Nur al-Din () is a male Arabic

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 ...

, translating to "light of Faith", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''

dīn Dīn (, also anglicized as Deen) is an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and religion. It is used by both Muslims and Arab Christians. In Islamic terminology, the word refers to the way of life Muslims must adopt to co ...

'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There are many Romanized spelling variants of the name. The element نور can be spelled ''Nur'', ''Noor'', ''Nor'', ''Nour or Nuer. ''The element دين can be spelled either ''Din'', ''Deen'' or ''Dine''. The

definite article In grammar, an article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" ...

in front of the " sun letter" ''d'' is realized only as a gemination /dː/, the Arabic pronunciation being /nuːrudːiːn/. Syntactically, the name is an ''iḍāfah'' (

genitive construction In grammar, a genitive construction or genitival construction is a type of grammatical construction used to express a relation between two nouns such as the possession of one by another (e.g. "John's jacket"), or some other type of connection (e ...

), in full vocalization ''nūru d-dīni''. Consequently, depending on the system of Romanization, the definite article can be rendered as ''al'', ''ad'', ''ud'', ''ed'' or ''d''. Among the variant romanized spellings in common use are ''Nuraddin'', ''Nureddin'', ''Noureddin'', ''Noureddine'', ''Nooradeen'', ''Nordeen'', ''Nourdin'', ''Noordine'', ''Nordine'', ''Nuradin'', ''Nurdin'', ''Nooruldeen''; scientific transliterations are ''Nur ad-Din'', ''Nur-ud-Din'', ''Nur al-Din'', etc.

Given name

Medieval and up to 1800

Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), was a Turkoman member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province () of the Seljuk Empire. He reign ...

(1118–1174), member of the Zengid dynasty, ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire *

Nur al-Din Muhammad Nur ad-Din Muhammad (r. 1175–1185 CE) was a member of the Artuqids, Artuqid dynasty, and the son of Fahkr al-Din Qara Arslan (Kara Arslan). Life Nur ad-Din Muhammad was the Artuqid ruler of the Diyar Bakr, the northernmost region of Mesopotamia ...

(died 1185), member of the Artuqid dynasty *

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji Nūr al-Dīn ibn Isḥaq al-Biṭrūjī (, died c. 1204), known in the West by the Latinized name of Alpetragius, was an Arab astronomer and qadi in al-Andalus. Al-Biṭrūjī was the first astronomer to present the concentric spheres model as an ...

(also known as Alpetragius) (died ca. 1204), Arab astronomer and philosopher *

Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I (or Arslan Shah) was the Zengid Emir of Mosul 1193–1211. He was successor of Izz al-Din Mas'ud. He was appointed by the Ayyubids to this position in 1193. One of his slaves was Badr ad-Din Lu'lu', who became a famous ...

(reigned 1193–1211), Zengid emir of Mosul *

Nure Sofi Nûre Sûfi Bey () was the founder of Karamanid dynasty, a Turkic dynasty which ruled part of Anatolia in the 14th and 15th centuries as a rival of the Ottoman Empire. He was the son of Hodja Sad al-Din () who had come from Arran, staying for s ...

(died ca. 1257), Turkish religious leader *Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd al-'Azīz Ibn al-Qamar (1326–1398), Tunisian Berber prince *

Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali Nund Rishi ( c. 1377 – c. 1438; born Noor-ud-Din) was a Kashmiris, Kashmiri Sufism, Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Da'i, Islamic preacher. Nund Rishi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region, and is also known b ...

(1377–1440), Kashmiri saint of the rishi order * Nuruddin Sikandar Shah (r. 1481),

Sultan of Bengal The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: , Classical Persian: ) was a Post-classical history, late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the eastern South Asia between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant power of the Ganges- ...

*Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman

Jami Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī (; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also known as Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or simply as Jami or Djāmī and in Turkey as Molla Cami, was a ...

(1414–1492), Persian poet *Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Hirawi al-Qari, known as

Ali al-Qari Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Hirawi al-Qari (; d. 1605/1606), known as Mulla Ali al-Qari () was an Afghan Islamic scholar. He was born in Herat, where he received his basic Islamic education. Thereafter, he travelled to M ...

(died 1605), Afghan Islamic scholar *

Nuruddin ar-Raniri Shaikh Nur ad-Deen Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Hasanji al-Hamid as-Shafi'i al-Ashari al-'Aydarusi ar-Randeri () (also transliterated Nur ud-Din ar-Raniri / Randeri, died 1658) was an Islamic mystic and scholar from Rander in Surat province of Guj ...

(died 1658), Indian Islamic scholar *

Noor Mohammad Nooruddin Syedna Noor Mohammed Nooruddin () was the 37th al-Dai al-Mutlaq (vicegerent) of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, a subsect of Shia Islam. Early life Noor Mohammad Nooruddin was born in Jamnagar in the era of his great-grandfather, the 34th Dai Syedna ...

(died 1719), Dai-al-Mutlaq (vicegerent) of the Dawoodi Bohra Community *

Nur al-Din Nimatullah al-Jazayiri Sayyid Nur al-Din bin Ni'matallah al-Musawi al-Jazayiri (); 1677 – 29 December 1745) was a Safavid Iranian Ja'fari jurist, linguist and writer. He excelled in both Sharia and Arabic language sciences in the early decades of the 18th century, t ...

(died 1745), Safavid Iranian Ja'fari jurist, linguist and writer * Hassan Nooraddeen I (died 1799), sultan of the Maldives

Born after 1800

Ibrahim Nooraddeen Ibrahim Nooraddeen ( Dhivehi: ސުލްޠާން އިބްރާހީމް ނުރައްދީން; died 1892) was twice the sultan of the Maldives. His first reign was from 1882 through 1886. After 4 years, 11 months and 29 days, Muhammad Mueenuddeen II to ...

(died 1892), sultan of the Maldives *

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha, (; ) also known as Nurettin Pasha (1836–1912), was an Ottoman Turkish statesman. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 2 May 1882 to 12 July 1882. Biography Born in Kütahya in 1836, He was a Turk, ...

(1833–1912), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire *

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (also spelled Hakim Nur-ud-Din; ; 8 January 1834 – 13 March 1914) was a close companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, and his first successor and first Ahmadiyya caliph since 27 May 1908. ...

(1841–1914), Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community *

Nur al-Din al-Salimi Nur al-Dīn al-Sālimī (; Islamic calendar, AH, 1869–1914 CE; full name Nur al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥumayd ibn Sullūm al-Sālimī) was an Omani historian and scholar noted for his expertise in Ibāḍī Islam. Al-Sālimī is ...

(1869–1914), Omani Ibadi scholar *

Nureddin Pasha Nureddin Ibrahim Pasha (; 1873 – 18 February 1932), known as Nureddin İbrahim Konyar Surname Law (Turkey), from 1934, was a Turkish people, Turkish military officer who served in the Ottoman Army (1861–1922), Ottoman Army during World Wa ...

(1873–1932), Turkish military officer *

Hassan Nooraddeen II Sultan Sir Hassan Nooraddeen Iskandar II, KCMG () was Sultan of the Maldives from 1935 to 1943, a son of Sultan Muhammad Mueenudheen Kuda Bandaarain. He ascended the throne of Maldives on 22 February 1935; however his coronation ceremony was ...

, (1887–1967), sultan of the Maldives *

Nureddine Rifai Nureddin Rifai (1899 – January 1980) () was director of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the 25th Prime Minister of Lebanon. Rifai retired from the ISF in 1962. He was appointed to be Prime Minister by Suleiman Frangieh Sul ...

(1899–1980), Lebanese politician *

Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...

(1900–1981), Turkish musician *

Nur al-Din Kahala Nur al-Din Kahala (; also known as Nureddin Kahalle; 1908–1965) was a Syrian politician during the United Arab Republic (UAR) period (1958–1961). Prior to the UAR period, he served as a minor government bureaucrat. Biography Kahala graduate ...

(1908–1965), Syrian politician *

Noureddin Kianouri Noureddin Kianouri (; 1915–1999) was an Iranian construction engineer, urban planner, professor of Bauakademie der DDR in Berlin, and a communist political leader. He studied first at University of Tehran until 1934 and later in Germany from 1 ...

(1915–1999), Iranian communist leader of the Tudeh Party *

Nordine Ben Ali Nordine Ben Ali (July 19, 1919 – May 15, 1996) was an Algerian-French association football player and manager. He played as a midfielder and was part of the Girondins ASP side that won the Coupe de France in 1941, as well as reaching the final ...

(1919–1996), Algerian-French footballer *

Nurettin Ok Nurettin Ok (1927–2013) was a Turkish lawyer, journalist and politician who served at the Parliament for five times. He was also a cabinet member in the 1970s. Early life and education Ok was born in Çankırı in 1927. He graduated from Kabat ...

(1927–2013), Turkish lawyer and politician *

Nureddin al-Atassi Nureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi (, 11 January 1929 – 3 December 1992) was a Syrian politician who served as the president of Syria from 1966 to 1970. Early life and education Nureddin Al-Atassi, born in 1929 in Homs to an Arab family, and b ...

(1929–1992), President of Syria * Noureddine Sammoud (1932–2022), Tunisian poet * Nuredin Loxha (1935–1992), Kosovar Albanian theatre director *

Noureddin Zarrinkelk Noureddin Zarrinkelk ( Persian: نورالدین زرین‌کلک; b. 9 April 1937, in Mashhad), also spelled Zarrin-Kelk, also known as Noori or Nouri, is an Iranian animator, concept artist, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, layout artist ...

(born 1937), Iranian film animator * Nurettin Sözen (born 1937), Turkish politician * Noureddine

Yazid Zerhouni Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni () (5 September 1937 – 18 December 2020) was the interior minister of Algeria. He was born in Tunis. In 2000, he was hospitalized in Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of t ...

(born 1937), Algerian politician *

Nooruddeen Durkee Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee (born Stephen Durkee) was a Muslim scholar, thinker, author, translator, and the Khalifah (successor) for North America of the Shadhdhuli School for Tranquility of Being and the Illumination of Hearts, Green Mountain ...

(1938–2020), American Sufi * Nurettin Yardımcı (born 1944), Turkish archaeologist * Mohammad Noordin Sopiee (1944–2005), Malaysian academician *

Nuruddin Farah Nuruddin Farah (, ) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. His first novel, '' From a Crooked Rib'', was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern East African literature today". Farah has also written ...

(born 1945), Somali novelist *

Nourredine Kourichi Noureddine Abdallah Kourichi (born 12 April 1954) is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team. International career Kourichi was an important member of the Algerian national team ...

(born 1954), Algerian-French footballer * Noureddine Bouyahyaoui (born 1955), Moroccan footballer * Nur-eldeen Masalha (born 1957), Palestinian writer *

Noureddine Bhiri Noureddine Bhiri (also known as Noureddine El-Beheiry; born 10 July 1958) is a Tunisian politician. He served as the minister of justice under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Career Born in Jebiniana, he received a master's degree in Law and Polit ...

(born 1958), Tunisian politician * Nourdine Bourhane (born 1958), Prime Minister of Comoros *

Noureddine Melikechi Noureddine Melikechi (born in 1958) is an Algerian atomic, molecular, and optical physicist, educator and inventor. He is the author of more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, six book chapters and 15 patents. Je is a member of the Mars Scien ...

(born 1958), Algerian Physicist and Educator *

Noureddine Daifallah Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan calligrapher. He is a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech whose work has been exhibited in Morocco, France, Italy and Portugal. With his innovations, he adds new touch to the traditional Ara ...

(born 1960), Moroccan calligrapher * Nurettin Canikli (born 1960), Turkish politician * Noordeen Mashoor (born 1962), Sri Lankan politician *

Nordin Mohamed Jadi Nordin Mohd Jadi (born 12 May 1962 in Muar, Johor, Malaysia) is a former Malaysia track runner and athlete who represented Malaysia in many international and regional events and championships in the 1980s. His favourite athletic events were ...

(born 1962), Malaysian athlete *

Nordine Zouareg Nordine Zouareg (born July 1, 1962) is a French-American fitness personality, high-performance coach and author who has won Mr. France, Mr. Europe, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe in 1986. He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona with his two children. ...

(born 1962), Algerian fitness coach *

Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang (born 1963) is an expert in Islamic calligraphy, specializing in the Sini style which originated from the Chinese Muslim tradition. Born in the province of Shandong, he is a lecturer at the Islamic College at Zhe ...

(born 1963), Chinese Muslim calligrapher * Noureddine Bensouda (born 1963), Moroccan civil servant * Noordin Mohammad Top (1968–2009), Malaysian-Indonesian Islamist militant *

Noureddine Morceli Noureddine Morceli (, ''Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī''; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the Wor ...

(born 1970), Algerian athlete *

Noureddine Naybet Noureddine Naybet (; born 10 February 1970) is a Moroccan former professional association football, footballer who played as a central defender. He played in Spain for Deportivo de La Coruña and in Portugal for Sporting CP, as well as in France ...

(born 1970), Moroccan footballer * Nurettin Demirtaş (born 1972), Turkish politician * Noureddine Drioueche (born 1973), Algerian footballer * Nourredine Yagoubi (born 1974), Algerian judoka *

Noureddine Ziyati Noureddine Ziyati (born 27 October 1974) is a Moroccan former football player. Honours ;Rapid București *Supercupa României: 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003 ...

(born 1974), Moroccan footballer * Nordin Jbari (born 1975), Moroccan-Belgian footballer *

Noureddine Daham Noureddine Daham (born 15 November 1977) is an Algerian former footballer who played as a forward. International career Daham made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2006 when he was called up by then head coach Meziane Ighil for a ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer * Noureddine Kacemi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer * Nordine Amrani (1978–2011), Belgian criminal and spree killer in the

2011 Liège attack Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature *Eleven (novel), ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmi ...

. * Nordine Ben Allal (born 1978/89), Moroccan-Belgian criminal *

Nourdin Boukhari Nourdin Boukhari (; born 30 June 1980) is a Moroccan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach, and is the currently assistant coach of Eredivisie club Sparta Rotte ...

(born 1980), Moroccan-Dutch footballer * Nordine Sam (born 1982), Algerian-French footballer * Nordin Gerzić (born 1983), Bosnian footballer *

Nordine Oubaali Nordine Oubaali (Arabic: نوردين أوبالي) (born 4 August 1986) is a Moroccan-French former professional boxer who competed from 2014 to 2021. He held the WBC bantamweight title from 2019 to 2021. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in ...

(born 1986), Moroccan-French boxer *

Nordin Amrabat Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat (, ; born 31 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Moroccan Botola Pro club Wydad. Amrabat played for Morocco, which he represented at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, 2012 Olympic ...

(born 1987), Moroccan-Dutch footballer * Nordine Assami (born 1987), Algerian-French footballer *

Noureddine Smaïl Noureddine Smaïl (born 6 February 1987) is an Algerian-born French athlete who specialises in middle and long-distance tracks as well as cross country. Born in Relizane, Algeria, Smaïl moved to France at a young age and began competing for ...

(born 1987), Algerian-French athlete * Nurudeen Orelesi (born 1989), Nigerian footballer *

Nuruddin Khan Nuruddin Khan is a retired Lieutenant General of the Bangladesh Army who served as Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army (1990–1994), and served as Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996–1997). He did not pursue a political career after th ...

, chief of Bangladesh army * Nourdine Midiladji, Comoros politician * Nour Eddine (singer), Moroccan film director, musician, choreographer and singer, based in Italy * Nordine Hachouf, Algerian footballer * Noor al-Deen (detainee), Syrian detained by the CIA

Surname

Mouna Noureddine Saadia Oueslati (, born 23 January 1937), known professionally as Mouna Noureddine , is a Tunisian actress. The pseudonym of Mouna Noureddine was suggested by Mohamed Hedi Remnissi, an artist working in the theater of Bizerte. Biography Ea ...

(born 1937), Tunisian actress *

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

(1944–2018), American poet *

Mohamed Khaled Nordin Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: محمد خالد بن نوردين; born 30 November 1958) is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Defence (Malaysia), Minister of Defence since December 2023 and ...

(born 1958), Malaysian politician *Juliette Noureddine (born 1962), French singer known as

Juliette Juliette is a feminine personal name of French language, French origin. It is a diminutive of Julie (given name), Julie. People * Juliette Adam (1836–1936), née Lamber, French author and feminist * Juliette Atkinson (1873–1944), American ten ...

Zulkifli Noordin Zulkifli Noordin (born 19 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kulim–Bandar Baharu constituency in Kedah. He held the seat as an Independent, although having been elected on the ...

(born 1962), Malaysian politician *

Zainudin Nordin Zainudin bin Nordin ( Jawi: زاينودين نوردين; born 3 July 1963) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of Central Singapore District. A former member of the governing People's Action Party, he was the Member of Pa ...

(born 1963), Singaporean politician *

Mohd Nasril Nourdin Mohd Nasril bin Mat Nourdin (born 17 April 1986) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Langkawi City. Early days Nasril was a product of the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He participated in the 2002 Sukm ...

(born 1986), Malaysian footballer *

Herdi Noor Al-Deen Herdi Noor Al-Din (; born January 24, 1992, in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player of Kurdish ethnicity, who currently plays for Kirkuk FC in Iraq. He was called to the Iraq Youth team by Kadhim Al-Rubaiawy but later was Released by Hakim S ...

(born 1992), Iraqi Kurdish footballer * Muayyed Nureddin, Canadian Muslim detainee * Dara Nur al-Din, Iraqi judge and politician

Fictional

* Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen

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