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

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(Persia),

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and others throughout the

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and

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. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent. Originally referring to

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, 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

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version may also add the definite-article prefix '' al-'', 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, Alexandr ...

Given name

Iskandar

* Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name * Iskandar-i Shaykhi (died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab * Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (), ruler of Persia * Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer *

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 * Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singaporean ceramist *

Iskandar Khatloni Iskandar Khatloni ( tg, Искандар Хатлонӣ; October 1954 – September 21, 2000) was a journalist from Tajikistan who worked for Radio Free Europe and was murdered in Moscow, Russia while covering the Second Chechen War. Life In the 1 ...

(1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist * Iskandar Muda (), sultan of Aceh * Iskandar bin Rahmat (born 1979), convicted murderer in Singapore * Iskandar Ramis (born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu * Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman * Eskandar Shora (), Iranian boxer * Iskandar Thani (1610–1641), sultan of Aceh

Iskander

* Iskander Hachicha (born 1972), Tunisian judoka *

Iskander Mirza Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza ( bn, ইস্কান্দার আলী মির্জা; ur, ; 13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969), , was a Bengalis in Pakistan, Pakistani Bengali general officer and civil servant who was the List o ...

(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan

Eskandar

* Eskandar II (died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty

Eskinder

* Eskinder Nega (1969-), Ethiopian journalist. *

Eskinder Desta Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. A grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy, its most ...

(Iskinder Desta) (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. *

Eskender Mustafaiev Eskender Ametovich Mustafaiev (russian: Эскендер Аметович Мустафаев, uk, Ескендер Аметович Мустафаєв, also transliterated Mustafayev or Mustafaev, born July 17, 1981) is a paralympic swimmer. He ...

(1981-), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer. *

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 Em ...

(Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471-1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.

Scandar

* Scandar Copti (born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker

Skandar

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

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

* Affifa Iskandar (1921–2012), Iraqi singer *

Anang Iskandar Commissioner General Dr. Anang Iskandar, S.H., M.H. (born 18 May 1958 in Mojokerto, East Java) is a former senior ranking officer of the Indonesian Police, Indonesian National Police (POLRI). Prior to his retirement, Iskandar was the head of the ...

(born 1956), Indonesian police officer *

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 * Leftenan Adnan ...

, Malaysian actor * Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor * Djoko Iskandar (born 1950), Indonesian zoologist *

Irawati Iskandar Irawati Iskandar (born Irawati Moerid; 31 October 1969) is a former Indonesian tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in August 1989, aged 19, at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta. She is also sometimes known by her maiden name, Ira ...

(born 1969), Indonesian tennis player * Layla Iskandar (born 2002), Lebanese footballer * Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player * Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister *

Noer Muhammad Iskandar Noer Muhammad Iskandar (5 July 1955 – 13 December 2020) was an Indonesian Islamic cleric (kyai) who also the head and the founder of the Ash-Shiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School. He was also often invited to fill the dawah programme on national ...

(1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric * Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer *

Nur Iskandar Muhammad Nur Iskandar (born 7 December 1986, in Jayapura) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Sriwijaya. International career Nur Iskandar receives his first senior internati ...

(born 1986), Indonesian footballer * Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official *

Syaiful Iskandar Syaiful Iskandar is a Singaporean footballer who used to play for Warriors & Tampines Rovers as a defender. He can operate either as a left back or left wing-back. S.League career Syaiful Iskandar started off his career as a youth player in ...

(born 1985), Singaporean footballer

Iskander

* Amin Iskander (born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist * Fazil Iskander (1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist *

Laila Iskander Laila Rashed Iskander Kamel is an Egpytians, Egyptian social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and politician. She is formerly Egypt's Minister of State for Environment Affairs in the interim government of Prime Minister Hazem El Beblawi. ...

, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician *

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 1 ...

, Egyptian entrepreneur *

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 M ...

(born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation *

Qara Iskander Qara Iskandar ( az, قارا اسکندر, italic=no; ) ruled the Qara Qoyunlu or Black Sheep Turcoman tribe from 1420 to 1436. His struggles with the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh show that he was a brave leader, but he was not able to continue dev ...

(), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu * Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator

Military

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 ''To ...

, a Russian missile system.

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Iskander

Military

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