Sikandar (sometimes Sikander) is

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 ...

for "defender" or "warrior". When

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. 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 ar ...

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conquered Persia, the Persians called him Sikandar lidi, a variant of ''

Iskandar Iskandar (name) or Eskandar also Iskander, Skandar, or Scandar is a given name and a surname. Iskandar or Eskandar or their varieties may also refer to: Places * Iskandar Malaysia, the new main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia * ...

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Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

(BC 356–323), also known as Sikandar-i-Azam *

Alauddin Khalji Alauddin Khalji (; ), born Ali Gurshasp, was a ruler from the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenue ...

(1266–1316), Sultan of Delhi, who minted coins using the title ''Sikandar-e-Sani'' (The Second Alexander) * Sikandar Khan Ghazi (14th century), Vizier of Sylhet * Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah (died 1390), Sultan of Bengal * Sikandar Shah Miri Butshikan (1353–1413), Sultan of Kashmir *

Sikandar Shah Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh (, ), commonly known as Sikandar Shah; was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He was the son of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah. Sikandar Shah continued to project the imperial ambitions of his father. He ...

Sultan of Bengal The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: , Classical Persian: ) was a Post-classical history, late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the eastern South Asia between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant power of the Ganges- ...

(1358–1390) * Nuruddin Sikandar Shah (15th century), Sultan of Bengal *

Sikandar Khan Lodi Sikandar Khan Lodi (; 17 July 1458 – 21 November 1517), born Nizam Khan () also known as Sikandar II, was Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517. He became ruler of the Lodi dynasty after the death of his father Bahlul Khan Lodi i ...

(1458–1517), Sultan of Delhi *

Sikandar Shah of Gujarat Sikandar Shah (born Sikandar Khan; died 30 May 1526) was a ruler of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate for a few weeks before his murder in 1526. Reign Gujarat Sultan Muzaffar Shah II died at Ahmedabad on 5 April ...

, ruler of Gujarat Sultanate (died 1526) *

Sikandar Shah Suri Sikandar Shah Suri (died 1559) was the last ruling Sur Empire#List of rulers of the Sur Empire, Sultan of Hindustan from the Sur Empire, Sur dynasty from February 1555 until his defeat on 22 June 1555, and the second-to-last ruler of the Sur E ...

(died 1559), Sultan of Delhi * Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (1768–1829), Nizam of Hyderabad

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Sikandar Hayat Khan '' Khan Bahadur'' Major Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, (5 June 1892 – 26 December 1942), also written Sikandar Hyat-Khan or Sikandar Hyat Khan, was an Indian politician and statesman from the Punjab who served as the Premier of the Punjab, among ...

(1892–1942), politician in British India * Sikandar Abu Zafar (1918–1975), Bangladeshi journalist and poet *

Sikander Bakht Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, s ...

(1918–2004), Indian politician *

(born 1957), Pakistani cricketer *

Sikandar Kher Sikandar Kher (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian actor. He made his acting debut with the film ''Woodstock Villa'' (2008). In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'', '' Players'', '' ...

(born 1982), Indian actor * Sikandar Sultan, Pakistani businessman *

Sikandar Raza Sikandar Raza Butt (; born 24 April 1986) is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013 and is the fir ...

(born 1986), Pakistani-Zimbabwean cricketer.

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Secunderabad Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...

, a city in Telangana, India, named after Sikandar Jah *

Sekandar, Markazi Sos Kondar (, also Romanized as Seskandar and Seskondar; also known as Sekandar, Sekander, and Suskandūr) is a village in Baqerabad Rural District, in the Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi Province, Iran Iran, officially t ...

, a village in Markazi Province, Iran *

Sikandar, Iran Irafshan () is a village in, and the capital of, Irafshan Rural District of Ashar District, Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National C ...

, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran *

Sikandar Bagh Sikandar Bagh (, ), formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, approx. 150 yards square, c. , located in the city of Lucknow, ...

, a fortified villa and garden in Lucknow, India, a sepoy stronghold during the Indian Mutiny

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* ''Sikandar'' (1941 film), an Indian film by Sohrab Modi about Alexander the Great * ''Sikandar'' (2009 film), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Piyush Jha * ''Sikander'', a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language film ** ''

Sikander 2 ''Sikander 2'' is an Indian Punjabi language, Punjabi-language action film directed by Manav Shah and written by Dheeraj Rattan. It stars Kartar Cheema, Guri (singer), Guri and Sawan Rupowali in lead roles. The film was released theatrically o ...

'', its sequel film by Manav Shah * ''Sikandar'' (2025 film), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by AR Murugadoss

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