Hussein
Arabic name: given name, surname
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (Arabic: حُسَيْن, romanized: Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Muslims.
In Persian language contexts, the transliterations Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are sometimes used.
In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used.
Other variants include Husên, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hisên, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Xussein, Hüseyn, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Houssein, Husseyn, Usain (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel Gabriel.
Given name
Hossein
Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951), Iranian musician
Hossein Alizadeh (cyclist) (born 1988), Iranian cyclist
Hossein Fekri (1924–2003), Iranian footballer
Hossein Ghanbari (born 1988), Iranian footballer
Hossein Gharibi (born 1969), former Iranian Ambassador to Brazil
Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, author
Hossein Marashi (born 1958), Iranian politician
Hossein Namazi (born 1945), Iranian economist and politician
Hossein Navab (1897–1972), Iranian diplomat
Hossein Nuri (born 1954), Iranian artist
Hossein Panahi (1956–2004), Iranian actor
Hossein Rajabian (born 1984), Iranian filmmaker
Hossein Rezazadeh (born 1978), Iranian weightlifter
Hossein Salami (1960–2025), Iranian major general and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Hossein Sarshar (1931–1992), Iranian opera singer, actor
Hossein Shanbehzadeh, Iranian writer and activist
Hossein Tehrani (1912–1974), Iranian musician
Hossein Vafaei (born 1994), Iranian professional snooker player
Hossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist
Houssein
Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer
Husain
Husayn
Husayn ibn Ali (626–680), the grandson of Muhammad
Husayn (Safavid) (1668–1727), former Safavid king of Persia
Husayn Bayqarah (1438–1506), Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
Husayn ibn Hamdan (died 918), a general in the Abbasid Caliphate
Husayn ibn Numayr (died 686), a general of the Umayyad Caliphate
Husein
Husein Gradaščević (1802–1834), Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel
Husein Miljković (1905–1944), Bosnian military commander
Husein Kavazović (born 1964), Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Husein Alicajic, Australian filmmaker
Husein Balić (born 1996), Austrian footballer
Husein Beganović (born 1971), Macedonian footballer
Husein Demiri (born 1995), Macedonian footballer
Husein Huseinov (born 1951), Turkmen painter
Hussain
Hussain Ahmed (born 1989), Emirati basketball player
Hussain Al Baharna (1932–2025), Bahraini lawyer, legal advisor and politician
Hussain Sajwani (born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer
Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer
Hussein
Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist
Hussein Al-Qattan (1925–2025), Kuwaiti actor
Hussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political science
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1854–1931), Sherif and Emir of Mecca
Hussein Barsham, Sudanese military official
Hussein Chalayan (born 1970), British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer
Hussein el-Husseini (1937–2023), former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
Hussein Hasan (1850s–1910s), Somali poet and warrior
Hussein Farrah Aidid (1917–1980), Somali war veteran
Hussein Fatal (1973–2015), American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group
Hussein Hamdan (born 1978), Lebanese football player
Hussein Ibish (born 1963), American academic
Hussein ibn Ali (626–680), grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
Hussein Kamel al-Majid (1954–1996), son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853–1917), Sultan of Egypt
Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player
Hussein of Jordan (1935–1999), King of Jordan
Hussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist
Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
Hussein al-Sharaa (born 1946), the father of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa
Hüseyin
Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation), multiple people
Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chief
Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986), Turkish boxer
Hüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player
Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant
Hüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptor
Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar
Hüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rower
Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish general
Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
Hüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur
Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician
Hüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football manager
Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era
Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player
Huseyn
Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor
Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor
Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski (1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin
Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman
Hossain
Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain, Bengali politician
Rubel Hossain (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketer
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat (born 1995), Bangladeshi cricketer
Zahangir Hossain Helal, Bangladeshi politician
Hocine
Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926–2015), Algerian Politician
Hocine Daikhi, Algerian Karateka
Hocine El Orfi (born 1987), Algerian footballer
Hocine Khalfi (1928–2011), French-Algerian professional boxer
Hocine Mezali (born 1938), Algerian journalist
Hocine Soltani (1972–2002), Algerian boxer
Hocine Ziani (born 1953), Algerian painter
Middle name
Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968), Iranian politician
Barack Hussein Obama II (born 1961), 44th President of the United States
Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1934–1982), father of Barak Hussein Obama II, the 44th US president
Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966–2020), Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician
Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth President of Iraq
Belayet Hossain (1887–1984), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, author and academic
Patronymic title
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (658–712), Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the Twelver, Zaydi and Isma'ili shia sects.
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