Nasir al-Din ( ar, نصیر الدین or or , 'defender of the faith'), was originally a honorific title and is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration. Notable people with the title or name include:
Politics and government
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Mahmud I of Great Seljuq
Nasir al-Din Mahmud I was the sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094. He succeeded Malik Shah I as Sultan, but he did not gain control of the empire built by Malik Shah and Alp Arslan.
Terken Khatun, the wife of Malik Shah, tried to win ...
, sultan of the Seljuk Empire 1092–1094
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Al-Afdal Shahanshah
Al-Afdal Shahanshah ( ar, الأفضل شاهنشاه, al-Afḍal Shāhanshāh; la, Lavendalius/Elafdalio; 1066 – 11 December 1121), born Abu al-Qasim Shahanshah bin Badr al-Jamali was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. According to a ...
(1066–1121), Fatimid vizier of Egypt, nicknamed Nasir al-Din
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Nasir ad-Din Qabacha
Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha or Kaba-cha ( fa, ناصرالدین قباچه) was the Muslim Turkic Kipchak governor of Multan, appointed by the Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori in 1203.
Successors of Ghori
Ghori had no offspring, but he treated thousa ...
, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan from 1203
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Nasir al-Din Mahmud (reigned 1201–22), of the Artuqids of Hisnkeyfa
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Nasiruddin Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish)
Nāṣir ad-Dīn Maḥmūd ( fa, ; r. 1227–1229) was the eldest son of the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish and his chief consort Turkan Khatun, (as the court historian Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani clearly mentioned in the Tabaqat-i Nasiri, th ...
(died 1229), ruler of Bengal
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Nasir ad-Din Mahmud
Nasir al-Din Mahmud (or Mahmud II) was the Zengid Emir of Mosul 1219–1234. He was successor of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah II and was the last Zengid ruler of Mosul. Contemporary historians state that he was killed by the atabeg of Mosul, Badr al-D ...
, Zengid Emir of Mosul 1219–1234
*Nasir ad-Din al-Malik
al-Mansur Ibrahim
Nasir ad-Din al-Malik al-Mansur Ibrahim bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh, better known as al-Mansur Ibrahim, ( ar, المنصور إبراهيم d. June 28, 1246) was a Kurdish ruler, the ''emir'' ("governor") of the Homs principality from 1240 to 1246 un ...
bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (died 1246), emir of Homs under the Ayyubid dynasty
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Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi
Nasir ud din Mahmud Shah (1229/1230 – 19 November 1266, reigned: 1246–1265) was the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate (Slave dynasty). The Tabaqat-i Nasiri, written by the court historian Minhaj-i-Siraj, is dedicated to him. His father-i ...
(1246–1266), Muslim Turkic ruler
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Al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah
Al-Said Barakah (1260–1280; original name: Muhammed Barakah Qan ( ar, محمد بركة قان), royal name: al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah () was a Mamluk Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father Baibars. His ...
(1260–1280), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria
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Nasiruddin Bughra Khan
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দিন বুগরা খান, fa, ناصر الدین بغرا خان) was the Governor (1281–1287) and later an independent Sultan (1287–1291) of Bengal. He was the son of ...
, governor and then Sultan of Bengal (1281–1291)
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Nasr al-Din
Nasir al-Din ( ar, نصیر الدین or or , 'defender of the faith'), was originally a honorific title and is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration. Notable people with ...
(died 1292), a provincial governor of Yunnan in China during the Yuan dynasty
*Al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Muhammad ben Qalawun, or just
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun ( ar, الملك الناصر ناصر الدين محمد بن قلاوون), commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad ( ar, الناصر محمد), or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali () or as Ibn Qal ...
(1285–1341), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
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Syed Nasiruddin
Syed Shah Nasiruddin ( bn, শাহ সৈয়দ নাসিরুদ্দীন, ar, شاه سيد ناصر الدين) was a Sufi saint and military leader associated with the spread of Islam in Bengal in the 14th century. As the commande ...
, a Sufi saint and military leader associated with the spread of Islam in Bengal in the 14th century
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Nasir al-Din Muhammad
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (died c. 1318) was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1261 until his death. He was the son of Mubariz al-Din Abu'l-Fath ibn Mas'ud.
Struggle to gain control of Sistan
Nasir al-Din's uncle Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Mas'ud had be ...
(died ), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
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Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
Muhammad Shah was son of Sultan Feroze Shah Tughluq and was ruler of the Muslim Tughlaq dynasty.
Life
When Sultan Abu Bakr Shah Tughluq became ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, Muhammad Shah as his uncle was opposed to him ...
, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty 1390–1394
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Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq ( fa, ) (reign: 1394 – February 1413 CE), also known as Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah, was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Islamic Delhi Sultanate.
History War of succession with Nusrat Shah ...
, the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule Delhi, 1394–1413
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Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq
Sultan Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq, was a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty. He was the son of Fath Khan, and during the reign of Mahmud II, he was brought forward from Mewat to the royal palace at Firozabad and put forward as a claimant to th ...
, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty
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An-Nasir ad-Din Muhammad
An-Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ( ar, الصالح ناصر الدين محمد بن ططر; 1411 – 1422) was the son of Sayf ad-Din Tatar, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a tra ...
(1411–1422), the son of Sayf ad-Din Tatar, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt 1421–1422
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Mahmud Shah of Bengal
Nāṣiruddīn Maḥmūd Shāh ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দীন মাহমুদ শাহ, fa, ; ) was the first Sultan of Bengal belonging to the restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty. Formerly a farmer, he was selected as the next ruler of ...
(died 1459), sultan of Bengal
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Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Nāsir ad-Dīn Naṣrat Shāh ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দীন নুসরত শাহ, fa, ناصر الدین نصرت شاه; r. 1519–1533), also known as Nusrat Shah, was the second Sultan of Bengal belonging to the Hussain Shahi ...
(died 1532), sultan of Bengal
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Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad (died 1547), the young son of the Sultan of Fez, Sultan Ahmad
*Nasir ud-din Muhammad, or
Humayun
Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad ( fa, ) (; 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), better known by his regnal name, Humāyūn; (), was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern ...
(1508–1556), Mughal Emperor
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Nasr ad-Din (died 1674), leader of the Berber tribes during the
Char Bouba war
The Char Bouba war (variously transliterated as Sharr Bubba, Shar Buba, etc.), or the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War, took place between 1644-74 in the tribal areas of what is today Mauritania and Western Sahara. It was fought between the Sanhadja ...
* Nasruddin (reigned 1690–1710), 15th
Sultan of Brunei
The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...
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Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah ( hi, नासिर उद दीन हैदर शाह , ur, ) (9 September 1803 – 7 July 1837)
was the second King of Oudh from 19 October 1827 to 7 July 1837.
Life
He was the son of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar ...
(1803–1837), King of Oudh
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Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدینشاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...
(1831–1896), Shah of Persia
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Nasruddin Khan
Nasruddin Khan, or Nasruddin Beg ( uz, Nasriddin Bek), was the last ruler of Khanate of Kokand, then a protectorate of the Russian empire. He rose to power in 1875 when his father Khudayar fled uprisings in the Ferghana Valley
The Fergana Valley ...
, emir of Kokand 1875–1876
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Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Zainal Abidin III Mu’azzam Shah ( Jawi: ; 27 January 1907 – 20 September 1979) was the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and the sixteenth Sultan of Terengganu.
Early caree ...
(1907–1979), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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Amal Nasser el-Din
Amal Nasser el-Din ( ar, أمل نصر الدين, he, אמל נסראלדין; born 31 July 1928) is an Israeli Druze author and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988.
Biography
El-Din was bor ...
(born 1928), Druze Israeli author and politician
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Nasiruddin Khan
Nasiruddin Khan ( – 10 October 2018) was an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was a minister of the Government of West Bengal too. His d ...
(c. 1948 – 2018), an Indian politician from West Bengal
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A J M Nasir Uddin
Abu Jafar Mohammad Nasir Uddin aka A J M Nasir Uddin ( bn, আ জ ম নাসির উদ্দিন; born 1 January 1957) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation. He is also the vice president of Bangla ...
(born 1957), Bangladeshi politician
*Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, or
Nasser al-Shaer Nasser al-Din al-Shaer ( ar, ناصر الدين الشاعر) (born 1961) is the former Education Minister of the Palestinian National Authority serving as a member of Hamas. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister in the previous cabinet. After th ...
, (born 1961), Palestinian politician
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Ghazi Nasr Al-Din (born 1962), Venezuelan diplomat and alleged Hezbollah supporter
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Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu
Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu (1 September 1967 – 3 May 2015) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a member of parliament from Dhaka-8 constituency.
Career
Pintu was the president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in the 1990s. He was the ...
(1967–2015), Bangladeshi politician
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Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Career
Nasiruddin served as the State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the Second Khaleda Cabinet. He was t ...
(fl. from 1990s), Bangladeshi politician
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Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (fl. from 1990s), Bangladeshi politician
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Nasruddin Mohseni (fl. from 2002), Afghan politician
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Nasir Uddin (Naogaon politician) (died 2017), from Bangladesh
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Nasir Uddin (Jessore politician) (fl. from 2018), from Bangladesh
Scholars and writers
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Nasreddin
Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asi ...
or Nasreddin Hodja, 13th century Seljuq satirist, populist philosopher, Sufi and wise man
*Sayyed Nasir-ud-deen
Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan
Sayyed Nasir-ud-deen Abu Yusuf Chishti ibn Abu Nasr Muhammad Saman was an early day Sufi Saint.Ahi Evren
Sheikh Pir Nasiruddin Abul Hakayik Pir Mahmud bin Ahmed Ahi Evran bin Abbas Veli al-Khoyi (1169–1261), commonly known as Ahi Evran or Pir Ahi Evren-ı Veli, was a Turkic Alevi Sufi saint, preacher, philosopher, poet, and the leader of the ...
(1169–1261), Turkish Muslim preacher
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tūsī ( fa, محمد ابن محمد ابن حسن طوسی 18 February 1201 – 26 June 1274), better known as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ( fa, نصیر الدین طوسی, links=no; or simply Tusi in the West ...
(1201–1274), Persian scientist, mathematician, philosopher, physician and theologian
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Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi
Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-Dehlavi (Urdu نصیرالدین چراغ دہلوی ) (–1337) was a 14th-century mystic-poet and a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He was a disciple of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya,[Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha
Syedana Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha was a sufism, sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He arrived in India in 857 Islamic Calendar, a.h. (1453 AD) by the blessings and order of Khaja Garibnawaz. He settled in Koppal and began teaching there. He was ...]
(died 1507), Sufi saint
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Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
Muhammad b. al-Haj Nuh b. Nijati b. Adam al-Ishqudri al-Albani al-Arnauti ( ar, مُحَمَّد نَاصِر ٱلدِّيْن ٱلْأَلْبَانِي الأرنؤوط), better known simply as Al-Albani (August 16, 1914 – October 2, 1999), ...
(1914–1999), Syrian-Albanian Islamic scholar
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Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai
Partaw-i Shah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hubb-i 'Ali Hunzai (17 May 1917 – 15 January 2017), known also as ''Allamah, 'Allamah'' (lit. learned) ''Hunzai', 'Allamah Sahib'', or by his epithets, ''Baba-yi Burushaski'' (lit. The Father of Burushaski), ''L ...
(born 1917), Pakistani writer and poet
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Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani (1949–2009), a Pakistani poet and Islamic scholar of the Chishti Sufi order
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Nasreddin Lebatelier
Yahya Michot (born Jean Michot) is a Belgian Muslim who is a professor of Islamic studies.
Background
Yahyah Michot was the president of the Higher Council of Muslims in Belgium from 1995 to 1998.
Yahyah Michot teaches at the Hartford Seminary ...
, pseudonym of Yahyah Michot (fl. from 1995), Belgian Muslim writer
Sports
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Shaikh Nasiruddin
Shaikh Mohammed Nasiruddin (9 August 1916 - 15 January 1991) was an Indian cricketer active from 1938 to 1942 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants) in 1938 and 1939.
He was born in Gujarat on 9 August 1916 and died in Karachi on 15 Januar ...
(1916-1991), an Indian cricketer
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Nasreddine Akli (born 1953), Algerian footballer
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Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din (born 1966), Malaysian hockey player
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Alain Nasreddine
Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL.
Pla ...
(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
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Nasreddine Kraouche (born 1979), Algerian footballer
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Ali Nasseredine (born 1983), Lebanese footballer
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Nasiruddin Faruque
Nasiruddin Faruque is a first-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 31 August 1983 and is a left-handed batsman. He made his debut for Barisal Division in 2003/04 and played through the 2006/07 season. He has also represented ...
(born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer
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(born 1984), Algerian boxer
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Nasiruddin Chowdhury
Nasiruddin Chowdhury ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 9 October 1985) is a Bangladeshi professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Bangladesh Premier ...
(born 1985), Bangladeshi footballer
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Nasr Eldin El Shigail (born 1985), a Sudanese footballer
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Nasreddine Megdich (born 1991), Qatari handball player
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Nur Nadihirah (born 1994), Malaysian cricketer
Other people
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Mohammad Nasiruddin (1888–1994), Bangladeshi journalist
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Advocate Nasiruddin
Advocate Nasiruddin (1892–1949) was a lawyer, political and social leader from Bhopal state. He was popularly known as 'Vakil Nasiruddin' as "Vakil' in Urdu stands for 'Advocate'.
Biography
His father 'Saaduddin' died when he was a toddler. In ...
(1892–1949), lawyer and political and social leader from Bhopal, India
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Naseeruddin Mauzi (died 1920), Indian Khilafat Movement activist
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Nasreddin Murat-Khan
Nasreddin Murat-Khan ِALA-LC: ; tr, Nasreddin Murat-han ; russian: Насреддин Муратханов ALA-LC: ; ur, ِALA-LC: (1904 – 15 October 1970) was a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. He is renowned for ...
(1904–1970), Russian-born Pakistani architect
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Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...
(born 1949), Indian film actor and director
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Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam (born ), Egyptian water engineer and politician
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Nasreddine Dinet (1861–1929), French orientalist painter
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Naseeruddin Saami
Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan. He is called ustad for his mastery of Indian classical music, classical music. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. He began learning singing in 1950s from another renow ...
(fl. from 1950s), classical singer from Pakistan
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Nasiruddin Yousuff
Nasiruddin Yousuff is a Bangladeshi stage and film director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film '' Guerrilla'' (2011). He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2010 for his contribution to B ...
(fl. from 1973), Bangladeshi stage and film director
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Nasrdin Dchar
Nasrdin Dchar (born 5 November 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter.
Career
Dchar has acted in many theatre productions. His first important television appearance was in ''Cut'', a popular youth series of BNN. He is also seen in soa ...
(born 1978), Dutch-Moroccan actor
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Nasir Uddin (anthropologist) (born ), Bengali anthropologist
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Attia Nasreddin
Attia Nasreddin is a businessman who currently serves as the chief executive officer and chair of the Nasco Group in Nigeria.
Personal life
Nasreddin was born in Asmara, Eritrea on 24 April 1950. He has a Bachelor's degree in political scien ...
, Ethiopian businessman
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Nasiruddin Nasir
Muhammad Nasiruddin Nasir (Jawi script, Jawi: محمد ناصرالدين ناصر) also known as Nasiruddin Nasir is a Malaysian actor of Malaysian Indian, Indian-Muslim descent. He is known for portraying ''Satiya'' in ''Hikayat Putera Syazlan ...
(born 1992), Malaysian actor
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Räshid Nasretdin (1920-2010), Finnish Tatar photographer, entrepreneur
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