Iskandar

Iskandar or Eskandar is the Persian version of the name Alexander, after Alexander the Great. It is used as a male first name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia (where it is derived as Sikandar from Old Persian^[1]). It can also refer to:

• 9K720 Iskander, ballistic missile
• Iskandar Malaysia, the new main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia
• Iscandar, fictional planet in Space Battleship Yamato a.k.a. Star Blazers
• Eskandar, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Eskandar, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran

People with the given name

• Iskandar (Timurid dynasty), a ruler of Persia
• Iskander Hachicha, Tunisian judoka
• Iskandar Khatloni, Tajikistani journalist
• Iskandar Muda, famous ruler of Aceh Sultanate
• Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
• Iskander Mirza, first President of the Republic of Pakistan
• Iskandar Safa, French businessman
• Skanderbeg, 15-th century war lord and national hero of Albania

People with the surname

• Djoko Iskandar, Indonesian zoologist
• Fazil Iskander, Russian novelist

See also

• Iskandar (film), a 2003 film
• Sikandar (disambiguation)
• İskender (disambiguation)

References

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