Iskandar, Iskander, Skandar, Skander, Askandar, Askander, Eskandar, Eskender, Eskinder, Iskinder, Sikandar, Sikander, Scandar, Scander or İskender (; or ), is a variant of the given name

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. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent. Originally referring to

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Given name

Iskandar

* Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name *

Iskandar-i Shaykhi Iskandar-i Shaykhi (), was an Iranian from the Afrasiyab dynasty, who ruled Amul as a Timurid vassal from 1393 to 1403. He was the youngest son of Kiya Afrasiyab, who had initially established his rule in eastern Mazandaran from 1349 to 1359, b ...

(died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab *

Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) Iskandar Mirza (1384 – 1415) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and the grandson of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. Iskandar was among the princes who attempted to claim the throne in the aftermath of Timur's death. He became a ...

(1384-1415), ruler of Persia * Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer * Iskandar Ghanem (1911–2005), Lebanese army general * Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singaporean ceramist * Iskandar Khatloni (1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist *

Iskandar Muda Iskandar Muda (1583? – 27 December 1636Yusra Habib Abdul Gani, accessed on 4 January 2007) was the twelfth Sultan of Acèh Darussalam, under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent, holding sway as the strongest power ...

(), sultan of Aceh * Iskandar bin Rahmat (1979–2025), convicted murderer and former police officer in Singapore * Iskandar Ramis (born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu *

Iskandar Safa Iskandar Safa (; 3 April 1955 – 29 January 2024) was a French businessman and philanthropist of Lebanese origin. In the late 1970s, Safa enrolled in the American University of Beirut, graduating with a degree in civil engineering. He left Leba ...

(1955-2024), Lebanese-French businessman *

Iskandar Thani Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the co ...

(1610–1641), sultan of Aceh *

Jalal al-Dawla Iskandar Jalal al-Dawla Iskandar was the ruler (''ustandar'') of the Baduspanids from 1333 to 1360. Under his rule, the kingdom reached its zenith. Taking advantage of the collapse of the Mongol Ilkhanate in 1335, he expanded his rule into the southern Albor ...

(died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty * Muhammad Iskandar bin Sa'at, Singaporean criminal

Iskander

* Iskander Hachicha (born 1972), Tunisian judoka *

Iskander Mirza Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 189913 November 1969) was a Bengali politician, statesman and military general who served as the Dominion of Pakistan's fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the Islamic Repub ...

(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan * Ibrahim Iskander ll (1707-?), the sultan of the

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

* Sultan Iskander Mastura Kudarat III (died 1938) was the last sultan of the

Sultanate of Maguindanao The Sultanate of Maguindanao ( Maguindanaon: ''Kasultanan nu Magindanaw'', Jawi: كسولتانن نو مڬیندنو; Filipino: ''Kasultanan ng Mangindánaw'') was a Sunni Muslim sultanate that ruled parts of the island of Mindanao, in th ...

* Sultan Iskander Kudarat II (died 1853 or 1854) sultan of the

Iskinder

Iskinder Desta Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian naval officer and member of the Ethiopian Imperial family. A grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy ...

(1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.

Eskandar

* Eskandar Shora (), Iranian boxer

Eskender

* Eskender Mustafaiev (born 1981), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer. *

Eskender Eskender (, "Alexander"; 15 July 1471 – 7 May 1494) was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Kwestantinos II (Ge’ez: ቈስታንቲኖስ, "Constantine"). He was the son of Emperor Baeda Maryam I by ...

(Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471–1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.

Eskinder

Eskinder Nega Eskinder Nega (, born 7 November 1969) is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger and politician who has been convicted several times by the Ethiopian government for treason and terrorism. In September 2019, Eskinder founded the Balderas Party and b ...

(born 1969), Ethiopian journalist.

Scandar

Scandar Copti Scandar Copti (; born 1975) is a Palestinian director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for examining social problems of Palestinian society in Israel through his film works. Biography Copti was born and raised in Jaffa. His mothe ...

(born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker

Skandar

Skandar Keynes Alexander Amin Caspar Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English political advisor, and former actor. Best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series, he appeared in all three installments: ''The Lion, th ...

(born 1991), English political advisor and former actor

Others

Skanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanians, Albanian Albanian nobility, feudal lord and military commander who led Skanderbeg's rebellion, a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, ...

(1405–1468), 15th century war lord and national hero of Albania

Surname

Iskandar

Afifa Iskandar Afifa Iskandar Estefan (, 10 December 1921 in Mosul, Iraq - 21 October 2012) was an Iraqi singer active from the mid-1930s to the first decade of the 21st century. She was considered one of the best female singers in Iraqi history. She was nick ...

(1921–2012), Iraqi singer *

Anang Iskandar Commissioner General Dr. Anang Iskandar, S.H., M.H. (born 18 May 1958 in Mojokerto, East Java) is a former senior ranking officer of the Indonesian National Police (POLRI). Prior to his retirement, Iskandar was the head of the POLRI's Criminal I ...

(born 1956), Indonesian police officer * Azri Iskandar (born 1968), Malaysian actor *

Charbel Iskandar Charbel Iskandar () is a Lebanese actor. He has had roles on Lebanese television series such as ''The Game of Death (لعبة الموت'') and ''Cheri bil Taqseet''. He is also a stage actor and has worked in a number of voice-over roles. Fil ...

(born 1966), Lebanese actor *

Djoko Iskandar Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar (born 1950) is an Indonesian herpetologist who studies the amphibians of Southeast Asia and Australasia. He is a professor of biosystematics and ecology at Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java, Indonesia. Iskandar ...

(born 1950), Indonesian zoologist *

Irawati Iskandar Irawati Iskandar (born Irawati Moerid; 31 October 1969) is a former Indonesian tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in August 1989, aged 19, at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta. Together with partner Lukky Tedjamukti, she won the ...

(born 1969), Indonesian tennis player * Layla Iskandar (born 2002), Lebanese footballer *

Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohamad Azlan bin Iskandar (born 1 June 1982, in Kuching, Sarawak), known as Mohd Azlan Iskandar, is a Malaysian former squash player. He has reached the World No. 10 ranking and won the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. Early life ...

(born 1982), Malaysian squash player *

Muhaimin Iskandar Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (born 24 September 1966), also colloquially known as Cak Imin or Gus Imin, is an Indonesian politician, serving as a legislator, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019, and the chairman of the Nat ...

(born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister * Noer Muhammad Iskandar (1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric * Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer *

Nur Iskandar Muhammad Nur Iskandar (born 7 December 1986 in Jayapura) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Sriwijaya. International career Nur Iskandar receives his first senior international cap a ...

(born 1986), Indonesian footballer * Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official *

Syaiful Iskandar Syaiful Iskandar is a Singaporean footballer who used to play for Warriors & Tampines Rovers as a defender. He can operate either as a left back or left wing-back. S.League career Syaiful Iskandar started off his career as a youth player in W ...

(born 1985), Singaporean footballer

Iskander

Abdur Razzaq Iskander Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935 – 30 June 2021; ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was the chancellor and senior hadith-professor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and the president of Wifa ...

(1935–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar *

Amin Iskander Amin Iskander (, ; 1952 – November 2022) was an Egyptian politician, writer and activist.Amin Isk ...

(born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist *

Fazil Iskander Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian"There's no doubt I'm a Russian writer who praised Abkhazia a lot. Unfortunately, I haven't written anything in the Abkhaz language. The choice of Russian culture ...

(1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist * Laila Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician * Magda Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur *

Maryana Iskander Maryana Iskander ( ; ; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Iskander plans to leave t ...

(born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation *

Qara Iskander Qara Iskandar (; ) ruled the Qara Qoyunlu or Black Sheep Turkoman (ethnonym), Turcoman tribe from 1420 to 1436. His struggles with the Timurid dynasty, Timurid ruler Shah Rukh show that he was a brave leader, but he was not able to continue develo ...

(died 1436), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu *

Sayeed Iskander Sayeed Iskander (13 January 1953 – 23 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and army major. He was a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from 2001 to 2006, representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the Feni-1 constituency. He ...

(1953–2012), Bangladeshi army major and politician * Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator

Military

9K720 Iskander The 9K720 Iskander (; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile short-range ballistic missile system. It has a range of . It was intended to replace the OTR-21 Tochka in the Russian military by 2020. The Iskander has several differ ...

, a Russian missile system.

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Given name

Iskandar

Iskander

Iskinder

Eskandar

Eskender

Eskinder

Scandar

Skandar

Others

Surname

Iskandar

Iskander

Military

See also

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