Iskandar

Iskandar, Eskandar, Iskander, Skandar, or Scandar, Persian: اسکندر، is the Eastern variant of the given name Alexander after Alexander the Great, as preserved by various cultures such as Persia (or Iran) and others of the Middle East and Central Asia through works such as the Quran and Iskandarnamah. The Arabic version (اسكندر, إِسْكَنْدَر) may also add the definite-article prefix al-, giving al-Iskandar. Popularly, people may know him as al-Iskandar. Iskander also has Greek roots, and means "Defender of Mankind."

Notable persons with the name include:

Given name

Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
Iskandar-i Shaykhi (died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab
Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (fl. 1412 – c. 1414), ruler of Persia
Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer
Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singapore ceramist
Iskandar Khatloni (1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist
Iskandar Muda (c. 1583 – c. 1636), sultan of Aceh
Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman
Eskandar Shora (fl. 1948), Iranian boxer
Iskandar Thani (1610–1641), sultan of Aceh

Amin Iskander (born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist
Fazil Iskander (1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist
Laila Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
Magda Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur
Qara Iskander (fl. 1420 – c. 1436), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator

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