Shahin or Shaheen , is a persian and kurdish male given name which is the generic term for ''hawk'' or ''falcon'', although in specific, the peregrine falcon. The name Shahin is a composite of two nouns, "''shah''" - king and "''īn''" - which is a sign of proportion, meaning "royal", literally "king of the birds". The name is used in Persian, Kurdish, Arabic, Urdu, and Turkish speaking countries. It may refer to:

Given name

Shaheen

Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi ( Urdu, Pashto: ; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani professional cricketer who plays as a fast bowler for the Pakistan national cricket team. Early life and career Afridi belongs to the Zakhakhel Afridi tribe of the Pasht ...

(born 2000), Pakistani cricketer * Shaheen Ali (born 1983), Qatari footballer * Shaheen Ariefdien, South African rapper * Shaheen Baig (born 1972), Pakistani mountaineer *

Shaheen Holloway Shaheen Holloway (born October 7, 1976) is an American men's basketball coach and former player who is the coach for the Seton Hall Pirates. He played college basketball at Seton Hall from 1996 to 2000. A point guard, Holloway played professional ...

(born 1976), American college basketball player and coach * Shaheen Khalid Butt, Pakistani politician * Shaheen Khan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Shaheen Mistri Shaheen Mistri (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian social activist and educator known as the founder of Akanksha Foundation, and social Activist,an Indian non-profit educational initiative in Mumbai and Pune, Occupation in CEO of Teach For India ...

(born 1971), Indian social activist and educator * Shaheen Samad (born 1952), Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer *

Shaheen Sehbai Shaheen Sehbai is a Pakistani-American journalist and former Group Editor of daily English newspaper ''The News International''. Career Shaheen Sehbai resigned from ''The News International'' in March 2002 after receiving a memorandum from hi ...

, Pakistani-American journalist * Shaheen Sheik (born 1975), American singer-songwriter *

Shaheen Jafargholi Shaheen Jafargholi ( fa, شاهین جعفرقلی; born 23 January 1997) is a Welsh actor and singer. In 2009, he finished in seventh place on the ITV competition series ''Britain's Got Talent''. Since then, he has portrayed the roles of Shak ...

(born 1997), Welsh singer and actor

Shahin

* Shahin Abdulrahman (born 1992), Emirati footballer * Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963), Iranian artist * Shahin Akhtar, Bangladesh politician *

Shahin Aliaj Ini Aliaj (born 21 August 1996 in Vlorë) is an Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriat ...

(born 1996), Albanian footballer * Shahin Assayesh (born 1939), Iranian publisher * Shahin Badar (born 1974), British musician * Shahin Bayani (born 1962), Iranian footballer *

Shahin Charmi Shahin Charmi (born September 17, 1953) is an Iranian-born German multimedia artist, muralist, and painter. Biography Shahin Charmi was born on September 17, 1953, in Iran. He studied at the Muthesius Academy of Art in Kiel, Germany (from 1980 ...

(born 1953), Iranian-born German artist *

Şahin Giray (prince) Shahin Giray ( 1585-1641) was an exiled member of the ruling house of the Crimean Khanate. Şahin was the son of Khan Saadet II Giray (reigned 1584) and the grandson of Khan Mehmed II Giray (reigned 1577-1584). His eldest brother was Devlet who ...

(c.1585–1641), exiled member of the ruling house of the Crimean Khanate *

Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov ( az, Şahin İmranov) (born 23 September 1980) is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is best known for winning two featherweight silver medals at European championships. Career Imranov won a silver medal at the 2002 European Amateur B ...

(born 1980), Azerbaijani boxer *

Shahin Khaledan Shahin Khaledan (born 7 June 1990) is an Iranian tennis player. Khaledan has a career high ATP singles ranking of 912 achieved on 22 October 2012. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1114 achieved on 5 December 2011. Khaledan repr ...

(born 1990), Iranian tennis player *

Shahin Kheiri Shahin Kheiri (born April 20, 1980) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Naft Tehran F.C. in the IPL. Club career Kheiri joined Sepahan F.C. in 2009.http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/playersteam16.htm Club career statistics * Assist G ...

(born 1980), Iranian footballer *

Shahin Kolonja Shahin bey Kolonja ( tr, Şahin Teki Kolonya; 1865–1919) was an Albanian journalist, politician, and member of the Ottoman Parliament during its Second Constitutional Era. Life Shahin Kolonja was born in Starje, Ottoman Empire, today's southe ...

, ( tk, Şahin Teki Kolonya, link=no; 1865–1919), Albanian journalist and politician *

Shahin Musayev Shahin Musayev Kheyreddin oglu ( az, Şahin Musayev Xeyrəddin oğlu) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Chief of Staff, and ''Acting'' Minister within a few weeks in January – February (''unspecified''), 1992. Acting Minister o ...

, ( az, Şahin Musayev Xeyrəddin oğlu, link=no; fl. 1992–1995), Azerbaijani politician and general *

Shahin Mustafayev Shahin Abdulla oghlu Mustafayev ( az, Şahin Abdulla oğlu Mustafayev; born 13 June 1965) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. Early life Mustafayev was born on 13 June 1965 in the village of Juj ...

, ( az, Şahin Mustafayev Abdulla oğlu; born 1965), Azerbaijani politician *

Shahin Najafi Morteza Najafipoor Moghaddam ( fa, مرتضی نجفی‌پور مقدم; born 1980), better known as Shahin Najafi ( fa, شاهین نجفی), is an Iranian musician, singer, composer, poet, author ...

(born 1980), Iranian musician *

Shahin Nassirinia Shahin Nassirinia ( fa, شاهین نصیری‌نیا , born 25 February 1976 in Shiraz) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships The 1999 World Weig ...

(born 1976), Iranian weightlifter * Shahin Novrasli (born 1977), Azerbaijani musical artist * Shahin Saghebi (born 1993), Iranian footballer * Shahin (Shawn) Shadfar (1973–2018), Persian-American entrepreneur * Shahin Shafiei (born 1988), Iranian footballer *

Shahin Shahbazi Shahin Shahbazi is an Iranian composer, musician and poet. He is mostly renowned for his mastery of the tar and setar and his composition of the complete Radif works of maestro Ali Akbar Shahnazi with his band Nafir ensemble. Biography S ...

(born 1978), Iranian composer, musician and poet * Shahin Shahida, Iranian-American musician *

Shahin Sultanov Vice Admiral Shahin Eshref oghlu Sultanov () was the Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces from 1999 to 2014. Early life and career He was born on 8 August 1961 in the Goychay District of the Azerbaijan SSR. Sultanov graduated from the Nav ...

, Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces * Shahin Suroor (born 1996), Emirati footballer * Shahin Taherkhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer *

Shahin Vahmanzadegan Shahen or Shahin (Middle Persian: ''Shāhēn Vahūmanzādagān'', in Greek sources: ; died ca. 626) was a senior Sasanian general ('' spahbed'') during the reign of Khosrow II (590–628). He was a member of the House of Spandiyadh. Biography Sh ...

(died c. 626), Sasanian general

Middle name

* Aram Shahin Davud Bakoyan (born 1954), Iraqi politician *

Kazi Shahin Ara Kazi Shahin Ara ( bn, কাজী শাহীন আরা) is a Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on o ...

, Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi player * Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri, Emirati diplomat

Surname

Shaheen

* Abdel Hamid Shaheen (1943–2014), Egyptian footballer * Adam Shaheen (American football) (born 1994), American football player *

Adam Shaheen (producer) Adam Shaheen (born 13 October 1964) is a British-Canadian artist, animator, television producer and screenwriter. He is the founder and owner of Cuppa Coffee Studios where he developed and produced original programming. He was the executive ...

(born 1964), British-Canadian artist, television producer and screenwriter *

Alfred Shaheen Alfred Shaheen (January 31, 1922 – December 22, 2008) was a textile industrialist who is credited with popularizing the aloha shirt.

(1922–2008), American textile industrialist * Bob Shaheen (born 1933), American businessman *

Elias Shaheen Elias Shaheen or Elias Chahine (in Arabic الياس شاهين) (20 July 1914 in Ebrine, Lebanon – 5 December 1991) was the first bishop of the Maronite Church in Canada and in 1985 was appointed Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sa ...

or Elias Chahine (1914–1991), first bishop of the Maronite Church in Canada * Fadi Shaheen (born 1979), Jordanian footballer *

Faiza Shaheen Faiza Shaheen (born 1982/1983) is a British academic in the field of economic inequality. Early life and education Shaheen was born in Leytonstone, in East London. Her father was a car mechanic from Fiji and her mother was a lab technician fro ...

(born 1983), British economist and activist * George Shaheen (born 1944), American businessman * Hina Shaheen (born 1971), Pakistani actress *

Ibrahim Shaheen Ibrahim Shaheen (1929-1974; ar, إبراهيم شاهين) and Inshirah Moussa (1937 - 24 November 2021); ar, إنشراح موسى) were an Egyptian couple who worked for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad from June 1967 until their arres ...

, Palestinian man who worked for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad *

Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78 ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Jack Shaheen Jack George Shaheen Jr. (; September 21, 1935 – July 9, 2017) was a writer and lecturer specializing in addressing racial and ethnic stereotypes. He is the author of '' Reel Bad Arabs'' (adapted to a 2006 documentary), ''The TV Arab'' (1984) and ...

(1935–2017), American media scholar *

John Shaheen John M. Shaheen (1915 in Lee County, Illinois – 1 November 1985 in New York) was an American financier and businessman. He had been involved in oil and life insurance. Career Prior to World War II, Shaheen worked in publicity in Chicago. During ...

(1915–1985), American financier, and businessman * Matt Shaheen (born 1965), American politician * Mohammad Shaheen, Jordanian professor of English literature *

Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen (also spelled Mohammad Perwesh Shaheen) ( ps, محمد پرویش شاھین) is a Pakistani historian and author from Manglawar, Swat. Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen has preserved Library of about 30,000 Books including Journ ...

(born 1944), Pakistani historian and author *

Musarrat Shaheen Musarrat Shaheen is a Pakistani actress-turned-politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative uni ...

, Pakistani actress and politician * Najma Shaheen (born 1962), Pakistani politician *

Naseeb Shaheen Naseeb Azeez Shaheen ( June 21, 1931 - September 26, 2009) was an American scholar who specialized in Biblical allusions in the work of Shakespeare. Born in Chicago, he graduated in 1962 from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon with a Bach ...

(1931–2009), American scholar * Natali Shaheen, Palestinian footballer *

Qasim Riza Shaheen Qasim Riza Shaheen (born 1971) is a British artist and writer based in Manchester. Working across participatory performance, installation, film and photography, Shaheen's practice explores memory, notions of beauty, sexuality, love and, more bro ...

(born 1971), British artist and writer *

Robert Joseph Shaheen Robert Joseph Shaheen (3 June 1937 – 9 August 2017) was an American prelate of the Maronite Catholic Church. He was the former Eparch of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. He resided at St. Raymond's Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri. Life ...

(1937–2017), American Maronite bishop *

Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen ( ar, سيف سعيد شاهين), formerly Stephen Cherono (born 15 October 1982), is a steeplechase runner. He was born in Keiyo, Kenya but now he represents Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre stee ...

(born 1982), formerly Stephen Cherono, Kenyan-born Emirati long-distance runner * Sarah Shaheen (born 1983), Egyptian beauty pageant and model * Shaher Shaheen (born 1990), Syrian footballer *

Simon Shaheen Simon Shaheen (Arabic: سيمون شاهين, he, סימון שאהין; born Tarshiha, Upper Galilee, Palestine, 1955) is a Palestinian-American oud and violin player and composer who holds Israeli citizenship. At the age of 2, Shaheen move ...

(born 1955), Palestinian-American composer and musician * Suhail Shaheen, Taliban negotiator and spokesman *

Yasser Shaheen Yasser Shaheen ( ar, ياسر شاهين, born in Homs) is a Syrian footballer, who currently play for Al-Shabab SC (Seeb) in the Oman Professional League. International career Shaheen is currently a member of the Syrian Senior national te ...

(born 1989), Syrian footballer

Shahin

Elham Shahin Elham Shahin ( ar, إلهام شاهين, also spelled Ilham Shaheen, Ilham Shahin, Ilham Chahine, and Elham Shaheen) is an Egyptian actress. She has appeared in many Egyptian films and television series and has won both Egyptian and internat ...

(born 1961), Egyptian actress * Emad Shahin (born 1957), Egyptian professor of political science *

Hady Shahin Hady Shahin (born 2 September 1986) is an Egyptian handball player for Heliopolis SC and the Egyptian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th e ...

(born 1986), Egyptian handball player *

Iraj Shahin-Baher Iraj Shahin-Baher ( fa, ایرج شهین‌باهر) is an Iranian politician and the fifty-sixth mayor of Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of ...

(born 1972), Iranian politician and mayor of Tabriz * Jammal Shahin (born 1988), English footballer * Khalil Mohamed Shahin (born 1942), Egyptian footballer *

Mamdouh Shahin Major General Mamdouh Shahin is an Egyptian soldier, politician and Assistant Defense Minister for Legal and Constitutional Affairs. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and represents the military in the Constituent A ...

, Egyptian Major General, politician and Assistant Defense Minister *

Mohamed Issa Shahin Mohamed Issa Shahin (born 17 April 1963) is a Jordanian sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of usin ...

(born 1963), Jordanian sports shooter *

Nadine Shahin Nadine Shahin, also known as Nadine Ayman Shahin and Nadine Ayman Mohamed Shahin (born 14 June 1997 in Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also p ...

(born 1997), Egyptian squash player * Omar Shahin, Jordanian activist *

Tanyus Shahin Tanyus Shahin Saadeh al-Rayfouni (also spelled ''Tanios Chahine Saadé Al Rayfouné'', given name also spelled ''Taniyus'' or ''Tanius'') (1815–1895) was a Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon. He led a peasants' revolt in ...

(1815–1895), Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon *

Tarek Shahin Tarek Shahin (born 1982) is an Egyptian cartoonist and author. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the comic strip 'Al Khan', which first appeared on the pages of The Daily News Egypt newspaper in 2008, and continues to run independ ...

(born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist

Chahine

* Abdallah Chahine (1894–1975), Lebanese pianist and tuner-technician * Darine Chahine (born 1981), Lebanese talk show host *

Edgar Chahine Edgar Chahine ( hy, Էդգար Պետրոսի Շահին: 31 October 1874, in Vienna – 18 March 1947, in Paris) was a French painter, engraver, and illustrator of Armenian descent. Biography Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna but moved to Cons ...

(1874–1947), French painter, engraver and illustrator of Armenian descent * Hassan Chahine, Moroccan hammer thrower * Khalil Chahine, German-Lebanese musical artist *

Nadine Chahine Nadine Chahine (in Arabic: نادين شاهين) is a Lebanese type designer working as the CEO at I Love Typography Ltd and the Director at ArabicType Ltd. From 2005 till 2015 she worked as the Arabic Specialist at Linotype and Monotype Imagi ...

, Lebanese type designer * Yehia Chahine (1917–1994), Egyptian actor *

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed ...

(1926–2008), Egyptian film director

Military

* Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile * Shaheen, the military symbol of

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

Shaheen-I The Shaheen-I ( ur, شاہين-ا; official codename: Hatf–IV Shaheen), is a Pakistani land-based supersonic and short-to-medium range surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile jointly designed and developed by the joint venture of NESCOM ...

, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan *

Shaheen-II The Shaheen-II (Urdu:شاهين–اا; codename: Hatf–VI Shaheen) is a Pakistani land-based supersonic surface-to-surface medium-range guided ballistic missile. The ''Shaheen-II'' is designed and developed by the NESCOM and the National ...

, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan *

Shaheen-III The Shaheen-III (Urdu: ; lit. ''White Falcon-III'') is a Pakistani land-based surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile, which was test fired for the first time by military service on 9 March 2015. Development began in secrecy in the ea ...

, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan * Shahin (rocket), an Iranian artillery rocket *

Mersad Mersad ( Persian: مرصاد, meaning 'Ambush') is an Iranian low- to mid-range air defense system developed in 2010. It fires Shahin (Falcon) missiles which are reverse-engineered, domestically upgraded versions of the American MIM-23 Hawk sur ...

or Shahin, a supersonic Iranian ground-to-air guided missile

Places

Shaheen

Shaheen Bagh Shaheen Bagh is a neighbourhood in the South Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is on the U.P border and southernmost colony of the Okhla (Jamia Nagar) area, situated along the banks of the Yamuna. The locality is known for being the site o ...

, a neighborhood in Delhi

Shahin

* Shahin, Iran, a village in Iran * Shahin-e Olya, a village in Iran *

Shahin Shahr Shahin Shahr ( fa, شاهين شهر،شایین شهر, also Romanized as Shāhīn Shahr) is a city and capital of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 173,329 in 35,827 families. Shahin ...

, a planned satellite city in Iran

Other uses

* ''Shaheen'' (novel), by Naseem Hijazi *

Shaheen (supercomputer) Shaheen is the name of a series of supercomputers owned and operated by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. Shaheen is named after the Peregrine Falcon. The most recent model, ''Shaheen II'', is the largest an ...

, a Cray supercomputer *

Shaheen Air Shaheen Air International ( ur, ) was a private Pakistani airline with its head office at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi and was founded by the Shehbai family. It remained Pakistan's second-largest airline until its liquidation in 20 ...

, a defunct Pakistani airline *

Shaheen Foundation Shaheen Foundation () is a welfare foundation of the Pakistan Air Force. Shaheen Foundation works in different sectors ranging from education to aviation. Companies * FM 100 radio * Shaheen Airport Services * Shaheen Aerotraders * Shaheen Kni ...

, a Pakistani company *

Cyclones Gulab and Shaheen Cyclones ''Gulab'' and ''Shaheen'' were two related, consecutive tropical cyclones that caused considerable damage to South and West Asia. ''Gulab'' impacted eastern India, while ''Shaheen'' impacted Pakistan, Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emi ...

, cyclone originated in Arabian Sea *

Shaheen Falcon The shaheen falcon (''Falco peregrinus peregrinator'') is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in the Indian subcontinent. It has also been described as a migratory subspecies. Describes subspecies ''peregrinator'' "f ...

, a non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon * Shahin F.C., an Iranian football club * 4103 Chahine, a main-belt asteroid *

Al Shaheen Oil Field The Al Shaheen Oil Field is a production oil and gas field off the north east coast of Qatar in the Persian Gulf, north of Doha. The oil field lies above the North Gas Field, one of the largest gas fields in the world. The field has been opera ...

, a production oil and gas field off the north east coast of Qatar

Given name

Shaheen

Shahin

Middle name

Surname

Shaheen

Shahin

Chahine

Military

Places

Shaheen

Shahin

Other uses

See also