Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of
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. ...
In Arabic, it means "the one who ''beautifies'' or improves or enriches, particularly one's worship of or relationship with God, or one's actions or conduct toward others" and can mean helper, attractive, beneficent, benefactor, and charitable. It comes from the Arabic languagetriconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (meaning "beauty, beautiful, benevolence, benevolent, excellence, excellent"), has two short vowels and a single .
The word ''Muḥsin'' is the active participle of either '' ʾiḥsān'' "excellence of God's worship" (last of the three stages after '' ʾislām'' "submission to God's will" and '' ʾīmān'' "faith in God's word") or ''ʾaḥsān'', act of kindness or favor or good will for someone.
Personal name
Notable persons with that name include:
Persons with the given name
Mohsen
* Mohsen Araki (born 1956), Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer, and politician
* Mohsen Badawi (born 1956), Egyptian businessman
* Muhsen Basma (born 1966), Syrian football referee
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Muhsen Bilal
Muhsen Bilal ( ar, محسن بلال) (born 1944) is a Syrian surgeon, ambassador and Ba'athist politician.
Early life and education
Bilal was born into a prominent Alawite family in Burghalieh, Tartus Governorate, in 1944. His father lived in A ...
Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
Mohsin Ahmad Alaini ( ar, محسن أحمد العيني; 20 October 1932 – 25 August 2021) was a Yemeni politician, who served as the prime minister of the Yemen Arab Republic five times between 1967 and 1975.
Biography
In 1947, Alaini was s ...
(born 1932), Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic five times between 1967 and 1975
* Mohsin Ali, Pakistani track and field athlete
* Mohsin Bhopali (1932–2007), Pakistani Urdu poet
* Mohsin Changezi, (born 1979), Pakistani Urdu poet
* Mohsin Dawar, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
* Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (born 1945), Malaysian politician
* Mohsin Hamid (born 1971), Pakistani author
* Mohsin Harthi (born 1976), Saudi Arabian footballer
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Mohsin Iqbal
Mohsin Iqbal (born 30 September 1983) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who plays for Jammu and Kashmir.
Early life
Iqbal was born in Doda.
Career
Iqbal made a single appearance for Ja ...
(born 1983), Indian cricketer
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Mohsin Kamal
Mohsin Kamal (born June 16, 1963 in lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 19 ODI
ODI may refer to:
* Object Design, Incorporated, a defunct database software company
* One Day International, cricket match
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(born 1963), Pakistani cricketer
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Mohsin Mighiana
Mohsin Maghiana (Urdu: محسن مگھیانہ) (born 1956) is a Pakistani physician, writer, columnist and humorist. He is mostly recognized by his literary and humorous works.
He took his medical degree from Faisalabad Medical University in 19 ...
(born 1956), Pakistani physician, writer, columnist and humorist
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Mohsin Mulla
Mohsin Mulla (born 7 November 1981) is an Indian-born Canada national cricket team, Canadian cricketer. He made his ODI debut in a game against the Netherlands at Toronto in July 2007 and is the second member of his family to play for Canada, h ...
(born 1981), Canadian cricketer
* Mohsin Naqvi (1947–1996), Pakistani Urdu poet
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Mohsin Razi
Mohsin Razi (b. May 26, 1955 in Karachi) is a career diplomat from Pakistan. He has served as Ambassador to Philippines since October 2009.Mohsin-ul-Mulk (born 1837), Indian politician
Muhsin
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Muhsin ibn Ali
Muhsin ibn Ali ( ar, مُحْسِن ٱبْن عَلِيّ, '), also spelled Mohsin, was the youngest son of Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib, and thus a maternal grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was a brother of Husayn a ...
, son of Fatimah bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib
* Muhsin Ertuğral (born 1959), Turkish football coach
* Muhsin al-Hakim (1889–1970), Iraqi ayatollah
* Muhsin Mahdi (1926–2007), Iraqi-American islamologist and Arabist
* Muhsin al-Ramli (born 1967), Iraqi writer
* Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu (1954–2009), Turkish politician
Persons with the surname
Mohsen
* Marwan Mohsen (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
* Monti Mohsen (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
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Salah Mohsen
Salah Mohsen Mohamed Shalaby ( ar, صلاح محسن محمد شلبي; born 1 September 1998) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Egypt national team and the Egyptian Premier League side Ceramica Cleopatra on ...
(born 1998), Egyptian footballer
* Zuheir Mohsen (1936–1979), Palestinian leader
Mohsin
* Hani Mohsin (1965–2006), Malaysian celebrity, actor and television host
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Jugnu Mohsin
Syeda Maimanat Mohsin (born 1959), commonly known as Jugnu Mohsin, is a Pakistani politician and journalist. She was an independent member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab until 31 March 2022 and then joined PML(N) on 1 April 2022.
Previou ...
(born 1959), Pakistani publisher and newspaper editor
* Moni Mohsin (born 1963), Pakistani-British writer
* Muhammad Mohsin (1732–1812), Indian Bengali philanthropist
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Saima Mohsin Saima Mohsin is a British Pakistani journalist and presenter born and raised in South London. Most recently she has been an international correspondent for CNN.
Career
In 2000 Mohsin gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian as a p ...
Daulatpur Mohsin High School
Govt. Daulatpur Muhsin High School is the first high school of Khulna District, it is located at Daulatpur, Khulna District, the oldest river port in southern Bengal. The school conducts classes from grade 6 to grade 10 in the science, arts and co ...
, high school located in Daulatpur, Khulna District, in southern Bangladesh
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Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College
Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College ( bn, সরকারি হাজী মুহাম্মদ মহসিন কলেজ ) (alternatively spelled Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College) is one of the renowned colleges of Bangladesh lo ...
, government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh
* Hooghly Mohsin College, undergraduate college in Chinsurah, Bardhaman, in West Bengal, India
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Kotla Mohsin Khan
Kotla Mohsin Khan ( ps, کوټلا محسن خان, Hindko; ur, ) is a historic gate located on Kohat Road in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is ...
, 16th century domed tombs and majestic gateway in the old city of Peshawar
*Dr Abdulqadir Khan, Pakistani engineer and physicist known as '''Muhsin-i-Pakistan