# Izz al-Din

Izz al-Din (Arabic: عزّ الدين or commonly written عزّ الدين, ‘izzu ’d-dīn, ‘izza ’d-dīn, also written Azzedine or Azzeddine) is an Arabic male given name meaning "high rank (honour, esteem, prestige) of the Islamic religion/faith".
The prefix "‘izz" meaning "high rank, honour, esteem, prestige" is also the notions of being respected, cherished, be strong or powerful.
Izz al-Din or Izz ud-Din may refer to:

## People

* Izz al-Din Usama (12th century), Ayyubid emir
* 'Izz al-Dīn Qilij Arslān bin Mas'ūd, or Kilij Arslan II (died 1192), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
* Izz ad-Din Mas'ud (died 1193), Zangi emir of Mosul
* 'Izz al-Dīn Kaykā'ũs bin Kaykhusraw, or Kaykaus I (died 1220), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
* Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, also known as Ali ibn al-Athir (1160–1233), Muslim historian
* Izz al-Din Aybak (died 1257), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
* Izz al-Din `Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu`tazili al Madaini (died 1258), Shia Mu`tazili Islamic scholar and writer
* Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam (died 1262), court official of Ayyubid ruler As-Salih Ayyub, Ash'ari scholar and jurist of the Shafi'i school of thought
* Mamluk Governor of Bengal for Mamluk Sultanate (Delhi) from 1257 to 1259.
* Izz al-Din ibn Shaddad (1217–1285), Syrian official and historian
* Izz al-Dīn Kaykā'ũs bin Kaykhusraw, or Kaykaus II (died c. 1280), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
* Izz al-Din Aydamir Al-Jaldaki (died 1342), Egyptian physician and alchemist
* Izz al-Din Jafar, Sultan of the Eretnids from 1354 to 1355
* Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud (died 1382), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
* Izz al-Din Shir (d. 1423), founder of the Emirate of Hakkâri
* Muhammad Izz al-Din I (died 1539), leader of the Tayyibi Isma'ili community
* Hasan 'Izz ud-din (fl. 1760), king of the Huraa dynasty of the Maldives
* Yusuf Izzettin Efendi (1857–1916), Ottoman prince
* Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882–1935), Palestinian Islamic preacher and resistance fighter
* İzzettin Çalışlar (1882-1951), Turkish military officer
* Yussuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak (1890–1963), Sultan of Perak, Malaysia
* Ezzel Dine Zulficar (1919–1963), Egyptian film director
* Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani (1921-2013) Iranian Shia Marja
* Azzeddine Laraki (born 1929), Prime Minister of Morocco
* Azzedine Alaia (born 1940), Tunisian fashion designer
* Azzedine Boukerche, Canadian engineer
* Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi writer and politician
* Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy (born 1954), Egyptian politician and diplomat
* Azzedine Amanallah (born 1956), Moroccan footballer
* Ezzeddine Hadj Sassi (born 1962), Tunisian footballer
* Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil (c. 1963–2004), Palestinian resistance fighter
* Hassan Izz-Al-Din (born c. 1963), Lebanese wanted by the United States government
* Azzedine Brahmi (born 1966), Algerian long-distance runner
* Azzedine Sakhri (born 1968), Algerian long-distance runner
* Mansoura Ez-Eldin (born 1976), Egyptian novelist and journalist
* Abu Izzadeen (adopted name) (born 1976), British Muslim activist
* Azzedine Zerdoum (born 1977), Algerian cross-country runner
* Azzedine Benchaïra (born 1978), Algerian footballer
* Mohamed Izzadeen (born 1979), Sri Lankan footballer
* Sofiane Azzedine (born 1980), Algerian footballer
* Azzeddine Ourahou (born 1984), Moroccan footballer
* Ezzedin Yacoub Hamed, Egyptian long-jumper
* Salah Ezzedine, Lebanese businessman accused of running a pyramid scheme
* Izudin Bajrović (born 1963), Bosnian actor
* Izudin Dervić (born 1963), Bosnian footballer

## Places

* Izz al-Din, Syria, a village in between Hama and Homs
* Izzeddin Fortress, Crete
* İzzettin, Sındırgı, Turkey