# Hussein

Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, or Husain (/huːˈseɪn/; Arabic: حُسَيْن Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (Arabic: ح س ن), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Muslims. In Persian language contexts, the transliterations Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include Husên, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hisên, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Hüseyn, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Husseyn, Usain (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel Gabriel.

## Given name
### Hossein

* Hossein Alizadeh, Iranian musician
* Hossein Fekri, Iranian footballer
* Hossein Ghanbari, Iranian footballer
* Hossein Gharibi, former Iranian Ambassador to Brazil
* Hossein Ali Mallah (1921–1992), Iranian musician, painter, author
* Hossein Marashi, Iranian politician
* Hossein Namazi, Iranian economist and politician
* Hossein Navab, Iranian diplomat
* Hossein Nuri, Iranian artist
* Hossein Panahi, Iranian actor
* Hossein Rajabian, Iranian filmmaker
* Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter
* Hossein Shanbehzadeh, Iranian writer and activist
* Hossein Tehrani, Iranian musician
* Hossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), Iranian-born Australian artist

### Houssein

* Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer

### Husayn

* Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad
* Husayn (Safavid), former Safavid king of Persia
* Husayn Bayqarah, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to his death
* Husayn ibn Hamdan, a general in the Abbasid Caliphate
* Husayn ibn Numayr, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate

### Husein

* Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak 19th-century leader and rebel
* Husein Miljković, Bosnian military commander
* Husein Kavazović, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Husein Alicajic, Australian filmmaker
* Husein Balić, Austrian footballer
* Husein Beganović, Macedonian footballer
* Husein Demiri, Macedonian footballer
* Husein Huseinov, Turkmen painter

### Hussain

* Hussain Ahmed, Emirati basketball player
* Hussain Sajwani (born 1952/53), Emirati billionaire property developer
* Hussain Karim (born 1974), Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer

### Hussein

* Hussein Adan Isack (born 1957), Kenyan naturalist, ethnobiologist and ornithology research scientist
* Hussein M. Adam (1943–2017), Somali professor of political science
* Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sherif and Emir of Mecca
* Hussein Chalayan, British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer
* Hussein el-Husseini, former Lebanese Parliament Speaker
* Hussein Hasan, Somali poet and warrior
* Hussein Farrah Aidid (1917–1980), Somali war veteran
* Hussein Fatal, American rap artist from 2Pac's Outlawz group
* Hussein Hamdan, Lebanese football player
* Hussein Ibish (born 1963), American academic
* Hussein ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and son of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
* Hussein Kamel al-Majid, son-in-law of Saddam Hussein
* Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt
* Hussein Naeem, Lebanese football player
* Hussein of Jordan, King of Jordan
* Hussein Zedan (1953–2019), Egyptian computer scientist
* Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

### Hüseyin

* Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
* Hüseyin Avni (disambiguation), multiple people
* Hüseyin Çapkın (born 1951), Turkish police chief
* Hüseyin Dündar (born 1986), Turkish boxer
* Hüseyin Er (1985–2021), British-Turkish deaf football player
* Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958), Turkish high-ranking civil servant
* Hüseyin Gezer (1920–2013), Turkish sculptor
* Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Islamic scholar
* Hüseyin Kandemir (born 1986), Turkish rower
* Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu (born 1934), Turkish general
* Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
* Hüseyin Özer (born 1949), Turkish-British executive chef and restaurateur
* Hüseyin Sayram (1905–1988), Turkish politician
* Hüseyin Tavur (born 1972), Turkish football manager
* Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of Cold War era
* Hüseyin Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish futsal player

### Huseyn

* Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), Azerbaijani actor
* Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor
* Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), Azerbaijani poet and playwright
* Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski (1863–1919), Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin
* Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1910–1979), Azerbaijani film director
* Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963), Bengali politician and statesman

### Hossain

* Rubel Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Bangladeshi cricketer

## Middle name

* Amin Hossein Rahimi (born 1968), Iranian politician
* Barack Hussein Obama II, 44th President of the United States
* Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., father of the forty-fourth US president
* Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician
* Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, fifth President of Iraq

## Patronymic title

* Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Islamic scholar of the Umayyad era. He is considered 4th shia Imam by the Twelver, Zaydi and Isma'ili shia sects.
* Ali ibn Husayn, son of Husayn ibn Ali
* Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
* Ruqayya bint Husayn, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
* Fatimah bint Husayn was the daughter of Husayn ibn Ali and his wife Umm Ishaq bint Talha
* Tahir ibn Husayn, Abbasid general and governor under Al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833)
* Abdullah bin Hussein, also known as Abdullah I, was the King of Jordan from 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951

## Surname
### Hossain

* Abdul Mannan Hossain, Indian politician
* Adil Hussain, Indian actor
* Akbar Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Anwar Hossain (disambiguation), several people
* Ashraf Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic lecturer and politician
* Faisal Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Hasibul Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Ismail Hossain Siraji, Bengali writer
* Kamal Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Makbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Md. Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Md. Mokbul Hossain Meherpuri, Bangladeshi politician
* Mehrab Hossain (disambiguation), several people
* Mir Mosharraf Hossain, Bengali writer
* M Makbul Hossain, Bangladesh Navy rear admiral
* Mockbul Hossain, Bangladeshi businessman
* Mohammed Mosharref Hossain, Bangladeshi criminal
* Mohammad Nazmul Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Mokbul Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
* Mokbul Hossain Sujanagari, Bangladeshi politician
* Nina Hossain, English journalist and presenter
* Noor Hossain (disambiguation), several people
* Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
* Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Bangladeshi politician
* Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Selina Hossain, Bengali writer
* Shahadat Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Shahriar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Zakir Hossain (disambiguation), several people

### Hosein / Hossein

* Farah Hussein (born 2001), Egyptian gymnast
* Mehnaz Hoosein (born 1973), Indian singer
* Robert Hossein, French actor, director and writer
* Imran N. Hosein, Islamic scholar specialising in Islamic eschatology
* Akeal Hosein, West Indian cricketer

### Hussain

* Abrar Hussain (1961–2011), Pakistani boxer
* Abrar Hussain, Pakistani military hero
* Ijaz Hussain, Pakistani cricketer
* Iqbalunnisa Hussain, Indian educator, academic, writer, activist and feminist
* Nasser Hussain, Essex and England cricketer
* Nauman Hussain, American businessman implicated in the Schoharie limousine crash
* Rashad Hussain, United States special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
* Rifaat Hussain (1952–2025), Pakistani political scientist, professor and defense analyst
* Rizwan Hussain, British barrister of Bangladeshi descent
* Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Bangladeshi feminist and social worker
* Sairish Hussain, British writer and lecturer
* Shabir Hussain, British chef and restaurateur
* Syed Abdulla Hussain, Indian ornithologist
* Zakir Hussain (disambiguation), several people

### Husayn

* Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Egyptian writer, journalist, and politician

### Hussein

* Abdul Razak Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Adnan Hussein (born 1954), Lebanese politician
* Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz, King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca
* Ameena Hussein (born 1964), Sri Lankan writer, editor and sociologist
* Fouad Hussein, Jordanian journalist
* Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist
* Mohd Faizol Hussien, Malaysian football player
* Nedal Hussein, Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
* Sadqa Hussein (1876–1961), rabbinical judge of the Iraqi Jews in Jerusalem
* Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party
* Shelomo Bekhor Hussein (1843–1892), rabbi, author, and publisher in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
* Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer and Arabic literary scholar
* Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian

#### Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

* Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq (1979–2003)
** Uday Hussein, son
** Qusay Hussein, son
** Raghad Hussein, daughter
** Rana Hussein, daughter
** Hala Hussein, daughter

#### Royal family of Jordan

* Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
* Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife
* Alia al Hussein, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan
* Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994), son of Abdullah II
* Princess Muna al-Hussein, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan

### Huseyin / Hüseyin

* Metin Hüseyin, English film director

### Huseyn / Hüseyn

* Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

### Huseynov / Guseynov / Гусейнов

* Abdusalam Guseynov, Lezgian philosopher and ethicist