Amin (name)

Amin
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ʔamiːn]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	Truthfull, Amen
Other names
Alternative spelling	Amine, Ameen, Amien

Amin (in Arabic أمين) is a male Arabic, Persian and Indian given name that means "faithful, trustworthy". Alternatives include Amine, Ameen and Amien.

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

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

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

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

Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
Idi Amin (1925–2003), the dictator of Uganda. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), the second President of Afghanistan
Samir Amin (born 1931), Egyptian political author
Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
Haron Amin (died 2015), Afghan diplomat
Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist

Persons

See also