Issa or Isa ( ar, عيسى) is a given name and surname that means Jesus in Arabic. It may refer to: *

Jesus in Islam In Islam, Jesus ( ar, عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ, lit= Isa, son of Maryam, translit=ʿĪsā ibn Maryam) is believed to be the penultimate prophet and messenger of God and the Messiah. He is also considered to be the prophet se ...

* El-Issa family *

Issa (clan) The Issa (also Eesah, Esa, Aysa) ( so, Ciise, '', ar, عيسى)'' is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.' Overview As a Dir sub-clan, the Issa have immediate lineal ties with the Gadabuursi, the Surre (Abdalle a ...

, a Somali clan that mainly inhabits Djibouti

Mononym

Jane Siberry Jane Siberry ( ; ; born 12 October 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as " Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", " One More Colour" and " Calling All Angels". She performed the theme song to the television series ''Maniac ...

(born 1955), Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa *

Issa (Senegalese singer) Issa (self-styled ''ISSA'' in caps or ''I$$A'', pronounced "e-suh", stage name of Issa Diop) is a singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Dakar, Senegal, his musical style blends various styles, including contemporary R&B, pop, and regga ...

, Issa Diop, singer, songwriter, and record producer *Issa, the nickname of

Luttif Afif Luttif Afif ( ar, لطيف عفيف; 1937 or 1945 – 6 September 1972; alias "Issa"—Jesus in Arabic) was a Palestinian terrorist. He commanded the eight-member attack teamDavid Clay Large. ''Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the O ...

, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

Given name

Issa Amro Issa Amro (Arabic: عيسى عمرو; April 13, 1980) is a Palestinian activist based in Hebron, West Bank. He is the co-founder and former coordinator (2007-2018) of the grassroots group Youth Against Settlements. Amro advocates the use nonvi ...

(born 1980), Palestinian activist *

Issa Bagayogo Issa Bagayogo (1961 – 10 October 2016) was a Malian musician. He released four full-length albums all under the record label Six Degrees Records. Bagayogo lent his voice and played the kamele n'goni (a six-stringed West African instrument sim ...

(1961–2016), Malian musician *

Issa Boulos Issa Boulos (born 1968) is a Palestinian-American Oud player, composer, lyricist, researcher and educator. Born in Jerusalem into a Christian family known for both music and literary traditions, his talent became evident at an early age, and was ...

(born 1968), Palestinian-American oud player, composer, lyricist, researcher and educator *

Issa Cissokho Issa Cissokho (September 1946 – 24 March 2019) (also written as Cissoxo or Cissoko) was a Senegalese musician of Malian griot roots, a composer, and saxophone player for Orchestra Baobab. Cissokho was recruited to Orchestra Baobab in 1972 wh ...

, Senegalese musician of Malian griot roots, a composer, and saxophone player for Orchestra Baobab *

Issa Cissokho (footballer) Issa Cissokho (born 23 February 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is the older brother of former Aston Villa and French international defender Aly Cissokho. Career Cissokho began his career playing ...

(born 1985), Senegalese footballer *

Issa Diop (footballer) Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop (born 9 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Fulham. Diop began his career at his hometown club Toulouse, making his senior debut during the 2015–16 season. He be ...

(born 1997), French footballer *

Issa Gold Marlon Fung (born July 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Issa Gold, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one half of the hip hop duo The Underachievers, along with AK. In 2014 the rapper considered leaving a career in ra ...

(born 1990), American rapper *

Issa Hayatou Issa Hayatou (born 9 August 1946) is a Cameroonian sports executive, former athlete and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017. He served as the acting ...

(born 1946), Cameroonian athlete and sports executive *, lead singer of J-pop band

Da Pump is a Japanese boy band made up of lead vocalist, Issa Hentona and MCs Ken Okumoto, Yukinari Tamaki and Shinobu Miyara. The band formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996. They made their debut on the Avex Trax subsidiary avex tune und ...

Issa Kassissieh Issa Jamil Kassissieh (born 1964) is a Palestinian scholar and diplomat, who since January 2017 serves as Palestinian ambassador to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.http://palvaticanembassy.org/sites/default/files/Issa% ...

(born 1964), Palestinian scholar and diplomat *

Issa Kallon Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port as a winger. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Sierra Leone national team. Club career Kallon is a youth e ...

(born 1996), Dutch footballer *, Japanese haiku poet *

Issa Lish Issa Lish (born May 3, 1995) is a Mexican fashion model. Lish is known for her distinctive look and has been described as '' jolie laide''. Early life In 1995, Lish was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Lish's father is of Japanese descent. Caree ...

(born 1995), Mexican model *

Issa López Issa Laura López Lozano is a Mexican producer, writer and film director. Eleven Spanish language features have been produced from her scripts, four of them directed by herself. She has won several literary awards, including the National Novel A ...

, Mexican writer and director * Issa Michuzi, Tanzanian photojournalist *

Issa Mohamed (cyclist) Issa Mohamed (born 1965) is an Emirati former cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서� ...

(born 1965), Emirati cyclist *

Issa Mohamed (swimmer) Issa Mohamed (born 1 March 1995) is a Kenyan swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest ...

(born 1995), Kenyan swimmer *

Isa Ali Abdullah al Murbati Issa Ali Abdullah al Murbati is a citizen of Bahrain who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. Issa Ndoye Issa Ndoye (born 12 December 1985) is a Senegalese professional football goalkeeper who plays for Mulhouse. Club career Ndoye signed for Isfahan side Zob Ahan in 2005. After Iranian football league imposed foreign goalkeepers ban he moved t ...

(born 1985), Senegalese footballer *

Issa-Aimé Nthépé Issa-Aimé Nthépé (born 26 June 1973 in Douala) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999. At the 2002 European Championships he finished fifth in the 100 metres and ...

(born 1973), French sprinter *

Issa Pliyev Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev (also spelled as ''Pliev''; os, Плиты Алыксандры фырт Иссæ; russian: Исса Александрович Плиев; — 2 February 1979) was a Soviet military commander. Pliyev would rise to be ...

(1903–1979), Soviet military commander, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union *

Issa Pointer Issa Kuren Edwards (born January 22, 1978), known professionally as Issa Pointer, is an American singer and member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Early life Born in 1978, Pointer is the daughter of the Pointer Sisters' member Ruth Pointer ...

(born 1978), American singer and member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters *

Issa Rae Jo-Issa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), credited professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series '' Awkward Black Girl''. Since 2011, Rae ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Issa Rayyan Issa Rayyan (born August 24, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship. Career Rayyan appeared as an amateur player for United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC during their 2017 season. Rayy ...

(born 2000), American soccer player *

Issa Samb Issa Samb, also known as Joe Ouakam (31 December 1945 – 25 April 2017) was a Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet. Early life Issa Samb was born on 31 December 1945 in Dakar, Senegal. He graduated from the Univer ...

(1945–2017), aka Joe Ouakam, Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet *

Issa Samba Issa Samba (born 29 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for First League of the RS club Sloboda Novi Grad . He was born in France and represented it on junior levels, before switching to Mauritania as a senior. ...

(born 1998), French footballer *

Issa Sarr Issa Sarr (born 9 October 1986) is a Senegalese professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

(born 1986), Senegalese footballer *

Issa Schultz Issa Schultz (born 1 March 1984) is an English-born Australian television quiz personality best known for being one of the "chasers" on '' The Chase Australia'', where he is nicknamed "The Supernerd". In addition to his current role on ''The C ...

(born 1984), English Australian radio and television quiz personality *

Issa Sesay Issa Hassan Sesay (born June 27, 1970) served as senior military officer and commander in the Revolutionary United Front and AFRC/ RUF forces in their insurrection against the government of Sierra Leone. He was said to be subordinate only to Sam ...

(born 1970), military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency *

Issa G. Shivji Issa Gulamhussein Shivji (born 1946) is a Tanzanian author and academic, and one of Africa's leading experts on law and development issues. He has taught and worked in universities all over the world. He is a prolific writer and researcher, produ ...

(born 1946), Tanzanian author and academic *

Issa Tchiroma Issa Tchiroma Bakary (born 10 September 1949) is a Cameroonian politician who served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Transport from 1992 to 1996 and has been Minister of Communication since 2009. He is the President of the Front for ...

(born 1949), Cameroonian politician and minister * Issa Thiaw (born 1992), Senegalese footballer *

Issa Timamy Issa Abdallah Issa Timamy (born 12 September 1958) is a Kenyan politician. He was the Governor of Lamu County Lamu County is a county of Kenya located along the North Coast of the country and is one of the six Coastal Counties in Kenya. Its ...

(born 1959), Kenyan politician *

Issa Twaimz Issa Christopher Tweimeh, better known by his YouTube pseudonym Twaimz, is an American YouTuber and musician from Hercules, California. Formerly known on YouTube as Issa Twaimz, he is known for his humorous vlogs which often feature music. In a ...

, American YouTuber and musician * Issah Yakubu (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer *

Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, عيسى بن زايد آل نهيان) is the son of former United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the half brother of the former President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the half brother of ...

, UAE Sheikh and torturer

Middle name

Falaba Issa Traoré Falaba Issa Traoré (1930 – August 8, 2003) was a Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director. Born in Bougouni, Traoré directed an amateur theater troupe before taking over direction of the regional troupe of Bamako be ...

(1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director

Surname

Abdul Razzaq al-Issa Abdul Razzaq Abdul Jalel al-Issa (Arabic:عبد الرزاق العيسى) (born 1949) is an Iraqi politician who served in different cabinet posts. He is currently Iraq's Minister of Higher Education. Early life and education al-Issa was born ...

(born 1949), Iraqi politician and minister *

Abeer Issa Abeer Issa ( ar, عبير عيسى) (born 25 April 1961) is a Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, a ...

(born 1961), Jordanian actress *

Abraham Elias Issa The Hon. Abraham Elias Issa , (October 10, 1905 – November 29, 1984) was a Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier acclaimed as “The Father of Jamaican Tourism”. As the first President of the Jamaica Tourist Board he guided the rise ...

(1905–1984), Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier *

Aguila Saleh Issa Aguila Saleh Issa ( ar, عقيلة صالح عيسى; born January 11, 1944) is a Libyan jurist and politician who is the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives since 5 August 2014. He is also a representative of the town of Al Qubbah, i ...

(born 1944), Libyan jurist and politician, President of the Libyan House of Representatives *

Daniel Issa Daniel J. Issa (born 1952) is an American politician who served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1987 to 2009. Issa was the first Arab American state senator in Rhode Island's history. Issa is a lifetime resident of Rhode Island. He was born i ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Darrell Issa Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served ...

(born 1953), American politician and Californian Representative *

Dounia Issa Dounia Issa (born 3 June 1981) is a French retired professional basketball player. Issa was a member of the French national squad at the EuroBasket 2009 qualification. He is currently head coach of Le Mans of the LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, c ...

(born 1981), French basketball player *

Farouk Abu Issa Farouk Abu Issa ( ar, فاروق أبو عيسى; 12 August 1933 – 12 April 2020) was a Sudanese politician and the Chairman of the National Consensus Forces. Abu Issa attended Hantoub Secondary School and was involved in activism from a youn ...

(born 1933), Sudanese politician and minister * Issa Abu Issa (born 1955), Qatari business magnate *

Issa El-Issa Issa Daoud El-Issa ( ar, عيسى داود العيسى, his surname also spelt al Issa and Elissa) was a Palestinian Christian poet and journalist. With his cousin Yousef El-Issa, he founded and edited the biweekly newspaper '' Filastin'' in 191 ...

(1878–1950), Palestinian Christian poet and journalist * Issa Issa (born 1984), or Issam Al-Edrissi, Lebanese footballer * Issa Kassim Issa (born 1957), Tanzanian politician *

Jabari Issa Jabari Issa (born April 18, 1978) was a defensive lineman at the University of Washington, drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals where he played from 2000-2001. Issa's career also included NFL stints with the Houston Texans (ta ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Joseph John Issa Joseph John Issa, known as Joe or Joey Issa (born 1 December 1965), is a Jamaican businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Cool Group, which comprises over 50 companies. At age 30, Issa's first business venture was a pe ...

(born 1965), known as Joe or Joey Issa, Jamaican businessman and philanthropist *

Leandro Issa Leandro Issa (born September 19, 1983) is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. Issa is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships. He i ...

(born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Majida Issa Majida Margarita Issa Bellotto (born in San Andrés, Colombia on June 27, 1981), known professionally as Majida Issa, is a Colombian actress and singer of Italian and Lebanese descent. She is best known for her role as Yésica Beltrán ( La Diab ...

(born 1981), Colombian actress and singer *

Marwan Issa Marwan Issa (born 1965 AKA Abu-Baraa) is the Palestinian leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. In 2012, Issa replaced Ahmed Jabari Ahmed al-JabariAlso spelled Jaabari, Ja'bari or Ja'abari. ( ar, أحمد الجع� ...

(born 1965), Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade *

Mohamed ben Issa Mohamed ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed ''Sheikh al-Kamil'' ar, الشيخ الكامل محمد بن عيسى; 1467–1526) was a Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya. He is considered the patron-saint of the city of Mekn ...

or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed Sheikh al-Kamil; 1467–1526), Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya, considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes *

Mohsin Issa Mohsin Issa CBE: and Zuber Issa CBE: are British-Indian billionaire brothers and businessmen who both co-founded Euro Garages (EG), a chain of petrol filling stations and convenience stores that operate in Europe, the United States and Aust ...

(born 1971), and

Zuber Issa Mohsin Issa CBE: and Zuber Issa CBE: are British-Indian billionaire brothers and businessmen who both co-founded Euro Garages (EG), a chain of petrol filling stations and convenience stores that operate in Europe, the United States and Austra ...

, British billionaire businessmen, co-founders of Euro Garages *

Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa ( ar, محمد بن عبد الكريم العيسى; born 9 June 1965) is a Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, President of the International Islamic Halal Organization, and fo ...

(born 1965), Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League *

Norman Issa Norman Issa ( ar, نورمان عيسى, he, נורמן עיסא; born 17 June 1967) is an Arab-Israeli actor, director in cinema, theatre and television. Biography Norma Issa was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, to a Maronite Christian-Arab ...

(born 1967), Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television *

Pierre Issa Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(born 1975), South African footballer *

Raja El-Issa Raja Issa El-Issa ( ar, رجا عيسى ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﻰ) (1922 – December 1, 2008) was a Palestinian journalist. Early life El-Issa was born in Jaffa to the prominent Palestinian Christian El-Issa family. The family is known for its 'in ...

(1922–2008), Palestinian journalist *

Salomon Juan Marcos Issa Salomon Juan Marcos Issa (born July 5, 1948 in Torreón, Coahuila) is a Mexican politician. Currently is federal congressman in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress. Also has been municipal president of Torreón in Coahuila during 2000 t ...

(born 1948), Mexican politician *

Tariq Issa Tariq Ahmed Issa (born 2 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Needham Market. Issa joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of 12 from Trinity Football Club based in Southend-on-Sea. He made his professio ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Tatiana Issa Tatiana Issa (born January 16, 1974) is a three-time Emmy Awards, Emmy Award winning Brazilian director and executive producer known for her 2009 documentary film ''Dzi Croquettes'', the series "Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez" for HBO ...

(born 1974), Brazilian director and producer *

Yousef El-Issa Yousef El-Issa (alternative: ''Yusuf al-‘Isa'') ( ar, يوسف العيسى) was a Palestinian journalist. He established the Filastin newspaper with his cousin Issa El-Issa in 1911, based in his hometown of Jaffa. ''Filastin'' became one of th ...

(1870–1948), Palestinian journalist

Fictional characters

*, a character from ''Animal Yokochō'' *, a character from ''Dragon Eye'' *, a character from ''

Yowamushi Pedal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October 2022, the ser ...

Other uses

*Issa, another name for the Native American

Catawba people The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly ''Iswa'' (Catawba: '' Ye Iswąˀ'' – "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands ar ...

* Tropical Storm Isa, name used for multiple tropical cyclones worldwide {{Given name, type=both Unisex given names Surnames of Nigerien origin