Yassin (name)

Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen and Yacine (Arabic: ياسين, romanized: Yāsīn, IPA: [jæːˈsiːn]), is a unisex given name mostly common in the Arab world and Muslim countries, and a surname. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. People with this name generally originate from Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon.

Notable persons

Given name

• Yassin Adnan (born 1970), Moroccan writer and broadcaster
• Yassin M. Aref, American prisoner
• Yassin Ayoub (born 1994), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
• Yassin El-Azzouzi (born 1983), French-Moroccan footballer
• Yassin Barnawi (born 1993), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Yassin Bouih (born 1996), Italian middle-distance runner
• Yassin Chadili (born 1988), French footballer
• Yassin Fekir (born 1997), French footballer
• Yassin Fortuné (born 1999), French footballer
• Yassin Hamzah (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Yassin Ibrahim (born 2000), German footballer
• Yassin Idbihi (born 1983), German basketball player
• Yassin Kadi (born 1955), Saudi Arabian businessman
• Yassin Mikari, Tunisian-Swiss footballer
• Yassin Maouche (born 1997), French footballer
• Yassin Moutaouakil (born 1986), French footballer
• Yassin Oukili (born 2001), Dutch footballer
• Yassin al-Haj Saleh (born 1961), Syrian writer and political dissident

Surname

• Ahmed Yassin (1937–2004), Palestinian imam and politician and founder of Hamas
• Anwar Yassin, Lebanese former detainee in Israeli prisons, member of the Popular Guard, the armed wing of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), and the broader Lebanese National Resistance Front
• Asser Yassin (born 1981), Egyptian actor, writer and film producer
• Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi footballer
• Hussein Yassin (born 1943), Palestinian writer
• Kamarul Ariffin Mohamed Yassin (born 1934), Malaysian chairman of the World Scout Committee
• Muhyiddin Yassin (born 1947), Malaysian politician and prime minister
• Nuseir Yassin (born 1992), Palestinian-Israeli video blogger best known for his video series Nas Daily
• Omar Rabie Yassin (born 1988), Egyptian footballer
• Osama Yassin (born 1964), Egyptian politician and minister of youth
• Rabie Yassin (born 1960), Egyptian footballer and football manager

See also

• Yasin (name)
• Yassine (name)
• Yacine (name)
• Yaseen (name)