Yunus ( ar, يُونُس, , fa, یونس, ,

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: Yunus), also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younus, Yunes, Younous and

Yonas Yonas (died May 1813) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 18 August 1797 to 4 January 1798, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Letezum, and the grandson of the Emperor Fasilides. H. Weld Blundell, ''The Royal chronicle of Abyssinia, 17 ...

, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of Greek Ιωνάς (Ionas), from Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.

People with the given name

Younas

Younas Ahmadzai Younas Ahmadzai (born 16 November 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. He was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket ...

(born 1995), Afghan cricketer

Younes

* Younes Ahamdi (born 1976), Moroccan judoka *

Younes Al Shibani Younes Hussein Al Shibani ( ar, يونس الشيباني) (born June 27, 1981) is a Libyan footballer who plays as a defender for the Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily. He is a member of the Libya national team. Club career For the 2012/ ...

(born 1981), Libyan football defender *

Younes Ali Younes Ali Rahmati ( fa, یونس‌علی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a Qatari football (soccer), footballer. He plays as a midfielder and he's a member of the Qatar national football team. Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to ...

(born 1983), Qatari footballer *

Younes Belhanda Jonah or Jonas, ''Yōnā'', "dove"; gr, Ἰωνᾶς ''Iōnâs''; ar, يونس ' or '; Latin: ''Ionas'' son of Amittai, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, from Gath-hepher of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th cent ...

(born 1990), French-Moroccan footballer * Younes El Aynaoui (born 1971), Moroccan tennis player *

Younes Kaboul Younes Kaboul (born 4 January 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Auxerre, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Watford. For France, Kaboul played for the under-21 team and went on to pla ...

(born 1986), French footballer *

Younes Khattabi Younes Khattabi (born 28 March 1984) is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a or for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is notabl ...

, Moroccan rugby league player *

Younes Nazarian Younes Nazarian (January 26, 1931 March 18, 2022) was a Jewish Iranian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. An early investor in Qualcomm, he was the Chairman of Nazarian Enterprises. He was also a major donor to charitable caus ...

, Iranian-born American business mogul and philanthropist * Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957), Iranian journalist *

Younes Tsouli Younes Tsouli is a Moroccan-born resident of the United Kingdom who, in 2007, was found guilty of incitement to commit acts of terrorism (a crime introduced in the Terrorism Act 2006) and sentenced to 16 years in prison. His crimes were carried ...

, Moroccan Islamist

Younis

Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali ( ar, محمد يونس الأحمد) aka Khadr al-Sabahi is a former senior member of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party. Ahmed currently has a million dollar bounty placed on his head as one of Iraq's most wanted men acc ...

, Iraqi former Baath Party member *

Younis Ahmed Mohammad Younis Ahmed (born 20 October 1947) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1969 and 1987. Primarily a middle-order batsman, he played first-class cricket f ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer * Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer * Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, Moroccan terrorism suspect

Younus

Younus Shaikh Mohammed Younus Shaikh ( Punjabi, ur, , born 30 May 1952) is a Pakistani medical doctor, human rights activist and freethinker. When he was a teacher at a medical college in Islamabad, Shaikh was an active member of the South Asia Peace Move ...

, Pakistani dissident

Yunus

Mohammad Yunus Saleem Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912 – 15 January 2004) was an Indian politician, scholar, and lawyer, who was also active in the religious field. He was also a poet who campaigned to make Urdu the second official language. He was also a devout Musl ...

, Indian politician * Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist *

Yunus Altun Yunus Altun (born 25 August 1977 in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional footballer. He played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *B ...

, Turkish footballer * Yunus Badat, Zambian cricketer * Yunus Emre, Turkish poet and mystic *

Yunus Erçelik Yunus Erçelik (born May 19, 1980, in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship. He was born to parents who were motorcyclists. He is the second child of four siblings ...

(born 1980), Turkish motorcycle racer * Yunus İçuz, Turkish footballer * Yunus Khan, 15th-century Mughal Khan *

Yunus Mallı Yunus Mallı (born 24 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Konyaspor and the Turkey national team. Born in Germany, and a former German youth international, he plays for the Turke ...

, German-Turkish footballer * Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist * Yunus Öçal, Turkish volleyball coach * Yunus Parvez, Indian actor * Yunus Paşa, Ottoman statesman *

Yunus Qanuni Younus Qanooni ( prs, یونس قانونی, born on 10 May 1957 in Panjshir Valley) is an Afghan politician who was Vice President of Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik, Qanooni is the leader of the '' Afghanistan e Naween'' (New Afghanistan) politic ...

, Afghan politician * Yunus Yosfiah, Indonesian army officer *

Yunus Musah Yunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia and the United States national team. Born in the United States to Ghanaian parents, he grew up mostly i ...