Amin (name)

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Pronunciation Arabic: [ʔamiːn] Language(s) Arabic Meaning Truthfull, Amen		Gender Male Word/name Arabic 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, Ameenah 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

References

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