Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen and Yacine, is a male given name. Common mostly in the Arab world and Muslim countries, ar, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (
surah
A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah (''Al-Ka ...
) of the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
called
Ya-Sin
Yā SīnGeorge Sale translates Y. S. (also Yaseen; ar, يٰسٓ, ; the letters 'Yodh#Arabic yāʼ, Yāʼ' and 'Shin (letter)#Arabic šīn/sīn, Sīn') is the 36th sūrah, chapter of the Quran (''sūrah''). It has 83 verses (''āyāt''). It is ...
. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
Yassin Ayoub
Yassin Ayoub ( ar, ياسين ايوب; born 6 March 1994) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam, Excelsior. Born in Morocco, he re ...
(born 1994), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
* Yassin El-Azzouzi (born 1983), French-Moroccan footballer
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Yassin Barnawi
Yaseen Omar Barnawi ( ar, ياسين برناوي; also spelled Yassin; born October 1, 1993) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary ...
(born 1993), Saudi Arabian footballer
* Yassin Bouih (born 1996), Italian middle-distance runner
* Yassin Chadili (born 1988), French footballer
* Yassin Fekir (born 1997), French footballer
* Yassin Fortuné (born 1999), French footballer
* Yassin Hamzah (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer
* Yassin Ibrahim (born 2000), German footballer
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Yassin Idbihi
Yassin Markus Idbihi (born July 24, 1983) is a former Moroccan-German professional basketball player. Idbihi spent the majority of his career in Germany and played one season in France for Limoges CSP.
Professional career
He made his professional ...
(born 1983), German basketball player
* Yassin Kadi (born 1955), Saudi Arabian businessman
* Yassin Mikari, Tunisian-Swiss footballer
* Yassin Maouche (born 1997), French footballer
* Yassin Moutaouakil (born 1986), French footballer
* Yassin Oukili (born 2001), Dutch footballer
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Yassin al-Haj Saleh
Yassin al-Haj Saleh ( ar, ياسين الحاج صالح; born 1961)Ahmed Yassin (1937–2004), Palestinian imam and politician and founder of Hamas
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Anwar Yassin
Anwar Yassin (Arabic: أنور ياسين) is a former Lebanese detainee in Israeli prisons. He was both a member of the Popular Guard, the armed wing of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), and the broader Lebanese National Resistance Front (LNR ...
, Lebanese former detainee in Israeli prisons, member of the Popular Guard, the armed wing of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), and the broader Lebanese National Resistance Front
* Asser Yassin (born 1981), Egyptian actor, writer and film producer
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Essam Yassin
Essam Yassin Abbas ( ar, عصام ياسين عباس) (born March 11, 1987 in Iraq) is an Iraqi football player, who currently plays for Al-Shorta SC in Iraq.
Style of play
Essam a complete and dominant defender, who influential at club, His ...
Muhyiddin Yassin
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...
(born 1947), Malaysian politician and prime minister
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Nuseir Yassin
Nuseir Yassin ( ar, نصير ياسين; he, נוסייר יאסין; born ) is an Arab-Israeli vlogger who is most notable for creating over 1,000 daily, one-minute-long videos on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram under the page Nas Daily.
Bi ...
(born 1992), Palestinian-Israeli video blogger best known for his video series Nas Daily
* Omar Rabie Yassin (born 1988), Egyptian footballer
* Osama Yassin (born 1964), Egyptian politician and minister of youth
* Rabie Yassin (born 1960), Egyptian footballer and football manager
See also
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Yasin (name) Yassin ( ar, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. Variants are Yassin, Yaseni, Yassine, Yaseen, Jasin and Yacine.
People with the name include:
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