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 Pl ...
and others throughout the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
,
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historica ...
and
Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a 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 the fo ...
. 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'' 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 ...
version may also add the
definite-article prefix ''
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 def ...
'', giving ( ar, الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر).
''al-Iskandarīyah'' ("of Alexander") is the Arabic name of the
Egyptian 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 ...
.
Given name
Iskandar
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Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation) Sultan Iskandar may refer to:
* Sultan Iskandar Shah, commonly identified with Parameswara (king), 5th and last Raja of Singapura and 1st ruler of the Malacca Sultanate
* Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Shah, 11th Sultan of Perak
* Sultan Iskandar Zulkarnai ...
, names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
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Iskandar-i Shaykhi (died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab
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Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (), ruler of Persia
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Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer
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Iskandar Ghanem
Iskandar Ghanem (, 1911–2005) was a Lebanese army general who was the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army in the period from 1971 to 1976. He was close to Suleiman Frangieh and held the post during his presidency.
Biography
Ghanem was born ...
(1911–2005), Lebanese army general
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Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singaporean ceramist
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Iskandar Khatloni (1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist
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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
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Iskandar bin Rahmat (born 1979), convicted murderer in Singapore
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Iskandar Ramis (born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu
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Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman
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Eskandar Shora (), Iranian boxer
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Iskandar Thani
Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the c ...
(1610–1641), sultan of Aceh
Iskander
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Iskander Hachicha (born 1972), Tunisian judoka
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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 Pakistan. ...
(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan
Eskandar
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Eskandar II (died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty
Eskinder
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Eskinder Nega (1969-), Ethiopian journalist.
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Eskinder Desta (Iskinder Desta) (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.
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Eskender Mustafaiev (1981-), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer.
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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
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Skandar Keynes
Alexander Amin Caspar "Skandar" Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English political adviser and former actor. Best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series, he appeared in all three installments: ''Th ...
(born 1991), English political advisor and former actor
Others
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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
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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
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Anang Iskandar (born 1956), Indonesian police officer
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Azri Iskandar
Azri Iskandar (born 1968) is a Malaysian actor. He has worked in the Malaysian film industry since the 1990s.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Telemovie
References
External links
Leftenan Adanan at FilemKita.com
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Leftenan Adnan ...
, Malaysian actor
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Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor
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Djoko Iskandar
Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar (born 1950) is an Indonesian herpetologist who studies the amphibians of Southeast Asia and Australasia. He is a professor of biosystematics and ecology at Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java, Indonesia.
Iskandar h ...
(born 1950), Indonesian zoologist
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Irawati Iskandar (born 1969), Indonesian tennis player
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Layla Iskandar (born 2002), Lebanese footballer
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Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player
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Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister
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Noer Muhammad Iskandar (1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric
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Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer
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Nur Iskandar (born 1986), Indonesian footballer
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Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official
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Syaiful Iskandar (born 1985), Singaporean footballer
Iskander
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Amin Iskander Amin Iskander (, ; born 1952) is an Egyptian politician, writer and activist.[Amin Iskandar](_blank)
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(born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist
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Fazil Iskander
Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (russian: Фази́ль Абду́лович Исканде́р; ab, Фазиль Абдул-иԥа Искандер; 6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian"There's no doubt I'm a Russian writer who pr ...
(1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist
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Laila Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
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Magda Iskander
Magda Iskander is a social entrepreneur in Egypt.
Raised in a village in Egypt, she wanted to study music as a child. She found herself on the path of medicine instead, and was intrigued by radiology, which she studied in the United States. In 19 ...
, Egyptian entrepreneur
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Maryana Iskander
Maryana Iskander (; ar, ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine ...
(born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
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Qara Iskander (), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
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Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator
Military
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9K720 Iskander
The 9K720 Iskander (russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian military. The missile systems () are to replace the obsolete OTR-21 ''Toc ...
, a Russian missile system.
See also
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İskender (disambiguation)
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Skanderbeg (disambiguation)
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Sikandar
References
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Arabic masculine given names
Iranian masculine given names