Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoub or Yaâkub (, also transliterated in other ways; ''Yakob,'' as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the

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version of

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and James. The Arabic form ''Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb'' may be direct from the

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or indirectly through Syriac. Jane Dammen McAuliffe (General Editor)

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pre-Islamic Arabia Pre-Islamic Arabia is the Arabian Peninsula and its northern extension in the Syrian Desert before the rise of Islam. This is consistent with how contemporaries used the term ''Arabia'' or where they said Arabs lived, which was not limited to the ...

and is a common

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in Arab, Turkish, and Muslim societies. It is also used as a

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. It is common in Polish, Czech and Slovak languages, where it is transliterated as Jakub. Yakub may also refer to:

Religious figures

* Yāˈqub bin Isḥāq bin Ibrāhīm (Jacob), prophet of Islam * Yakub (Nation of Islam), person described in Nation of Islam teachings as a scientist who created the white race * Yaqub al-Charkhi (1360–1360), Naqshbandi Sheykh and student of Khwaja Baha' al-Din Naqshband

Other people with this given name

Pre-modern world

:''Ordered chronologically'' * Ya'qub ibn Tariq (died c. 796), Persian astronomer and mathematician *

Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (), better known as Abu Yusuf () (729–798) was an Qadi, Islamic jurist, as well as a student of Abu Hanifa (d.767) and Malik ibn Anas (d.795), who helped spread the influence of the Hanafi school of Sharia, Islamic ...

(729–798), chief judge during the reign of Harun al-Rashid * Yaqub al-Mansur, third Almohad ruler, who reigned from 1184 to his death in 1199 * Yaqub Ibn as-Sikkit (died 857), philologist tutor, grammarian and scholar of poetry * Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840–879), Persian leader, founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan * Ya'qub ibn Killis (930–991), Egyptian vizier * Yakub I of Germiyan (died c. 1340), founder of the Germiyanid beylik * Yakub Çelebi (c. 1362–1389), Ottoman prince, son of Sultan

Murad I Murad I (; ), nicknamed ''Hüdavendigâr'' (from – meaning "Head of state, sovereign" in this context; 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Mura ...

* Yaqub Spata (died 1416), last lord of Arta * Yakub II (died 1429), bey of Germiyan * Yaqub al-Mustamsik (1470s–1521), figurehead caliph of the

Mamluk Sultanate The Mamluk Sultanate (), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It was ruled by a military caste of mamluks ...

Modern world

* Yacoub G. Al-Atrash, Palestinian composer and maestro * Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and music director * Yacoub Artin (1842–1919), ethnic Armenian educator and scholar *

Yakub Beg of Yettishar Muhammad Yakub Beg (30 May 1877), later known as Yakub Padishah, was the Khanate of Kokand, Kokandi ruler of Yettishar (Kashgaria), a state he established in Xinjiang from 1865 to 1877. He was recognized as Emir of Yettishar by the Ottoman Em ...

(1820–1877), Emir of Yettishar * Yacoub Sidi Ethmane (born 1995), Mauritanian footballer * Yacoub Makzoume (born 1995), Syrian tennis player * Yacoub Masboungi (born 1948), Lebanese former swimmer * Yacoub Romanos (1935–2011), Lebanese wrestler * Yacoub Sarraf (born 1961), Lebanese politician * Yacoub Shaheen (born 1994), Palestinian singer * Yacoub Zaiadeen (?–2015), Jordanian politician and surgeon *

Yacub Addy Yacub Addy (15 April 1931 – 18 December 2014) was a Ghanaian traditional drummer, composer, choreographer and educator who collaborated with many musicians in various genres, including Wynton Marsalis. He has been referred to as "the leading ...

(1931–2014), Ghanaian drummer, composer, choreographer and educator * Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), Bengali essayist * Yakub Ali, politician * Yakub Cemil, Ottoman soldier in the

1913 Ottoman coup d'état The 1913 Ottoman coup d'état (23 January 1913), also known as the Raid on the Sublime Porte (), was a coup d'état carried out in the Ottoman Empire by a number of Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) members led by Enver Pasha, Ismail Enver Bey ...

* Yakub Guznej (1892–?), Belarusian socio-political and military leader * Yakub Hasan Sait (1875–1940), Indian businessman, freedom-fighter and politician * Yakub Holovatsky (1814–1888), Galician historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, and poet * Yakub Idrizov (born 1993), Bulgarian footballer * Yakub Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Turkish diplomat * Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan (1904–1958), Indian film actor and director * Yakub Kolas (1882–1956), Belarusian writer *

Yakub Memon Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon (30 July 1962 – 30 July 2015) was an Indian terrorist over his financial involvements in the 1993 Bombay bombings, and the brother of one of the prime suspects in the bombings, Tiger Memon. After his appeals and petit ...

(1962–2015), Indian terrorist * Yakub Shah Chak (died 1593), last native ruler of Kashmir *

Yakub Shevki Pasha Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoub or Yaâkub (, also transliterated in other ways; ''Yakob,'' as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob (name), Jacob and James (name), James. The Arabic form ''Ya'q ...

, General of the Ottoman Army and Turkish Army * Yaqoob Al-Qasmi, Omani footballer * Yaqoob Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-born Irish cricketer * Yaqoob Bizanjo, Pakistani politician * Yaqoob Butt (born 1988), footballer * Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini (born 1982), Omani footballer * Yaqoob Salem Al-Farsi (born 1982), Omani footballer * Yaqoob Salem Eid (born 1996), Bahraini sprinter * Yaqoub Al-Balochi (born 1990), Emirati footballer * Yaqoub Alhassan (born 2001), Saudi Arabian footballer * Yaqoub Al Hosani (born 1987), Emirati footballer * Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and musical director * Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer * Yaqoub Al-Tararwa (born 1994), Kuwaiti footballer * Yaqoub Al-Youha (born 1993), Kuwaiti sprint runner * Yaqoub Yousif (born 1997), Emirati footballer * Yaqub al-Ghusayn (1899–1947), Palestinian leader * Yaqub al-Mansur, Sultan of Morocco * Yaqub Ali Sharif, politician * Yaqub Eyyubov (born 1945), Azerbaijani politician * Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s * Yaqub Mirza (born 1946), Pakistani businessman * Yaqub Qureishi, Indian politician * Yaqub Salimov, Tajik politician *

Yaqub Sanu Yaqub Sanu (, , anglicized as James Sanua), also known by his pen name "Abu Naddara" ( ''Abū Naẓẓārah'' "the man with glasses"; January 9, 1839 – 1912), was an Egyptian scriptwriter writing in Egyptian Arabic. He was a pioneer of political ...

(1839–1912), Egyptian journalist

People with this surname

Abdul Razzak Yaqoob Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (7 May 1944 – 21 February 2014) was a Pakistani gold bullion trader who founded ARY Gold in the United Arab Emirates and later ARY Media Group. Early life He was born in Surat, British India to Memon family in 1944 which ...

(1944–2014), Pakistani expatriate businessman based in Dubai * Ahmad Muin Yaacob, Malaysian convicted murderer * Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (born 1989), Republic of the Congo swimmer * Antonio Yakoub (born 2002), Swedish footballer * Asif Yaqoob (born 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire * Atta Yaqub (born 1979), Scottish model and actor of Pakistani descent * Charles Yacoub, Lebanese-Canadian bus hijacker * Chaudhry Yaqoob, Pakistani police officer * Gabriel Yacoub (1952–2025), French musician, songwriter, and visual artist * Hala Al-Abdallah Yacoub (born 1956), Syrian cinematographer and director * Ilyas Yakoub (1903–1958), Indonesian journalist * Jasem Yaqoub (born 1953), Kuwaiti footballer * Joseph Yacoub (born 1944), Syrian professor * Magdi Yacoub (born 1935), Egyptian-British professor * Mirza Yaqoob (born 1974), Bahraini cricketer * (1937–2011), Tunisian art historian * Mohammad Yakub, Indian cricketer *

Mohammad Yaqoob Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid Tumzi (born 1990), commonly known as Mullah Yaqoob, is an Afghan military leader and cleric who is serving as the second deputy leader of Afghanistan and the acting defense minister in the internationally unrecognized Ta ...

(born 1990), eldest son of Mullah Mohammed Omar * Mohammed Yaqoub (disambiguation), multiple people * Muhammad Hussein Yacoub (born 1956), Arab Islamic scholar * Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (860s–941), Persian Shia hadith collector * Muhammad Yaqub, a Pakistani banker * Musa Yakub, Bruneian military officer * Paola Yacoub (born 1966), Lebanese-born artist * Rami Yacoub (born 1975), Swedish-Palestinian record producer and songwriter * Reham Yacoub (1991–2020), Iraqi human rights advocate and doctor * Roman Yakub (born 1958), American composer * Rutaba Yaqub, Saudi Arabian singer * Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqoob (born 1952), Pakistani politician *

Salma Yaqoob Salma Yaqoob (born 15 August 1971) is a British political activist and psychotherapist who served as the Leader of the Respect Party from 2005 until 2012, representing the party on Birmingham City Council. She led the Birmingham Stop the War ...

(born 1971), British political activist * Septar Mehmet Yakub (1904–1991), Crimean Tatar lawyer, thinker, and spiritual leader * Sidi Yacoub (disambiguation), multiple people * Simon Yacoub (born 1989), Palestinian judoka * Souheila Yacoub (born 1992), Swiss gymnast and actress * Talat Yaqoob, a Scottish campaigner, writer, and commentator * Walaa Eldin Yaqoub (born 2000), Sudanese footballer * Waleed Yaqub (born 1974), Pakistani cricket umpire * Younes Yaqoub (born 1986), Qatari footballer * Zara Mahamat Yacoub, Chadian filmmaker, director and journalist

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