Shahaban, Shaban or Shaaban is an

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

given name and surname (). It is also the name of the eighth month ( shaban) of the

Islamic Calendar The Hijri calendar (), also known in English as the Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the Ramad ...

, a word indicating "separation" or "dispersion," because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month.Patrick Hughes and Thomas Patrick Hughes
''Dictionary of Islam'', p. 355.
Asian Educational Services, 1995 (reprint). Similar names exist in other traditions.

People named Shaban, Sha'ban or Shaaban

People named Shaban, or a variant of that name, include: ;Last name * Abed Al Ghani Mosbah Shaaban (born 1927-1977), Lebanese maestro, music searcher and creator * Ahmed Shaaban (born 1978), Egyptian footballer *

Al-Ashraf Sha'ban Al-Ashraf Zayn ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun (, better known as al-Ashraf Sha'ban ( or Sha'ban II, was a Turk Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty in 1363–1377. He was a grandson of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad (r. ...

, 14th century sultan * Basil Shaaban (born 1980), Lebanese racing driver * Bouthaina Shaaban (born 1953), Syrian politician * Hesham Shaban (born 1980), Libyan footballer * Mohamed Shaaban (born 1984), Egyptian footballer * Mostafa Shaban (born 1970), Egyptian actor * Nagwa Shaaban (1959–2019), Egyptian author * Omar Chaaban Bugiel (born 1994), Lebanese footballer * Rami Shaaban (born 1975), Swedish footballer * Yousuf Shaaban (1931–2021), Egyptian actor ;First name * Shaaban Abdel Rahim (1957–2019), Egyptian singer * Shaban al-Dalou (2004/2005–2024), Palestinian software engineer student, killed in Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre * Shaaban Mahmoud (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Shaban Bantariza (born 1963), Uganda military * Shaban Gashi (1939–1990), Yugoslav cinematographer * Shaban Ismaili (born 1989), Macedonian footballer *

Shaban Jafari Shaban Jafari (; 19 August 1921 – 21 March 2006), often known as Pahlevan Shaban Jafari() by Pahlavi supporters or Shaban the Crown-Bestower () by Pahlavi opponents , was an Iranian political activist and practitioner of Pahlevani and zoor ...

(1921–2006), Iranian political figure * Shaban Nditi (born 1983), Tanzanian footballer *

Shaban Polluzha Shaban Mustafë Kastrati (1871 – 21 February 1945), known as Shaban Polluzha, was a Kosovo Albanian military leader of Drenica Brigade which was formed in December 1944 to support the 6th Albanian communist Brigade during World War II. He serve ...

(1871–1945), Albanian military leader * Shaban Shefket, Bulgarian footballer * Šaban Bajramović, (1936–2008) Serbian singer

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People named Shaban, Sha'ban or Shaaban

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