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 Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

(Persia),

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and others throughout the

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and

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. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent. Originally referring to

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

, 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 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 ...

version may also add the definite-article prefix ''

al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), also Romanized as ''el-'', ''il-,'' and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic, is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed def ...

'', giving ( ar, الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر). ''al-Iskandarīyah'' ("of Alexander") is the Arabic name of the

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

city of

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

Given name

Iskandar

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 *

Iskandar-i Shaykhi Iskandar-i Shaykhi ( fa, اسکندر شیخی), was an Iranian from the Afrasiyab dynasty, who ruled Amul as a Timurid vassal from 1393 to 1403. He was the youngest son of Kiya Afrasiyab, who had initially established his rule in eastern Maza ...

(died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab * Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (), ruler of Persia *

Iskandar Dzhalilov Iskandar Dzhalilov ( tg, Искандар Ҷалилов,( fa, ‌ اسکندر جلیلوف), born 1 June 1992) is a Tajik former professional footballer who played as a defender. Dzhalilov also holds Russian citizenship, and is second cousins ...

(born 1992), Tajikistani footballer *

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 *

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 *

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 * Iskandar Muda (), sultan of Aceh *

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 *

Iskandar Ramis Iskandar Ramis (born 25 July 1946) is an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the vice governor of Bengkulu from 1996 to 2001. Early life and military career Iskandar was born on 25 July 1946 in Curup, a small town in the ...

(born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu * Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman *

Eskandar Shora Eskandar (Alexander) Shura Ossipoff is a former Assyrian boxer who represented Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He participated in the light heavyweight division where he was defeated in the second round by the Italy's Di Segni.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

Iskander Hachicha Iskander Hachicha ( ar, إسكندر حشيشة; born March 21, 1972) is a former Tunisian judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed inte ...

(born 1972), Tunisian judoka *

Iskander Mirza Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza ( bn, ইস্কান্দার আলী মির্জা; ur, ; 13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969), , was a Pakistani Bengali general officer and civil servant who was the first President of Pakis ...

(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan

Eskandar

* Eskandar II (died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty

Eskinder

* Eskinder Nega (1969-), Ethiopian journalist. * Eskinder Desta (Iskinder Desta) (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. *

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. * Eskender (Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471-1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.

Scandar

Scandar Copti Scandar Copti (born 1975) is an Israeli filmmaker, film writer, actor and producer who brings social problem of the Arab society in Israel through video works. Scandar defines himself as Palestinian. Biography Scandar Copti (or Cobti) is a Pa ...

(born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker

Skandar

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

Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

(1405–1468), 15th century war lord and national hero of Albania

Surname

Iskandar

* Affifa Iskandar (1921–2012), Iraqi singer *

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 *

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 * Leftenan Adnan ...

, Malaysian actor * Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor *

Djoko Iskandar Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar (born 1950) is an Indonesian herpetologist who studies the amphibians of Southeast Asia and Australasia. He is a professor of biosystematics and ecology at Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java, Indonesia. Iskandar h ...

(born 1950), Indonesian zoologist *

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 *

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 * Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player * Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister *

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 *

Nouri Iskandar Nuri Iskandar ( syr, ܢܘܪܝ ܐܣܟܢܕܪ, ar, نوري إسكندر, born 1938 in Deir al-Zur, Syria), was an Assyrian Syrian musicologist and composer, he is known for his work in Assyrian/Syriac sacral and folk music. Biography Nuri I ...

(born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer *

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 * Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official *

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

Amin Iskander Amin Iskander (, ; born 1952) is an Egyptian politician, writer and activist.Amin Iskandar
' ...

(born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist *

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 *

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. ...

, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician *

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 *

Maryana Iskander Maryana Iskander (; ar, ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Ma ...

(born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation *

Qara Iskander Qara Iskandar ( az, قارا اسکندر, italic=no; ) ruled the Qara Qoyunlu or Black Sheep Turcoman tribe from 1420 to 1436. His struggles with the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh show that he was a brave leader, but he was not able to continue develo ...

(), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu *

Willem Iskander Willem Iskander (1840–1876) was an Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator. He advocated for native Indonesian education in Dutch colonial times from North Sumatra. He founded Teacher Education School (Dutch:''Kweekschool Voor inl ...

(1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator

Military

* 9K720 Iskander, a Russian missile system.

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