Shahin
Shahin or Shaheen or Shaahiin or francicized Chahine (from the Persian: شاهين, Shāhīn) is a name of Persian origin, referring specifically to the Barbary falcon utilized in falconry. The name has been used in the English language taxonomy to describe the Shaheen falcon. In Persian, Shahin literally mean "like a king", "worthy of a king", "majestic" or "kingly". As a given name or surname, Shahin is also found with variant spellings, these include: Chahine, Chahin, Chagin, Shaaheen, Shaahin, Sjahien, Shaheen, Şahin, Shehin and uncommonly spelled Chejin and Cejin among families of Lebanese origin in parts of Latin America.
Given name
Shaheen
- Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
- Shaheen Ali (born 1983), Qatari footballer
- Shaheen Ariefdien, South African rapper
- Shaheen Baig (born 1972), Pakistani mountaineer
- Shaheen Holloway (born 1976), American college basketball player and coach
- Shaheen Khalid Butt, Pakistani politician and Member of the Senate of Pakistan
- Shaheen Khan, Indian film actress
- Shaheen Khan (cricketer) (born 1987), South African cricketer
- Shaheen Mistri (born 1971), Indian social activist and educator
- Shaheen Samad (born 1952), Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer
- Shaheen Sehbai, Pakistani-American journalist
- Shaheen Sheik (born 1975), American, singer, song-writer, producer, dancer and actor
- Shaheen Jafargholi, Welsh singer and actor
Shahin
- Shahin Abdulrahman (born 1992), Emirati footballer
- Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963), Iranian artist
- Shahin Akhtar, Bangladesh politician and the Member of Parliament of Cox's Bazar
- Shahin Aliaj (born 1996), Albanian footballer
- Shahin Assayesh (born 1939), Iranian publisher
- Shahin Badar (born 17 June 1974), English Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
- Shahin Bayani, Iranian footballer
- Shahin Giray (c.1585-1641), exiled member of the ruling house of the Crimean Khanate
- Shahin Imranov (born 1980), Azerbaijani boxer
- Shahin Khaledan (born 1990), Iranian tennis player
- Shahin Kheiri, Iranian footballer
- Shahin Kolonja, in Turkish Şahin Teki Kolonya (1865–1919), Albanian journalist, politician, and member of the Ottoman Parliament
- Shahin Musayev, in Azerbaijani: Şahin Musayev Xeyrəddin oğlu, Azerbaijani politician, deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Chief of Staff
- Shahin Mustafayev in Azerbaijani Şahin Mustafayev Abdulla oğlu (born 1965), Azerbaijani politician serving as the first deputy of the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
- Shahin Najafi, Iranian musician
- Shahin Nassirinia (born 1976), Iranian weightlifter
- Shahin Novrasli (born 1977), Azerbaijani jazz and classical pianist, and composer
- Shahin Saghebi, Iranian footballer
- Shahin (Shawn) Shadfar (1973-2018), Persian-American entrepreneur
- Shahin Shafiei (born 1988), Iranian footballer
- Shahin Shahbazi, Iranian composer, musician and poet
- Shahin Shahida, Iranian-American guitarist part of the duo Shahin & Sepehr
- Shahin Shokoofandeh, American film producer
- Shahin Sultanov, Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces
- Shahin Suroor (born 1996), Emirati footballer
- Shahin Taherkhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer
- Shahin Vahmanzadegan, Sasanian general
Middle name
- Aram Shahin Davud Bakoyan (born 1954), member of parliament in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq of Armenian origin
- Kazi Shahin Ara, Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi player
- Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri, Emirati diplomat
- Leyla Shahin Usta (born 1973), Turkish politician, physician, member of the Turkish Parliament
Surname
Shaheen
- Abdel Hamid Shaheen (1943-2014), Egyptian footballer
- Adam Shaheen (American football), Tight End for the Chicago Bears of the NFL
- Adam Shaheen (born 1964), British-Canadian artist, television producer, Animation Producer and entrepreneur
- Alfred Shaheen (1922–2008), Lebanese-American textile industrialist and designer of aloha shirts
- Bob Shaheen (born 1933), American businessman of Syrian descent
- Elias Shaheen or Elias Chahine (1914-1991), first bishop of the Maronite Church in Canada
- Fadi Shaheen (born 1979), Jordanian footballer
- Faiza Shaheen (born 1983), British economist and activist
- George Shaheen (born 1944), American businessman
- Hina Shaheen (born 1971), Pakistani TV, film stage actress and stage dancer
- Ibrahim Shaheen, Palestinian man who with his Egyptian wife Inshirah Moussa worked for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad from 1967 until their arrest in 1974. Shaheen was executed in Egypt in 1977
- Jeanne Shaheen, American politician
- Jack Shaheen, American media scholar
- John Shaheen, American twentieth century OSS officer, financier, and businessman
- Matt Shaheen (born 1965), American politician and member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Mohammad Shaheen, Jordanian professor of English literature
- Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen, Pakistani historian and author
- Musarrat Shaheen, Pakistani actress in Pashto cinema and politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Najma Shaheen (born 1962), Pakistani politician and Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Naseeb Shaheen (1931-2009), American scholar
- Natali Shaheen, Palestinian international footballer
- Qasim Riza Shaheen (born 1971), British artist and writer
- Robert Joseph Shaheen, Lebanese-American Eparch Emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen, formerly Stephen Cherono, Kenyan-born Emirati long-distance runner
- Sarah Shaheen (born 1983), Egyptian beauty pageant and model
- Shaher Shaheen (born 1990), Syrian footballer
- Simon Shaheen (born 1955), Palestinian-American oud and violin virtuoso
- Yasser Shaheen, Syrian footballer
Shahin
- Elham Shahin, Egyptian actress
- Hady Shahin (born 1986), Egyptian handball player
- Iraj Shahin-Baher, Iranian politician and mayor of Tabriz
- Jammal Shahin, Jordanian footballer
- Khalil Mohamed Shahin (born 1942), Egyptian footballer
- Mamdouh Shahin, Egyptian Major General, politician and Assistant Defense Minister
- Mohamed Issa Shahin (born 1963), Jordanian sports shooter
- Nadine Shahin (born 1997), Egyptian squash player
- Omar Shahin, Jordanian activist
- Tanyus Shahin (1815–1895), Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon
- Tarek Shahin, Egyptian cartoonist
Chahine
- Abdallah Chahine (1894–1975), Lebanese pianist and tuner-technician
- Darine Chahine (born 1981), Lebanese talk show host
- Edgar Chahine (1874–1947), French painter, engraver and illustrator of Armenian descent
- Hassan Chahine, Moroccan hammer thrower
- Khalil Chahine, German-Lebanese audio engineer, mixer and music producer
- Nadine Chahine, Lebanese type designer
- Yehia Chahine (1917–1994), Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theatre
- Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director
Military
- Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile, for export to the UAE
- Shaheen, the military symbol of Pakistan Air Force
- Shaheen-I, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen-II, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen-III, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Mersad or Shahin, a supersonic Iranian ground-to-air guided missile
- Shahin, an Iranian artillery rocket
Places
- Shahin, Iran, village in Iran
- Shahin-e Olya, village in Iran
- Shahin Shahr, planned satellite city in Iran
Other uses
- 4103 Chahine, a main-belt asteroid
- Shaheen Falcon, non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon
- Shaheen (supercomputer), Cray supercomputer
- Shaheen (novel), by Naseem Hijazi
- Shaheen Air, defunct Pakistani airline
- Shaheen Airport Services, Aircraft ground handling company
- Shahin F.C., Iranian football club
- Al Shaheen Oil Field, a production oil and gas field off the north east coast of Qatar
See also
- Şahin, the usual Turkish spelling
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