Amina (disambiguation)

Amina (died 1610) was an Hausa warrior queen of Zazzau (now Zaria), in what is now north west Nigeria.

Amina, also spelled Amna and Ameena (in Arabic أمينة), is an Arabic female given name meaning "honest" or "trustworthy".

Amina may also refer to:

People

Amina

Amina of the Maldives, or Amina Rani Kilegefa’anu (fl. 1759), monarch, as Sultana regnant, of the Maldives from 1757 until 1759 after acting as regent from 1753 until 1757
Amina Bint al-Majlisi, female Safavid mujtahideh
Amina Adil (1930–2004), Tatar writer and Islamic theologian
Amina Afzali (born 1957), Afghani politician and government minister
Amina Alaoui (born 1964), Moroccan interpreter of Andalusian classical music
Amina Ali, Somali politician
Amina Annabi (born 1962), French-Tunisian singer
Amina Bakhit (born 1990), Sudanese middle-distance runner
Amina Bazindre, Nigerien diplomat
Amina Benkhadra (born 1954), Moroccan politician
Amina Bettiche (born 1987), Algerian steeplechase runner
Amina Cachalia (1930–2013), South African anti-Apartheid activist, women's rights activist and politician
Amina Chifupa (1976–2007), Tanzanian politician and MP
Amina Clement (born 1963), Tanzanian politician and MP
Amina Desai (?–2009), South Africa's longest serving female Indian political prisoner
Amina Dilbazi (1919–2010), Azerbaijani folk dancer
Amina Figarova (born 1964), Azerbaijani jazz composer and pianist
Amina Filali, Moroccan 16-year-old girl who committed suicide in 2012 after she was forced to marry her rapist
Amina Aït Hammou (born 1978), Moroccan runner
Amina Inloes, American scholar, researcher, educator, public speaker, translator
Amina Al Jassim, Saudi Arabian fashion designer of haute couture and jellabiyas
Amina Lawal (born 1973), Nigerian woman convicted by Islamic Sharia court in 2002
Amina Lemrini, Moroccan human rights activist
Amina Mama (born 1958), Nigerian-British writer, feminist and academic
Amina Mohamed (born 1961), Somali lawyer, diplomat and politician
Amina J. Mohammed (born 1961), United Nations Special Adviser
Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and musical arranger
Amina Rakhim (born 1989), Kazakhstani tennis player
Amina Rizk (1910–2003), Egyptian actress
Amina Rouba (born 1986), Algerian rower
Amina Said (born 1953), Tunisian francophone author
Amina Said Ali, Somali author, poet, and medical scientist
Amina Shah (1918–2014), anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales
Amina Hanum Syrtlanoff (1884–?), public figure, sister of mercy, theosophist, mason
Amina Taylor, British journalist
Amina Tyler (born 1994), Tunisian activist associated with Femen
Amina Wadud (born 1952), American feminist
Amina Wali, Pakistani alpine skier
Amina Zaripova (born 1976), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Amina Zaydan (born 1966), Egyptian novelist and short story writer

Aminah

Aminah, the mother of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad

Ameena

Ameena Begum (1892–1949), birth name Ora Ray Baker, wife of Sufi Master Inayat Khan[
Ameena Saiyid, Pakistani publisher

Ameenah

Ameenah Gurib (born 1959), 6th President of the Republic of Mauritius

Film and television

Amina (2012 film), a 2012 Nigerian film
Amina (1951 film), a 1951 Egyptian film
Ameena Badawi, fictitious character in TV series EastEnders
Amina (1957 film), see List of submissions to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

Media

Amina (magazine), a French-language magazine for black women in Africa, Europe, the Antilles and North America
Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari, fictional character or hoax persona created and maintained by American Tom MacMaster online until exposed
Amina – Chechen Republic Online, a Chechen web portal
Amiina, Icelandic quartet

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