Iskandar, Iskander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar ( ar, إسكندر ( fa, اسکندر ''Eskandar'' or سکندر ''Skandar''), is a variant of the given name
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
in cultures such as
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
(Persia),
Arabia
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plat ...
and others throughout the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...
,
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...
and
Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent. Originally referring to
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
, it was transmitted through works such as the ''
Iskandarnamah
The story of Dhul-Qarnayn (in Arabic language, Arabic ذو القرنين, literally "The Two-Horned One"; also transliterated as Zul-Qarnain or Zulqarnain), is mentioned in the Quran.
It has long been recognised in modern scholarship that th ...
'' and the '' Sirr al-Asrar'', and became a popular name for rulers in the medieval period.
The
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
al-
( ar, ٱلْـ), also Romanized as ''el-'', ''il-,'' and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic, is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed de ...
'', giving ( ar, الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر).
''al-Iskandarīyah'' ("of Alexander") is the Arabic name of the
Egyptian
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt.
Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to:
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** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...
city of
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
Iskandar-i Shaykhi
Iskandar-i Shaykhi ( fa, اسکندر شیخی), was an Iranian from the Afrasiyab dynasty, who ruled Amul as a Timurid vassal from 1393 to 1403. He was the youngest son of Kiya Afrasiyab, who had initially established his rule in eastern Maza ...
(died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab
*
Iskandar (Timurid dynasty)
Iskandar Mirza (1384 – 1415) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and the grandson of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. Iskandar was among the princes who attempted to claim the throne in the aftermath of Timur's death. He became a ...
(), ruler of Persia
*
Iskandar Dzhalilov
Iskandar Dzhalilov ( tg, Искандар Ҷалилов,( fa, اسکندر جلیلوف), born 1 June 1992) is a Tajik former professional footballer who played as a defender. Dzhalilov also holds Russian citizenship, and is second cousins ...
(born 1992), Tajikistani footballer
* Iskandar Ghanem (1911–2005), Lebanese army general
* Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singaporean ceramist
* Iskandar Khatloni (1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist
*
Iskandar Muda
Iskandar Muda (1583? – 27 December 1636Yusra Habib Abdul Gani, accessed on 4 January 2007) was the twelfth Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam, under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent, holding sway as the strongest po ...
(), sultan of Aceh
* Iskandar bin Rahmat (born 1979), convicted murderer in Singapore
*
Iskandar Ramis
Iskandar Ramis (born 25 July 1946) is an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the vice governor of Bengkulu from 1996 to 2001.
Early life and military career
Iskandar was born on 25 July 1946 in Curup, a small town in the ...
(born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu
*
Iskandar Safa
Iskandar Safa (born April 1952) is a French businessman of Lebanese origin. Together with his brother Akram Safa, he is the owner of Privinvest Holding, a major international naval construction group. In addition to this, Iskandar Safa and his br ...
(born 1955), French businessman
*
Eskandar Shora
Eskandar (Alexander) Shura Ossipoff is a former Assyrian boxer who represented Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He participated in the light heavyweight division where he was defeated in the second round by the Italy's Di Segni.Iskandar Thani (1610–1641), sultan of Aceh
Iskander
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Iskander Hachicha
Iskander Hachicha ( ar, إسكندر حشيشة; born March 21, 1972) is a former Tunisian judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. ...
(born 1972), Tunisian judoka
*
Iskander Mirza
Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza ( bn, ইস্কান্দার আলী মির্জা; ur, ; 13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969), , was a Pakistani Bengali general officer and civil servant who was the first President of Pakista ...
(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan
Eskandar
*
Eskandar II Jalal al-Dawla Iskandar was the ruler ('' ustandar'') of the Baduspanids from 1333 to 1360. Under his rule, the kingdom reached its zenith. Taking advantage of the collapse of the Mongol Ilkhanate in 1335, he expanded his rule into the southern Alb ...
(died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty
Eskinder
*
Eskinder Nega
Eskinder Nega ( Ge'ez: እስክንድር ነጋ, born 7 November 1969) is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger and politician who has been jailed at least ten times by the Ethiopian government on convictions for treason and terrorism.
Early life
...
(1969-), Ethiopian journalist.
* Eskinder Desta (Iskinder Desta) (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.
* Eskender Mustafaiev (1981-), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer.
*
Eskender
Eskender ( gez, እስክንድር, "Alexander"; 15 July 1471 – 7 May 1494) was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Kwestantinos II (Ge’ez: ቈስታንቲኖስ, "Constantine"). He was the son of Emp ...
(Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471-1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.
Scandar
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Scandar Copti
Scandar Copti (born 1975) is an Israeli filmmaker, film writer, actor and producer who brings social problem of the Arab society in Israel through video works.
Scandar defines himself as Palestinian.
Biography
Scandar Copti (or Cobti) is a Pa ...
(born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker
Skandar
* Skandar Keynes (born 1991), English political advisor and former actor
Others
*
Skanderbeg
, reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468
, predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti
, successor = Gjon Kastrioti II
, spouse = Donika Arianiti
, issue = Gjon Kastrioti II
, royal house = Kastrioti
, father ...
(1405–1468), 15th century war lord and national hero of Albania
Surname
Iskandar
*
Affifa Iskandar
Afifa Iskandar Estefan ( ar, عفيفة إسكندر إصطيفان) was an Iraqi singer throughout the middle of the 20th century. She was born on 10 December 1921 in Mosul, Iraq. She was considered one of the best female singers in Iraqi hist ...
(1921–2012), Iraqi singer
* Anang Iskandar (born 1956), Indonesian police officer
* Azri Iskandar, Malaysian actor
* Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor
* Djoko Iskandar (born 1950), Indonesian zoologist
* Irawati Iskandar (born 1969), Indonesian tennis player
* Layla Iskandar (born 2002), Lebanese footballer
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player
* Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister
* Noer Muhammad Iskandar (1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric
* Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer
* Nur Iskandar (born 1986), Indonesian footballer
* Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official
* Syaiful Iskandar (born 1985), Singaporean footballer
Iskander
* Amin Iskander (born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist
* Fazil Iskander (1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist
* Laila Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
* Magda Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur
* Maryana Iskander (born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
* Qara Iskander (), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
* Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator