Yaseen (name)
Yaseen is an Arabic-based name and a variant of Yasin, Yassin, Yassine and Yacine. It is an Arabic-based unisex name used frequently in the Arab World and Muslim countries, and a surname. The name comes from a chapter of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
It may refer to:
Notable persons
Given name
- Yaseen Anwar, Pakistani-American banker, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
- Yaseen Al-Bakhit, Jordanian footballer
- Yaseen Bhatkal, or Yasin Bhatkal, full name Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa, named by Indian investigative agencies, was the founder and leader of the proscribed terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen
- Yaseen El-Demerdash, American Paralympic swimmer
- Yaseen Khan Khalil, Pakistani politician, Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Yaseen Malik or Yasin Malik, Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan
- Yaseen janjua, journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi, Sunni Sufi Islamic scholar associated with the Ahle Sunnat Barelvi organisation, Raza Academy.
- Yaseen al-Sheyadi, Omani footballer
- Yaseen Valli, South African cricketer
- Yaseen Vallie, South African cricketer
Middle name
- Rosa Yaseen Hassan, Syrian novelist and writer
- Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed, Iraqi weightlifter
- Taha Yasin Ramadan, Iraqi Kurd politician, who served as one of the three Vice Presidents of Iraq
Surname
- Abdulla Yaseen, Bahraini handball player
- Ahmed Yaseen or Yassin, Palestinian imam, politician, and founder of Hamas
- Anas Bani Yaseen, Jordanian footballer
- Asaad Ali Yaseen, Iraqi politician, businessman and diplomat
- Bashar Bani Yaseen, Jordanian footballer
- Khalid Kamal Yaseen, Bahraini long-distance runner
- Moataz Yaseen, Jordanian footballer
- Mohammed Dawood Yaseen, Iraqi footballer
- Muhammad Yaseen, Canadian politician, elected member of the Alberta Legislature
- Taha Hussein Yaseen, Iraqi sprinter specialising in the 400 metres
- Mohd Yaseen Khan (Yaseen Janjua), journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, India