Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ) is a masculine
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 ...
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 ...
. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was
Muhsin ibn Ali
Muhsin ibn Ali (), also spelled Mohsin, was the youngest son of Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib, and thus a maternal grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was a brother of Husayn and Hasan. Controversy surrounds the fate ...
, the son of
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...
and
Fatimah bint Muhammad.
Islamic term
In Arabic, it means "the one who ''beautifies'' or improves or enriches, particularly one's worship of or relationship with God, or one's actions or conduct toward others" and can mean helper, attractive, beneficent, benefactor, and charitable. It comes from the
Arabic language
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triconsonantal
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root
Ḥ-S-N (meaning "beauty, beautiful, benevolence, benevolent, excellence, excellent"), has two short vowels and a single .
The word ''Muḥsin'' is the active participle of either ''
ʾiḥsān'' "excellence of God's worship" (last of the three stages after ''
ʾislām'' "submission to God's will" and ''
ʾīmān'' "faith in God's word") or ''ʾaḥsān'', act of kindness or favor or good will for someone.
Personal name
Notable persons with that name include:
Persons with the given name
Mohsen
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Mohsen Araki (born 1956), Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer, and politician
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Mohsen Badawi (born 1956), Egyptian businessman
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Muhsen Basma (born 1966), Syrian football referee
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Muhsen Bilal (born 1944), Syrian politician
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Mohsen Dalloul (born 1933), Lebanese journalist and politician
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Mohsen Ebrahimzadeh (born in 1987), Iranian singer
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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi ( ;21 March 196127 November 2020) was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Nuclear program of Iran, Iran's nuclear program.
Born in Qom in 21 March 1961, Fakhrizadeh joined the ...
(1958–2020), Iranian nuclear physicist
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Mohsen Faqihi (born 1952), Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Habacha (1942–2025), Tunisian footballer
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Mohsen Hamidi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
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Mohsen Heidari Alekasir (born 1957), Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Kadivar (born 1959), Iranian philosopher
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Mohsen Karimi (born 1994), Iranian footballer
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Mohsen Kharazi (born 1937), Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Koochebaghi Tabrizi (1924–2011), Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (born 1957), Iranian filmmaker
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Mohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1956), former vice president of Iran
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Mohsen Mirdamadi
Mohsen Mirdamadi (, born 1955 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian academic and politician. He is the Deputy Secretary General of "Ettehad-e Mellat", the largest pro-reform political party in Iran. After the 2009 Iranian Presidential Elections, ...
(born 1955), Iranian politician
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Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari (1937–2021), Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Namjoo (born 1976), Iranian musician
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Mohsin Qara'ati (born 1945), Iranian Shia cleric
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Mohsen Qomi (born 1960), Iranian cleric and politician
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Mohsen Rais (1896–1975), Iranian diplomat and politician
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Mohsen Rastani (born 1958), Iranian photographer
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Mohsen Rohami (born 1963), Iranian lawyer, Shia cleric and politician
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Mohsen Sadr
Mohsen Sadr (; also known by his title: Sadr ol-Ashraf I 1871 – 19 October 1962) was a judge and politician, the prime minister of Iran and the president of the Senate of Iran. During his government, Iran became one of the founding states o ...
(1871–1962), Iranian politician
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Mohsen Shadi (born 1988), Iranian rower
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Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam (1924–2018), Iranian painter and art professor
Mohsin
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Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932-2021), Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic five times between 1967 and 1975
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Mohsin Ali (born 1987), Pakistani track and field athlete
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Mohsin Bhopali (1932–2007), Pakistani Urdu poet
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Mohsin Changezi, (born 1979), Pakistani Urdu poet
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Mohsin Dawar (born 1984), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
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Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (1945-2022), Malaysian politician
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Mohsin Hamid (born 1971), Pakistani author
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Mohsin Harthi (born 1976), Saudi Arabian footballer
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Mohsin Iqbal (born 1983), Indian cricketer
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Mohsin Kamal (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer
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Mohsin Mighiana (born 1956), Pakistani physician, writer, columnist and humorist
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Mohsin Mulla (born 1981), Canadian cricketer
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Mohsin Naqvi (1947–1996), Pakistani Urdu poet
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Mohsin Razi (born 1955), Pakistani diplomat
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Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Munir Nawaz Jang, also known as Syed Mir Mehdi Ali () (born 9 December 1837 – 16 October 1907), was an Indian Muslim politician. He was a close friend of Syed Ahmed Khan, was involved in the Aligarh Movement and wa ...
(1837-1907), Indian politician
Muhsin
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Muhsin ibn Ali
Muhsin ibn Ali (), also spelled Mohsin, was the youngest son of Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib, and thus a maternal grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was a brother of Husayn and Hasan. Controversy surrounds the fate ...
, son of Fatimah bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Muhsin Ertuğral (born 1959), Turkish football coach
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Muhsin al-Hakim (1889–1970), Iraqi ayatollah
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Muhsin Hakimzadeh (1882–1967), the 9th Shaykh al-Islam and the chairman of the Religious Council of the Caucasus
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Muhsin Hendricks (1967–2025), South African imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT activist
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Muhsin Mahdi (1926–2007), Iraqi-American islamologist and Arabist
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Muhsin al-Ramli (born 1967), Iraqi writer
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Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu (1954–2009), Turkish politician
Persons with the surname
Mohsen
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Marwan Mohsen (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
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Monti Mohsen (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
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Salah Mohsen (born 1998), Egyptian footballer
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Zuheir Mohsen (1936–1979), Palestinian leader
Mohsin
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Hani Mohsin (1965–2006), Malaysian celebrity, actor and television host
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Jugnu Mohsin (born 1959), Pakistani publisher and newspaper editor
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Moni Mohsin (born 1963), Pakistani-British writer
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Muhammad Mohsin (1732–1812), Indian Bengali philanthropist
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Saima Mohsin (born 1977), British journalist
Muhsen
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Ghassan Muhsen (born 1945), Iraqi painter
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Zana Muhsen (born 1965), British author
See also
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Daulatpur Mohsin High School, high school located in Daulatpur, Khulna District, in southern Bangladesh
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Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College, government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Hooghly Mohsin College, undergraduate college in Chinsurah, Bardhaman, in West Bengal, India
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Kotla Mohsin Khan, 16th century domed tombs and majestic gateway in the old city of Peshawar
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Abdulqadir Khan, Pakistani engineer and physicist known as ''
'Muhsin-i-Pakistan
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Muhlis, list of people with a similar name
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names