Momin or Mumin ( ar, مؤمن, link=no) is an Arabic

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ic term, frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning "believer", and may refer to:

People named Momin

* Lokshahir Bashir Momin Kavathekar (born 1947), Indian poet and writer *

Momin Khan Momin Momin Khan Momin (; 1800–14 May 1852) was a late Mughal era poet known for his Urdu ghazals. A lesser-known contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq, he used "Momin" as his pen name. His grave is located in the Mehdiyan cemetery in Maulana Azad M ...

(1800–1851), Mughal-era poet * Abdul Momin (1788–1885), 24th sultan of Brunei * Abdul Momin Imambari (1930–2020), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar * Numal Momin, Indian politician *

Friedrich von Frankenberg Friedrich von Frankenberg (2 January 1889 – 1950), born Friedrich Elliot von Frankenberg and also known as Frederick von Frankenberg and by his Sufi name Sheikh Momin, was one of the early founders of Sufism in Australia. Von Frankenberg stu ...

, also known as Sheikh Momin, early proponent of Sufism in Australia *

Abdul Mumin Khalid Abdul Mumin Suleman (born 6 June 1998), commonly known as Abdul Mumin, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano. Club career Youth Mumin was born in Accra and was a part of the ac ...

, Ghanaian professional footballer *

Hussein Mumin Hussein Mumin ( el, Χουσεΐν Μουμίν ''Chousein Moumin''; born 24 March 1987) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Apollon Pontus. Career Mumin was born in Passos, Rhodope and he is o ...

, Greek professional footballer * Khalid Mumin, American educator *

Salma Mumin Salma Mumin is a Ghanaian actress and producer. Her contributions to the Ghanaian movie industry have earned her several accolades, including Best International New Actress at the 2014 Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards and Best Actress in a L ...

, Ghanaian actress and producer * Abdul al-Qādir Mū‘min, leader of the Islamic State in Somalia * Mumin Khan Mumin, Mughal era poet * Abd al-Mumin, founder of the Almohad dynasty * Usto Mumin ( Усто́ Муми́н), Soviet painter * Gavur Mümin, Turkish nationalist fighter *

Hassan Sheikh Mumin Hassan Sheikh Mumin ( so, Xasan Sheekh Muumiin, ar, حسن الشيخ مؤمن) (1931 – 16 January 2008) was a Somali poet, playwright, broadcaster, actor and composer. Biography Mumin was born in 1931 in the northwestern town of Zelia, ...

, Somali poet, playwright, broadcaster, actor and composer * Mishkat al-Mumin, Iraqi lawyer and former politician * Mümin Özkasap Stadium, Mümin Özkasap, Turkish footballer *

Mümin Çılgın Mümin Çılgın (born 1935) is a Turkish former racehorse jockey, best known for his record winning of nine races at the Gazi Race, Turkey's most prestigious horse racing event. He was born in 1935 in Tekirdağ. In 1953, he left his hometown t ...

, Turkish former racehorse jockey * Mumin Gala, Djiboutian runner * Mumin Abdi Shire, Somalian police chief

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Kot Momin Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001 The f ...

, a town in the Sargodha district of Punjab, Pakistan *

Ghari Momin Ghari Momin is a small village, which is connected through Akbarpura town, located in Nowshera, Rajouri district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region ...

, a small village in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Momin People

The Momin Ansari ( ur, مومن أنصاري, link=no) or saudagar are a Muslim community of merchants found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The surname originated from Ansar tribe, the Medinan people who helped the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, in his migration from Mecca to Medina. They were the first tribe in Arabia to accept Islam. The literal meaning of Ansar is "supporter". In North India, the Momin community are known as Ansari or Shaikh while in

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

the community are known as Momin or saudagar.

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* Moomins, comic strip by Tove Jansson

People named Momin

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