Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an

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name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male

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, particularly among

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. In

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contexts, the

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s ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn'', or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of

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, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husên'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''

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'', ''Hisên'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Hüseyn'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Houssein'', ''Husseyn'', ''Usain'' (etc.). The

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, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE — Brill
/ref> This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet

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when he named his grandson

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 ...

, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel

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Given name

Hossein

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

, Iranian musician *

Hossein Fekri Hossein Fekri (, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team. As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level he competed for Daraei ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Ghanbari Hossein Ghanbari (, born February 20, 1988) is an Iranian Association football, football player. He currently plays for the Iran's Premier Football League, IPL club F.C. Iranjavan Bushehr, Iranjavan bushehr as a midfielder. At the beginning of h ...

, Iranian footballer *

Hossein Gharibi Hossein Gharibi (; born 14 February 1969) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the Iranian Ambassador to Brazil from March 2020 to March 2024. Early life and education Gharibi earned a B.A. in "Diplomatic Relations" from the School of Intern ...

, former Iranian Ambassador to Brazil *

Hossein Ali Mallah Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992; ) was an Iranian musician, musicologist, painter, and author. He worked to connect Persia's historical poetry and music, as well as researched music and instruments. Early life and family Hossein Ali Mallah ...

(1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, author *

Hossein Marashi Hossein Marashi (; born 17 November 1958 in Rafsanjan) is an Iranian politician. He served as the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the Iranian parliament. ...

, Iranian politician *

Hossein Namazi Hossein Namazi (; born c. 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts. Early life and education Namazi was born c. 1945. He received a PhD in economics in Austria Austria, formally the Republic of A ...

, Iranian economist and politician *

Hossein Navab Hossein Navab or ''Hossein Navvab'' (; 1897–1972) was an Iranian diplomat, who served as foreign minister briefly in 1952. Career Navab was a career diplomat. In the 1930s he was second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in London. He served ...

, Iranian diplomat *

Hossein Nuri Hossein Nuri (also spelled Hosein Noori or Hussein Nouri) (, born 1 July 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director. One of Nuri's pre-eminent characteristics is that despite his physical limitations he has gained professional a ...

, Iranian artist * Hossein Panahi, Iranian actor * Hossein Rajabian, Iranian filmmaker * Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter * Hossein Salami (1960-2025), Iranian major general and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps * Hossein Shanbehzadeh, Iranian writer and activist * Hossein Tehrani, Iranian musician * Hossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist

Houssein

* Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer

Husain

Husayn

, the grandson of Muhammad * Husayn (Safavid), former Safavid king of Persia * Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death * Husayn ibn Hamdan, a general in the Abbasid Caliphate * Husayn ibn Numayr, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate

Husein

* Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel * Husein Miljković, Bosnian military commander * Husein Kavazović, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Husein Alicajic, Australian filmmaker * Husein Balić, Austrian footballer * Husein Beganović, Macedonian footballer * Husein Demiri, Macedonian footballer * Husein Huseinov, Turkmen painter

Hussain

* Hussain Ahmed, Emirati basketball player * Hussain Sajwani (born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer * Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer

Hussein

* Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist * Hussein Al-Qattan (1925–2025), Kuwaiti actor * Hussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political science * Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sherif and Emir of Mecca * Hussein Chalayan, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer * Hussein el-Husseini, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker * Hussein Hasan, Somali poet and warrior * Hussein Farrah Aidid (1917–1980), Somali war veteran * Hussein Fatal, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group * Hussein Hamdan, Lebanese football player * Hussein Ibish (born 1963), American academic * Hussein ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib * Hussein Kamel al-Majid, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein *

Hussein Kamel of Egypt Hussein Kamel (; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the United Kingdom, British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the title of Sultan of Egypt si ...

, Sultan of Egypt * Hussein Naeem, Lebanese football player *

Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until Death and state funeral of King Hussein, his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemites, Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hu ...

, King of Jordan * Hussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist * Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer *

Hüseyin

* Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation) Hüseyin Avni is the name of: People * Hüseyin Avni Bey (1875–1915), Ottoman military officer * Hüseyin Avni Mutlu (born 1956), Turkish civil servant * Hüseyin Avni Pasha (1820–1876), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Hüseyin Avni ...

, multiple people * Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chief * Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986), Turkish boxer * Hüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player * Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant * Hüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptor * Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar * Hüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rower * Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish general * Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player * Hüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur * Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician * Hüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football manager * Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era * Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player

Huseyn

* Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor * Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor * Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright * Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski (1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin * Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director * Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman

Hossain

* Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain, Bengali politician * Rubel Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Bangladeshi cricketer

Hocine

* Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926-2015) Algerian Politician * Hocine Daikhi Algerian Karateka * Hocine El Orfi (born 1987) Algerian footballer * Hocine Khalfi (1928-2011) french-Algerian professional boxer * Hocine Mezali Algerian journalist * Hocine Soltani (1972-2002) Algerian boxer * Hocine Ziani (born 1953) Algerian painter

Middle name

* Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968), Iranian politician * Barack Hussein Obama II, 44th President of the United States * Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of the forty-fourth US president * Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician *

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...

, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth President of Iraq * Belayet Hossain (1887—1984), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, author and academic

Patronymic title

* Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the

Twelver Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the Islamic schools and branches, largest branch of Shia Islam, Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twel ...

, Zaydi and

Isma'ili Ismailism () is a branch of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (Imamate in Nizari doctrine, imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the ...

shia sects. * Ali ibn Husayn, son of Husayn ibn Ali * Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn * Ruqayya bint Husayn, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali * Fatimah bint Husayn was the daughter of

and his wife Umm Ishaq bint Talha * Tahir ibn Husayn, Abbasid general and governor under Al-Ma'mun ( r. 813–833) * Abdullah bin Hussein, also known as ''Abdullah I'', was the King of Jordan from 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951

Surname

Hossain

* Abdul Mannan Hossain, Indian politician * Adil Hussain, Indian actor * Akbar Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Anwar Hossain (disambiguation), several people * Ashraf Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician * Faisal Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Hasibul Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Ismail Hossain Siraji, Bengali writer *

Kamal Hossain Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937), better known as Dr. Kamal, is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "Father of the Bangladeshi Constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subc ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Makbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Md. Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Md. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri, Bangladeshi politician * Mehrab Hossain (disambiguation), several people * Mir Mosharraf Hossain, Bengali writer * M Makbul Hossain, Bangladesh Navy rear admiral * Moazzem Hossain (disambiguation), multiple people * Mockbul Hossain, Bangladeshi businessman * Mohammad Hossain, West Bengali politician * Mohammed Mosharref Hossain, Bangladeshi criminal * Mohammad Nazmul Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician * Mokbul Hossain Sujanagari, Bangladeshi politician * Nina Hossain, English journalist and presenter * Noor Hossain (disambiguation), several people * Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician * Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Bangladeshi politician * Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Selina Hossain, Bengali writer * Shahadat Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Shahriar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer * Zakir Hossain (disambiguation), several people

Hosein / Hossein

* Farah Hussein (born 2001), Egyptian gymnast * Mehnaz Hoosein (born 1973), Indian singer * Robert Hossein, French actor, director and writer * Imran N. Hosein, Islamic scholar specialising in Islamic eschatology * Akeal Hosein, West Indian cricketer

Husain

Hussain

* Abrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxer * Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero * Ijaz Hussain, Pakistani cricketer * Iqbalunnisa Hussain, Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feminist * Nasser Hussain, Essex and England cricketer * Nauman Hussain, American businessman implicated in the Schoharie limousine crash * Rashad Hussain, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference * Rifaat Hussain (1952–2025), Pakistani political scientist, professor and defense analyst * Rizwan Hussain, British barrister of Bangladeshi descent * Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Bangladeshi feminist and social worker * Sairish Hussain, British writer and lecturer * Shabir Hussain, British chef and restaurateur * Syed Abdulla Hussain, Indian ornithologist * Zakir Hussain (disambiguation), several people

Husayn

* Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician

Hussein

* Abdul Razak Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia *

Adnan Hussein Adnan Hussein (born 27 February 1954) is a Lebanese political scientist, academic and politician who served as minister of state for social affairs in the Lebanese government of November 2009, cabinet led by Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minis ...

(born 1954), Lebanese politician * Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca * Ameena Hussein (born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologist * Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist * Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist * Mohd Faizol Hussien, Malaysian football player * Nedal Hussein, Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s * Sadqa Hussein (1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in Jerusalem * Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party * Shelomo Bekhor Hussein (1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq * Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar * Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

, former President of Iraq (1979–2003) ** Uday Hussein, son ** Qusay Hussein, son ** Raghad Hussein, daughter ** Rana Hussein, daughter ** Hala Hussein, daughter

Royal family of Jordan

* Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan * Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife * Alia al Hussein, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan * Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994), son of Abdullah II * Princess Muna al-Hussein, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

* Metin Hüseyin, English film director

Huseyn / Hüseyn

* Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

* Abdusalam Guseynov, Lezgian philosopher and ethicist

References

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Given name

Hossein

Houssein

Husain

Husayn

Husein

Hussain

Hussein

Hüseyin

Huseyn

Hossain

Hocine

Middle name

Patronymic title

Surname

Hossain

Hosein / Hossein

Husain

Hussain

Husayn

Hussein

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Royal family of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Huseyn / Hüseyn

Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

See also

References