Hassan or Hasan ( ar, حسن ) is an Arabic masculine

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in the

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. As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish ( Sephardic and Mizrahic) (see

Hassan (surname) Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) surname. Etymology and spelling There are several unrelated origins for this surname: * In Arabic, Hassan is a transliteration of two names that both derive ...

Etymology and spelling

The name Hassan in

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means 'handsome' or 'good', or 'benefactor'. There are two different Arabic names that are both romanized with the spelling "Hassan". However, they are pronounced differently, and in Arabic script spelled differently. * The more common name ' (as in the name of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

's grandson

Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali ( ar, الحسن بن علي, translit=Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; ) was a prominent early Islamic figure. He was the eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He briefly ruled as caliph from Jan ...

), coming from the Arabic language

triconsonantal The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowels ...

root

Ḥ-S-N ( ar, ح-س-ن) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". This root occurs 194 times in the Qur'an, in 12 derived forms. ...

, has two short vowels and a single . Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن ''al-Ḥasan'', incorporating the definite article ''al-'', which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. * The name ', which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled . Its meaning is 'doer of good' or 'benefactor'. It is not used with the definite article in Classical Arabic. In the romanized spelling ''Hassan'', it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as ''Hassan'' with a single ''s'', and reserving the spelling with doubled ''s'' for the latter name, or romanizing the former as ''Hasan'' and the latter as ''Hassan''. King al-Ḥasan of Morocco (officially romanized as ''Hassan'', with a double ''ss'', due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic, the two different names are easily distinguished. ;Depending on language and region, spelling variations Hassan or Hasan is an

given name and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by Muslims such as

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, Kazakh,

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Indonesian,

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

, Turkish, Uyghur, Turkmen, Somali, Swahili, Berber, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar,

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

, Bosnian, Albanian,

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, etc. created their own spelling variations. Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hess, Cassin, Chazan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Chessar, Casan, Casen, Hasso, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan, Hassaan). ; List of variant spellings * In Arabic transcription: (''Hasan''), (''Hassan'') * In Turkish: ''Hasan'' * In Ottoman Turkish: (''Hasan'') * In

: (''Hasan''), (''Hassan'') * In Bosnian: ''Hasan'' or ''Haso'' * In Albanian: ''Hasan'' * In

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

: ''Həsən'' * In

: ''Hesan'' * In Kazakh: (''Qasen''), (''Hasen'' or ''Khassen''), ''Asan'' or ''Äsem'' * In Somali: ''Xasan'' * In

: হাসান (Hāsān) * In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lassana, Alassane and ''Lacen'', derived from ''al-Hassan''. * In French: ''Hassan'', ''Hassen'' or ''Hacen'' * In Spanish: ''Hassan'', ''Hassán'', ''Hacen'', ''Hacén'', ''Jassan'', ''Jassán'', ''Jasan'' or ''Jasán'' * In Italian: Hassan * In Russian transcription: ''Хасан'' (''Hasan''), ''Хассан'' (''Hassan''), ''Хассен'' (''Hassen''), ''Хэссан'' (''Hessan''), ''Гасан'' (''Gasan'') * In Croatian or Serbian or Montenegrin: ''Aсан'' (''Asan'') or ''Хасан'' (''Hasan'') * In

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: ''Hasan'' * In Chinese: 哈桑/哈山 (''Hā Sāng/Hā Shān'') * In

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 하산 (''Hasan'')

People

Hacine

Hacine Cherifi Hacine "Billy" Cherifi (born 12 December 1967) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He held the WBC middleweight title in 1998. He made two other attempts at world titles; the WBC super middleweight title in 199 ...

, former French boxer

Hasan

Hasan I (disambiguation) Hassan I of Morocco or Hassan ben Mohammed (1836-1894) was the Alaouite sultan of Morocco from 1873 to 1894. Hasan I may also refer to: *Hasan I or Al-Hajjam al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qasim *Hasan I or Hasan the Great, ruler of the Melikdom of ...

, number of people with the mononym *

Hasan II (disambiguation) Hassan II was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. Hassan II or Hasan II may also refer to: *Hassan II of Alamut, or Ḥasan ʿAlā Zikrihi's-Salām, Nizari imam (leader) of the Assassins from 1162 until 1166 * Hassan II of the Mald ...

, number of people with the mononym *

, the first grandson of Muhammad, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the second Imam of Shia Islam. * Hasan al-Mustadi Ibn al-Mustanjid famously known as al-Mustadi was the

Caliph A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

of the later Abbasid Caliphate from 18 December 1170 to 27 March 1180. *

Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Sa'd ( ar, أبو الحسن علي, Abū al-Ḥasan ‘Alī ibn Saʿd; d. 1485), known as Muley Hacén in Spanish (''Muley'' being derived from Arabic Mawlay = "My Lord"), was the twenty-first Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of ...

, also known as ''Muley Hacén'' in Spanish * Hasan al-Askari, eleventh Imam of Twelver Shi‘ism * al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, prominent early Islamic scholar * Hasan az-Zaman, Bengali politician and educationist * Hasan Čengić, Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister * Hasan Cetinkaya, Swedish footballer * Hasan Corso, an Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army *

Hasan Doğan Hasan Doğan (15 March 1956 – 5 July 2008) was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in the southwest Turkish Riviera, where he was on vacation. He was incumbe ...

, Turkish 37th president of the TFF * Hasan Gemici, Turkish sports wrestler * Hasan Fehmi Güneş, Turkish politician *

Hasan Güngör Hasan Güngör (5 July 1934 – 13 October 2011) was a middleweight Turkish wrestler (79 kg before 1961, 87 kg after 1961) and a wrestling coach. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, as wel ...

, Turkish sports wrestler * Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Hasan Izzet Hasan Izzet Pasha ( Turkish: ''Hasan İzzet Paşa'', ''Hasan İzzet Arolat'', 1871; Constantinople (Istanbul) – 3 March 1931, ailemiz. net, information from the Archive of the Personnel Department of Turkish Army ) was a Turkish general of t ...

, Ottoman general * Hasan Kabze, Turkish footballer *

Hasan Minhaj Hasan Minhaj ( ; born September 23, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host of Indian descent. His Netflix show ''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' won two Peabody Awards and two Webby Aw ...

, American comedian *

Hasan Muratović Hasan Muratović (11 April 1940 – 14 November 2020) was a Bosnian politician, entrepreneur and professor. He served as the 4th and last Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 30 January 1996 to 3 January 1997. Muratović ...

, former Bosniak rector of the University of Sarajevo and former prime minister *

Hasan Piker Hasan Doğan Piker ( , ; born July 25, 1991), also known as HasanAbi ( abi meaning ''big brother'' in Turkish), is a Turkish-American Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator. He has previously worked as a broadcast journalist and p ...

(born 1991), Turkish-American Twitch streamer and political commentator *

Hasan Polatkan Hasan Polatkan (1915 – 16 September 1961) was a Turkish politician and Minister of Labor and Finance, who was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other cabinet members. Early years He was born 1915 in Eski� ...

(1915–1961), executed Turkish politician *

Hasan Salihamidžić Hasan Salihamidžić (; born 1 January 1977), nicknamed Brazzo ( bs, Braco, , "Little Bro"), is a Bosnian former professional footballer and current sporting director of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. After starting his club career with German s ...

, Bosnian football midfielder * Hasan Sönmez, Turkish footballer * Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer * Hasan Şerefli, Turkish filmmaker * Hasan Ali Yücel, Turkish minister of education * Hasan Nazih (1921–2012), Iranian lawyer and politician

Hasson

* Hasson Arbubakrr, a former NFL and CFL player

Hassan

Prince Hassan Prince Hassan bin Talal ( ar, الحسن بن طلال, born 20 March 1947) is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before Hussein of Jordan, King Hussein's death ...

, Served as Crown Prince of

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, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

under King Hussein's reign *

Hassan I of Morocco ''Mawlay'' Hassan bin Mohammed ( ar, الحسن بن محمد, translit=al-Ḥassan bin Muḥammad), known as Hassan I ( ar, الحسن الأول, translit=al-Ḥassan al-Awwal), born in 1836 in Fes and died on 9 June 1894 in Tadla, was a sul ...

, alaouite sultan of Morocco * Hassan II of Morocco, the father of the current King of Morocco * Hassan Mohammed Abdirahman, real name of Somali singer-songwriter Aar Maanta *

Hassan Adams Hassan Olawale Adams (born June 20, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Arizona. High school career Adams attended Westchester High School in Westchester, Los Angeles, where he averaged ...

, NBA player *

Hassan Abdillahi Hassan Abdillahi "Karate" ( so, Xasan Cabdullaahi, ar, حسن عبد الله) is a Somali journalist and social activist. He is the founder and President of Ogaal Radio. Biography Abdi hails from the Ogaden Darod clan. Nicknamed "Karate", he i ...

, Somali journalist and activist * Hassan Akhavi, Iranian army general and politician *

Hassan Al Alfi Hassan Al Alfi ( ar, حسن الألفي; 3 March 1936 – 3 November 2021) was an Egyptian police major and politician, who served as governor and interior minister of Egypt from 1993 to 1997. He resigned from office following the Luxor massacre ...

, Egyptian politician *Hassan Assad, converted name of professional wrestler

Montel Vontavious Porter Hassan Hamin Assad (born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.; October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and manager currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name MVP (standing for Montel Vontavious Porter) a ...

Hassan al-Banna Sheikh Hassan Ahmed Abdel Rahman Muhammed al-Banna ( ar, حسن أحمد عبد الرحمن محمد البنا; 14 October 1906 – 12 February 1949), known as Hassan al-Banna ( ar, حسن البنا), was an Egyptian schoolteacher and imam, b ...

, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood *

Hassan Abu Basha Hassan Abu Basha ( ar, حسن أبو باشا; 2 December 1922 – 18 September 2005) was a major general and one of the former ministers of interior of Egypt who was in office for two years from January 1982 to July 1984. Early life and ed ...

, Egyptian army general and politician *

Hassan Bitar Hassan Ibrahim Bittar ( ar, حسن ابراهيم بيطار; born 24 May 1985) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour in 2002, Bittar mo ...

(born 1985), Lebanese footballer *

Hassan Booker Hassan Mustafa Booker (born September 1, 1975) is an American former college basketball player and coach best known for his playing career at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) from 1994 to 1998. He was a key performer during a four-year stret ...

, American basketball player and coach * Hassan Brijany (1961–2020), Swedish actor * Hassan "Moni" Chaito, Lebanese footballer * Hassan "Shibriko" Chaito, Lebanese footballer * Hassan Farah 3rd Grand Sultan of the Isaaq * Hassan Abshir Farah, former Prime Minister of Somalia *

Hassan Haskins Hassan Askiali Haskins Jr. (born November 26, 1999) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early years In addition to playing football at Eur ...

(born 1999), American football player * Hassan Heshmat (1920–2006), Egyptian sculptor * Hassan Ibrahim (1917–1990), Egyptian military officer and politician *

Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also appears as Drew in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Career Johnson's first acting role was in th ...

, American actor * Hassan Jones, former professional American football player *

Hassan Maatouk Hassan Ali Maatouk ( ar, حسن علي معتوق, ; born 10 August 1987) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ansar and captains the Lebanon national team. Known for his pace and technical skills, Maa ...

(born 1987), Lebanese footballer * Hassan Mezher (born 1981), Lebanese footballer * Hassan Mohamed, Qatari basketball player *

Hassan Nader Hassan Nader ( ar, حسن ناظر; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 21-year senior career in Portugal – amassing Primeira Liga totals of 219 matches and 94 goals – mainly with ...

, retired Moroccan footballer *

Hassan Nasrallah Hassan Nasrallah ( ar, حسن نصر الله ; born 31 August 1960) is a Lebanese cleric and political leader who has served as the 3rd secretary-general of Hezbollah since his predecessor, Abbas al-Musawi, was assassinated by the Israel De ...

, leader of Hezbollah * Hassan Oumari (born 1986), Lebanese footballer * Hassan Al-Qazwini, Islamic Center Imam *

Hassan Roshdieh Haji Mirza Hassan Tabrizi (میرزا حسن تبریزی; July 4, 1851, Tabriz – December 12, 1944, Qom), famously known as Hassan Roshdieh (حسن رشدیه), was an Iranian cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. He introduced some mod ...

, Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist *

Hassan Rowshan Hassan Rowshan ( fa, حسن روشن, born 2 June 1955) is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player. He usually played as a striker. He is currently the head of technical committee of Esteghlal. Early life Rowshan was 13 when h ...

, Iranian coach, manager, and former player * Hassan-i Sabbah, founder of the Hashshashin, "Assassins" * Hassan Shamsid-Deen, American football player *

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ( so, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ar, حسن شيخ محمود; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022. He is the founder and current chairman of the Union for ...

, President of Somalia *Hassan Ali Saad (born 1992), simply known as Soony Saad, Lebanese-American footballer *

Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah ( ar, حسن كامل الصباح; August 16, 1894March 31, 1935) was a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Biography He studied at the Ameri ...

, a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer * Hassan Tuhami (1924–2009), Egyptian politician *

Hassan Whiteside Hassan Niam Whiteside (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd before being s ...

, American basketball player, NBA player *

Hassan Younes Hassan Younes (born 21 February 1943) is an Egyptian engineer and politician, who is the former long-term minister of electricity and energy. He was in office during the Mobarak era and also, in two interim governments of post-Mobarak era. Earl ...

(born 1943), Egyptian engineer and politician

Middle name

Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle Muse Hassan Sheikh Abdulle ( so, Muuse Xasan Sheekh Cabdulle, ar, موسى حسن الشيخ سعيد عبد الله), also known as Muse Sayyid Hassan, is a senior Somali military figure and politician. He has been the acting president of Somali ...

, Somali politician and former army General *

Salah-Hassan Hanifes Salah-Hassan Hanifes ( ar, صالح حسن خنيفس, he, סאלח-חסן ח'ניפס; 1 March 1913 – 16 March 2002) was a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Progress and Work between 1951 and 1959. Biography ...

, a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Hassane

* Hassane Alla (born 1980), Moroccan footballer * Hassane Azzoun (born 1979), Algerian judoka * Hassane Brahim (born 1989), Chadian footballer * Hassane Dicko, Burkina Faso politician * Hassane Hamadi, Comorian politician *

Hassane Kamara Hassane Kamara (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left wing-back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team. Club career Châteauroux Kamara is a youth expone ...

(born 1994), Gambian footballer

Middle name

Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki Ibrahim Assane Mayaki (born September 24, 1951) is a Nigerien politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Niger from November 27, 1997, to January 3, 2000. Fourth Republic Under President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who seized power in a Janu ...

(born 1951), Niger politician and Prime Minister *

Said Hassane Said Hachim Said Hassane Said Hachim (11 November 1932 – 30 November 2020) was a Comorian politician. He was Foreign Minister from 1991 until 1993. He replaced Mtara Maecha. In 1996, he contested the presidential elections, eventually losing to Mohamed Tak ...

(born 1932), Comorian politician

Hasaan

Hasaan Ibn Ali Hasaan Ibn Ali (born William Henry Langford, Jr.; May 6, 1931 – 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Ibn Ali was strongly influenced by Elmo Hope, and his playing was rapid and intense, retaining a sense of rhythm even when his st ...

, American jazz pianist and composer, born William Henry Langford, Jr.

Hassanal

* Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei

Hassen

* Hassen Bejaoui, Tunisian soccer player *

Hassen Gabsi Hassen Gabsi ( ar, حسان القابسي) (born 23 February 1974) is a retired Tunisian football right winger and current manager. Career Born in Tunis, Gabsi played club football for local side Espérance Sportive de Tunis. He was a member ...

, a Tunisian soccer player

Khasan

* Khasan Baroyev, Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin * Khasan Dzhunidov, Russian footballer * Khasan Isaev, Bulgarian freestyle wrestler *

Khasan Israilov Hasan Israilov ( ce, Исраил КIант Хьасан / ; russian: Хасан Исраилов ''Khasan Israilov''; 1910 – December 29, 1944) was a Chechen nationalist, guerrilla fighter, journalist, and poet who led Chechen and Ingush res ...

, Soviet Chechen journalist and poet * Khasan Mamtov, Russian footballer * Khasan Yandiyev, Russian judge

Khassan

Khassan Baiev Khassan Zhunidovich Baiev (; born 4 April 1963) is a Chechen-American surgeon who performed numerous operations under critical conditions during the Second Chechen War. He is mostly known as author of two memoirs, ''The Oath: A Surgeon Under ...

, Chechen-American trauma surgeon

Fictional characters

* Ĥassan, character in the film '' A Girl Named Maĥmood'' * Hassan, from Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, ''

Ali Baba Bunny ''Ali Baba Bunny'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on February 9, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. In 1994, it was voted #35 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by m ...

'' * Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity

References

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