Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (), coming from the triconsonantal root (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Muslims. In Persian language contexts, the transliterationss Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include Husên, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hisên, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Hüseyn, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Houssein, Husseyn, Usain (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.

This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel Gabriel.

Given name

Hossein

• Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951), Iranian musician

  Hossein Alizadeh (cyclist) (born 1988), Iranian cyclist

• Hossein Fekri (1924–2003), Iranian footballer

• Hossein Ghanbari (born 1988), Iranian footballer

• Hossein Gharibi (born 1969), former Iranian Ambassador to Brazil

• Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, author

• Hossein Marashi (born 1958), Iranian politician

• Hossein Namazi (born 1945), Iranian economist and politician

• Hossein Navab (1897–1972), Iranian diplomat

• Hossein Nuri (born 1954), Iranian artist

• Hossein Panahi (1956–2004), Iranian actor

• Hossein Rajabian (born 1984), Iranian filmmaker

• Hossein Rezazadeh (born 1978), Iranian weightlifter

• Hossein Salami (1960–2025), Iranian major general and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

• Hossein Sarshar (1931–1992), Iranian opera singer, actor

• Hossein Shanbehzadeh, Iranian writer and activist

• Hossein Tehrani (1912–1974), Iranian musician

• Hossein Vafaei (born 1994), Iranian professional snooker player

• Hossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist

Houssein

• Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer

Husain

Husayn

• Husayn ibn Ali (626–680), the grandson of Muhammad

• Husayn (Safavid) (1668–1727), former Safavid king of Persia

• Husayn Bayqarah (1438–1506), Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death

• Husayn ibn Hamdan (died 918), a general in the Abbasid Caliphate

• Husayn ibn Numayr (died 686), a general of the Umayyad Caliphate

Husein

• Husein Gradaščević (1802–1834), Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel

• Husein Miljković (1905–1944), Bosnian military commander

• Husein Kavazović (born 1964), Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Husein Alicajic, Australian filmmaker

• Husein Balić (born 1996), Austrian footballer

• Husein Beganović (born 1971), Macedonian footballer

• Husein Demiri (born 1995), Macedonian footballer

• Husein Huseinov (born 1951), Turkmen painter

Hussain

• Hussain Ahmed (born 1989), Emirati basketball player

• Hussain Al Baharna (1932–2025), Bahraini lawyer, legal advisor and politician

• Hussain Sajwani (born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer

• Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer

Hussein

• Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist

• Hussein Al-Qattan (1925–2025), Kuwaiti actor

• Hussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political science

• Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1854–1931), Sherif and Emir of Mecca

• Hussein Barsham, Sudanese military official

• Hussein Chalayan (born 1970), British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer

• Hussein el-Husseini (1937–2023), former Lebanese Parliament Speaker

• Hussein Hasan (1850s–1910s), Somali poet and warrior

• Hussein Farrah Aidid (1917–1980), Somali war veteran

• Hussein Fatal (1973–2015), American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group

• Hussein Hamdan (born 1978), Lebanese football player

• Hussein Ibish (born 1963), American academic

• Hussein ibn Ali (626–680), grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib

• Hussein Kamel al-Majid (1954–1996), son-in-law of Saddam Hussein

• Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853–1917), Sultan of Egypt

• Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player

• Hussein of Jordan (1935–1999), King of Jordan

• Hussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist

• Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

• Hussein al-Sharaa (born 1946), the father of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Hüseyin

• Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player

• Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation), multiple people

• Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chief

• Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986), Turkish boxer

• Hüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player

• Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant

• Hüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptor

• Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar

• Hüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rower

• Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish general

• Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player

• Hüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur

• Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician

• Hüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football manager

• Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era

• Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player

Huseyn

• Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor

• Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor

• Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright

• Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski (1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin

• Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director

• Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman

Hossain

• Khan Bahadur Mudassir Hossain, Bengali politician

• Rubel Hossain (born 1990), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Mosaddek Hossain Saikat (born 1995), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Zahangir Hossain Helal, Bangladeshi politician

Hocine

• Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926–2015), Algerian Politician

• Hocine Daikhi, Algerian Karateka

• Hocine El Orfi (born 1987), Algerian footballer

• Hocine Khalfi (1928–2011), French-Algerian professional boxer

• Hocine Mezali (born 1938), Algerian journalist

• Hocine Soltani (1972–2002), Algerian boxer

• Hocine Ziani (born 1953), Algerian painter

Middle name

• Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968), Iranian politician

• Barack Hussein Obama II (born 1961), 44th President of the United States

• Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1934–1982), father of Barak Hussein Obama II, the 44th US president

• Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966–2020), Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician

• Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth President of Iraq

• Belayet Hossain (1887–1984), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, author and academic

Patronymic title

• Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (658–712), Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the Twelver, Zaydi and Isma'ili shia sects.

• Ali ibn Husayn (655–680), son of Husayn ibn Ali

• Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn (680–680), youngest son of Husayn ibn Ali

• Ruqayya bint Husayn (676–680), daughter of Husayn ibn Ali

• Tahir ibn Husayn (died 822), Abbasid general and governor under Al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833)

• Abdullah bin Hussein (1882–1951), also known as Abdullah I, former King of Jordan (25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951)

Surname

Hossain

• Abdul Mannan Hossain (1952–2017), Indian politician

• Adil Hussain (born 1963), Indian actor

• Akbar Hossain (politician) (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician

• Anwar Hossain (disambiguation), several people

• Ashraf Hossain (died 2020), Bangladeshi politician

• Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (1940–2023), Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician

• Faisal Hossain (born 1978), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Hasibul Hossain (born 1977), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Ismail Hossain Siraji (1880–1931), Bengali writer

• Kamal Hossain (born 1937), Bangladeshi politician

• Makbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician

• Md. Mokbul Hossain (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician

• Md. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri (born 1954), Bangladeshi politician

• Mehrab Hossain (disambiguation), several people

• Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1911), Bengali writer

• M Makbul Hossain (born 1961), Bangladesh Navy rear admiral

• Moazzem Hossain (disambiguation), multiple people

• Mockbul Hossain (1950–2020), Bangladeshi businessman

• Mohammad Hossain, West Bengali politician

• Mohammed Mosharref Hossain, Bangladeshi criminal

• Mohammad Nazmul Hossain (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician

• Mokbul Hossain Sujanagari (1943–2021), Bangladeshi politician

• Nina Hossain, English journalist and presenter

• Noor Hossain (disambiguation), several people

• Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 1961), Bangladeshi politician

• Sadeque Hossain Khoka (1952–2019), Bangladeshi politician

• Sanwar Hossain (born 1973), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Selina Hossain (born 1947), Bengali writer

• Shahadat Hossain (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Shahriar Hossain (born 1975), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Zakir Hossain (disambiguation), several people

Hosein / Hossein

• Farah Hussein (born 2001), Egyptian gymnast

• Mehnaz Hoosein (born 1973), Indian singer

• Robert Hossein (1927–2020), French actor, director and writer

• Imran N. Hosein (born 1942), Islamic scholar specialising in Islamic eschatology

• Akeal Hosein (born 1993), West Indian cricketer

Houssein

• Nimo Boulhan Houssein, Djiboutian politician

Husain

Hussain

• Abrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxer

• Abrar Hussain (1918–1992), Pakistani military hero

• Ijaz Hussain (born 1942), Pakistani cricketer

• Iqbalunnisa Hussain (1897–1954), Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feminist

• Kholoud Hussain (born 1996), Qatari table tennis player

• Nasser Hussain (born 1968), Essex and England cricketer

• Nauman Hussain, American businessman implicated in the Schoharie limousine crash

• Rashad Hussain (born 1979), United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference

• Rifaat Hussain (1952–2025), Pakistani political scientist, professor and defense analyst

• Rizwan Hussain (born 1973), British barrister of Bangladeshi descent

• Roquia Sakhawat Hussain (1880–1932), Bangladeshi feminist and social worker

• Sairish Hussain (born 1992), British writer and lecturer

• Shabir Hussain (1968–2024), British chef and restaurateur

• Syed Abdulla Hussain (1944–2009), Indian ornithologist

• Zakir Hussain (disambiguation), several people

Husayn

• Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1888–1956), Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician

Hussein

• Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976), Prime Minister of Malaysia

• Adnan Hussein (born 1954), Lebanese politician

• Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz (1879–1935), King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca

• Ameena Hussein (born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologist

• Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist

• Mahmoud Hussein (born 1966), Egyptian journalist

• Mohd Faizol Hussien (born 1986), Malaysian football player

• Nedal Hussein (born 1977), Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s

• Sadqa Hussein (1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in Jerusalem

• Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein (1956–2022), pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party

• Shelomo Bekhor Hussein (1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq

• Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar

• Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq (1979–2003)

• Uday Hussein (1964–2003), son

• Qusay Hussein (1966–2003), son

• Raghad Hussein (born 1968), daughter

• Rana Hussein (born 1969), daughter

• Hala Hussein (born 1972), daughter

Royal family of Jordan

• Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (born 1962), King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

• Ali bin Hussein of Jordan (born 1975), son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife

• Alia al Hussein (1948–1977), third wife of King Hussein of Jordan

• Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994), son of Abdullah II

• Princess Muna al-Hussein (born 1941), second wife of King Hussein of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

• Metin Hüseyin, English film director

Huseyn / Hüseyn

• Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

See also

• Abdul Hussein, Arabic theophoric name

• Arabic name

• Al Hussein (missile), an Iraqi ballistic missile

References

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