Nu'man () 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, also known as the Jafnids, were an Tribes of Arabia, Arab tribe. Originally from South Arabia, they migrated to the Levant in the 3rd century and established what would eventually become a Christian state, Christian kingdom unde ...

(327-ca. 600) * Al-Nu'man I ibn Imru' al-Qays (reigned ca. 390–418), king of the Lakhmids *

Al-Nu'man II ibn al-Aswad Al-Nu'man II ibn al-Aswad () was the tenth Lakhmid The Lakhmid kingdom ( ), also referred to as al-Manādhirah () or as Banū Lakhm (), was an Arab kingdom that was founded and ruled by the Lakhmid dynasty from to 602. Spanning Eastern Arab ...

(reigned 497–503), king of the Lakhmids *

Al-Nu'man VI ibn al-Mundhir Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Mundhir (), known in Byzantine sources as Naamanes (Greek: ) 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 rose in revolt with his tribe ...

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

Al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir Al-Nuʿmān III ibn al-Mundhir (), 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 Arab. He is considered one of the mos ...

(active 582–ca. 602), king of the Lakhmids * Nouman ibn Muqarrin (died 641), one of the companions of Muhammad *Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zuṭā ibn Marzubān, known as

Abū Ḥanīfa Abu Hanifa (; September 699 CE – 767 CE) was a Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic,Pakatchi, Ahmad and Umar, Suheyl, "Abū Ḥanīfa", in: ''Encyclopaedia Islamica'', Editors-in-Chief: Wilferd Madelung and, Farhad Daftary. and eponym ...

(699—767), founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence * Qadi al-Nu'man (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 ...

(1670-1719), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire * Noman Çelebicihan (1885-1918), Crimean Tatar politician *

Ahmad Muhammad Numan Ahmad Muhammad Numan (; 26 April 1909 – 27 September 1996) was a Yemeni educator, propagandist and politician. He was one of the main progenitors of modern Yemeni nationalism. Numan was the founder of the Free Yemeni Movement and a propagandis ...

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

Yasin Said Numan Yasin Said Numan (; born 21 March 1947) 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 National Front, which later ...

(born 1948), Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1986-1990 *

Numan Gumaa Numan Gumaa () (1937–2014) was an Egyptian attorney and politician. Career Gumaa was elected chairman of the liberal New Wafd Party The New Wafd Party (), officially the Egyptian Wafd Party and also known as the Al-Wafd Party, is a national ...

(1937-2014) Egyptian lawyer and politician * Mohamed Noman Galal (born 1943), Egyptian diplomat and author *

Numan Kurtulmuş Numan Kurtulmuş (born 15 September 1959) is a Turkish politician and academic who is currently the speaker of the Grand National Assembly. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th AKP governments between ...

(born 1959), Turkish politician *

Noman Mubashir Noman Mubashir (born June 13, 1974) is a Norway, Norwegian journalist employed by the NRK. Of Pakistani descent, early in his career he hosted the multi-ethnic programme Migrapolis on NRK and later worked as a news anchor on Østlandssendingen, ...

(born 1974), Pakistani-Norwegian journalist * Noman Bashir, Pakistani admiral *

Nomanul Haq Syed Nomanul Haq (Nu'man al-Haqq) (; born February 15, 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani scholar and historian specialised in the fields of Islamic history and Islamic philosophy. He is currently a visiting distinguished professor at the ...

(born 1948), Pakistani-American historian * Marwan Abdullah Abdulwahab Noman, Yemeni diplomat * No'man Ashour (1918-1987), Egyptian poet and playwright * Noman Benotman (born 1967), Libyan politician *

Noman Masood Noman Masood ( Punjabi, ; born 28 May 1968) is a Pakistani television actor, director and producer. He worked in many PTV dramas, and currently working. Career Actor Masood began his acting career in 1993 and became popular with the PTV ...

(born 1968), Pakistani television actor *

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

(born 1965), Pakistani television and film actor *

Nouman Ali Khan Nouman Ali Khan (born 1978) is an American Islamic speaker 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 the 500 most influent ...

(born 1978), Pakistani-American Muslim speaker *NSM iykyk *

Nimcaan Yusuf Osman Brigadier General Nimcaan Yusuf Osman (, ) nicknamed ''Gahnug'' (), is a Somaliland military officer serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces since January 23, 2025. Appointed by president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdul ...

(born 1985),

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan) * Chief of the General Staff (Albania) * C ...

of the

Somaliland Armed Forces The Somaliland National Armed Forces (; ) are the military services of the Republic of Somaliland. The Somaliland National Armed Forces consist of the Somaliland National Army, the Somaliland Coast Guard, the Somaliland Police Force, the Somalil ...

since January 23, 2025.

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