Nasir al-Din ( or or , 'defender of the faith'), was originally a honorific title and is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration including Nasruddin, and Nasiruddin. Notable people with the title or name include:

Politics and government

*Nasir ad-Din

Mahmud I of Great Seljuq Nasir al-Din Mahmud I (10881094) was an infant sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094, with most power held by his mother Terken Khatun. He was a younger son of the former sultan Malik Shah I and proclaimed sultan at Baghdad by the caliph ...

, sultan of the Seljuk Empire 1092–1094 *

Al-Afdal Shahanshah Al-Afdal Shahanshah (; ; 1066 – 11 December 1121), born Abu al-Qasim Shahanshah bin Badr al-Jamali, was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. According to a later biographical encyclopedia, he was surnamed al-Malik al-Afdal ("the excellen ...

(1066–1121), Fatimid vizier of Egypt, nicknamed Nasir al-Din *

Nasir ad-Din Qabacha Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha or Kaba-cha () was the Turkic Muslim governor of Multan, appointed by the Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori in 1203. Background Mohammad of Ghor had no offspring, but he treated thousands of his Turkic slaves as his sons, w ...

, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan from 1203 * Nasir al-Din Mahmud (reigned 1201–22), of the Artuqids of Hisnkeyfa *

Nasir ad-Din Mahmud Nasir al-Din Mahmud, born in 1216, was the Zengid hereditary Emir of Mosul from 1219 to 1234 (died 18 years old). He was successor to his brother Nur al-Din Arslan Shah II, and was only three years old when he ascended the throne. He was the la ...

, Zengid Emir of Mosul 1219–1234 *Nasir ad-Din al-Malik

al-Mansur Ibrahim Nasir ad-Din al-Malik al-Mansur Ibrahim bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh, better known as al-Mansur Ibrahim, ( d. June 28, 1246) was a Kurdish ruler, the ''emir'' ("governor") of the Homs principality from 1240 to 1246 under the Ayyubid dynasty. He held H ...

bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (died 1246), emir of Homs under the Ayyubid dynasty *

Al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah Al-Sa'id Baraka (1260–1280; birthname: Muhammed Baraka Qan (), royal name: al-Malik al-Sa'id Nasir al-Din Baraka () was a Turkic Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father Baibars. His mother was a daughter of Barka Khan ...

(1260–1280), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria * Nasr al-Din (died 1292), a provincial governor of Yunnan in China during the Yuan dynasty *Al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Muhammad ben Qalawun, or just

Al-Nasir Muhammad Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun (), commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad (), or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali () or as Ibn Qalawun (1285–1341) was the ninth Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty who ruled Egypt between 129 ...

(1285–1341), Mamluk sultan of Egypt *

Nasir al-Din Muhammad Nasir al-Din Muhammad (died c. 1318) was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1261 until his death. He was the son of Mubariz al-Din Abu'l-Fath ibn Mas'ud. Struggle to gain control of Sistan Nasir al-Din's uncle Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Mas'ud had ...

(died ), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan *

Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah III () was Sultan of Delhi from 1390 until 1394. He was a member of the Tughlaq dynasty. Life When Sultan Abu Bakr Shah Tughluq became ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, Muhammad Shah as his unc ...

, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty 1390–1394 *

Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II (; d. February 1413), also known as Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah, was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate. History War of succession with Nusrat Shah Nasiruddin Mahmud was a son of s ...

, the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule Delhi, 1394–1413 *

Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq Sultan Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah, was a claimant to the throne of Delhi during the rule of Mahmud Shah II. He was the son of Fath Khan, and during the reign of Mahmud II, he was brought forward from Mewat to the royal palace at Firozabad and p ...

, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty *

An-Nasir ad-Din Muhammad Al-Nasir al-Din Muhammad (; 1411 – 24 March 1430) was the son of Sayf al-Din Tatar, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria from 30 November 1421 to 1 April 1422. Biography At around 10 years old, al-Nasir al-Din Muhammad became successor t ...

(1411–1422), the son of Sayf ad-Din Tatar, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt 1421–1422 *

Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad (), also Nasir al-Qasiri, was the young son of the Sultan of Fez, Sultan Ahmad. Life In 1545, his father Sultan Ahmad was taken prisoner by his southern rivals the Saadians. His successor, Ali Abu Has ...

(died 1547), the young son of the Sultan of Fez, Sultan Ahmad *Nasir ud-din Muhammad, or

Humayun Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from ...

(1508–1556), Mughal Emperor *

Nasr ad-Din Nasir al-Din ( or or , 'defender of the faith'), was originally a honorific title and is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration including Nasruddin, and Nasiruddin ...

(died 1674), leader of the Berber tribes during the

Char Bouba war The Char Bouba war (variously transliterated as Sharr Bubba, Shar Buba), also known as the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War or the Marabout War, took place between 1644 and 1674 in the tribal areas of what is today Mauritania and Western Sahara as w ...

* Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah (1803–1837), King of Oudh *

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

(1831–1896), Shah of Persia *

Amal Nasser el-Din Amal Nasser el-Din (, ; 31 July 1928 – 9 February 2025) was an Israeli Druze author and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988. In 2023 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Special contribution to Soc ...

(born 1928), Druze Israeli author and politician * A J M Nasir Uddin (born 1957), Bangladeshi politician *Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, or

Nasser al-Shaer Nasser al-Din al-Shaer () (born 9 December 1961) is a Palestinian politician and academic. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and the Minister of Education and Higher Education as a member of Hamas from ...

, (born 1961), Palestinian politician * Ghazi Nasr Al-Din (born 1962), Venezuelan diplomat and alleged Hezbollah supporter * Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (fl. from 1990s), Bangladeshi politician * Nasir Uddin (Naogaon politician) (died 2017), from Bangladesh * Nasir Uddin (Jessore politician) (fl. from 2018), from Bangladesh

Scholars and writers

*Sayyed Nasir-ud-deen Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan (1038–1067 CE), Sufi Saint *Sheykh Nasreddin Abul Hakayik Mahmud bin Ahmed al-Hoyi, or

Ahi Evren Sheikh Pir Nasiruddin Abul Hakayik Pir Mahmud bin Ahmed Ahi Evran bin Abbas Veli al-Khoyi (1169–1261), commonly known as Ahi Evran or Pir Ahi Evren-ı Veli, was a Turkic Alevi Sufi saint, preacher, philosopher and poet who wrote 20 books. H ...

(1169–1261), Turkish Muslim preacher *

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī (1201 – 1274), also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (; ) or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persians, Persian polymath, architect, Early Islamic philosophy, philosopher, Islamic medicine, phy ...

(1201–1274), Persian scientist, mathematician, philosopher, physician and theologian * Nāṣir ad-Dīn al-Albānī, Major Islamic scholar and Muhaddith. *

Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai Partaw-i Shah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hubb-i 'Ali Hunzai (15 May 1917 – 14 January 2017), known also as '' 'Allamah'' (lit. learned) ''Hunzai,'' Allamah Sahib'', or by his epithets, ''Baba-yi Burushaski'' (lit. The Father of Burushaski), ''Lisan ...

(born 1917), Pakistani writer and poet *

Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani Syed Ghulam Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani (14 November 1949 – 13 February 2009) () was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, poet, and spiritual leader who served as the custodian (Sajjāda Nāshīn) of the Golra Sharif shrine in Islamabad. A descendant of ...

(1949–2009), a Pakistani poet and Islamic scholar of the Chishti Sufi order * Nasreddin Lebatelier, pseudonym of Yahyah Michot (fl. from 1995), Belgian Muslim writer

Sports

* Nasreddine Akli (born 1953), Algerian footballer *

Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din (born 27 March 1966) is a Malaysian field hockey player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XX ...

(born 1966), Malaysian hockey player *

Alain Nasreddine Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL. Play ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player * Nasreddine Kraouche (born 1979), Algerian footballer * Ali Nasseredine (born 1983), Lebanese footballer * Nasserredine Fillali (born 1984), Algerian boxer *

Nasr Eldin El Shigail Nasr Eldin Omer Ahmed Abdalla El Shighail is a Sudanese Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. Honours Clubs Al-Merrikh SC, Al-Merrikh *Sudan Premier League: 2008 Sudan Premier League, 2008, 2011 Sudan Premier League, 201 ...

(born 1985), a Sudanese footballer * Nasreddine Megdich (born 1991), Qatari handball player *

Nur Nadihirah Nur Nadihirah (born 21 April 1994) is a Malaysian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Malaysia on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the seventh edit ...

(born 1994), Malaysian cricketer

Other people

Naseeruddin Mauzi Naseeruddin Mauzi Nagar was an Indian Khilafat Movement activist. He was one of three Khilafat Movement activists hanged by the colonial authorities for the killing of Sir Robert William Douglas Willoughby, Deputy Commissioner of Kheri, on 26 ...

(died 1920), Indian Khilafat Movement activist *

Nasreddin Murat-Khan Nasreddin Murat-Khan (1904 – 15 October 1970) was a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. He is renowned for designing the iconic national monument, the Minar-e-Pakistan. He was also the architect of the Gaddafi Stadium and se ...

(1904–1970), Russian-born Pakistani architect *

Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...

(born 1949), Indian film actor and director *

Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam () was appointed as Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources by President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak on 11 March 2009, replacing Mahmoud Abu Zeid. He was previously Professor of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ...

(born ), Egyptian water engineer and politician *

Nasreddine Dinet Nasreddine Dinet (born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet on 28 March 1861 – 24 December 1929, Paris) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Society for French Orientalist Painters. He ...

(1861–1929), French orientalist painter *

Naseeruddin Saami Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan. He is called ustad for his mastery of classical music. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. He began learning singing in the 1950s from another renowned classical ...

(fl. from 1950s), classical singer from Pakistan * Nasrdin Dchar (born 1978), Dutch-Moroccan actor *

Nasir Uddin (anthropologist) Nasir Uddin () is a cultural anthropologist, post-colonial theorist and prolific writer on topics ranging from human rights, Adivasi (indigenous people) issues, rights of non-citizens, refugees, and stateless people, common forms of discrimin ...

(born ), Bengali anthropologist * Attia Nasreddin, Ethiopian businessman * Räshid Nasretdin (1920-2010), Finnish Tatar photographer, entrepreneur {{given name, type=both Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names