Husain, a variant spelling of

Hussein Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...

, is a common Arabic name, especially among Muslims because of the status of

Husayn ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali (; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680 Common Era, CE) was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alids, Alid (the son of Ali ibn Abu Talib ibn Abd a ...

, grandson of Mohammad. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and literature

Adrian A. Husain Adrian A. Husain (born Syed Akbar Husain) is a Pakistanis, Pakistani poet, William Shakespeare, Shakespearean scholar, and literary journalist. He was the founding Chairman of the civil rights think tank ''Dialogue: Pakistan'' prior to 2007 Pa ...

, Pakistani poet *

M. F. Husain Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) was an Indian painter and film director who painted Narrative painting, narrative paintings in a modified Cubism, Cubist style. He was one of the founding members of Bombay Progressiv ...

, Indian artist * Shahrukh Husain, Pakistani author * Husain Salahuddin, Maldivian writer

Media

Altaf Husain Altaf Husain (, ; 26 January 1900 – 25 May 1968) was an educationist, journalist, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is noted as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan and was the founding editor and the first editor-in-chief of ...

, Pakistani journalist *

Attia Hosain Attia Hosain (20 October 1913 – 25 January 1998) was a British-Indian novelist, author, writer, broadcaster, journalist and actor.''Distant Traveller'', new and selected fiction: edited by Aamer Hussein, Aamer Hossein with Shama Habibull ...

(1913–1998), British-Indian journalist and author *

Husain Haqqani Husain Haqqani (; born 1 July 1956, alternately spelled Hussain Haqqani) is a Pakistani journalist, academic, political activist, and former ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka and the United States. Haqqani has written four books on Pakistan, ...

, Pakistani journalist, political activist and ambassador *

Irfan Husain Irfan Husain () (5 July 1944 – 16 December 2020) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist and civil servant. He wrote weekly columns for ''Dawn'' newspaper. Husain wrote on a wide range of subjects for newspapers in Pakistan and elsewhere sinc ...

, Pakistani journalist *

Mishal Husain Mishal Husain (born 12 March 1973) is a British journalist, broadcaster and author. She is best known for having presented a range of BBC News programmes, most notably BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' programme. She has occasionally appeared as a relief ...

, British journalist and television presenter *

Zakir Hussain (musician) Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi (9March 195115December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, arranger, percussionist, music producer and film actor. The eldest son of esteemed tabla player Alla Rakha, Hussain was widely regarded as the g ...

, Indian tabla player

Religion and politics

Husain (Jalayirids) Shaikh Hussain Jalayir (died April or May 1382) was a Jalayirid ruler (1374–1382). He was the son of Shaikh Awais Jalayir. Following the execution of his brother Shaikh Hasan Jalayir, the amirs placed Shaikh Hussain Jalayir on the throne. Almost ...

, Jalayirid ruler *

Akhter Husain Akhter Husain (Urdu: ), HPk, OBE, (1 August 1902 – 15 July 1983) was a senior statesman and civil servant of Pakistan. He was appointed Governor of West Pakistan in September 1957 succeeding Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani and then continued in this ...

, Pakistani civil servant *

Zakir Husain (governor) Zakir Husain (, ) IP, JP, PSP, IGP, (2 November 1897 – 24 May 1971) was a Pakistani politician who served as the governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan, both in the General Ayub Khan military regime. Early life Zakir Hu ...

(1897–1971), Pakistani police inspector and government minister *

Zakir Husain Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Born in H ...

, former Indian President *

Husain Burhanuddin Shahzada (title), Shahzada Syedi Husain Burhanuddin (), also known as Husain Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the third and youngest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the incumbent Dua't al-Mutlaqin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq. He is a Qāriʾ and an honorary member of ...

, Indian Qari, Islamic leader and scholar *

Husain Mohammad Jafri Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri was a Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-la ...

, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University

Sports

* Husain Abdullah, American football player for the Minnesota Vikings * Husain Ali, Bahraini footballer *

Anoushé Husain Anoushé Husain (born ) is a British paraclimber and civil servant. Early life and education Husain was born and grew up in Luxembourg, and has British and Pakistani ancestry. She was born with her right arm missing below the elbow, and has h ...

, Paraclimber *

Claudio Husaín Claudio Daniel Husaín (born 20 November 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C. Napoli and Mexican Tigres de la UANL ...

, Argentine footballer

Other fields

* Amir Husain, Pakistani-American artificial intelligence engineer *

Ishrat Husain Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani civil servant who served as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from 1999 to 2006, dean of the Institute of Business Administration from 2008 to 2016, and advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and ...

, the 13th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan *

Yusof Husain Muhammad Yusof bin Muhammad Husain (1906–1975) was an aristocrat and civil servant from Brunei. Between 1953 and 1954, he served as a member of the ' ("Seven Branches") committee, tasked with gathering feedback from both urban and rural comm ...

, Bruneian civil servant * Nuzhat Husain, Indian pathologist

Fictional characters

* Prince Husain in ''

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of History of the Middle East, Middle Eastern List of fairy tales, folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nigh ...

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