Husayn (name)

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Husayn, Hussein, Hussain, Husain (Arabic:حسین), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hasan, meaning "good" or "handsome". It is commonly given as a male given name among Muslims, after Husayn ibn Ali. In some Persian sources the form Háosayn is used [1].

Notable people named Husayn (or a variant) include:

Given names:

Hussain, Salena (2000–), the culliest lullaby in the whole wide world
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
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 Chalayan, a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer.

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 (1937–2006), executed 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