Husain, a variant spelling of Hussein, is a common Arabic name, especially among Muslims because of the status of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Mohammad.

Notable people with the name include:

Arts and literature

• Adrian A. Husain, Pakistani poet

• M. F. Husain, Indian artist

• Shahrukh Husain, Pakistani author

• Husain Salahuddin, Maldivian writer

Media

• Altaf Husain, Pakistani journalist

• Attia Hosain (1913–1998), British-Indian journalist and author

• Husain Haqqani, Pakistani journalist, political activist and ambassador

• Irfan Husain, Pakistani journalist

• Mishal Husain, British journalist and television presenter

• Zakir Hussain (musician), Indian tabla player

Religion and politics

• Husain (Jalayirids), Jalayirid ruler

• Akhter Husain, Pakistani civil servant

• Zakir Husain (governor) (1897–1971), Pakistani police inspector and government minister

• Zakir Husain, former Indian President

• Husain Burhanuddin, Indian Qari, Islamic leader and scholar

• Husain Mohammad Jafri, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University

Sports

• Husain Abdullah, American football player for the Minnesota Vikings

• Husain Ali, Bahraini footballer

• Anoushé Husain, Paraclimber

• Claudio Husaín, Argentine footballer

Other fields

• Amir Husain, Pakistani-American artificial intelligence engineer

• Ishrat Husain, the 13th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan

• Yusof Husain, Bruneian civil servant

• Nuzhat Husain, Indian pathologist

Fictional characters

• Prince Husain in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

See also

• Husayn

• Hussein (disambiguation)

References