Osama (name)

Osama

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	lion
Other names
Alternative spelling	Oussama, Usama, Usamah

Osama (Arabic: أسامة, Usāmah), alternative writing Oussama, Usama and Usamah is one of many Arabic male given names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal. Those with the name include:

Given name

Osama

• Osama, the ring name for professional wrestler, Armando Estrada
• Osama Abdul Latif, Sudanese businessman
• Osama Sleem
• Osama Abdusalam, Libyan football midfielder for Akhdar

Osama shaheen Jordanian prof and businessman

• Osama Afifi, professional bassist
• Osama Ali (born 1988), Iraqi footballer
• Osama Alomar (born 1968), Syrian poet
• Osama Baani (born 1984), Libyan football defender
• Osama El-Baz (born 1931), Egyptian diplomat
• Osama Eldawoody, American undercover police officer
• Osama Elsamni (born 1988), Egyptian footballer born in Japan
• Osama Al Hamady (born 1975), Libyan football defender for Al-Ittihad
• Osama Hamdan (born 1965), senior member of Hamas
• Osama Hassan Ahmed, English terror suspect
• Osama Hassan (born 1979), Egyptian footballer with Ittihad
• Osama Hawsawi (born 1984), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Osama Hosny (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
• Osama Hussain (born 1971), Kuwaiti football Right-back, centre-back
• Osama Hussien Ali (born 1987), Iraqi football goalkeeper for Baghdad FC
• Osama Al-Khurafi (born 1963), Kuwaiti fencer
• Osama bin Laden (1957–2011), deceased leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda
• Osama Ali Maher (born 1968), Swedish conservative politician and Member of Parliament
• Osama Malik (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Osama Mazini, Palestinian politician
• Osama Mohamed (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
• Osama Mounir, Christian Egyptian TV personality
• Osama Al-Muwallad (born 1984), Saudi Arabian football defender
• Osama Nabih (born 1975), Egyptian footballer for Itesalat
• Osama Anwar Okasha (1941–2010), Egyptian screenwriter and journalist
• Osama Orabi (born 1962), Egyptian footballer
• Osama El-Rady (1930–2005), Saudi psychiatrist
• Osama Rashid (born 1992), Dutch footballer
• Osama Saeed, Scottish politician
• Osama Al-Zain, filmmaker and writer

Oussama

• Oussama Assaidi (born 1988), a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
• Oussama Bengad (born 1994), a Moroccan-Swedish fashion model and the spokesperson for the brand Dolce & Gabbana
• Oussama Cherribi (born 1959) is a Moroccan-Dutch sociologist and former politician for the VVD party
• Oussama Darragi (born 1987), a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a playmaker
• Oussama Essabr (born 1989), a Moroccan father Libyan mother footballer
• Oussama Kassir (born 1966), a Lebanese-born Swedish militant Islamist
• Oussama Mellouli (born 1984), a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events
• Oussama Sellami (born 1979), a Tunisian football player
• Oussama Souaidy (born 1981), a Moroccan football player

Usama

• Usama Halabi (born 1959), advocate and senior lawyer in Jerusalem
• Usama Hasan, English religious writer
• Usama Al-Kini (died 2008), Kenyan Al-Qaeda member
• Usama Muhammad (born 1954), Syrian film director and screenwriter
• Usama Alshaibi (born 1969), Iraqi-American independent filmmaker and visual artist
• Usama Young (born 1985), New Orleans Saints cornerback
• Usamah ibn Munqidh, 12th-century Arab historian, diplomat, and warrior

Surname

• Shahenga Osama, Egyptian squash player
• Yehia Osama (born 1990), Egyptian football player