player
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Layla Iskandar
Layla Pascal "Lili" Iskandar ( ar, ليلى باسكال "ليلي" اسكندر; born 16 May 2002) is a Lebanese Women's association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Jordanian club Etihad Club, Etihad and the Leban ...
(born 2002), Lebanese footballer
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Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player
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Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister
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Noer Muhammad Iskandar
Noer Muhammad Iskandar (5 July 1955 – 13 December 2020) was an Indonesian Islamic cleric (kyai) who also the head and the founder of the Ash-Shiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School. He was also often invited to fill the dawah programme on national ...
(1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric
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Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer
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Nur Iskandar
Muhammad Nur Iskandar (born 7 December 1986, in Jayapura) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Sriwijaya.
International career
Nur Iskandar receives his first senior internati ...
(born 1986), Indonesian footballer
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Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official
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Syaiful Iskandar
Syaiful Iskandar is a Singaporean footballer who used to play for Warriors & Tampines Rovers as a defender. He can operate either as a left back or left wing-back.
S.League career
Syaiful Iskandar started off his career as a youth player in ...
(born 1985), Singaporean footballer
Iskander
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Amin Iskander Amin Iskander (, ; born 1952) is an Egyptian politician, writer and activist.[Amin Iskandar](_blank)
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(born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist
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Fazil Iskander
Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (russian: Фази́ль Абду́лович Исканде́р; ab, Фазиль Абдул-иԥа Искандер; 6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian"There's no doubt I'm a Russian writer who pr ...
(1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist
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Laila Iskander
Laila Rashed Iskander Kamel is an Egpytians, Egyptian social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and politician. She is formerly Egypt's Minister of State for Environment Affairs in the interim government of Prime Minister Hazem El Beblawi.
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, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
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Magda Iskander
Magda Iskander is a social entrepreneur in Egypt.
Raised in a village in Egypt, she wanted to study music as a child. She found herself on the path of medicine instead, and was intrigued by radiology, which she studied in the United States. In 1 ...
, Egyptian entrepreneur
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Maryana Iskander (born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
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Qara Iskander (), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
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Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator
Military
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9K720 Iskander, a Russian missile system.
See also
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İskender (disambiguation)
İskender is the Turkish form of the name Alexander, after Alexander the Great, and may refer to:
People
* İskender Alın (born 1984), Turkish footballer
* İskender Köksal (born 1981), Turkish footballer
* Iskender Pasha (governor of Ozi) (fl ...
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Skanderbeg (disambiguation) Skanderbeg (sometimes Skanderbeg, Scanderbeg, Skenderbeg or Skënderbeu) may refer to:
People
* George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468), Albanian nobleman and military commander, national hero
* Skenderbeg Crnojević (1457–1530), member of th ...
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Sikandar
References
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Arabic masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names