Abdul Hussein

Abdul Hussein (Arabic: عبد الحسين) (also transliterated as Abd al-Husayn, Abdolhossein, or Abdul Husayn) is a masculine Muslim given name, the name is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Hussein, and means Servant of Hussein. It is commonly associated with Shi'ites, who especially revere Hussein ibn Ali. The name is forbidden for Sunnis, who may not use any names implying servitude to anything besides God. It may refer to:

Given name[]

• Abdulhussain Abdulredha (1939–2017), Kuwaiti actor
• Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma (1859–1939), Qajar prince
• Abdolhossein Hazhir (1899–1949), Iranian politician
• Abdul Husain Husamuddin (1823–1891), Indian, Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohra sect
• Abdolhossein Moezi (born 1945), Iranian scholar
• Abdolhossein Mokhtabad (born 1966), Iranian composer
• Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi (1290–1377), Shi'a twelver Islamic scholar
• Abdol Hossein Sardari (1895–1981), Iranian statesman
• Abdolhossein Sepanta (1907–1969), Iranian film director
• Abdolhossein Teymourtash (1883–1933), Iranian politician
• Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob (1923–1999), Iranian literary scholar
• Abd-al-Hussain Borunsi (1942–1985), Iranian Commander, Subject of the book Borunsi

Middle name[]

• Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina, Tanzanian-born professor
• Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Asadi (born 1993), Iraqi footballer

Surname[]

• Alaa Abdul-Hussein (born 1986), Iraqi footballer
• Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Lebanese journalist

See also[]

• Abdolreza
• Abdul Zahra