Nu'man ( ar, نعمان ) or Nu'maan is an Arabic given name dating to pre-Islamic times, meaning ''blood'' or ''red''. Prevailingly, the Islamic given name is most commonly associated to the Arabic word meaning ''bliss''. It is also used with the definite article, , transliterated ''an-Nu'man'' or ''al-Nu'man''. Alternatives spellings include ''Noman'', ''Nouman'', ''Noumaan'', and ''Numan''.It may refer to: *seven of the

Ghassanid Kings The Ghassanids ( ar, الغساسنة, translit=al-Ġasāsina, also Banu Ghassān (, romanized as: ), also called the Jafnids, were an Arab tribe which founded a kingdom. They emigrated from southern Arabia in the early 3rd century to the Levan ...

(327-ca. 600) *

Al-Nu'man I ibn Imru' al-Qays Al-Nu'man I ibn Imru' al-Qays ( ar, النعمان بن امرؤ القيس), surnamed al-A'war (, "the one-eyed") and al-Sa'ih (, "the wanderer/ascetic"), was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs (reigned ca. 390–418Shahîd (1986), p. 633). Nu'man wa ...

(reigned ca. 390–418), king of the Lakhmids * Al-Nu'man II ibn al-Aswad (reigned 497–503), king of the Lakhmids *

Al-Nu'man VI ibn al-Mundhir Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Mundhir ( ar, النعمان بن المنذر), known in Greek sources as Naamanes () was a king of the Ghassanids, a Christian Arab tribe allied to the Byzantine Empire. The eldest son of al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith, he ros ...

(active 581-583), king of the Ghassanids *

Al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir Al-Nuʿmān III ibn al-Mundhir ( ar, النعمان بن المنذر), also transcribed Naʿaman, Nuʿaman and Noman and often known by the patronymic Abu Qabus (), was the last Lakhmid king of al-Hirah (582 – ) and a Nestorian Christian Ara ...

(active (582–ca. 602), king of the Lakhmids *

Nouman ibn Muqarrin An-Numan ibn Muqarrin ( ar, النعمان بن مقرن) (died December 641) was a companion of Muhammad. He was the leader of the tribe of Banu Muzaynah. The tribe of Banu Muzaynah had their habitations some distance from Yathrib on the carav ...

(died 641), one of the companions of Muhammad *Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zuṭā ibn Marzubān, known as

Abū Ḥanīfa Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān ( ar, نعمان بن ثابت بن زوطا بن مرزبان; –767), commonly known by his '' kunya'' Abū Ḥanīfa ( ar, أبو حنيفة), or reverently as Imam Abū Ḥanīfa by Sunni Musl ...

(699—767), founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence *

Qadi al-Nu'man Abū Ḥanīfa al-Nuʿmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥayyūn al-Tamīmiyy ( ar, النعمان بن محمد بن منصور بن أحمد بن حيون التميمي, generally known as al-Qāḍī al-Nu‘mān () or as ibn ...

(died 974), Isma'ili jurist, official historian of the Fatimid caliphs *

Köprülü Numan Pasha Köprülü may refer to: People * Köprülü family (Kypriljotet), an Ottoman noble family of Albanian origin ** Köprülü era (1656–1703), the period in which the Ottoman Empire's politics were set by the Grand Viziers, mainly the Köprülü fa ...

(died 1719), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire *

Noman Çelebicihan Noman Çelebicihan ( crh, نعمان چلبى جهان, ''Numan Çelebicihan''; 1885 – 23 February 1918) was a Crimean Tatar politician, lawyer, mufti of Crimean Muslims, and writer. He was the President of the short-lived independent Crimean ...

(1885-1918), Crimean Tatar politician *

Ahmad Muhammad Numan Ahmad Muhammad Numan ( ar, أحمد محمد نعمان; 26 April 1909 – 27 September 1996) was an educator, propagandist and politician. He was a principal progenitor of modern Yemeni nationalism. Numan was an original founder of the Free Ye ...

(1909-1996), twice Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic *

Yasin Said Numan Yasin Said Numan ( ar, ياسين سعيد نعمان; born 1948) is the former General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party from 2005 to 2015. He is the current ambassador of Yemen to the United Kingdom since 2015. Numan joined the Yemeni Na ...

, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1986-1990 *

Numan Gumaa Numan Gumaa ( ar, نعمان جمعة) (1937–2014) was an Egyptian attorney and politician. Career Gumaa was elected chairman of the liberal New Wafd Party on 1 September 2000, succeeding Fuad Serageddin. He was nominated by his party for the ...

(born 1937) Egyptian lawyer and politician * Mohamed Noman Galal (born 1943), Egyptian diplomat and author *

Numan Kurtulmuş Prof. Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş (born 23 March 1959) is a Turkish politician and academician, currently the deputy chairman of Justice and Development Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th AKP government ...

(born 1959), Turkish politician * Noman Mubashir (born 1974), Pakistani-Norwegian journalist *

Noman Bashir Noman Bashir (Urdu: نعمان بشير) was a Pakistan Navy admiral who served as the 18th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) from 7 October 2008 until retiring on 7 October 2011. His appointment as Chief of Naval Staff was approved by President A ...

, Pakistani admiral * Nomanul Haq, Pakistani-American historian * Marwan Abdullah Abdulwahab Noman, Yemeni diplomat *

No'man Ashour No'man Ashour (January 1918 – 5 April 1987) was an Egyptian poet and playwright, born in Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia Governorate. He is most known for the foundation of realism in the Egyptian drama. Moreover he considered comedy Comedy is a genre ...

, Egyptian poet and playwright *

Noman Benotman Noman M. Benotman (born 1967) is a former fighter of the Libyan militant organization known as the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Benotman has been active in reforming his former terrorist comrades in prison, attempting to persuade them to renounc ...

, Libyan politician *

Noman Masood Noman Masood ( Punjabi, ur, ; born 28 May 1968) is a Pakistani television actor, director and producer. He worked in many PTV dramas, and currently working. Filmography Drama serials * ''Shehbaz'' * ''Tujh Pe Qurban'' * ''Neend'' * ''Lag ...

, Pakistani television actor *

Noman Ijaz Nauman Ijaz (Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani television and film actor, TV anchorperson, and TV show presenter. He is the recipient of several accolades including 10 Lux Style Awards, 7 Hum Awards and a President's Pride of Performance, wh ...

, Pakistani television and film actor *

Nouman Ali Khan Nouman Ali Khan is a Pakistani-American Islamic speaker and Arabic instructor who founded the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies after serving as an instructor of Arabic at Nassau Community College. He has been named one of ...

, Pakistani-American Muslim speaker

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