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Amin (name)
Amin or Amine (), cognate to ''amen'' (, ), is an Arabic male given name, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient". The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian language, Persian (, ) it has the same meaning. The Turkish language, Turkish written form of the name is Emin (given name), Emin. In the Balkans, Amin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslavia, Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Emin (given name), Emin. This region also has a female equivalent to the name: Amina (for example, Amina Kajtaz). Other spellings include Ameen and Amien. Amin Regnal name *Al-Amin (787–813), also known as ''Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd'', better known by his regnal name ''Al-Amin'', the sixth Abbasid Caliph, ruling from 809 until 813 Given name *Amin (Qing dynasty) (1585–1640), Manchu nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina (given Name)
Amina (or Aminah) is the loose transcription of two different Arabic female given names: * ʾĀmina (Arabic: آمنة, also anglicized as ''Aaminah'' or ''Amna'') meaning "safe one, protected" * ʾAmīna (Arabic: أمينة, also anglicized as ''Ameena''), the feminine form of Amin (name), Amin, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worth of belief (believable), loyal, faithful, obedient of Iman (Islam), Iman". Women named Āmina *Amina bint Wahb (549–577), mother of Muhammad * Amina bint Affan, was the sister of third Muslim caliph Uthman (r. 644–656). *Aaminah Haq, Pakistani model and actress * See also people listed at Amna Women named Amīna *Amina (Queen of Zazzau) (died 1610), Hausa warrior queen of Zazzau (now Zaria), in what is now northwest Nigeria *Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (1954–2012), Moroccan princess *Amina of the Maldives, or Amina Rani Kilegefa’anu ( 1759), monarch, as Sultana regnant, of the Maldives from 1757 until 1759 after acting as r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 Common Era, CE), from whom the Abbasid dynasty, dynasty takes its name. After overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750 CE (132 anno Hegirae, AH), they ruled as caliphs based in modern-day Iraq, with Baghdad being their capital for most of their history. The Abbasid Revolution had its origins and first successes in the easterly region of Greater Khorasan, Khurasan, far from the Levantine center of Umayyad influence. The Abbasid Caliphate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad as the new capital. Baghdad became the center of Science in the medieval Islamic world, science, Islamic culture, culture, Abbasid art, arts, and List of invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal (), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA Europe, FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly called the FIBA EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amine Noua
Amine Noua (born February 7, 1997) is a French professional basketball player for Satria Muda Pertamina of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. Professional career Noua was born in Lyon and cut his teeth in the youth ranks of ASVEL Basket. After playing in the club's under-21 team, he made his first-team debut in January 2016, scoring two points in five minutes against Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket. During ASVEL's championship run that year, he averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.8 minutes per contest. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. However, he withdrew before the deadline. His breakout season came in 2017–18, when he averaged 11 points and 4.7 rebounds a game in 32 ProA contests (including 26 starts). He also attended the French All Star Game that season. On July 7, 2021, he has signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. On April 11, 2022, he has signed with SIG Strasbourg of the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf (; ; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese people in France, Lebanese-born French"Amin Maalouf" , Modern Arab writers. author who has lived in France since 1976."About the author" with Amin Maalouf. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages. Of his several works of nonfiction, ''The Crusades Through Arab Eyes'' is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel ''The Rock of Tanios'', as well as the 2010 Princess of Asturias Awards, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He is a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amine Gemayel
Amine Pierre Gemayel (, ; born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Gemayel was born in Bikfaya to Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Christianity in Lebanon, Christian Kataeb Party (also known as the "Phalanges"). He worked as a lawyer, then was elected as a deputy for Northern Metn in 1970 by-election, following the death of his uncle, Maurice Gemayel, and once again in the 1972 general election. At the start of the Lebanese Civil War, the Phalanges were a member of the Lebanese Front, allied with Syria against the Left-wing politics, leftist Lebanese National Movement, National Movement. However, Syria became their enemy, while they started receiving the support of Israel. This phase saw the rise of Amine's brother, Bachir Gemayel, Bachir, who had disputes with Amine about the military leadership, such as uniting the Christian militias by force. In 1982 Bachir was elected to presidency but was Assassinatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Mekki Medani
Amin Mekki Medani (2 February 1939 – 31 August 2018) (Arabic: د. ٱمين مكي مدني) was a Sudanese lawyer, diplomat, human rights and political activist. He was the president of the Confederation of Sudanese Civil Society, Vice President of Civil Society Initiative, and President of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor (SHRM). He served as head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in the West Bank and Gaza, Chief of Mission of the OHCHR in Zagreb, Croatia, legal advisor to the Special Representative of the U.N Secretary-General in Iraq as well as Afghanistan, and a Regional Representative for the OHCHR in Beirut, Lebanon. He was the 1991 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Award for Human Rights Monitoring and 1991 Recipient of the American Bar Association Human Rights Award, as well as the 2013 recipient for the European Union Human Rights award. Early life Born on February 2, 1939, in Wad Madani, Al Jazeera, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Yunis Al Husseini
Amin Yunis al Husseini (; 17 December 1929 – 19 September 2016) was a Jordanian politician. Husseini was born in Jerusalem. He studied at the American University of Beirut and subsequently in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Husseini obtained a BA in Economic Science and later an MA in Administration. From 1951 to 1953 Husseini worked as a cooperative consultant in Sudan. In 1963 he was a member of the Parliament of Jordan for Jerusalem. From 1963 to 1965 Husseini was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Social Welfare. Between 1967 and 1970 he was Minister of Transport. Husseini served in the cabinets of Hussein ibn Nasser, Bahjat Talhouni and Abdelmunim al-Rifai. He was a recipient of the Order of the Star of Jordan The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and order of Jordan and is awarded for military or civil merit. It was founded in honour of his father, by King .... Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Howeidi
Amin Hamid Howeidi (; 22 September 1921–31 October 2009) was an Egyptian military leader, author and minister of war under Nasser's rule. Early life and education Howeidi was born in Munufiya on 22 September 1921. He attended the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated in 1940. He held a master's degree in military sciences from the Chief of Staff College which he received in 1951. Then he attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth and obtained another master's degree in military sciences in 1955. Next, he obtained a master's degree in translation, press and publication from Cairo University in 1956. Career After his graduation Howeidi began to work as a teacher at the Military Academy. Later, he became a professor at the Military Chief of Staff College. In addition, he served as the head of military operations planning in the Armed Forces Command. He was part of the Free Officers who inaugurated the 1952 revolution in Egypt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Al-Hafez (Lebanon)
Amin al-Hafez (; 28 January 1926–13 July 2009) was the prime minister of Lebanon from 25 April 1973 to 21 June 1973. He was also a long-running Member of Parliament for Tripoli in the Lebanese Parliament until 1996. Biography Amin al-Hafez was born in 1926. He served a turbulent two-month term as Prime Minister of Lebanon after appointment by then Lebanese President Suleiman Franjieh and opposition of the Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ... leaders who refused to recognize his appointment. He resigned after just 2 months of serving, but continued representing his constituency of Tripoli in the Parliament. He was married to Leila Osseiran who was a novelist. They married in 1948 and had a son, Ramzi, who is a journalist. Amin al-Hafez died aged 83 after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Al-Hafiz
Amin may refer to: People * Amin (name), a masculine given name and also a surname * Al-Amin, sixth Abbasid caliph, who ruled from 809 to 813 * Amin (Qing dynasty), Imperial Prince of the Qing Dynasty * Idi Amin (c. 1925–2003), military ruler of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 Other uses * Amin, Kurukshetra, now known as Abhimanyupur, a village in Haryana state, India * AMIN, or Anak Mindanao, a political party in the Philippines * Amin (song), "Amin" (song), a song by Anna Vissi * AMIN Worldwide, an alliance of independently owned advertising agencies * Amin (film), ''Amin'' (film), a 2018 French drama film * Amen in religion * Amin, an arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the Parganas * Anies Baswedan's Anies Baswedan 2024 presidential campaign, partnership with Muhaimin Iskandar in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, titled "AMIN" See also * Amine (other) * Amen (other) * Amina (other) * Aming (J-pop), a Japanese singing duo popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Amin Ahsan Islahi (; 1904 – 15 December 1997), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar best known for his Urdu exegesis of the Quran, '' Tadabbur-i-Quran'' ("Pondering on the Quran"), which he based on Hamiduddin Farahi's (1863 – 1930), idea of thematic and structural coherence in the Qur'an.Profile of Amin Ahsan Islahi on Oxford Islamic Studies Online website Retrieved 5 April 2020 Early life Islahi was born in 1904 at Bamhur village in , United Provinces (now |
