Amin (name)

Al-Amin

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ʔamiːn]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Truthful
Other names
Alternative spelling	Amine, Ameen, Amien, ʾAmīn
Variant form(s)	Al-Amin
Nickname(s)	Amz
Derived	أ-م-ن (ʾ-m-n) (security)
Popularity	see popular names

Amin (Arabic: أمين amiyn, amīn), also spelt Ameen, is an Arabic and Persian male given name that means "faithful, loyal, true-hearted". Other spellings include Amine and Amien.

The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called "al-Amin" in his youth.

The female equivalent of Amin is Amina, Aminah, Ameenah, Ameena or Amineh.

Persons

People named Amin include:

Given name

• Amin (Qing dynasty) (1585–1640), Manchu beile and political leader
• Amin al-Rihani (1876–1940), Lebanese author
• Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997), Pakistani Muslim scholar
• Amin al-Hafiz (1921–2009), former Syrian leader
• Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926–2009), Lebanese politician
• Amin Yunis al Husseini (1929–2016), Jordanian politician
• Amine Gemayel (born 1942), President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988
• Amin Maalouf (1949), Lebanese author
• Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/1967), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
• Amin Nacaf (born 2005), Moroccan leader of Gallarate

Middle name

• Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (c. 1897–1974), a former Mufti of Jerusalem
• Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
• Sami Amin Al-Arian (born 1958), convicted of aiding a terrorist organization

Surname / family name

• Adam Amin (born 1986), American sportscaster
• Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
• Ehab Amin (born 1995), Egyptian basketball player
• Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
• Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), the fourth President of Afghanistan
• Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
• Haron Amin (died 2015), Afghan diplomat
• Hassan Amin (disambiguation), several people
• Idi Amin (1925–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
• Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and Member of Parliament
• Samir Amin (born 1931), Egyptian political author
• Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
• Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist

See also

• Amin (disambiguation)
• Amin al-Dawla (disambiguation)