Husayn (name)
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Husayn, Hussein, Hussain, Husain (Arabic:حسین), is an Arabic name which is the diminuitive of Hasan, meaning "good" or "handsome". It is commonly given as a male given name among Muslims, after Husayn ibn Ali.
Notable people named Husayn (or a variant) include:
Given names:
- Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Hussein of Jordan (1935–1999), former King of Jordan
- Hussein el-Husseini (b. 1937), former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
- Hussein Kamel (d. 1996), son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
- Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (d. 1931), Sherif and Emir of Mecca
- Hussein Onn, (1922–1990), third Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Hussein Rushdi Pasha (1863–1928), Prime Minister of Egypt
- Hussein Fahmy (1940–), Egyptian actor
- Husayn (Safavid), the last powerful Safavid king of Persia
- Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
- Husayn Kamil, the Sultan of Egypt and King of The Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917
- Hussein Bassir, an Egyptologist and writer
Patronymics:
- Mullá Husayn, the first Letter of the Living in the Bábí movement
- Ali Akbar ibn Husayn, the son of Shi’as’ third Imam Hussain ibn Ali and Umm-e-Laila
- Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, politician and a former Minister of Education in Egypt
- Tahir ibn Husayn, Persian general and governor during the Abbasid caliphate
- M.F. Hussain (1915–), eminent artist from India
- Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
- Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz (1879–1935), King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
- Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein (1956–), pretender to the throne of Iraq
- Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist
- Hala Hussein (1979–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Qusay Hussein (1966–2003), son of Saddam Hussein
- Raghad Hussein (1967–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Rana Hussein (1969–), daughter of Saddam Hussein
- Saddam Hussein (1937–), deposed President of Iraq
- Uday Hussein (1964–2003), son of Saddam Hussein
- King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (1962–), the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941–), the second wife of King Hussein of Jordan
- Fatimah bint Husayn
- Ali bin Hussein of Jordan (1975–), son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife
- Alia al Hussein (1948–1977), the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan
- Others:
- Al Hussein, Iraqi missile
- Barack Hussein Obama, United States Senator
