Fakhr al-Din
Fakhr al-Din (Arabic: فخر الدين) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname meaning pride of the religion (islam).[1][2] Alternative transliterations include Fakhruddin , Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhraddin, Fakhruddin, Fachreddin, etc.
Persons
Notable bearers of the name include:
- Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, 11th century Persian poet
- Baba Fakruddin, 12th century Iranian-Indian Sufi saint
- Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (1149–1209), Persian Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
- Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi (1213–1289), Persian philosopher and mystic
- Fakhr ad-Din ibn Adi (fl. 1275), last known ‘Adawī shaykh
- Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah (fl. 1340), King of Bengal
- Abdallah Fakhr al-Din (died 1407), leader of the Tayyibi Isma'ili community
- Fakhr al-Din I (d. 1506), Druze leader in Mount Lebanon
- Fakhr al-Din II (1572–1635), Druze leader in Mount Lebanon
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977), President of India
- Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala (c. 1918–2011), Indian businessman
- Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (born 1928), Pakistani lawyer
- Fahrettin Cüreklibatır, later known as Cüneyt Arkın (born 1937), Turkish actor and director
- Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940), Bangladeshi economist
- Fakhraddin Manafov (born 1955), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor
- Fahrudin Durak (born 1966), Turkish footballer
- Fakhredin Fouad (born 1967), Jordanian athlete in the high jump
- Fakhraddin Atayev (born 1972), Azerbaijani conductor
- Fakhreddine Galbi (born 1984), Tunisian footballer
- Prince Fakhruddin of Egypt (born 1987), Egyptian ex-royalty
Surname
- Ali Fakhreddine (born 1983), Lebanese basketball player
- Mariam Fakhr Eddine (1933–2014), Egyptian actress
- Youssef Fakhr Eddine (1935–2002), Egyptian actor
Places
- Fakhreddine Mosque, 15th century mosque in Deir el Qamar, Chouf, Lebanon
- Fakhreddine Palace, 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar, Chouf, Lebanon
- Fakr ad-Din Mosque, Mogadishu, Somalia
See also
- Fakhruddin
- Fakhraddin
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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