Ayman ( ar, أيمن, also spelled as

Aiman Aiman ( ar, أيمن) is an Arabic language male name. It is an alternative Latin alphabet spelling of the name Ayman. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root () for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''he who is on the right'', ''rig ...

, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic

Semitic root 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 vowe ...

() for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''he who is on the right'', ''right-handed'', ''blessed'' or ''lucky''. An early bearer of the name was Ayman ibn Ubayd, an early Muslim and

companion Companion may refer to: Relationships Currently * Any of several interpersonal relationships such as friend or acquaintance * A domestic partner, akin to a spouse * Sober companion, an addiction treatment coach * Companion (caregiving), a caregive ...

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 monot ...

. It is a masculine name in the Arabic language. However, in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, Ayman is used both as a masculine and feminine name. This may be because of the popular woman figure

Umm Ayman Baraka bint Thaʿlaba ( ar, بَـرَكَـة بنت ثَعلَبَة), commonly known by her kunya Umm Ayman ( ar, أمّ أيمن, links=no), was an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was an Abyssinian slave of ...

, who raised

, whom parents name their daughter after. Her first name was ''Barakah'', and Umm Ayman was her kunya, with "Umm" meaning ''mother of'', and Ayman being the name of her eldest son, Ayman ibn Ubayd. In

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, the name is spelled as ''Eymen''. Eymen was the second most popular given name for boys born in the country in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

was the 24th most popular name for male newborns in 2012.

Notable people

* Ayman ibn Ubayd, early Muslim and son of

Aiman Khwajah Sultan Aiman Khwajah Sultan was a Prince of Eastern Moghulistan and the son of Ahmad Alaq, who ruled as the khan of Eastern Moghulistan from 1487 to 1503. As a grandson of Yunus Khan, Aiman Khwajah Sultan was the first cousin of the Mughal Emperor Babu ...

, Prince of

Moghulistan Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Te ...

Ayman al-Zawahiri Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri (June 19, 1951 – July 31, 2022) was an Egyptian-born terrorist and physician who served as the second emir of al-Qaeda from June 16, 2011, until his death. Al-Zawahiri graduated from Cairo University wit ...

, leader of

al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...

, 2011-2022 *

Ayman Al-Hussaini Ayman Al Husaini is a Kuwaiti football midfielder who played for Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Kazma SC Kazma Sporting Club ( ar, نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football club. Fo ...

, Kuwaiti footballer *

Ayman Hariri Ayman Rafic Hariri (born 16 May 1978) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, the second-youngest son of tycoon Rafic Hariri. He is the CEO and co-founder of the social network Vero, and the former deputy CEO of Saudi Oger. Early life Ayman H ...

, Lebanese businessman and son of

Rafic Hariri Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri ( ar, رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from ...

Ayman Safadi Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ''ʾayman aṣ-ṣafadī'') (born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community. ...

, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs * Aimen Dean, founding member of

Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...

* Ayman Mohyeldin, Egyptian-American journalist * Ayman Majali, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan *

Ayman Al-Hujaili Ayman Al-Hujaili ( ar, أيمن الحجيلي; born 1 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as an attacking-midfielder for Al-Khaleej. Career Ayman Al-Hujaili started his career at the youth teams of hometown club ...

, Saudi footballer *

Ayman Ftayni Ayman Ftayni ( Arabic: ايمن فتيني; born 27 December 1994 in Riyadh) is a Saudi football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' no ...

, Saudi footballer *

Ayman Al-Salek Ayman Al-Salek ( ar, أيمن السالك; born in Syria) is a Syrian television actor and voice actor. Early life He was born in Syria and work with Venus Center for Dubbing since in many of anime and cartoon and he work in many series Syria ...

Syrian actor * Ayman Al-Sayyad, Egyptian journalist *

Aymen Hussein Aymen Hussein Ghadhban ( ar, أيمن حسين; born 21 January 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Markhiya and the Iraqi national team. Club career In 2009, Aymen was spotted as a g ...

, Iraqi footballer * Aymane Serhani, Moroccan singer *

Ayman Sadiq 10 Minute School (, abbreviated as 10MS) is an online educational platform in Bangladesh created in 2015 by internet entrepreneur Ayman Sadiq. The platform covers academic classes from classes 1 to 12 covering the entire academic syllabus of the ...

, Bangladeshi entrepreneur and internet personality * Ayman Ben Mohamed, Irish-Tunisian footballer *

Ayman Adais Ayman Adais (born June 28, 1978), also Ayman Idais, is a retired professional basketball player who last played for the Jordanian team Zain.

, Jordanian basketball player *

Ayman Cherkaoui Ayman Cherkaoui is an international jurist in climate change law, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact in Morocco, and Lead Counsel for Climate Change at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law in Montreal ...

, Moroccan climate change lawyer * Aiman Hakim Ridza, Malaysian actor and singer *

Aiman Witjaksono Aiman Witjaksono (born in Jakarta, July 8, 1978) is an Indonesian journalist, news anchor and interviewer at RCTI. Previously Witjaksono worked for approximately 10 years at Kompas TV as a broadcaster. On RCTI, his final role was as anchor of th ...

, Indonesian journalist and host of

Aiman (TV program) ''Aiman'' was an Indonesian flagship television Investigation news program that broadcasts on Kompas TV. On January 19, 2015, it aired its first episode, ''Kisah Para Pahlawan dalam Tragedi Pesawat Air Asia QZ8501.'' It selects the latest and b ...

* Ayman al-Fayed, Palestinian commander of

al-Quds Brigades Al-Quds Brigades (AQB) ( ar, سرايا القدس, ''Saraya al-Quds'' meaning ''Jerusalem Brigades'') is the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which is the second largest group in the Gaza St ...

* Ayman Al-Hindi, Palestinian footballer *

Ayman Ashraf Ayman Ashraf Elsayed Elsembeskany ( ara, أيمن أشرف السيد السمبسكاني; born 9 April 1991) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a centre-back, a left-back or a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly a ...

, Egyptian footballer * Aymen Belaïd, Tunisian footballer * Ayman Ben Hassine, Tunisian cyclist *

Aymen Bouchhioua Aymen Bouchhioua (born 24 August 1979) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Bouchhioua was born in Tripoli, Libya. He was signed by FC Aarau on 4 February 2008. and was formerly on trial with SC Paderborn ...

, Tunisian footballer *

Aymen Ben Ahmed Aymen Ben Ahmed (born 1 March 1986) is a Tunisian athlete specializing in the 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer ...

, Tunisian athlete *

Ayman Hefny Ayman Hefny ( ar, أيمن حفني; born 31 December 1985) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egypt national team. Honours Zamalek *Egyptian Premier League:(3) 201 ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Ayman Yahya Ayman Yahya Salem Ahmed, commonly known as Ayman Yahya ( ar, أيمن يحيى سالم, born 14 May 2001) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr. Personal life He was born ...

, Saudi footballer * Ayman Mahmoud, Egyptian pentathlete *

Ayman Moheb Ayman Moheb (Arabic أيمن محب; born March 11, 1970) is an Egyptian former football striker. He was the top scorer of Egyptian Premier League (1996–97) with 17 goals playing for El Mansoura. International career After being the top go ...

, Egyptian footballer * Ayman Al-Khulaif, Saudi footballer *

Ayman Jumean Ayman Jumean (born 14 March 1961) is a Jordanian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an ...

, Jordanian fencer * Ayman Mohamed Hussein, Somali footballer * Ayman Mohamed Fayez, Egyptian fencer *

Ayman Shawky Ayman Shawky Kusowa ( ar, أيمن شوقي), born on 9 December 1962, was an Egyptian international striker who played most of his career with El-Ahly and a short spell with Zamalek SC. He worked as a teacher and a coach at the King Abdullah ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Ayman Saied Joumaa Ayman Saied Joumaa is a Colombian/ Lebanese national and alleged drug kingpin. The US Treasury Department alleges that his organization launders money and traffics illicit drugs in the Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Africa, and that he has tie ...

, Colombian-Lebanese drug trafficker *

Aymen Ben Amor Aymen Ben Amor (born 7 September 1985) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as right back for FC Hammamet. Honours ;Club *CAF Champions League: 2011 *CAF Confederation Cup: 2007, 2008 * Tunisian Ligue 1: 2009–10, 10–11, 11–12 *Tunisian Cup ...

, Tunisian footballer *

Aiman Abdallah Aiman Abdallah (born 1965) is a German television presenter of Egyptian descent for the German television show ''Galileo'' at ProSieben and former rugby national player. Born in Bad Kreuznach, he played for the Berliner SV 1892. Life and car ...

, German-Egyptian TV presenter * Aimen Demai, Tunisian footballer * Ayman Halawani, Saudi film producer * Aymen Mathlouthi, Tunisian footballer *

Ayman Nour Ayman Abd El Aziz Nour ( arz, أيمن عبد العزيز نور, ; born 5 December 1964) is an Egyptian politician, a former member of the Egyptian Parliament, founder and chairman of the El Ghad party. Nour was the first man to ever compet ...

, Egyptian politician and former member of parliament, founder and chairman of

El-Ghad Party The el-Ghad Party ( ar, حزب الغد ', ; "The Tomorrow Party") is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. El-Ghad is a centrist liberal secular political party pressing for widening the scope of polit ...

Ayman Odeh Ayman Odeh ( ar, أيمن عودة, he, אַיְּימָן עוֹדֶה; born 1 January 1975) is an Israeli Arab lawyer and politician. He is a member of Knesset and leader of the Hadash party. Biography Ayman Odeh was born in 1975, and raised ...

, Palestinian politician *

Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi is a Yemeni doctor who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 627. He is an orthopedic surgeon who graduated fro ...

, Yemeni doctor and former Guantanamo Bay detainee *

Aymen Tahar Aymen Tahar ( ar, أيمن طاهر; born 2 October 1989) is an Algerian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club AEL. At international level, he has represented the Algeria U20 national team. C ...

, British footballer of Algerian descent, * Ayman Taher, Egyptian former goalkeeper * Ayman Zeidan, Syrian TV host, comedian, voice actor and actor of film, television, and theater *

Ayman Zohry Ayman Zohry (born June 7, 1964) is a demographer/geographer and expert on migration studies based in Cairo, Egypt. He was born in Souhag, Egypt. Zohry received his Ph.D. from the University of Sussex in 2002. He is a leading researcher in the ...

, Egyptian demographer/geographer and expert on migration studies * Aiman Napoli, Italian footballer *

Aiman Al-Hagri Aiman Saleh Al-Hagri, commonly known as Aiman Al-Hagri ( ar, أيمن صلاح عبدالله الهاجري; born 3 February 1993), is a Yemeni professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He represented Yemen national footb ...

, Yemeni footballer *

Aiman Al Ziyoud Aiman Al Ziyoud is the founder and CEO of Charisma Group, an Arabic television production company, where he leads the development of Arabic TV content. He is known as also as the host of Adam, and the longest running hit game show in Arab Televis ...

, Jordanian television producer *

Fakrul Aiman Sidid Mohd Fakrul Aiman bin Sidid (born 12 August 1989) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger. Club career PKNS (loan) Fakrul joined PKNS on loan in August 2012 for the Malaysia Cup. International career In August 2016, Fak ...

, Malaysian footballer *

Aiman El-Shewy Aiman El-Shewy (born 3 February 1968) is an Egyptian judoka. He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1 ...

, Egyptian judoka * Ayman Sawaf, author *

Ayman Otoom Ayman Otoom ( ar, أيمن العتوم; born 2 March 1972) is a Jordanian poet and novelist. Biography Otoom was born in Jerash, in northern Jordan. He went to high in the United Arab Emirates, then returned to Jordan and got a degree in ci ...

, Jordanian poet and novelist * Ayman Asfari, Syrian-born British businessman *

Prince Muhammad Aiman of Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah bin Hassanal Bolkiah ( ar, المهتدي بالله) (born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and is firs ...

, son of Prince

Al-Muhtadee Billah Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah bin Hassanal Bolkiah ( ar, المهتدي بالله) (born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and is firs ...

, Crown Prince of

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

Abu Ayman al-Iraqi Ali Aswad al-Jiburi (), better known by his nom de guerre as Abu Ayman al-Iraqi (), was an ISIL commander and Shura council member killed on 18 May 2016 by an airstrike in northern Iraq. Biography Iraq war Al-Jiburi's date of his birth is unkn ...

, top ISIL commander (1965–2014) * Abu Ayman al-Masri, Egyptian leader of ''al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula'' *

Ayman Lotfy Ayman Lotfy (born August 30, 1968) is an Egyptian fine art photographer. Early beginnings Lotfy was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1991, he graduated from the faculty of arts at the Ain Shams University. Lotfy started his career as a fashion designer ...

, Egyptian fine art photographer * Ayman Sikseck, Israeli-Arab author *

Ayman Baalbaki Ayman Baalbaki ( ar, أيمن بعلبكي; born 1975) is a Lebanese painter. He studied at the Lebanese University and at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. His large-scale expressionist portraits of fighters made h ...

, Lebanese painter * Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim, nephew of

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

* Ayman Ben Mohamed, Tunisian footballer * Ayman Alatar, Libyan singer *

Ayman El Hassouni Ayman El Hassouni (born 22 February 1995) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Muaither as a winger. International career He made his debut for the Morocco national football team on 1 December 2021 in a 2021 FIFA Arab Cup game against Palesti ...

, Moroccan footballer *

Ayman Abu Fares Ayman Awwad Mahmoud Abu Fares ( ar, أيمن عواد محمود أبو فارس; born January 29, 1988) is a retired Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin, a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike ...

, Jordanian footballer * Ayman Younes, Egyptian footballer *

Ayman Taha Ayman Taha ( ar, أيمن طه) (died 7 August 2014) was a senior Hamas official and the organization's spokesman in the Gaza Strip. Taha was co-founder of Hamas and also a former Hamas fighter.Bronner, EthanHamas Shifts From Rockets to Public Re ...

, senior Hamas official *

Ahmed Ayman Mansour Ahmed Ayman Mohamed Mansour ( ar, أحمد أيمن محمد منصور; born 13 April 1994), is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids and the Egyptian national team as a defender. International He made his ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Ayman Kamel Ayman Aly Kamel (born September 4, 1965) is an Egyptian diplomat, and the current Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. He has previously served as Ambassador of Egypt to Japan from October 2017 to O ...

, Egyptian ambassador to Japan *

Ayman Al-Hendy Ayman Al-Hendy, (born January 24, 1964) is a professor and director of translational research from Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago. His branch of medical/surgical knowledge is obstetrics and gynecology, particular ...

, Egyptian-American doctor * Ayman Hakeem, Syrian football coach * Aimen Rizouk, Algerian chess player * Ayman Zeidan, Syrian TV host *

Aiman Khan Aiman Muneeb (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with Hum TV's serial ''Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein'' and then appeared on many serials as Supporting role. K ...

, Pakistani Actress

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