Najm al-Din (), also transliterated Najm ad-Din, Najmuddin, etc., is a male given name of Arabic origin. It may refer to:

People

Najm al-Din Ayyub al-Malik al-Afdal Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān (, ; died August 9, 1173), or simply Najmadin, was a Kurds, Kurdish mercenary and politician from Dvin (ancient city), Dvin, and the father of Saladin. He is the eponymous ancestor of t ...

(died 1173), Kurdish soldier, father of Saladin *

Umara al-Yamani Najm al-Dīn Umāra al-Ḥakamī al-Yamanī () was a Sunni historian, jurist and poet of Yemen of great repute who was closely associated with the late Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. He was executed by order of Saladin at Cairo on April 6, 1174 for hi ...

(1121–1174), Yemeni poet and historian *

Najm al-Din al-Khabushani Najm al-Din Abu'l-Barakat Muhammad ibn al-Muwaffaq ibn Sa'id ibn Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Abdallah al-Khabushani was a Shafi'i jurist () of Persians, Persian origin who was active in Egypt. According to Ibn Khallikan, he was born on 13 Rajab 510 Anno ...

(1116–1191), Persian Shafi'i jurist *

Najmuddin Kubra − Najm ad-Din Kubra () was a 13th-century Khwarezmian Sufi from Khwarezm and the founder of the Kubrawiya, influential in the Ilkhanate and Timurid dynasty. His method, exemplary of a "golden age" of Sufi metaphysics, was related to the Ill ...

(1145–1221), Persian Sufi philosopher *

Najm al-Din Razi Abū Bakr 'Abdollāh b. Moḥammad b. Šahāvar b. Anūšervān al-Rāzī () commonly known by the ''laqab'', or sobriquet, of Najm al-Dīn Dāya, meaning "wetnurse" (573 AH/1177 – 654 AH/1256) was a 13th-century Sufi. Hamid Algar, translator ...

(1177–1256), Persian Sufi philosopher *Al-Malik as-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, or just

As-Salih Ayyub Al-Malik as-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub (5 November 1205 – 22 November 1249), nickname: Abu al-Futuh (), also known as al-Malik al-Salih, was the Ayyubid ruler of Egypt from 1240 to 1249. Early life As-Salih was born in 1205, the son of Al-Kamil ...

(1205–1249), Ayyubid ruler of Egypt *

Najm al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī Najm al-Dīn 'Alī ibn 'Umar al-Qazwīnī al-Kātibī (; born AH 600 / 1204 CE, died AH 675 / 1276 CE) was a Persian Islamic philosopher and logician of the Shafi`i school. He was a student of Athīr al-Dīn al-Abharī. His most important works a ...

(died 1276), Persian Islamic philosopher and logician of the Shafi`i school * Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi (died 1330), Persian physician *

Najimuddin Ali Khan Najmuddin Ali Khan or Najm ud-din Ali Khan, better known as Najm-ud-Daulah (or Nazam-ud-Daulah) ( – 8 May 1766), was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar from 1765 to 1766. He was the second son of Mir Jafar. Najm-ud-Daulah was crowned as the Nawab ...

(1750–1766), Nawab of Bengal *

Najmuddin of Gotzo Najmuddin of Gotzo (1859 – October 1925) was a North Caucasus, North Caucasian religious, military, and political leader who led multiple uprisings against the Bolsheviks during and after the Russian Civil War. A poet and teacher of Arabic pri ...

(1859–1925), North Caucasian religious, military and political anticommunist leader * Jumeken Najimedenov (1935–1983), Kazakh composer *

Najmuddin Shaikh Najmuddin Shaikh (; 4 September 1939 – 28 March 2025) was a Pakistani diplomat who was ambassador to the United States (1990–1991), and later served as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (1994–1997). Education and family Shaikh received his b ...

(1939-2025), Pakistani diplomat *

Najmaldin Karim Najmiddin Karim (; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmadin Karim, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, Karim had served in numerous Kurdish and I ...

(1949–2020), Governor of Kirkuk Province *Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, known as

Mullah Krekar Najmadin Faraj Ahmad (, July 7, 1956), better known as Mullah Krekar (), is a Kurdish Sunni Islamic scholar. He was a commander for the Peshmerga unit belonging to the Kurdistan Islamic Movement during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings. Later, he founded ...

(born 1956), exiled Kurdish politician *

Najmadin Shukr Rauf Najmadin Shukr Rauf Zanganeh, known by his ''nom-de-guerre'' as "Mama Risha" (, July 1, 1957 – January 25, 1985), was a Kurdish guerilla fighter and member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Life He was born in the village of Talaban ...

(1957–1985), Kurdish soldier *

Suzan Najm Aldeen Suzan Najm Aldeen (; born 1966) is a Syrian actress, whose memorable roles have earned her wide acclaim throughout the Arab world. After enrolling in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture Department in Damascus, she was offered the opportunit ...

(born 1966), Syrian actress *

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum. His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. Ali competed in the 400 metres ...

(born 1986), Sudanese athlete *

Najm Eldin Abdullah Najm Eldin Abdullah (born 17 November 1987), also known as Najm Eldin Abdallah Abdeljabar, is a Sudanese defender who plays for Al-Merreikh in the Sudan Premier League. He is a member of the Sudan national football team. He was brought from Kh ...

(born 1987), Sudanese footballer *

Najmiddin Jalolov Najmiddin Jalolov ( ''Nadzhmuddin Kamolitdinovich Dzhalolov'', a.k.a. ''Abu Yahya Muhammad Fatih''; April 1, 1972 – September 14, 2009) was the leader of the Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami, a militant organization affiliated with Al Qaeda that operat ...

(1972-2009), Uzbek Islamic fighter *

Najmuddin Khan Najmuddin Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and previously from 1990-1993 He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province from Februar ...

, Pakistani politician

Places

* Mazraeh-ye Khodaqoli Najam ol Din, village in Iran

People

Places

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