Issa (name)

Issa or Isa (Arabic: عيسى) is a given name and surname that means Jesus in Arabic. It may refer to:

Mononym

  • Jane Siberry (born 1955), Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa
  • Issa (Senegalese singer), Issa Diop, singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • Issa, the nickname of Luttif Afif, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

Given name

Middle name

  • Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director

Surname

Others

  • Mohamed ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed Sheikh al-Kamil; 1467–1526), Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya. He is considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes
  • Abdul Razzaq al-Issa (born 1949), Iraqi politician and minister
  • Farouk Abu Issa (born 1933), Sudanese politician and minister
  • Issa Abu Issa (born 1955), Qatari business magnate
  • Issa El-Issa (1878–1950), Palestinian Christian poet and journalist
  • Raja El-Issa (1922–2008), Palestinian journalist
  • Yousef El-Issa (1870–1948), Palestinian journalist

Fictional Characters

  • Issa (イッサ), a character from Animal Yokochō
  • Issa Kazuma (珂妻 一叉), a character from Dragon Eye
  • Issa Kaburagi (鏑木 一差), a character from Yowamushi Pedal

See also

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