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Husain
Husain, a variant spelling of Hussein, is a common Arabic name, especially among Muslims because of the status of Husayn ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali (; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680 Common Era, CE) was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alids, Alid (the son of Ali ibn Abu Talib ibn Abd a ..., grandson of Mohammad. Notable people with the name include: Arts and literature * Adrian A. Husain, Pakistani poet * M. F. Husain, Indian artist * Shahrukh Husain, Pakistani author * Husain Salahuddin, Maldivian writer Media * Altaf Husain, Pakistani journalist * Attia Hosain (1913–1998), British-Indian journalist and author * Husain Haqqani, Pakistani journalist, political activist and ambassador * Irfan Husain, Pakistani journalist * Mishal Husain, British journalist and television presenter * Zakir Hussain (musician), Indian tabla player Religion and politics * Husain (Jalayirids), Jala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zakir Husain
Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Born in Hyderabad in an Afridi Pashtun family, Husain completed his schooling in Etawah and went on to study at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh and the University of Berlin from where he obtained a doctoral degree in economics. A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Husain was a founding member of the Jamia Millia Islamia which was established as an independent national university in response to the Non-cooperation movement. He served as the university's vice-chancellor from 1926 to 1948. In 1937, Husain chaired the Basic National Education Committee which framed a new educational policy known as Nai Talim (literally meaning “New Education” in Urdu) which emphasized free and compulsory education in the first language. He was oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain (born 12 March 1973) is a British journalist, broadcaster and author. She is best known for having presented a range of BBC News programmes, most notably BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' programme. She has occasionally appeared as a relief presenter on the weekday edition of the '' BBC News at Ten'', and more rarely, the '' BBC News at Six''. She has hosted '' The Andrew Marr Show'', '' HARDtalk'', Impact and '' BBC Breakfast''. Early life Mishal Husain was born on 12 March 1973 in Northampton, England, to Pakistani parents. Her mother was a teacher and former producer for Pakistan Television Corporation, and her father was a urologist. She has a younger brother. She is the granddaughter of Syed Shahid Hamid, the first Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. Husain was privately educated at the British School in Abu Dhabi; the family were also based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a period. Husain returned to England at the age of 12 to continue her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Husain Haqqani
Husain Haqqani (; born 1 July 1956, alternately spelled Hussain Haqqani) is a Pakistani journalist, academic, political activist, and former ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka and the United States. Haqqani has written four books on Pakistan, and his analyses have appeared in publications including ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''Foreign Affairs'', and ''Foreign Policy''. Haqqani is currently a Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., and co-editor of Hudson's journal ''Current Trends in Islamist Ideology''. He also is a Senior Research Fellow and Diplomat-in-Residence at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi, which serves as a training institute for diplomats of the United Arab Emirates. Haqqani worked as a journalist from 1980 to 1988, and then as political adviser for Nawaz Sharif and later as a spokesperson for Benazir Bhutto. From 1992 to 1993 he was ambassador to Sri Lanka. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amir Husain
Amir Husain is a Pakistani-American artificial intelligence (AI) entrepreneur, founder of the Austin-based company, SparkCognition, and author of the book, ''The Sentient Machine''. Childhood and education Husain was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. His father was a businessman while his mother was an educator. At the age of four, Husain interacted with his first computer: A Commodore 64. Amazed by what the machine could do, he went back to his room and started building a contraption of a computer out of toys and cardboard, starting his lifelong obsession with computer science. He dropped out of middle school in the eighth grade, and began writing software and selling it for a profit. At the age of 15, Husain began attending the Punjab Institute of Computer Science from which he graduated two years later with a bachelor's degree in computer science. After graduating, Husain spent time searching for an ideal research organization, and eventually found the Distributed Multimedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Husain Burhanuddin
Shahzada (title), Shahzada Syedi Husain Burhanuddin (), also known as Husain Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the third and youngest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the incumbent Dua't al-Mutlaqin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq. He is a Qāriʾ and an honorary member of ''Naqabāt Qurrāʾ al-Quran'' () in Cairo. He is the Chairman of Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust. Burhanuddin is a provost of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah and heads Mahad al-Zahra, a Quranic sciences institute run by his father. He also administers other socio-economic institutions of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Burhanuddin is a recipient of All India Council for Human Rights' ''Ambassador for Peace Award.'' He is widely revered as the ''Qari-e-Hind'', a title that holds significant meaning and respect. Career Early life Burhanuddin was born on 24 December 1977 (15 Muharram, Muḥarram al-Ḥarām 1398H) to Mufaddal Saifuddin and Jawaharatusharaf (). He received his schooling at MSB Educational Institute in Mumbai graduating at the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Irfan Husain
Irfan Husain () (5 July 1944 – 16 December 2020) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist and civil servant. He wrote weekly columns for ''Dawn'' newspaper. Husain wrote on a wide range of subjects for newspapers in Pakistan and elsewhere since 1970. As a civil servant, he used to write under a number of pseudonyms, including Mazdak.Profile of journalist Irfan Husain on urduyouthforum.org website Retrieved 5 January 2024 Personal life Early life Born in , |
Altaf Husain
Altaf Husain (, ; 26 January 1900 – 25 May 1968) was an educationist, journalist, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is noted as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan and was the founding editor and the first editor-in-chief of English-language newspaper, Dawn, which he edited for almost twenty years. In addition, he served as Industry Minister of Pakistan in the administration of President Ayub Khan from 1965 until resigning in 1968 for health reasons. He is widely regarded as one of the key activists in the Pakistan Movement and penned several critically important articles in support of the case of Indian Muslims in British Indian Empire. He translated '' Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa'' by the poet Muhammad Iqbal from Urdu into rhymed English verse, in 1943. Biography Education and government work Altaf Husain was born in Sylhet, Sylhet District, British India (now Bangladesh) into a family of Bengali Muslim zamindars, on 26 January 1900. His father was Ahma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anoushé Husain
Anoushé Husain (born ) is a British paraclimber and civil servant. Early life and education Husain was born and grew up in Luxembourg, and has British and Pakistani ancestry. She was born with her right arm missing below the elbow, and has had other health problems including cancer and Ehlers-Danlos. Her parents were helped by the British charity Reach, which supports children with missing upper limbs and their parents. As a child she danced, swam competitively, played cricket and participated in martial arts. When she developed hypermobility her doctor told her to stop doing karate, and she was later diagnosed with Ehlers–Danlos. She had surgery on her thumb and her back, and at the age of 23 was diagnosed with cancer. She has a degree in translation studies (French, English and Chinese, 2009) from the in Brussels, and speaks eight languages. She has a master's degree in European governance (2012) from the University of Luxembourg. Climbing Her first experience of cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ishrat Husain
Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani civil servant who served as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from 1999 to 2006, dean of the Institute of Business Administration from 2008 to 2016, and advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity from 2018 to 2022. Early life and education Ishrat Husain was born 1941 in Agra, British India. Husain's family relocated from Agra to Karachi in 1947 due to the partition of British India. He completed his early education in Karachi and later studied at the Government College Hyderabad. He earned a degree in zoology and chemistry before pursuing further studies in chemistry at the University of Sindh, where he also participated in political demonstrations, including protests against Ayub Khan's One Unit Scheme. Husain developed an interest in development economics and sought further education through a government-sponsored program at Williams College in the United States. He received his M.A. in development economics in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Husain Abdullah
Husain Ibn Muhammed Abdullah (born July 27, 1985) is an American former professional football safety. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired from the NFL after seven seasons due to multiple concussions sustained during his career and concern for his future health. Abdullah played college football at Washington State. He is the younger brother of former NFL safety Hamza Abdullah. Early life Abdullah attended Pomona High School and was most well known for his athletics. In high school, he received many honorable awards as he represented his school football team as captain. Abdullah is a defensive back and a contributor to the special teams unit as a kick returner. During Abdullah's sophomore year, he was awarded the team's defensive MVP and was nominated as rookie of the year. During his junior year, Abdullah won the All-Inland Valley award and as a sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Claudio Husaín
Claudio Daniel Husaín (born 20 November 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C. Napoli and Mexican Tigres de la UANL before returning to Argentina to Newell's Old Boys. Club career Parma, Napoli and River Plate In 2000, Husaín was signed by Parma, with Mayer Candelo going the other way. But the club had unpaid debt of Hernán Crespo's transfer fees to River Plate (the 10% clause of future transfer revenue), he was loaned to River Plate along with Ariel Ortega, who was sold outright for 11 billion lire. On 27 October 2000, he moved back to Italy to play for Napoli, which was later revealed to be a temporary deal. Despite Napoli's relegation, in June 2001 Parma sold him for 21.9 billion lire (around €11.3 million). Husaín remained at Naples but in January 2002 left for River Plate on loan. He played another half Serie B season at Napoli before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zakir Husain (governor)
Zakir Husain (, ) IP, JP, PSP, IGP, (2 November 1897 – 24 May 1971) was a Pakistani politician who served as the governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan, both in the General Ayub Khan military regime. Early life Zakir Husain was born on 2 November 1897 in Ghatchek, Rangunia, Chittagong. After his primary schooling in Rangunia, Chittagong, he was a student of Chittagong Collegiate School. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University and Dhaka University. Career He was the first Indian Muslim to qualify for the Imperial Police Service of India in 1920. He joined the Indian Police Service in 26 September 1923 and during his career in the police service, he served at various places in the erstwhile East Bengal and was special superintendent of police intelligence in Aligarh. He received Indian Police Medal in 1940. In 1943, he was appointed Shipping Master of Calcutta Port. After the Second World War, at the time of the partition of India in 1 April 1947, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
