Amin (name)

Amin (in Arabic أمين) is a male Arabic, Persian and Indian given name that means "faithful, trustworthy". Alternatives include Amine, Ameen and Amien.

The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called al-Amin in his youth

The female equivalent of Amin is Amina, Aminah or Ameena.

Persons

People named Amin include:

Given name

• Amin al-Rihani (1876–1940), Lebanese author
• Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997), Pakistani Muslim scholar
• Amin al-Hafiz (1921–2009), former Syrian leader
• Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926–2009), Lebanese politician
• Amine Gemayel (born 1942), President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988
• Amin Maalouf (1949), Lebanese author
• Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/1967), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader

Middle name

• Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (c. 1897–1974), a former Mufti of Jerusalem
• Mohamed Amin Didi (1910-1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
• Sami Amin Al-Arian (born 1958), convicted of aiding a terrorist organization

Surname / Family name

• Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
• Idi Amin (1925–2003), the dictator of Uganda. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
• Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), the second President of Afghanistan
• Samir Amin (born 1931), Egyptian political author
• Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
• Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
• Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
• Haron Amin (1969–2015), Afghan diplomat
• Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist

See also

• Amin (disambiguation)