Amin

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In Arabic 'Amin (name)' for males means 'faithful, trustworthy'. The female equivalent is Amina, which is a widely used name among female Arabs.

People

امین

  • al-Amin, nickname of Muhammad in his youth
  • Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997), a Pakistani Muslim
  • Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926–2009), Lebanese politician
  • Amin al-Hafiz (1921–2009), former Syrian leader
  • Amin Maalouf (1949), Lebanese author
  • Ash Amin (1955), British geographer
  • Esperidião Amin (1947), Brazilian politician
  • Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), the second President of Afghanistan
  • Hájí Amín (1831 – 1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
  • Idi Amin (c. 1925 – 2003), the dictator of Uganda whose regime was notorious for its brutality. Presidency from 1971 to 1979
  • Mohamed Amin (1943 – 1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
  • Mohamed Amin Didi (1910 - 1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
  • Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (c. 1897 – 1974), a former Mufti of Jerusalem
  • Sami Amin Al-Arian (1958), convicted of aiding a terrorist organization
  • Samir Amin (1931), Egyptian political author

Other

Amin may also refer to:

  • Amin, the Islamic and Arabic word for amen
  • Amin or munsif, an arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the Parganas introduced by the Delhi Sultanate
  • Amin, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Amin, surname used for some Patidar Gujaratis in India predominantly following the Hindu faith
  • Amin amin ya Rabaljalil, the state anthem for Perlis, a state in Malaysia
  • Anak Mindanao, a political party in the Philippines

See also

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