"Husayn" redirects here. For the grandson of Muhammad, see
Husayn ibn Ali .
Arabic name: given name, surname
Hussein ,Hossein ,Hussain ,Hossain ,Huseyn ,Husayn ,Husein ,Hussin ,Hoessein , orHusain (/h uː ˈ s eɪ n Arabic :حُسَيْن Ḥusayn triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (Arabic:ح س ن ), is anArabic name which is the diminutive ofHassan , meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a malegiven name , particularly amongMuslims .[ 1] Persian language contexts, thetransliterations Ḥosayn, Hosayn , orHossein are sometimes used.[ 2] Indo-Aryan languages , the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used.Other variants includeHusên ,Husejin ,Husejn ,Husain Hisên ,Hussain ,Husayin ,Hussayin ,Hüseyin , Hüseyn,Husseyin ,Huseyn ,Hossain ,Hosein ,Husseyn ,Usain (etc.). TheEncyclopaedia 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.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period,[ 6] Muhammad when he named his grandsonHusayn ibn Ali , saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangelGabriel .[ 6]
Hossein Alizadeh , Iranian musicianHossein Fekri , Iranian footballerHossein Ghanbari , Iranian footballerHossein Gharibi , former Iranian Ambassador to BrazilHossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, authorHossein Marashi , Iranian politicianHossein Namazi , Iranian economist and politicianHossein Navab , Iranian diplomatHossein Nuri , Iranian artistHossein Panahi , Iranian actorHossein Rajabian , Iranian filmmakerHossein Rezazadeh , Iranian weightlifterHossein Shanbehzadeh , Iranian writer and activistHossein Tehrani , Iranian musicianHossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artistHussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientistHussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political scienceHussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca , Sherif and Emir of MeccaHussein Chalayan , British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designerHussein el-Husseini , former Lebanese Parliament SpeakerHussein Hasan , Somali poet and warriorHussein Farrah Aidid (1917–1980), Somali war veteranHussein Fatal , American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz groupHussein Hamdan , Lebanese football playerHussein Ibish (born 1963), American academicHussein ibn Ali , grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi TalibHussein Kamel al-Majid , son-in-law of Saddam HusseinHussein Kamel of Egypt , Sultan of EgyptHussein Naeem , Lebanese football playerHussein of Jordan , King of JordanHussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientistHussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballerHüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball playerHüseyin Avni (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chiefHüseyin Dündar (born 1986), Turkish boxerHüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football playerHüseyin Erkan (born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servantHüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptorHüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholarHüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rowerHüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish generalHüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball playerHüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateurHüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politicianHüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football managerHüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War eraHüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal playerAbdul Mannan Hossain , Indian politicianAdil Hussain , Indian actorAkbar Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianAnwar Hossain (disambiguation) , several peopleAshraf Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianDelwar Hossain Sayeedi , Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politicianFaisal Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerHasibul Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerIsmail Hossain Siraji , Bengali writerKamal Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianMakbul Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianMd. Mokbul Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianMd. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri , Bangladeshi politicianMehrab Hossain (disambiguation) , several peopleMir Mosharraf Hossain , Bengali writerM Makbul Hossain , Bangladesh Navy rear admiralMockbul Hossain , Bangladeshi businessmanMohammed Mosharref Hossain , Bangladeshi criminalMohammad Nazmul Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerMokbul Hossain , Bangladeshi politicianMokbul Hossain Sujanagari , Bangladeshi politicianNina Hossain , English journalist and presenterNoor Hossain (disambiguation) , several peopleSaber Hossain Chowdhury , Bangladeshi politicianSadeque Hossain Khoka , Bangladeshi politicianSanwar Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerSelina Hossain , Bengali writerShahadat Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerShahriar Hossain , Bangladeshi cricketerZakir Hossain (disambiguation) , several peopleAbrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxerAbrar Hussain , Pakistani military heroIjaz Hussain , Pakistani cricketerIqbalunnisa Hussain , Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feministNasser Hussain , Essex and England cricketerNauman Hussain , American businessman implicated in theSchoharie limousine crash Rashad Hussain , United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic ConferenceRifaat Hussain (1952–2025), Pakistani political scientist, professor and defense analystRizwan Hussain , British barrister of Bangladeshi descentRoquia Sakhawat Hussain , Bangladeshi feminist and social workerSairish Hussain , British writer and lecturerShabir Hussain , British chef and restaurateurSyed Abdulla Hussain , Indian ornithologistZakir Hussain (disambiguation) , several peopleAbdul Razak Hussein , Prime Minister of MalaysiaAdnan Hussein (born 1954), Lebanese politicianAli bin Hussein of Hejaz , King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of MeccaAmeena Hussein (born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologistFouad Hussein , Jordanian journalistMahmoud Hussein , Egyptian journalistMohd Faizol Hussien , Malaysian football playerNedal Hussein , Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000sSadqa Hussein (1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in JerusalemSharif Ali bin al-Hussein , Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political partyShelomo Bekhor Hussein (1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman IraqTaha Hussein , Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholarYoussef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedianFamily of Saddam Hussein of Iraq [ edit ] Royal family of Jordan [ edit ] Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic[ edit ] 
