Subhan (

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 ...

: سبحان ''sub·ḥān'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "praise, exalted, glory".

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* Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550), the third Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty in southern India * Subhan Bakhsh (r. 1771–1799), the fourth Nawab of Masulipatnam * Subhan Ali Khan Kamboh (born 1766), Indian Islamic scholar * Subhan Bakhsh (died 1799), Nawab of Masulipatam in northern India * Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), a biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Subhan Raza Khan, former head of the Sufi center Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat in Bareilly, India * Muhammad Abdus Sobhan (1936–2020), Bangladeshi politician and Islamic scholar * Mohammad Abdus Sobhan (born 1953), former vice chancellor of the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Abdus Sobhan Golap Abdus Sobhan Golap (born 11 October 1956) is a politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-3 constituency. He is the current Publicity and Publications Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Golap was born ...

(born 1956), Bangladeshi parliamentarian * Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), Pakistani biologist and founder of

Dairy Science Park Dairy Science Park (DSP; ; ) is a scientific organization initiated in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan as a mission for the economic revival of northern Pakistan and the adjoining areas of Afghanistan. Dairy Science Park aims to improve th ...

Subahan Kamal Dato' Sri Subahan bin Kamal ( Jawi: صبحان بن كمال; born 26 December 1965) is a Malaysian businessman and former politician. He has held numerous board and senior management roles at Malaysian-based companies. Kamal is a director at t ...

(born 1965), Malaysian businessman and president of the

Malaysian Hockey Confederation The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC; ) is the national governing body for Malaysia men's national field hockey team, Malaysia women's national field hockey team, Malaysia national under-21 field hockey team, Malaysia national women's under- ...

* Abdul Subhan Qureshi (born 1972), a fugitive from India wanted on terrorism charges * Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar (born 1976), Assam politician * Subhan Jabrayilov (1983–2020), Azerbaijani military officer * Syed Abdus Sobhan, Bangladeshi politician *

Subhan Awan Subhan Awan is a Pakistani actor and model. He is known for his roles in '' Tum Se Kehna Tha'', '' Roag'', '' Wehshi'', '' Saza e Ishq'', '' Tinkay Ka Sahara'' and '' Tere Bin''. Early life and education Subhan was born in 1996 on 5 May in ...

(born 1996), Pakistani actor and model * Sobhan Khaghani (born 2000), Iranian footballer * Subhan Fajri (born 2003), Indonesian footballer

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Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (1 April 1949) is a Bangladeshi journalist and the editor of ''The Daily Observer''. He served as the media and information affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for almost 5 years. Early life and education Ch ...

(born 1943), Bangladeshi journalist

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* K. M. Sobhan (1924–2007), former justice of the

Supreme Court of Bangladesh Supreme Court of Bangladesh () is the highest court of law in the country. It is composed of the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, High Court Division and the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Appellate Division, ...

*Sobhan family of Bengal **

Rehman Sobhan Rehman Sobhan (; born 12 March 1935) is a Bangladeshi economist. Regarded as one of the country's top public thinkers, he is the founder and the current chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), an organisation active in open public di ...

(born 1935), Bangladeshi economist **

Salma Sobhan Salma Sobhan (; 11 August 1937 – 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist. She became the first woman barrister in Pakistan in 1959. A member of the law faculty of the University of Dhaka, she was a co-foun ...

(1937–2003), Bangladeshi lawyer and first female barrister of Pakistan **

Farooq Sobhan Farooq Sobhan (born 17 September 1940) is a former Bangladeshi diplomat. He served in various capacities in the Bangladesh government and foreign service. He was Bangladesh's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (1987–1990) and High ...

(born 1940), Bangladeshi diplomat **

Zafar Sobhan Zafar Sobhan is a prominent Bangladeshi public intellectual, lawyer, journalist, and political analyst. He was the Editor of the ''Dhaka Tribune''from 2012 until 2025, one of the major English language newspapers of Bangladesh. Sobhan became the ...

(born 1970), Bangladeshi columnist *

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan Ahmed Akbar Sobhan (আহমেদ আকবর সোবহান; born 15 February 1952) is a Bangladeshi business magnate. He is the founder of Bashundhara Group, which operates in the real estate, cement manufacturing, paper, and media sect ...

(born 1952), Bangladeshi business magnate and founder of

Bashundhara Group Bashundhara Group LTD () is a Bangladeshi conglomerate based in Dhaka. It was incorporated in 1987 as a real estate company under the name East West Property Development Ltd (EWPD). It presently owns more than 50 major concerns throughout Bangl ...

Nahida Sobhan Nahida Sobhan is a Bangladeshi diplomat. She is the first female diplomat representing Bangladesh in the Middle East as she became ambassador to Jordan on 21 February 2020. Earlier, she served as the director general of the UN Department in the M ...

, Bangladeshi ambassador to Jordan *

Fazal Subhan Fazal Subhan (born 1 January 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Twenty20 Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) i ...

(born 1988), Pakistani cricketer

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Sobhan Chittajalu Sobhan (1968 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He was best known for his work in the film ''Varsham (2004 film), Varsham'' (2004). Career Sobhan went to ...

, a village in Iran * Sobhaniyeh, a village in Iran * Sobhanpur, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Subhanpur, Nawada, a village in Bihar, India * Subhanpur, Kapurthala, a village in Punjab, India * Subhanpur, Ranga Reddy, a village in Telangana, India * Subhanpura, a neighbourhood in Gujarat, India

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