Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic

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, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''

dīn Dīn ( ar, دين, Dīn, also anglicized as Deen) is an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and religion. It is used by both Muslims and Arab Christians. In Islamic terminology, the word refers to the way of life Muslims ...

'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There are many Romanized spelling variants of the name. The element نور can be spelled ''Nur'', ''Noor'', ''Nor'', ''Nour or Nuer. ''The element دين can be spelled either ''Din'', ''Deen'' or ''Dine''. The

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in front of the " sun letter" ''d'' is realized only as a gemination /dː/, the Arabic pronunciation being /nuːrudːiːn/. Syntactically, the name is an ''iḍāfah'' (

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), in full vocalization ''nūru d-dīni''. Consequently, depending on the system of Romanization, the definite article can be rendered as ''al'', ''ad'', ''ud'', ''ed'' or ''d''. Among the variant romanized spellings in common use are ''Nuraddin'', ''Nureddin'', ''Noureddin'', ''Noureddine'', ''Nooradeen'', ''Nordeen'', ''Nourdin'', ''Noordine'', ''Nordine'', ''Nuradin'', ''Nurdin'', ''Nooruldeen''; scientific transliterations are ''Nur ad-Din'', ''Nur-ud-Din'', ''Nur al-Din'', etc.

Given name

Medieval and up to 1800

Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. "Light of the Faith" in Arabic), was a member of the Zengid dynasty, which ruled the Syrian province (''Shām'') of the Seljuk Empire. He reig ...

(1118–1174), member of the Zengid dynasty, ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire *

Nur al-Din Muhammad Nur ad-Din Muhammad (r. 1175–1185 CE) was a member of the Artuqid dynasty, and the son of Fahkr al-Din Qara Arslan (Kara Arslan). Life Nur ad-Din Muhammad was the Artuqid ruler of the Diyar Bakr, the northernmost region of Mesopotamia. In 1179 ...

(died 1185), member of the Artuqid dynasty * Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (also known as Alpetragius) (died ca. 1204), Arab astronomer and philosopher * Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I (reigned 1193–1211), Zengid emir of Mosul * Nure Sofi (died ca. 1257), Turkish religious leader *Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd al-'Azīz Ibn al-Qamar (1326–1398), Tunisian Berber prince *

Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali Nund Rishi ( c. 1377 – c. 1438 AD; sometimes spelled Nund Reshi), also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, Sheikh-Ul-Alam (spritual guide of the world) and by the title Alamdar-e-Kashmir ("Flag Bearer of Kashmir"), was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, ...

(1377–1440), Kashmiri saint of the rishi order * Nuruddin Sikandar Shah (r. 1481),

Sultan of Bengal The Sultanate of Bengal ( Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা ''Shahī Baṅgala'', Classical Persian: ''Saltanat-e-Bangālah'') was an empire based in Bengal for much of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It was the domina ...

*Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman

Jami Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī ( fa, نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also known as Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or simply as J ...

(1414–1492), Persian poet *Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Hirawi al-Qari, known as Ali al-Qari (died 1605), Afghan Islamic scholar * Nuruddin ar-Raniri (died 1658), Indian Islamic scholar *

Noor Mohammad Nooruddin Syedna Noor Mohammed Nooruddin ( ar, نور محمد نور الدين) was the 37th al-Dai al-Mutlaq (vicegerent) of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, a subsect of Shia Islam. Early life Noor Mohammad Nooruddin was born in Jamnagar in the era of his ...

(died 1719), Dai-al-Mutlaq (vicegerent) of the Dawoodi Bohra Community *

Nur al-Din Nimatullah al-Jazayiri Sayyid Nur al-Din bin Ni'matallah al-Musawi al-Jazayiri ( ar, نور الدين بن نعمة الله الموسوي الجزائري, translit=Nūr al-Dīn bin Niʻmatallāh al-Jazāʼirī); 1677 – 29 December 1745) was a Safavid Iranian Ja'fa ...

(died 1745), Safavid Iranian Ja'fari jurist, linguist and writer * Hassan Nooraddeen I (died 1799), sultan of the Maldives

Born after 1800

* Ibrahim Nooraddeen (died 1892), sultan of the Maldives *

Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha, also known as Nurettin Pasha (1833–1912) was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 2 May 1882 to 12 July 1882.Kastamonu Valisi Abdurrahman Nureddin Paşa' , Abdurrahmanpaşa Lis ...

(1833–1912), Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire *

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (also spelt: Hakim Nur-ud-Din) ( ar, حکیم نور الدین) (8 January 1834 – 13 March 1914) was a close companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, and was chosen as his first successor on ...

(1841–1914), Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community *

Nur al-Din al-Salimi Nur al-Dīn al-Sālimī ( ar, نور الدين السالمي; full name Nur al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥumayd ibn Sullūm al-Sālimī, c. 1286-1332 AH/1869-1914 CE) was an Omani historian and scholar noted for his expertise in Ib� ...

(1869–1914), Omani Ibadi scholar *

Nureddin Pasha Nureddin Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Nurettin Paşa, Nureddin İbrahim Paşa; 1873 – 18 February 1932), known as Nureddin İbrahim Konyar from 1934, was a Turkish military officer who served in the Ottoman Army during World War I and in the Turkis ...

(1873–1932), Turkish military officer *

Hassan Nooraddeen II Sultan Sir Hassan Nooraddeen Iskandar II, KCMG ( dv, ސުލްޠާން ޙަސަން ނޫރައްދީން ދެވަނަ) was Sultan of the Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republ ...

, (1887–1967), sultan of the Maldives *

Nureddine Rifai Nureddin Rifai (1899 – January 1980) ( ar, نور الدين الرفاعي) was director of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces and the 25th Prime Minister of Lebanon. Rifai was appointed to be Prime Minister by Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman ...

(1899–??), Lebanese politician *

Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...

(1900–1981), Turkish musician *

Nur al-Din Kahala Nur al-Din Kahala ( ar, نور الدين كحالة; also known as Nureddin Kahalle; 1908–1965) was a Syrian politician during the United Arab Republic (UAR) period (1958–1961). Prior to the UAR period, he served as a minor government burea ...

(born 1910), Syrian politician *

Noureddin Kianouri Noureddin Kianouri ( fa, نورالدین کیانوری; 1915–1999) was an Iranian construction engineer, Urban planner Professor of Bauakademie der DDR in Berlin and a communist political leader. He studied first at University of Tehran unti ...

(1915–1999), Iranian communist leader of the Tudeh Party *

Nordine Ben Ali Nordine Ben Ali (July 19, 1919 – May 15, 1996) was an Algerian-French association football player and manager. He played as a midfielder and was part of the Girondins ASP side that won the Coupe de France in 1941, as well as reaching the final ...

(born 1919), Algerian-French footballer * Noureddine Sammoud (1932–2022), Tunisian poet *

Nureddin al-Atassi Noureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi ( ar, نور الدين مصطفى الأتاسي, translit=Nūr ad-Dīn Muṣṭafā al-'Atasī, 11 January 1929 – 3 December 1992) was President of Syria from February 1966 to November 1970. Early life and ...

(1929–1992), President of Syria * Nuredin Loxha (1935–1992), Kosovar Albanian theatre director *

Noureddin Zarrinkelk Noureddin Zarrinkelk (born 9 April 1937, in Mashhad), also spelled Zarrin-Kelk, also known as Noori or Nouri, is an Iranian animator, concept artist, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, layout artist, photographer, script writer, educator, and ...

(born 1937), Iranian film animator *

Nurettin Sözen Nurettin Sözen (born 1937 in Gürün) is a Turkish doctor, politician and the former mayor of Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul University and then became a professor in 1978. He was elected as the mayor of Istanbul on March 28, 198 ...

(born 1937), Turkish politician *Noureddine

Yazid Zerhouni Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni ( ar, نورالدين يزيد زرهوني) (1937 – 18 December 2020) was the interior minister of Algeria. He was born in Tunis. In 2000, he was hospitalized in Algeria, Algiers with an undisclosed condition ...

(born 1937), Algerian politician *

Nooruddeen Durkee Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee was a Muslim scholar, thinker, author, translator and the Khalifah (successor) for North America of the Shadhdhuli School for Tranquility of Being and the Illumination of Hearts, Green Mountain Branch. Nooruddeen Durke ...

(born 1938), American Sufi * Nurettin Yardımcı (born 1944), Turkish archaeologist *

Mohammad Noordin Sopiee Mohammad Noordin bin Sopiee (26 December 1944 – 29 December 2005) was a Malaysian academician born in Penang. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), a major think tank of ...

(1944–2005), Malaysian academician *

Nuruddin Farah Nuruddin Farah ( so, Nuuradiin Faarax, ar, نورالدين فارح) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. His first novel, ''From a Crooked Rib'', was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern East ...

(born 1945), Somali novelist *

Nourredine Kourichi Noureddine Abdallah Kourichi (born 12 April 1954) is a former footballer who played as a defender for several different French and Swiss clubs. Born in France, he represented Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthogra ...

(born 1954), Algerian-French footballer *

Noureddine Bouyahyaoui Noureddine Bouyahiaoui ( ar, نور الدين البويحياوي; born 7 January 1955) is a Moroccan football defender who played for Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup . He also played for KAC Kenitra KAC or Kac may refer to: Organi ...

(born 1955), Moroccan footballer *

Nur-eldeen Masalha Nur-eldeen (Nur) Masalha ( ar, نور مصالحة ''Nūr Maṣālḥa''; born 4 January 1957) is a Palestinian writer and academic. He is a historian of Palestine and formerly professor of religion and politics and director of the Centre for R ...

(born 1957), Palestinian writer * Noureddine Bhiri (born 1958), Tunisian politician * Nourdine Bourhane (born 1958), Prime Minister of Comoros *

Noureddine Daifallah Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan calligrapher. He is a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech whose work has been exhibited in Morocco, France, Italy and Portugal. With his innovations, he adds new touch to the traditional Ara ...

(born 1960), Moroccan calligrapher * Nurettin Canikli (born 1960), Turkish politician * Noordeen Mashoor (born 1962), Sri Lankan politician * Nordin Mohamed Jadi (born 1962), Malaysian athlete * Nordine Zouareg (born 1962), Algerian fitness coach *

Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang (born 1963) is an expert in Islamic calligraphy, specializing in the Sini style which originated from the Chinese Muslim tradition. Born in the province of Shandong, he is a lecturer at the Islamic College at Zhengz ...

(born 1963), Chinese Muslim calligrapher * Noureddine Bensouda (born 1963), Moroccan civil servant *

Noordin Mohammad Top Noordin Mohammad Top (11 August 1968 – 17 September 2009) was a Malaysian Muslim extremist. He was also referred to as Noordin, Din Moch Top, Muh Top, Top M or Mat Top. Until his death, he was Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant. Bo ...

(1968–2009), Malaysian-Indonesian Islamist militant *

Noureddine Morceli Noureddine Morceli ( ar, نور الدين مرسلي, ''Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī''; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. He was the winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won three straight gold me ...

(born 1970), Algerian athlete *

Noureddine Naybet Noureddine Naybet ( ar, نور الدين نيبت; born 10 February 1970) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played in Spain (Deportivo de La Coruña) and Portugal for Sporting CP and England for To ...

(born 1970), Moroccan footballer *

Nurettin Demirtaş Nurettin Demirtaş (born 1972) was a former Kurdish politician of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey and a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Early life and education He grew up and attended secondary school in Diyarbakır. ...

(born 1972), Turkish politician * Noureddine Drioueche (born 1973), Algerian footballer * Nourredine Yagoubi (born 1974), Algerian judoka *

Noureddine Ziyati Noureddine Ziyati (born 27 October 1974) is a former Moroccan football player. Honours ;Rapid București * Supercupa României: 2003 External links * * * Noureddine Ziyatiat Soccerterminal.com 1974 births Living people Moroccan foo ...

(born 1974), Moroccan footballer *

Nordin Jbari Nordin Jbari (born 5 February 1975) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Jbari was born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium. Just like Sanharib Malki, he started his football career at local team SCUP Jett ...

(born 1975), Moroccan-Belgian footballer *

Noureddine Daham Noureddine Daham (born 15 November 1977 in Oran) is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for ASO Chlef in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. International career Daham made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2006 when he was ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer * Noureddine Kacemi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer *

Nordine Amrani Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There ...

(1978–2011), Belgian criminal and spree killer in the

2011 Liège attack On 13 December 2011, a murder–suicide attack took place in the city of Liège in the Wallonia region of Belgium. The attacker, 33-year-old Nordine Amrani, threw Hand grenade, grenades and fired an FN FAL rifle at civilians on the Place Saint- ...

. * Nordine Ben Allal (born 1978/89), Moroccan-Belgian criminal *

Nourdin Boukhari Nourdin Boukhari ( ar, نور الدين البخاري; born 30 June 1980) is a Dutch-Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach he is the currently assistant coach of Eredivis ...

(born 1980), Moroccan-Dutch footballer * Nordine Sam (born 1982), Algerian-French footballer *

Nordin Gerzić Nordin Gerzić (born 9 November 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He ended his career in December 2021. Club career Gerzić left Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrived in Sweden at the age of seven or eight. He started ...

(born 1983), Bosnian footballer *

Nordine Oubaali Nordine Oubaali (Arabic: نوردين أوبالي) (born 4 August 1986) is a Moroccan former professional boxer who competed from 2014 to 2021. He held the WBC bantamweight title from 2019 to 2021. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the li ...

(born 1986), Moroccan-French boxer *

Nordin Amrabat Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat ( ar, نورالدين أمرابط, ber, ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ; born 31 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Amrabat played ...

(born 1987), Moroccan-Dutch footballer * Nordine Assami (born 1987), Algerian-French footballer * Noureddine Smaïl (born 1987), Algerian-French athlete * Nurudeen Orelesi (born 1989), Nigerian footballer *

Nuruddin Khan Nuruddin Khan is a lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army, served as Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army (1990-1994), and served as Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996-1997). He did not pursue a political career after the Awami League ...

, chief of Bangladesh army *

Nourdine Midiladji Nourdine Midiladji is a politician in the Comoros. He finished 5th in the election with 9.65% in the first round of voting. He did not qualify for the run-off. He served as Minister of Solidarity under the former president Azali Assoumani Azali ...

, Comoros politician * Nour Eddine (singer), Moroccan film director, musician, choreographer and singer, based in Italy *

Nordine Hachouf Noureddine Hachouf ( ar, نور الدين حشوف) (born 10 May 1940) is a former Algerian international footballer. He has 20 caps and 9 goals for the Algeria national team and played at the 1968 African Cup of Nations. He was top scorer of t ...

, Algerian footballer * Noor al-Deen (detainee), Syrian detained by the CIA

Surname

Mouna Noureddine Mouna Noureddine ( ar, منى نور الدين, born Saadia Oueslati, 23 January 1937), is a Tunisian actress. The pseudonym of Mouna Noureddine was suggested by Mohamed Hedi Remnissi, an artist working in the theater of Bizerte. Biography ...

(born 1937), Tunisian actress *

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

(1944–2018), American poet * Mohamed Khaled Nordin (born 1958), Malaysian politician *Juliette Noureddine (born 1962), French singer known as Juliette * Zulkifli Noordin (born 1962), Malaysian politician *

Zainudin Nordin Zainudin bin Nordin ( Jawi: زاينودين نوردين; born 3 July 1963) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of Central Singapore District. A former member of the governing People's Action Party, he was the Member of Parli ...

(born 1963), Singaporean politician * Mohd Nasril Nourdin (born 1986), Malaysian footballer * Herdi Noor Al-Deen (born 1992), Iraqi Kurdish footballer * Muayyed Nureddin, Canadian Muslim detainee * Dara Nur al-Din, Iraqi judge and politician

Fictional

* Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen

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