Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the

triconsonantal The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or " radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowel ...

root Ḥ-S-N (), is an

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, particularly among

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. In

Persian language Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision ...

contexts, the

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s ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn'', or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of

Indo-Aryan languages The Indo-Aryan languages, or sometimes Indic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. As of 2024, there are more than 1.5 billion speakers, primarily concentrated east ...

, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husên'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''

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 ...

'', ''Hisên'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Hüseyn'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Houssein'', ''Husseyn'', ''Usain'' (etc.). The

Encyclopaedia of Islam The ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI'') is a reference work that facilitates the Islamic studies, academic study of Islam. It is published by Brill Publishers, Brill and provides information on various aspects of Islam and the Muslim world, Isl ...

, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE — Brill
/ref> This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

when he named his grandson

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 ...

, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel

Gabriel In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

Given name

Hossein

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

, Iranian musician *

Hossein Fekri Hossein Fekri (, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team. As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level he competed for Daraei ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Ghanbari Hossein Ghanbari (, born February 20, 1988) is an Iranian Association football, football player. He currently plays for the Iran's Premier Football League, IPL club F.C. Iranjavan Bushehr, Iranjavan bushehr as a midfielder. At the beginning of h ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Gharibi Hossein Gharibi (; born 14 February 1969) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the Iranian Ambassador to Brazil from March 2020 to March 2024. Early life and education Gharibi earned a B.A. in "Diplomatic Relations" from the School of Intern ...

, former Iranian Ambassador to Brazil *

Hossein Ali Mallah Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992; ) was an Iranian musician, musicologist, painter, and author. He worked to connect Persia's historical poetry and music, as well as researched music and instruments. Early life and family Hossein Ali Mallah ...

(1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, author *

Hossein Marashi Hossein Marashi (; born 17 November 1958 in Rafsanjan) is an Iranian politician. He served as the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the Iranian parliament. ...

, Iranian politician *

Hossein Namazi Hossein Namazi (; born c. 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts. Early life and education Namazi was born c. 1945. He received a PhD in economics in Austria Austria, formally the Republic of A ...

, Iranian economist and politician *

Hossein Navab Hossein Navab or ''Hossein Navvab'' (; 1897–1972) was an Iranian diplomat, who served as foreign minister briefly in 1952. Career Navab was a career diplomat. In the 1930s he was second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in London. He served ...

, Iranian diplomat *

Hossein Nuri Hossein Nuri (also spelled Hosein Noori or Hussein Nouri) (, born 1 July 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director. One of Nuri's pre-eminent characteristics is that despite his physical limitations he has gained professional a ...

, Iranian artist * Hossein Panahi, Iranian actor *

Hossein Rajabian Hossein Rajabian (; born 5 July 1984) is an Iranian filmmaker, writer and photographer who was imprisoned as a political prisoner in 2015 on charges related to his filmmaking. He is an anti-censorship filmmaker and defender of freedom of speech ...

, Iranian filmmaker *

Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh (; born 12 May 1978) is an Iranian politician and retired weightlifter. Rezazadeh is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time World Weightlifting champion, and five-time Asian champion. Rezazadeh has won the Iran Sportsperson ...

, Iranian weightlifter *

Hossein Salami Hossein Salami (; 1960 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2019 until 2025 when he was killed by an Israeli airstrike during the Iran–Is ...

(1960-2025), Iranian major general and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps * Hossein Shanbehzadeh, Iranian writer and activist *

Hossein Tehrani Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...

, Iranian musician *

Hossein Valamanesh Hossein Valamanesh (2 March 1949 – 15 January 2022) was an Iranian-Australian contemporary artist who lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked in mixed media, printmaking, installations, and sculpture. He often collabora ...

(1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist

Houssein

Houssein Rizk Houssein Hassan Rizk (, ; born 1 January 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Shabab Sahel. Club career Nabi Chit Rizk began his career with Nabi Chit during the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League season; he ...

(born 1997), Lebanese footballer

Husain

Husayn

, the grandson of Muhammad * Husayn (Safavid), former Safavid king of Persia * Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death *

Husayn ibn Hamdan Husayn ibn Hamdan ibn Hamdun ibn al-Harith al-Taghlibi () was an early member of the Hamdanid family, who distinguished himself as a general for the Abbasid Caliphate and played a major role in the Hamdanids' rise to power among the Arab tribes i ...

, a general in the Abbasid Caliphate * Husayn ibn Numayr, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate

Husein

Husein Gradaščević Husein Gradaščević (''Husein-kapetan'') (31 August 1802 – 17 August 1834), also known as Zmaj od Bosne (lit. 'Dragon of Bosnia'), was an Ottoman Bosnian military commander who led an uprising against the Tanzimat, a system of political ref ...

, Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel * Husein Miljković, Bosnian military commander *

Husein Kavazović Husein ef. Kavazović (born 3 July 1964) is a Bosnian Islamic cleric serving as Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since November 2012. He was previously the Mufti of Tuzla. Biography Son of Hasan and Saima Kavazović, Husein attended prima ...

, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Husein Alicajic Husein Alicajic is an Australian filmmaker who writes and directs for film and television, known for award-winning commercials for Foxtel. Background Born in Sydney, Australia, to a Bosnian Muslim father and a Scottish mother, Alicajic attended ...

, Australian filmmaker *

Husein Balić Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I liga club ŁKS Łódź. Club career He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for SKN St. Pölten on 23 September 2017 in a game agai ...

, Austrian footballer * Husein Beganović, Macedonian footballer *

Husein Demiri Husein Demiri (born 6 September 1995) is a Macedonian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for KF Bashkimi (2011), Bashkimi in Macedonian Second Football League, Macedonian Second Le ...

, Macedonian footballer *

Husein Huseinov Husein Huseinov (born 22 September 1951 in Ashgabat) is a Turkmen painter and art director in films. Biography In 1977 he graduated from the Art Faculty of the All-Union State Institute for Cinematography in Moscow. In 1982 he joined the USSR Un ...

, Turkmen painter

Hussain

* Hussain Ahmed, Emirati basketball player *

Hussain Sajwani Hussain Sajwani (; born 1952–1953) is an United Arab Emirates, Emirati billionaire businessman and the founder of the property development company, DAMAC Properties, and his private investment company, DAMAC Group. Sajwani bought land and prop ...

(born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer * Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer

Hussein

* Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist *

Hussein Al-Qattan Hussein Al-Qattan (; 1926 – 14 June 2025) was a Kuwaiti actor. He is most known for the role of Bu Jassoum in Kuwait Television's first drama series ''Bu Jassoum's Family''. Al-Qattan died on 14 June 2025. References External Links * ...

(1925–2025), Kuwaiti actor * Hussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political science *

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi ( ; 1 May 18544 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Em ...

, Sherif and Emir of Mecca *

Hussein Chalayan Hussein Chalayan, (; ; born 12 August 1970) is a British-Cypriot fashion designer. He has won the British Designer of the Year twice (in 1999 and 2000), and he was awarded the MBE in 2006. Chalayan is currently teaching at HTW Berlin. Ea ...

, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer * Hussein el-Husseini, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker *

Hussein Hasan Husein Hasan (; 1850s–1910s) was a famous Somali poet and warrior of the Eidagale Isaaq clan known for his skills in battle and hot temper. Biography Husein belonged to the Rer Guled branch of the Eidagale and was a great-grandson of the 1st I ...

, Somali poet and warrior *

Hussein Farrah Aidid Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid (, ) (born August 16, 1962) is the son of General Mohamed Farrah Aidid. His father was leader of the Somali National Alliance (SNA), the faction that fought UNOSOM II and US forces during 1993. Farrah is a veteran ...

(1917–1980), Somali war veteran *

Hussein Fatal Bruce Edward Washington Jr. (April 3, 1973July 10, 2015), better known by his stage name Hussein Fatal or sometimes as Fatal Hussein, was an American rapper, best known for his collaborative work with Tupac Shakur as a member of the rap group Ou ...

, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group * Hussein Hamdan, Lebanese football player * Hussein Ibish (born 1963), American academic *

Hussein ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali (; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680 CE) was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alid (the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter ...

, grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib *

Hussein Kamel al-Majid Colonel General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid () (1954 – 23 February 1996) was an Iraqi military officer and the son-in-law and first cousin once removed of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United ...

, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein *

Hussein Kamel of Egypt Hussein Kamel (; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the United Kingdom, British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the title of Sultan of Egypt si ...

, Sultan of Egypt *

Hussein Naeem Hussain Hassan Naeem (; 19 March 1987 – 13 June 2007) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid Eido. Career Naeem joine ...

, Lebanese football player *

Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until Death and state funeral of King Hussein, his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemites, Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hu ...

, King of Jordan *

Hussein Zedan Hussein S. M. Zedan (1 July 1953 – 23 February 2019) was a computer scientist of Egyptian descent, mainly based in the United Kingdom. Hussein Zedan was born in 1953. He received his PhD degree in 1981 at the University of Bristol, studying un ...

(1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist * Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Hüseyin

* Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation) Hüseyin Avni is the name of: People * Hüseyin Avni Bey (1875–1915), Ottoman military officer * Hüseyin Avni Mutlu (born 1956), Turkish civil servant * Hüseyin Avni Pasha (1820–1876), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Hüseyin Avni ...

, multiple people *

Hüseyin Çapkın Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951) is a Turkish civil servant. He was lately the police chief of Istanbul Province. Early life He was born 1951 at Akyurt village of Tire district in İzmir Province to a farmer's family. After completing his primar ...

(born 1951), Turkish police chief *

Hüseyin Dündar Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish martial artist competing in the boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and wushu disciplines. He is Turkey's first world gold medalist in Sanshou. He is a member of Fenerba ...

(born 1986), Turkish boxer * Hüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player *

Hüseyin Erkan Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958 in Konya, Turkey) was CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) from June 2012 until October 2014. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole ...

(born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant * Hüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptor *

Hüseyin Hilmi Işık Huseyin Hilmi Işık (March 8, 1911 – October 26, 2001) was a Turkish, Sunni Islamic scholar. Life Hüseyn Hilmi Işık was born in Eyüp, Istanbul. He received religious education from mujtahid Abdulhakim Arvasi. He learned ma'qûl, manq ...

(1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar * Hüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rower * Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish general * Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player *

Hüseyin Özer Hüseyin Özer (born 1949 in Reşadiye, Tokat Province, Turkey) is a Turkish British executive chef and restaurateur, who owns a restaurant chain based in London. Early life Hüseyin Özer was born in 1949, in a village of the Reşadiye town ...

(born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur * Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician * Hüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football manager *

Hüseyin Yıldırım Hüseyin Yıldırım (born March 10, 1928) is a Turkish-American auto mechanic who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States for his courier role in the espionage activities of U.S. serviceman James Hall III during the Cold War era ...

(born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era * Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player

Huseyn

* Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor *

Huseyn Derya Huseyn Muradov (29 June 1975 – 15 March 2014), better known by his stage name Huseyn Derya, was an award-winning Azerbaijani rapper and actor from Baku, Azerbaijan. Early life Darya was born on June 29, 1975, in Baku, in the district of Bakik ...

(1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor *

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid (), was born Huseyn Abdulla oghlu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of the founders ...

(1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright *

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky (; or ) (28 July 1863 – January 1919), was a Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin. He was the only Muslim to serve as General Adjutant of the ...

(1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin *

Huseyn Seyidzadeh Huseyn Ali oghlu Seyidzadeh () (15 October 1910, Erivan – 2 June 1979, Baku) was an Azerbaijani film director. Life and career Huseyn Seyidzadeh was born to a family of a merchant in the city of Yerevan (then part of the Russian Empire, now th ...

(1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director *

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (8 September 18925 December 1963) was an East Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957 and before that as the Prime Minister of Bengal from 1946 to ...

(1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman

Hossain

* Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain, Bengali politician *

Rubel Hossain Mohammad Rubel Hossain ( born 1 January 1990) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Rubel made his international debut in January 2009 aged only 19. He has the highest bowling average of any pace bowler to have bowled at least 2,000 deliveries in Test cri ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Mosaddek Hossain Saikat Mosaddek Hossain Saikat (; born 10 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team and for Barisal Division cricket team, Barisal Division in domestic cricket. He made his international debut in Janua ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer

Hocine

Hocine Aït Ahmed Hocine Aït Ahmed (‎; 20 August 1926 – 23 December 2015) was an Algerian politician. He was founder and leader until 2009 of the historical political opposition in Algeria. The Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, one of the largest stadiums by ...

(1926-2015) Algerian Politician * Hocine Daikhi Algerian Karateka *

Hocine El Orfi Hocine El Orfi (born January 27, 1987) is an Algerian footballer. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder. Club career Born in Bou Saâda, El Orfi began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club, Amel Bou Saâda, eventually making h ...

(born 1987) Algerian footballer *

Hocine Khalfi Hocine Khalfi (January 7, 1928August 27, 2011) (commonly misspelled, "Hoacine") was an Algerian-French boxer from Oran, Algeria. He was orphaned at the age of seven and raised by his aunt. Khalfi, who started boxing at the age of 17, quickly ...

(1928-2011) french-Algerian professional boxer * Hocine Mezali Algerian journalist *

Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the l ...

(1972-2002) Algerian boxer *

Hocine Ziani Hocine Ziani (born 3 May 1953) is an Algerian painter and artist in plastic arts. Early years Ziani was born on 3 May 1953 in Sidi Daoud to a Kabyle people, Kabyle family living in the countryside of lower Kabylia near Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif ...

(born 1953) Algerian painter

Middle name

* Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968), Iranian politician * Barack Hussein Obama II, 44th President of the United States * Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of the forty-fourth US president * Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician *

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...

, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth President of Iraq * Belayet Hossain (1887—1984), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, author and academic

Patronymic title

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (, – 712), also known as Zayn al-Abidin () was the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the fourth imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle, Hasan ibn Ali, and his gr ...

, Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the

Twelver Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the Islamic schools and branches, largest branch of Shia Islam, Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twel ...

Zaydi Zaydism () is a branch of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali's unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate. Zaydism is one of the three main branches of Shi'ism, with the other two being Twelverism ...

and

Isma'ili Ismailism () is a branch of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (Imamate in Nizari doctrine, imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the ...

shia sects. * Ali ibn Husayn, son of Husayn ibn Ali *

Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn Abd-Allah ibn al-Husayn (), also known as Ali al-Asghar (), was the youngest son of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and the third Shia Imam. A young child, likely an infant, he was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE, alongside h ...

Ruqayya bint Husayn Ruqayya bint al-Ḥusayn () is said to have been a daughter of Husayn ibn Ali, the third imam in Twelver Shia. Husayn and a small group of his supporters were massacred in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE on the order of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ...

, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali * Fatimah bint Husayn was the daughter of

and his wife Umm Ishaq bint Talha *

Tahir ibn Husayn Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn (, ''Tahir bin al-Husayn''), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (, "the one-eyed"), was a general and governor during the Abbasid Caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun during the ...

, Abbasid general and governor under Al-Ma'mun ( r. 813–833) * Abdullah bin Hussein, also known as ''Abdullah I'', was the King of Jordan from 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951

Surname

Hossain

* Abdul Mannan Hossain, Indian politician *

Adil Hussain Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain (; born 5 October 1963) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several Indian independent and mainstream film productions, as well as international cinema, in films such as '' The Reluctant Fundamentali ...

, Indian actor *

Akbar Hossain Bir Protik Akbar Hossain (18 January 1941 – 25 June 2006) was a Bangladeshi politician of the Bangladesh National Party. He served as the Minister for Shipping, Minister for the Environment and Forests and Minister for Petroleum and Miner ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Anwar Hossain (disambiguation), several people * Ashraf Hossain, Bangladeshi politician *

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (2 February 1940 – 14 August 2023), widely known as Allama Sayeedi, was a Bangladeshi Islamic leader, politician, scholar and public speaker who served as a Member of Parliament representing Pirojpur-1 constituency fro ...

, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician * Faisal Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Hasibul Hossain Mohammad Hasibul Hossain () (born 3 June 1977), known as Hasibul Hossain, played five Tests (2000–01) and 32 One-Day Internationals (1995–2004) for Bangladesh. Hasibul Hossain made his ODI debut at Sharjah against Sri Lanka in 1995 at the ag ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Ismail Hossain Siraji Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji (; 1880–1931) was a Bengalis, Bengali royal as well as an author and poet from Sirajganj District, Sirajganj in present-day Bangladesh. He is considered to be one of the key authors of period of the Bengali Muslim reaw ...

, Bengali writer *

Kamal Hossain Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937), better known as Dr. Kamal, is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "Father of the Bangladeshi Constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subc ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Makbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Md. Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Md. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri, Bangladeshi politician *

Mehrab Hossain (disambiguation) Mehrab Hossain can refer to: * Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1978), Bangladeshi cricketer * Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer * Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer {{hndis, Hossain, Meh ...

, several people *

Mir Mosharraf Hossain Mir Syed Mosharraf Hossain (; 13 November 1847– 19 December 1911) was a Bengali writer, novelist, playwright, and essayist. He is considered to be the first major writer to emerge from the Shia society of Bengal, and one of the finest prose ...

, Bengali writer * M Makbul Hossain, Bangladesh Navy rear admiral *

Moazzem Hossain (disambiguation) Moazzam Hossain () is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic origin and may refer to: * Sayed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991), Islamic scholar and academic * Mohammad Moazzem Hossain (1932–1971), educationist * Moazzem Hossain Firozpuri (1933� ...

, multiple people * Mockbul Hossain, Bangladeshi businessman *

Mohammad Hossain Mohammad Hossain is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the inaugural MLA of Khandaghosh Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life and family Hossain was born into a Bengali Musl ...

, West Bengali politician * Mohammed Mosharref Hossain, Bangladeshi criminal * Mohammad Nazmul Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Mokbul Hossain Sujanagari, Bangladeshi politician *

Nina Hossain Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the '' ITV Lunchtime News''. Background Hossain was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England to a Bangladeshi father and an English mother. Her f ...

, English journalist and presenter * Noor Hossain (disambiguation), several people *

Saber Hossain Chowdhury Saber Hossain Chowdhury, OF (born 10 September 1961) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency during 2008–2024. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. H ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Sadeque Hossain Khoka Sadeque Hossain Khoka (12 May 1952 – 4 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 2nd mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 2002 to 2011. He was the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was President of undi ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Selina Hossain Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist. Her major works include ''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' (1976) and ''Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti'' (1996). She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey ...

, Bengali writer *

Shahadat Hossain Shahadat Hossain (born: 7 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England. When he came to play in the international scene he was cited by the then coach Dav Whatmore as the fas ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Shahriar Hossain Shahriar Hossain () is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in three Test matches from 2000 to 2004. He was also one of the members of the 1999 World Cup Team. In Test matches He failed in the match against India, scoring just 12 and 7. In his nex ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer * Zakir Hossain (disambiguation), several people

Hosein / Hossein

Farah Hussein Farah Hussein (born 7 October 2001) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. Hussein competed at the 2019 African Games The 12th African Games (), also known as Rabat 2019 (), were held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first ...

(born 2001), Egyptian gymnast * Mehnaz Hoosein (born 1973), Indian singer *

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed Les Misérables (1982 film), the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in ''Vice and Virtue'', ''Le Casse'', ''Les U ...

, French actor, director and writer * Imran N. Hosein, Islamic scholar specialising in Islamic eschatology *

Akeal Hosein Akeal Jerome Hosein (born 25 April 1993) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket, as well as representing the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Domestic and T2 ...

, West Indian cricketer

Husain

Hussain

* Abrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxer * Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero * Ijaz Hussain, Pakistani cricketer *

Iqbalunnisa Hussain Iqbalunnisa Hussain (21 January 1897 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feminist who worked for the educational reform in Muslim women. She worked as an assistant teacher at Vani Vilas High School, Bangalor ...

, Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feminist *

Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is an English cricket commentator and former player who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-hande ...

, Essex and England cricketer * Nauman Hussain, American businessman implicated in the

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Rashad Hussain Rashad Hussain is an American attorney, diplomat, and professor, who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Associate White House Counsel, and as U.S. Special Envoy of President Barack Obama to the Or ...

, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference *

Rifaat Hussain Rifaat Hussain (; 1 April 1952 – 7 March 2025) was a Pakistani political scientist, defence analyst and television personality whose career spanned over four decades. He was professor and consultant in the Department of Government Policy and Pu ...

(1952–2025), Pakistani political scientist, professor and defense analyst *

Rizwan Hussain Rizwan Hussain ( ''Rezwan Husein''; born 7 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British television presenter, barrister and an international humanitarian worker. He is currently the CEO of TV One, broadcasting on Sky Channel 781. He is also a ...

, British barrister of Bangladeshi descent *

Roquia Sakhawat Hussain Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (9 December 1880 – 9 December 1932), commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women' ...

, Bangladeshi feminist and social worker * Sairish Hussain, British writer and lecturer *

Shabir Hussain Shabir Hussain (1968 – October 2024) was a British restaurateur and celebrity chef known as the “king of curry Curry is a dish with a sauce or gravy seasoned with spices, mainly derived from the interchange of Indian cuisine with ...

, British chef and restaurateur * Syed Abdulla Hussain, Indian ornithologist * Zakir Hussain (disambiguation), several people

Husayn

Muhammad Husayn Haykal Mohammed Hussein Heikal ( ; August 20, 1888 – December 8, 1956) was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician. He held several cabinet posts, including minister of education. Life Haekal was born in Kafr Ghannam, Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah in ...

, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician

Hussein

Abdul Razak Hussein Abdul Razak bin Dato’ Hussein (; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first Deputy Prime Minis ...

, Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Adnan Hussein Adnan Hussein (born 27 February 1954) is a Lebanese political scientist, academic and politician who served as minister of state for social affairs in the Lebanese government of November 2009, cabinet led by Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minis ...

(born 1954), Lebanese politician * Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca * Ameena Hussein (born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologist * Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist * Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist * Mohd Faizol Hussien, Malaysian football player *

Nedal Hussein Nedal "Skinny" Hussein (born 1 December 1977) is an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. Hussein won several titles, including: the Australian super bantamweight title, Australian bantamweight title, International Boxi ...

, Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s *

Sadqa Hussein Sadqa Hussein (; in Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzadka Chutzin''; , February 3, 1876 – February 17, 1961) was a Sephardi dayan, mohel, and spiritual leader to the Iraqi Jewish community in Iraq and Israel. He taught thousands of students in Baghdad, a ...

(1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in Jerusalem *

Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein (; 1956 – 14 March 2022) was the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party and claimed to be the legitimate heir to the position of King of Iraq, based on his relationship to the last monarch, the ...

, Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party * Shelomo Bekhor Hussein (1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq *

Taha Hussein Taha Hussein (, ; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was among the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. His sobriquet ...

, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar * Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

, former President of Iraq (1979–2003) **

Uday Hussein Uday Saddam Hussein (; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and businessman. He was the eldest son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his first wife Sajida Talfah. Owing to his family connections, Uday held various roles i ...

, son **

Qusay Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician, military leader, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000. He was also in charge of the Republ ...

, son **

Raghad Hussein Raghad Saddam Hussein (; born 2 September 1968) is an Iraqi exiled politician and the eldest daughter of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Biography Raghad Hussein was married in 1983 to Hussein Kamel al-Majid, her cousin who later defect ...

, daughter ** Rana Hussein, daughter **

Hala Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vi ...

, daughter

Royal family of Jordan

* Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan *

Ali bin Hussein of Jordan Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of Abdullah II of Jordan, King Abdullah II. He is a memb ...

, son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife * Alia al Hussein, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan *

Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah (born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be a 42nd-genera ...

(born 1994), son of Abdullah II *

Princess Muna al-Hussein Princess Muna Al Hussein (, born Toni Avril Gardiner 25 April 1941) is the mother of Abdullah II of Jordan. She was the second wife of King Hussein; the couple divorced on 21 December 1972. She is British by birth. Early life Toni Avril Gardin ...

, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin is a Turkish-Cypriot-United Kingdom, British television director, television and film director. Career Hüseyin's debut film, ''Tight Trousers'', was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989. In 1998 he recei ...

, English film director

Huseyn / Hüseyn

Mehdi Huseyn Mehdi Ali oglu Huseynov – famed under the pseudonym Mehdi Huseyn (; 17 April 1909 – 10 March 1965) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic, laureate of the State Stalin Prize of the third degree (1950) and member of the All-Union Comm ...

(1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

* Abdusalam Guseynov, Lezgian philosopher and ethicist

References

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Given name

Hossein

Houssein

Husain

Husayn

Husein

Hussain

Hussein

Hüseyin

Huseyn

Hossain

Hocine

Middle name

Patronymic title

Surname

Hossain

Hosein / Hossein

Husain

Hussain

Husayn

Hussein

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Royal family of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Huseyn / Hüseyn

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

See also

References