Yaseen (name)

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Yaseen is an Arabic-based name and a variant of Yasin, Yassin, Yassine and Yacine. It is an Arabic-based name used frequently in the Arab World and in Muslim countries; Arabic: يسٓ,[1] IPA: [ˈjɑːsiːn]) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2][3]

It may refer to:

Notable persons[edit]

Given name[edit]

  • Yaseen Anwar (born 1951), Pakistani-American banker, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
  • Yaseen Al-Bakhit (born 1989), Jordanian footballer
  • Yaseen Bhatkal, or Yasin Bhatkal, full name Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa, named by Indian investigative agencies, was the founder leader of the proscribed terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen
  • Yaseen Khan Khalil, Pakistani politician, Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Yaseen Malik or Yasin Malik (born 1966), Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan
  • Yaseen janjua (born 1988), journalist from Jammu and kashmir India
  • Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi, Sunni Sufi Islamic scholar associated with the Ahle Sunnat Barelvi organisation Raza Academy.
  • Yaseen al-Sheyadi (born 1994), Omani footballer
  • Yaseen Valli (born 1995), South African cricketer
  • Yaseen Vallie (born 1989), South African cricketer

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