Shayesteh or Shaista (, ) is a given name and is often given to females. In

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, "شایسته" means "worthy" or "admirable", whereas translating it from

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

it is derived from ''Shaist'' (), meaning “beauty”. This name can be found across Central and South Asia, along with some parts of the Middle East. Notable people with this name include: *

Shayesteh Irani Shayesteh Irani (born ) is an Iranian film, television and stage actress. Biography Irani was born on 23 June 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She attended Islamic Azad University, before becoming a movie actress in 2005. She has starred in several film ...

, Iranian actress *

Shayesteh Ghaderpour Shayesteh Ghaderpour (; born 10 April 1984), also known as Shayesteh Ghader Pour, is an Iranian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. She is a silver medalist the Iranian Chess Championship, Iranian Women's Chess Champi ...

, Iraninan chess player *

Shaista Aziz Shaista Aziz (; born 1978) is an English journalist, writer, stand-up comedian, politician, councillor for Rose Hill and Iffley in Oxford City Council, and former international aid worker of Kashmiri-Pakistani descent. Early life Aziz's fath ...

, English journalist *

Shaista Khan Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal. He was maternal uncle to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan ini ...

, Mughal subahdar of Bengal *

Shaista Lodhi Shaista Lodhi () is a Pakistani television host, and actress. Early life and education Shaista Lodhi was born in Karachi to Ali Gohar Lodhi and Roshan Taj Lodhi. She grew up in a family with three brothers (Amir Lodhi, Tahir Lodhi and Sahir L ...

, Pakistani actress * Shaista Nuzhat, Punjabi linguist * Shaista Pervaiz, Pakistani politician *

Shaista Shameem Shaista Shameem is a Fijian lawyer. She was the director of the Fiji Human Rights Commission (FHRC) from 2002 to 2007, and its director and chairperson from 2007 to 2009. A graduate of the University of the South Pacific, she holds a PhD in soci ...

, Fijian lawyer *

Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. She was Pakistan's ambassador to Mo ...

, Pakistani politician * Shaista Wahab, Afghan author *

Jalal-ud-Din Khalji Jalal-ud-Din Khalji, also known as Firuz al-Din Khalji, Jalaluddin Khilji or Firuz II ( Persian; جلال الدین خلجی c. 1220 – 19 July 1296, ) was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate of ...

, ruler of the

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

under the

Khalji dynasty The Khalji or Khilji dynasty was a Turco-Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate for three decades between 1290 and 1320. It was the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate which covered large swaths of the Indian subcontinent.

. Jalaluddin was given the

epithet An epithet (, ), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually literally descriptive, as in Alfred the Great, Suleima ...

Muiz ud din Qaiqabad Muiz ud din Qaiqabad (; 1269 – 1 February 1290) was the tenth sultan of Delhi. He was the son of Bughra Khan, the Sultan of Bengal, as well as the grandson of Ghiyas ud din Balban (r. 1266–1287), the previous Sultan of Delhi. Historical ...

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