Fakhr al-Din

Fakhr al-Din (Arabic: فخر الدين) is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning honor/pride of the religion.[1][2] Alternative transliterations include Fakhruddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhraddin, Fakhruddin, Fachreddin, Fexredîn etc.

People

Notable people with the given name, ordered by age of individual:

Historical

  • Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, 11th-century Persian poet
  • Fakhr al-Din Shaheed, leader of the early Isma'ili movement in India
  • Baba Fakruddin, 12th century Iranian-Indian Sufi saint
  • Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (1149–1209), Persian Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
  • Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh (1210-1250), Ayyubid ruler
  • Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi (1213–1289), Persian philosopher and mystic
  • Fexredîn, a holy figure in Yezidism
  • Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah (fl. 1340), King of Bengal
  • Abdallah Fakhr al-Din (died 1407), leader of the Tayyibi Isma'ili community
  • Fakhr al-Din I (d. 1506), Druze leader in Mount Lebanon
  • Fakhr al-Din II (1572–1635), Druze leader in Mount Lebanon

Given Name

Surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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