Najm al-Din ( ar, نجم الدين, Najm al-Dīn), also transliterated Najm ad-Din, Najmuddin, etc., is a male given name of Arabic origin, formed from

Najm Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning ''MORNING STAR''. It is used as a given name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. Najm is the male version of the name and Najma () is the female ...

and

al-Din Ad-Din ( ar, الْدِّين ' '(of) the Religion/Faith/Creed'), a suffix component of some Arabic names, meaning 'the religion/faith/creed', e.g. Saif al-Din ( ar, سيف الدّين, Sayf al-Dīn, Sword of the Faith). Varieties are also used in ...

, meaning "star of the religion". It may refer to:

People

* Najm al-Din Ayyub (died 1173), Kurdish soldier, father of Saladin * Najm al-Din al-Khabushani (1116–1191), Persian Shafi'i jurist *

Najmuddin Kubra Najm ad-Dīn Kubrà ( fa, نجم‌الدین کبری) was a 13th-century Khwarezmian Sufi from Khwarezm and the founder of the Kubrawiya, influential in the Ilkhanate and Timurid dynasty. His method, exemplary of a "golden age" of Sufi metap ...

(1145–1221), Persian Sufi philosopher *

Najm al-Din Razi Abū Bakr 'Abdollāh b. Moḥammad b. Šahāvar b. Anūšervān al-Rāzī ( fa, نجم‌الدین رازی) commonly known by the ''laqab'', or sobriquet, of Najm al-Dīn Dāya, meaning "wetnurse" (573 AH/1177 – 654 AH/1256) was a 13th-cent ...

(1177–1256), Persian Sufi philosopher *Al-Malik as-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, or just

As-Salih Ayyub Al-Malik as-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub (5 November 1205 – 22 November 1249), nickname: Abu al-Futuh ( ar, أبو الفتوح), also known as al-Malik al-Salih, was the Ayyubid Kurdish ruler of Egypt from 1240 to 1249. Early life In 1221, as-S ...

(c. 1205–1249), Ayyubid ruler of Egypt * Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī (died 1276), Persian Islamic philosopher and logician of the Shafi`i school *

Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi ( fa, نجم‌الدین محمود بن الیاس شیرازی, died 1330) was a Persian physician from Shiraz in Persia. His major composition was a large Arabic medical compendium, ''Kitab al-Hawi fi ‘ ...

(died 1330), Persian physician *

Najimuddin Ali Khan Najm ud-din Ali Khan, better known as Najm-ud-Daulah (or Nazam-ud-Daulah) ( bn, নাজিমুদ্দীন আলী খান; ca. 1747– 8 May 1766), was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar from 1765 to 1766. He was the second son of Mir J ...

(1750–1766), Nawab of Bengal * Jumeken Najimedenov (1935–1983), Kazakh composer *

Najmuddin Shaikh Najmuddin Shaikh ( ur, نجم الدین شیخ) (born 4 September 1939) served as the Pakistani ambassador to United States (1990–1991) and later served as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (1994 - 1997). Education and family He received his bac ...

(born 1939), Pakistani diplomat *

Najmaldin Karim Najmiddin Karim ( ku, نەجمەدین کەریم; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmaldin Karim, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, Karim had ...

(1949-2020), Governor of Kirkuk Province *Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, known as

Mullah Krekar Najmuddin Vahid Faraj Ahmad ( ku, نەجمەدین وەحید فەرەج ئەحمەد, July 7, 1956), better known as Mullah Krekar ( ku, مه‌لا کرێکار), is an Iraqi Kurdish Sunni Islamic scholar and militiant who was the founder and f ...

(born 1956), exiled Kurdish politician *

Najmadin Shukr Rauf Najmadin Shukr Rauf Zanganeh or "Mama Risha" (, July 1, 1957 – January 25, 1985), was a prominent Kurdish member of the Peshmerga loyal to the PUK. He is known for his courage and fearlessness, he became a heroic and courageous Peshmerga and fo ...

(1957–1985), Kurdish soldier *

Suzan Najm Aldeen Suzan Najm Aldeen ( ar, سوزان نجم الدين; born 1973) is a Syrian actress, whose memorable roles have earned her wide acclaim throughout the Arab world. After enrolling in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture Department in Damascu ...

(born 1966), Syrian actress *

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum. His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. Ali competed in the 400 metres ...

(born 1986), Sudanese athlete *

Najm Eldin Abdullah Najm Eldin Abdallah Abdelgabar (born 17 November 1987) is a Sudanese defender who plays for Al-Merreikh in the Sudan Premier League. He is a member of the Sudan national football team. He was brought from Khartoum-3 in December 2009 to Al-Merre ...

(born 1987), Sudanese footballer *

Najmiddin Jalolov Najmiddin Jalolov (russian: Наджмуддин Камолитдинович Джалолов ''Nadzhmuddin Kamolitdinovich Dzhalolov'', a.k.a. ''Abu Yahya Muhammad Fatih''; April 1, 1972 – September 14, 2009) was the leader of the Jama'at al-Ji ...

(died 2009?), Uzbek Islamic fighter *

Najmuddin Khan Najmuddin Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-25 Dir constituency in 1990 Pakistani general ...

, Pakistani politician

Places

* Mazraeh-ye Khodaqoli Najam ol Din, village in Iran

People

Places

See also