Husseini
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Husseini is an Arabic surname.
. People with the surname claim to be descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
through the lineage of Imam Zainal Abidin son of Imam Hussein.
Hasan ibn Ali and Hussein ibn Ali, who were the sons of his daughter Fatima and son-in-law and Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Both Sunnis and Shias claim descent from Muhammad through his grand children.
Husseinis are primarily found in the Arab world
, South Asia
, Iran
and Turkey
.
Etymology
It is a nisba derivation of the given name HusseinHussein
Hussein , is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful"...
. People with the surname claim to be descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
through the lineage of Imam Zainal Abidin son of Imam Hussein.
Hasan ibn Ali and Hussein ibn Ali, who were the sons of his daughter Fatima and son-in-law and Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Both Sunnis and Shias claim descent from Muhammad through his grand children.
Husseinis are primarily found in the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
, South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
People
- Adem HeciniAdem HeciniAdem Hecini is an Algerian athlete who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.In the 800 metres he won the silver medal at the 1996 African Championships, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at three World Championships as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...
, Algerian athlete - Ahad Hosseini, Iranian Azeri sculptor
- Ayatollah al-Husaini al-Sistani, Grand Ayatollah
- Arif Hussain Hussaini, Pakistani politician
- Faisal HusseiniFaisal HusseiniFaisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people....
, Palestinian politician - Homa HosseiniHoma HosseiniHoma Hosseini is an Iranian rower born in Kermanshah.She represented Iran in the single sculls event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Hosseini was one of three female Iranian competitors at the Games, and was the first ever female Iranian Olympic rower. She also was her country's flagbearer...
, Iranian rower - Hussein el-HusseiniHussein el-HusseiniSayyed Hussein el-Husseini is a Lebanese statesman and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, who brought the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990, followed by the disarmament of sectarian militias...
, Lebanese statesman - Jalal HosseiniJalal HosseiniSeyyed Jalal Hosseini Khoshkebejari is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for the Iran's Premier Football League club Sepahan and Iran national football team as a Defender...
, Iranian footballer - Kamil al-HusayniKamil al-HusayniKamil al-Husayni was a Sunni Muslim religious leader of the Palestinian people and was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1908 until his death....
, Palestinian judge - Khaled HosseiniKhaled HosseiniKhaled Hosseini , is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician of ethnic Tajik origin. He is a citizen of the United States where he has lived since he was fifteen years old. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide....
, American novelist and physician - Mansooreh HosseiniMansooreh Hosseini-Life:At a young age, it was discovered that she had a talent for drawing , which compelled her father to hire a painting tutor to help her work to her potential. Later on, she was educated at the University of Tehran in the Faculty of Fine Arts, from which she graduated in 1949...
, Iranian contemporary artist - Mehdi HosseiniMehdi HosseiniSeyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami is a contemporary Persian composer and Musicologist.-Biography:...
, Persian composer - Mohammed al-HusseiniMohammed al-HusseiniA Lebanese-Canadian, Mohammed Hussein al-Husseini was a member of Hezbollah who lived in Montreal, Quebec and informed authorities about a vast "support network" for the organisation that existed throughout Canada, before being returned to Lebanon in 1994.-Life:Born in Beirut, Al-Husseini came to...
, Lebanese-Canadian member of Hezbollah - Mohammad Amin al-HusayniMohammad Amin al-HusayniHaj Mohammed Effendi Amin el-Husseini was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in the British Mandate of Palestine. From as early as 1920, in order to secure the independence of Palestine as an Arab state he actively opposed Zionism, and was implicated as a leader of a violent riot...
, Palestinian Arab nationalist - M. Yousuff HussainiM. Yousuff HussainiMohammad Yousuff Hussaini is an Indian born American applied mathematician. He is the Sir James Lighthill Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science & Engineering at the Florida State University, United States. Hussaini is also the holder of the TMC Eminent Scholar Chair in High Performance...
, American applied mathematician - Rana HusseiniRana HusseiniRana Husseini is an award-winning journalist and human rights activist who, from her home base in Jordan, has been instrumental in bringing the issue of honour crimes against women to public attention and for securing changes to the law in Jordan to bring stronger penalties for crimes of these...
, Jordanian journalist - Safiya HussainiSafiya HussainiSafiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu is a Nigerian woman condemned to death for adultery in 2002. She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto, a Nigerian state under Sharia law...
, Nigerian prisoner - Shamseddin HosseiniShamseddin HosseiniSeyyed Shamseddin Hosseini is an Iranian politician. He is currently the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance.Hosseini has previous taught at Islamic Azad University, Payame Noor University and Allameh Tabatabai University....
, Iranian politician - Syed Shah Mohammed HussainiSyed Shah Mohammed HussainiSyed Shah Mohammed Hussaini is an Indian educationalist and a social worker.In 2004 he was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of literature and education.-External links:*...
, Indian educationalist
See also
- HusseinHusseinHussein , is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful"...
- Al-HusayniAl-HusayniHusayni is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem. Several members of the clan held important political positions such as Mayor and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and founded and led many Palestinian Arab Islamist groups such as the Holy War Army, the Palestine Arab...
, Palestinian Arab clan - Hussaini (Hunza)Hussaini (Hunza)Hussaini or Sisoni is rocky valley in Gojal upper Hunza of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Hussaini is 145 km north of Gilgit, the capital city. Hunza River flows in to the east while the Karakoram Highway passes to its west...
, Valley in Pakistan