Husseini (also spelled Hussaini, Husaini, Hecini, Hosseini or Husayni, Arabic: حسیني) is an Arabic surname.
It is a nisba derivation of the given name Hussein or Husain from the name of Caliph Imam Husain ibn Ali. People with the surname Al-Husseini or Husseini are (nominally) descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad through the lineage of his grandson Imam Husain ibn Ali. Imam Husain ibn Ali was the son of prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima and son-in-law and Caliph Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Husseinis are primarily found in the Arab world, South Asia, and Iran. Because of their lineage, the Husseini family is considered one to be respected, honored and are given the title of Sayyid. This title represents a person who is a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad and his grandson Husain ibn Ali. This title is normally used by the shia sector.
Adem Hecini, Algerian athleteAbd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Arab rebel commanderAhad Hosseini, Iranian Azeri sculptorArif Hussain Hussaini, Pakistani politicianFaisal Husseini, Palestinian politicianHoma Hosseini, Iranian rowerHussein el-Husseini, Lebanese statesman, former speaker of the Lebanese parliamentJalal Hosseini, Iranian footballerKamil al-Husayni, Palestinian judgeKarim al-Hussayni, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and the fourth Aga KhanKhaled Hosseini, American novelist and physicianMansoor Hosseini, Swedish composerMansooreh Hosseini, Iranian contemporary artistMehdi Hosseini, Persian composerMohammed al-Husseini, Lebanese-Canadian member of HezbollahMohammad Amin al-Husayni, Palestinian Arab nationalistMohammad Hosseini, Iranian politicianM. Yousuff Hussaini, American applied mathematicianRana Husseini, Jordanian journalistShamseddin Hosseini, Iranian politicianSyed Shah Mohammed Hussaini, Indian educationalist