Yasin
Yasin (also spelled Yassin or Yasseen or Yassine or Yaseen or Jasin or Yacine , Arabic: ياسين[1], Arabic pronunciation: [ˈjɑːsiːn]) is a surname and masculine given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter of the Holy Qur'an called Ya Sin.
Notable persons
In arts and entertainment
- Yasiin Bey, the new name of hip hop artist Mos Def
- Ismail Yasin, Egyptian actor
- Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, Pakistani fashion designer
- Mehmet Yaşın, Turkish Cypriot poet and author
- Neşe Yaşın, Cypriot Turkish poet and author
- Özker Yaşın, Turkish Cypriot poet, journalist and author
- Yasin Osman, Canadian photographer and social activist
In government and politics
- Yasin al-Hashimi, Iraqi politician
- Yasin Said Numan, Yemeni politician
- Ahmed Yusuf Yasin, Vice-President of Somaliland from 2002 until 2010
- Yevgeny Yasin, Russian economist and politician
In sport
- Yasin Arafat, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Yasin Karaca, Turkish footballer
- Yassin Mikari, Tunisian-Swiss footballer
- Yasin Öztekin, Turkish-German footballer
In militant groups
- Abdul Rahman Yasin, 1993 World Trade Center bomber
- Ahmed Yassin, co-founder of Hamas
- Anwar Yassin, Lebanese detainee in Israeli prisons
- Imad Yassin, leader of Jund Ash Sham's military wing
In other fields
- Khalid Yasin, Islamic activist
- Rania al Yassin, Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan
- Shadya Yasin, Somali social activist
- Kamarul Ariffin bin Mohamad Yassin
- Yassin M. Aref, American prisoner
- Yasin Hayal, Turkish criminal
See also
- Yacine, alternative spelling of the same name
References
- ↑ "Yasin name with Arabic Calligraphy". Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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