Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic

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, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and '' dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There are many Romanized spelling variants of the name. The element نور can be spelled ''Nur'', ''Noor'', ''Nor'', ''Nour or Nuer. ''The element دين can be spelled either ''Din'', ''Deen'' or ''Dine''. The definite article in front of the "

sun letter In Arabic and Maltese, the consonants are divided into two groups, called the sun letters or solar letters ( ar, حروف شمسية ', mt, konsonanti xemxin) and moon letters or lunar letters (Arabic: ', mt, konsonanti qamrin), based on whe ...

" ''d'' is realized only as a gemination /dː/, the Arabic pronunciation being /nuːrudːiːn/. Syntactically, the name is an ''iḍāfah'' ( genitive construction), in full vocalization ''nūru d-dīni''. Consequently, depending on the system of Romanization, the definite article can be rendered as ''al'', ''ad'', ''ud'', ''ed'' or ''d''. Among the variant romanized spellings in common use are ''Nuraddin'', ''Nureddin'', ''Noureddin'', ''Noureddine'', ''Nooradeen'', ''Nordeen'', ''Nourdin'', ''Noordine'', ''Nordine'', ''Nuradin'', ''Nurdin'', ''Nooruldeen''; scientific transliterations are ''Nur ad-Din'', ''Nur-ud-Din'', ''Nur al-Din'', etc.

Given name

Medieval and up to 1800

* Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo (1118–1174), member of the Zengid dynasty, ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire * Nur al-Din Muhammad (died 1185), member of the Artuqid dynasty *

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji () (also spelled Nur al-Din Ibn Ishaq al-Betrugi and Abu Ishâk ibn al-Bitrogi) (known in the West by the Latinized name of Alpetragius) (died c. 1204) was an Iberian-Arab astronomer and a Qadi in al-Andalus. Al-Biṭrūjī ...

(also known as Alpetragius) (died ca. 1204), Arab astronomer and philosopher *

Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I (or Arslan Shah) was the Zengid Emir of Mosul 1193–1211. He was successor of Izz al-Din Mas'ud. See also * Zengid dynasty The Zengid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turkic origin, which ruled parts of the Le ...

(reigned 1193–1211), Zengid emir of Mosul *

Nure Sofi Nûre Sûfi Bey ( tr, Nureddin Bey) was the founder of Karamanid dynasty, a Turkic dynasty which ruled part of Anatolia in the 14th and 15th centuries as a rival of the Ottoman Empire. He was the son of Hodja Sad al-Din ( tr, Hoca Sadeddin) who had ...

(died ca. 1257), Turkish religious leader *Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd al-'Azīz

Ibn al-Qamar Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd al-'Azīz Ibn al-Qamar (Arabic: نور الدين عبد العزيز بن القمر) better known just as Ibn al-Qamar (1326 – 9 December 1398), was a Tunisian Berber Muslim prince and wealthy trader who profited immensely fro ...

(1326–1398), Tunisian Berber prince * Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440), Kashmiri saint of the rishi order *

Nuruddin Sikandar Shah Nuruddin Sikandar Shah ( bn, নূরউদ্দীন সিকান্দর শাহ, fa, ) was the Sultan of Bengal in 1481 CE for a brief number of days. Early life and background Sikandar was born in the 15th-century into a ruling cl ...

(r. 1481), Sultan of Bengal *Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami (1414–1492), Persian poet *Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Hirawi al-Qari, known as

Ali al-Qari Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Hirawi al-Qari ( ar, نور الدين أبو الحسن علي بن سلطان محمد الهروي القاري; d. 1605/1606), known as Mulla Ali al-Qari () was an Islamic scholar. He was b ...

(died 1605), Afghan Islamic scholar *

Nuruddin ar-Raniri Nuruddin ibn Ali ar-Raniri ( ar, نورالدين بن علي الرانيري) (also transliterated Nur ud-Din ar-Raniri / Randeri, died 1658) was an Islamic mystic and scholar from Rander in Surat province of Gujarat, in India, who worked ...

(died 1658), Indian Islamic scholar * Noor Mohammad Nooruddin (died 1719), Dai-al-Mutlaq (vicegerent) of the Dawoodi Bohra Community * Nur al-Din Nimatullah al-Jazayiri (died 1745), Safavid Iranian Ja'fari jurist, linguist and writer *

Hassan Nooraddeen I Sultan Al hajj Hassan Nooraddeenul Iskandhar I was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1779–1799. He was the son of Sultan Muhammad Mu'iz ud-din. Nooraddeen went on hajj twice and on the second occasion he battled with the Sharif of Mecca. He died in ...

(died 1799), sultan of the Maldives

Born after 1800

Ibrahim Nooraddeen Ibrahim Nooraddeen (Dhivehi: ސުލްޠާން އިބްރާހީމް ނުރައްދީން; died 1892) was twice the sultan of the Maldives. His first reign was from 1882 through 1886. After 4 years, 11 months and 29 days, Muhammad Mueenuddeen II too ...

(died 1892), sultan of the Maldives * Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha (1833–1912), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire * Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (1841–1914), Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community * Nur al-Din al-Salimi (1869–1914), Omani Ibadi scholar *

Nureddin Pasha Nureddin Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Nurettin Paşa, Nureddin İbrahim Paşa; 1873 – 18 February 1932), known as Nureddin İbrahim Konyar from 1934, was a Turkish military officer who served in the Ottoman Army during World War I and in the Turki ...

(1873–1932), Turkish military officer * Hassan Nooraddeen II, (1887–1967), sultan of the Maldives * Nureddine Rifai (1899–??), Lebanese politician * Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900–1981), Turkish musician * Nur al-Din Kahala (born 1910), Syrian politician * Noureddin Kianouri (1915–1999), Iranian communist leader of the Tudeh Party * Nordine Ben Ali (born 1919), Algerian-French footballer * Noureddine Sammoud (1932–2022), Tunisian poet * Nureddin al-Atassi (1929–1992), President of Syria * Nuredin Loxha (1935–1992), Kosovar Albanian theatre director * Noureddin Zarrinkelk (born 1937), Iranian film animator * Nurettin Sözen (born 1937), Turkish politician *Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (born 1937), Algerian politician * Nooruddeen Durkee (born 1938), American Sufi * Nurettin Yardımcı (born 1944), Turkish archaeologist * Mohammad Noordin Sopiee (1944–2005), Malaysian academician * Nuruddin Farah (born 1945), Somali novelist * Nourredine Kourichi (born 1954), Algerian-French footballer * Noureddine Bouyahyaoui (born 1955), Moroccan footballer * Nur-eldeen Masalha (born 1957), Palestinian writer *

Noureddine Bhiri Noureddine Bhiri (also known as Noureddine El-Beheiry; born 10 July 1958) is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Career Born in Jebiniana, he received a Master's degree in Law and Po ...

(born 1958), Tunisian politician *

Nourdine Bourhane Nourdine Bourhane (born in 1950 in Mamoudzou, Mayotte) is a politician from the Comoros and one of the Vice Presidents of the Comoros from May 2011 to May 2016.

(born 1958), Prime Minister of Comoros *

Noureddine Daifallah Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan calligrapher. He is a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech whose work has been exhibited in Morocco, France, Italy and Portugal. With his innovations, he adds new touch to the traditional Ar ...

(born 1960), Moroccan calligrapher *

Nurettin Canikli Nurettin Canikli (born 15 May 1960) is a Turkish politician, the former Minister of National Defense of Turkey and a Member of Parliament for Giresun under the ruling Justice and Development Party. He previously also served as the Deputy Prime ...

(born 1960), Turkish politician * Noordeen Mashoor (born 1962), Sri Lankan politician *

Nordin Mohamed Jadi Nordin Mohd Jadi (born 12 May 1962 in Muar, Johor, Malaysia) is a former Malaysia track runner and athlete who represented Malaysia in many international and regional events and championships in the 1980s. His favourite athletic events were ...

(born 1962), Malaysian athlete *

Nordine Zouareg Nordine Zouareg (born July 1, 1962) is a French-American fitness personality, high-performance coach and author who has won Mr. France, Mr. Europe, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe in 1986. He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona with his two children. ...

(born 1962), Algerian fitness coach * Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang (born 1963), Chinese Muslim calligrapher *

Noureddine Bensouda Noureddine Bensouda ( ar, نور الدين بنسودة; born 1963– Rabat, Morocco) is a senior Moroccan civil servant who was the Director of the Direction Générale des Impôts between 1999 and 2010 (). He since became Director of the . Like ...

(born 1963), Moroccan civil servant * Noordin Mohammad Top (1968–2009), Malaysian-Indonesian Islamist militant * Noureddine Morceli (born 1970), Algerian athlete * Noureddine Naybet (born 1970), Moroccan footballer * Nurettin Demirtaş (born 1972), Turkish politician *

Noureddine Drioueche Noureddine Drioueche (born October 27, 1973 in Meftah, Blida Province) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays as a defender for MC Saïda in the Algerian league. Honours * Won the CAF Cup three times with JS Kabylie in 2000, 2001 and 20 ...

(born 1973), Algerian footballer *

Nourredine Yagoubi Nourredine Yagoubi (born 8 January 1974) is an Algerian judoka. Yagoubi represented Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In Sydney he competed in the Men's 73 kg weight category. Yagoubi' ...

(born 1974), Algerian judoka * Noureddine Ziyati (born 1974), Moroccan footballer * Nordin Jbari (born 1975), Moroccan-Belgian footballer *

Noureddine Daham Noureddine Daham (born 15 November 1977 in Oran) is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for ASO Chlef in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. International career Daham made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2006 when he was ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer *

Noureddine Kacemi Noureddine Kacemi ( ar, نور الدين قاسمي) is a Moroccan former football defender. He last played for FAR Rabat. Kacemi played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVI ...

(born 1977), Moroccan footballer * Nordine Amrani (1978–2011), Belgian criminal and spree killer in the

2011 Liège attack On 13 December 2011, a murder–suicide attack took place in the city of Liège in the Wallonia region of Belgium. The attacker, 33-year-old Nordine Amrani, threw grenades and fired an FN FAL rifle at civilians on the Place Saint-Lambert, th ...

. * Nordine Ben Allal (born 1978/89), Moroccan-Belgian criminal * Nourdin Boukhari (born 1980), Moroccan-Dutch footballer *

Nordine Sam Nordine Belahmideche Sam (born 25 March 1982) is an Algerian football player. Club career A product of the RC Strasbourg academy, Sam made just one appearance for the RC Strasbourg first team, a 0–0 draw against AC Ajaccio in the final week ...

(born 1982), Algerian-French footballer *

Nordin Gerzić Nordin Gerzić (born 9 November 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He ended his career in December 2021. Club career Gerzić left Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrived in Sweden at the age of seven or eight. He started ...

(born 1983), Bosnian footballer * Nordine Oubaali (born 1986), Moroccan-French boxer * Nordin Amrabat (born 1987), Moroccan-Dutch footballer *

Nordine Assami Nordine Assami (born 24 July 1987 in Marseille) is a retired French-Algerian professional football player and current manager of SC Air Bel's U16 team. Club career On 29 June 2011 Assami signed a two-year contract with Algerian Ligue Professionn ...

(born 1987), Algerian-French footballer *

Noureddine Smaïl Noureddine Smaïl (born 6 February 1987) is an Algerian-born French athlete who specialises in middle and long-distance tracks as well as cross country. Born in Relizane, Algeria, Smaïl moved to France at a young age and began competing for h ...

(born 1987), Algerian-French athlete *

Nurudeen Orelesi Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi (born 10 April 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Albanian club Apolonia. He is well known for his powerful and accurate long shots. Club career Early career Orelesi b ...

(born 1989), Nigerian footballer * Nuruddin Khan, chief of Bangladesh army * Nourdine Midiladji, Comoros politician *

Nour Eddine (singer) Nour-Eddine Lakhmari ( ar, نور الدين الخماري) is a Moroccan instrumentalist, singer, choreographer and film director. Biography Based in Italy, Nour-Eddine has been involved in various groups specializing in ethnic, traditional m ...

, Moroccan film director, musician, choreographer and singer, based in Italy * Nordine Hachouf, Algerian footballer *

Noor al-Deen (detainee) Noor al-Deen is a citizen of Syria wounded when he was captured by counter-terrorism officials at a raid on a " Faisalabad safe house" when Abu Zubaydah was captured. According to the ''Washington Post'' Noor al-Deen, like Abu Zubaydah, was se ...

, Syrian detained by the CIA

Surname

* Mouna Noureddine (born 1937), Tunisian actress * Jalal Mansur Nuriddin (1944–2018), American poet * Mohamed Khaled Nordin (born 1958), Malaysian politician *Juliette Noureddine (born 1962), French singer known as

Juliette Juliette is a feminine personal name of French origin. It is a diminutive of Julie. Notable people *Juliette (Canadian singer) (1926-2017), full name Juliette Augustina Sysak Cavazzi, Canadian singer and TV personality of the 1950s-1970s. known ...

Zulkifli Noordin Datuk Seri Zulkifli Noordin (born 19 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kulim–Bandar Baharu constituency in Kedah. He held the seat as an Independent, although having been elec ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician * Zainudin Nordin (born 1963), Singaporean politician *

Mohd Nasril Nourdin Mohd Nasril bin Mat Nourdin (born 17 April 1986) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Langkawi City. Early days Nasril was a product of the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He participated in the 2002 Su ...

(born 1986), Malaysian footballer *

Herdi Noor Al-Deen Herdi Noor Al-Din ( ar, هيردي نور الدين; born January 24, 1992, in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player of Kurdish ethnicity, who currently plays for Kirkuk FC in Iraq. He was called to the Iraq Youth team by Kadhim Al-Rubaiawy ...

(born 1992), Iraqi Kurdish footballer *

Muayyed Nureddin An Iraqi-born Canadian geologist, CBCCanadian geologist who was tortured in Syria February 25, 2004 Muayyed Nureddin (مؤيد نورالدين), was imprisoned and tortured in similar circumstances to Maher Arar in Syria.http://www.cbc.ca/thecurren ...

, Canadian Muslim detainee * Dara Nur al-Din, Iraqi judge and politician

Fictional

Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen Malaf Al Mostakbal () (also transliterated as Malaf al Mustaqbal) (''The Future File'') has been the title of an Egyptian science fiction series of novels written by Nabil FaroukAsmaa al-GhoulDo Gaza’s melting-pot markets reflect identity crisis ...

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