Yasin (name)
Yasin (also spelled Yassin or Yaseen or Jasin or Yacine , Template:Lang-ar, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈjɑːsiːn]) is a surname and masculine given name of Arabic origin.
Notable persons
In arts and entertainment
- Yasiin Bey, the new name of hip hop artist Mos Def
- Ismail Yasin, Egyptian actor
- Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, Pakistani fashion designer
- Mehmet Yaşın, Turkish Cypriot poet and author
- Neşe Yaşın, Cypriot Turkish poet and author
- Özker Yaşın, Turkish Cypriot poet, journalist and author
In crime and militant groups
- Yassin M. Aref, American prisoner
- Yasin Hayal, Turkish criminal
- Abdul Rahman Yasin, 1993 World Trade Center bomber
- Ahmed Yassin, co-founder of Hamas
- Anwar Yassin, Lebanese detainee in Israeli prisons
- Fatima Yassin, wife of Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah
- Imad Yassin, leader of Jund Ash Sham's military wing
In government and politics
- Yasin al-Hashimi, Iraqi politician
- Yasin Said Numan, Yemeni politician
- Ahmed Yusuf Yasin, Vice-President of Somaliland from 2002 until 2010
- Yevgeny Yasin, Russian economist and politician
In sport
- Yasin Arafat, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Yasin Karaca, Turkish footballer
- Yassin Mikari, Tunisian-Swiss footballer
- Yasin Öztekin, Turkish-German footballer
In other fields
- Khalid Yasin, Islamic activist
- Rania al Yassin, Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan
- Shadya Yasin, Somali social activist
See also
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