Zein (disambiguation)

Zein is the name of a class of prolamine protein found in maize. It may also refer to:

People

Zein (Arabic: زين, lit. 'Beauty') is a common Arabic given name and family name. Notable people with the given name or surname include:

First name

• Zein al-Abidin Ben Ali (1936–2019), Tunisian politician, President of Tunisia
• Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916–1994), Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Talal
• Zein bint Al Hussein (born 1968), the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan
• Zein E. Obagi, Syrian-American dermatologist
• Zein Farran (born 1999), Lebanese footballer
• Zein "Tina" Isa (1972–1989), American girl murdered in an honor killing
• Zein Ould Zeidane (born 1966), Mauritanian economist and politician
• Zein Pun (1295–1330), a court official at the Martaban Palace of Hanthawaddy Kingdom, who seized the throne for seven days in 1331
• Zein Sajdi (born 1997 or 1998), known as Zeyne, Palestinian-Jordanian singer

Middle name

• Ahmed Zein El-Abidin (born 1943), Egyptian Olympic fencer
• Intisar el-Zein Soughayroun (born 1957 or 1958), Sudanese professor of archeology
• Mahdi Zein-oddin (1959–1984), Iranian major general in the Iran–Iraq War
• Mizan Zainal Abidin (born 1962), reigning sultan of Terengganu and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• Mohamed Zein Tahan (born 1990), Lebanese footballer
• Omar Zein El-Din (born 1987), Lebanese footballer

Family name

Zein

• Ahmad Zein (born 1966), Yemeni writer and journalist
• Ali Zein (born 1990), Egyptian handball player
• Haitham Zein (born 1979), Lebanese footballer
• Hussein Zein (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
• Irfandy Zein (born 1995), Indonesian footballer
• Maha Zein (born 1976), Egyptian squash player
• Mahdi Zein (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
• Marwa Zein, Sudanese film director
• Melhem Zein (born 1982), Lebanese singer
• Rahma Zein, Egyptian journalist
• Saw Zein (1303–1330), the fourth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1324 to 1330
• Zeina Zein (born 2004), Egyptian squash player

Al Zein

• Ahmad al-Zein (1933–2021), Lebanese Sunni scholar
• Ahmed Al-Zein (born 1991), Saudi footballer
• Ali Al-Zein (born 1949), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Al-Zein crime family, Lebanese organised crime family active in Germany
  • Mahmoud Al-Zein, nicknamed "the president of Berlin", boss of the Al-Zein clan

El Zein

• Abbas El-Zein (born 1963), Australian writer and academic
• Abdel Latif El Zein (1932–2019), Lebanese politician
• Abu-Bekir El-Zein (born 2003), German footballer
• Ahmad Ali El Zein (born 1956), Lebanese novelist and journalist
• Ahmed Aref El-Zein (1884–1960), Shi'a intellectual from the Jabal Amil area of South Lebanon
• Johny El Zein (born 1992), known as Zein, Cypriot/Belizean professional footballer
• Judith El Zein (born 1976), French actress
• Kassem El Zein (born 1990), Lebanese footballer
• Najla El Zein (born 1983), Lebanese artist and designer
• Omar El-Zein (born 1985), German footballer

Other uses

• Zein, superhero character in AK Comics
• Zein TV, Arab satellite TV channel, a joint venture between Future TV and Dubai Media City
• The Wedding of Zein, 1962 novel by Sudanese author Tayeb Salih
• Ribat of Zein-o-din, fortress in Iran

See also

• Zain (disambiguation)
• Zayn (disambiguation)
• Zayn al-Abidin (disambiguation)
• Zayn ad-Din (disambiguation)
• Zein Abad (disambiguation)