Nasir al-Din

Nasir al-Din (Arabic: نصیر الدین or ناصرالدین or نصر الدين, 'Defender of the Faith'), was originally a honorific title and is an Arabic masculine given name. There are many variant spellings in English.

Notable people with the title or name include:

Politics and government[]

Nasir ad-Din Mahmud I of Great Seljuq, sultan of the Seljuk Empire 1092–1094
Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066–1121), Fatimid vizier of Egypt, nicknamed Nasir al-Din
Nasir ad-Din Qabacha, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan from 1203
Nasir al-Din Mahmud (reigned 1201–22), of the Artuqids of Hisnkeyfa
Nasiruddin Mahmud (son of Iltutmish) (died 1229), ruler of Bengal
Nasir ad-Din Mahmud, Zengid Emir of Mosul 1219–1234
Nasir ad-Din al-Malik al-Mansur Ibrahim bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (died 1246), emir of Homs under the Ayyubid dynasty
Nasiruddin Mahmud (grandson of Iltutmish) (1246–1266), Muslim Turkic ruler and Sultan of Delhi
Al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah (1260–1280), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, governor and then Sultan of Bengal (1281–1291)
Nasr al-Din (died 1292), a provincial governor of Yunnan in China during the Yuan dynasty
Al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Muhammad ben Qalawun, or just Al-Nasir Muhammad (1285–1341), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Syed Nasiruddin, a Sufi saint and military leader associated with the spread of Islam in Bengal in the 14th century
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (died c. 1318), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty 1390–1394
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq, the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule Delhi, 1394–1413
Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq, a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty
An-Nasir ad-Din Muhammad (1411–1422), the son of Sayf ad-Din Tatar, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt 1421–1422
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah of Bengal (died 1459), sultan of Bengal
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah (died 1532), sultan of Bengal
Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad (died 1547), the young son of the Sultan of Fez, Sultan Ahmad
Nasir ud-din Muhammad, or Humayun (1508–1556), Mughal Emperor
Nasr ad-Din (died 1674), leader of the Berber tribes during the Char Bouba war
Nasruddin (reigned 1690–1710), 15th Sultan of Brunei
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah (1803–1837), King of Oudh
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831–1896), Shah of Persia
Nasruddin Khan, emir of Kokand 1875–1876
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907–1979), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Amal Nasser el-Din (born 1928), Druze Israeli author and politician
Nasiruddin Khan (c. 1948 – 2018), an Indian politician from West Bengal
A J M Nasir Uddin (born 1957), Bangladeshi politician
Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, or Nasser al-Shaer, (born 1961), Palestinian politician
Ghazi Nasr Al-Din (born 1962), Venezuelan diplomat and alleged Hezbollah supporter
Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu (1967–2015), Bangladeshi politician
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin (fl. from 1990s), Bangladeshi politician
Nasir Uddin Chowdhury (fl. from 1990s), Bangladeshi politician
Nasruddin Mohseni (fl. from 2002), Afghan politician
Nasir Uddin (Naogaon politician) (died 2017), from Bangladesh
Nasir Uddin (Jessore politician) (fl. from 2018), from Bangladesh

Scholars and writers[]

Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja, 13th century Seljuq satirist, populist philosopher, Sufi and wise man
Sayyed Nasir-ud-deen Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan (1038–1067 CE), Sufi Saint
Sheykh Nasreddin Abul Hakayik Mahmud bin Ahmed al-Hoyi, or Ahi Evren (1169–1261), Turkish Muslim preacher
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274), Persian scientist, mathematician, philosopher, physician and theologian
Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi (1274–1356), mystic-poet and Sufi saint
Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha (died 1507), Sufi saint
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999), Syrian-Albanian Islamic scholar
Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai (born 1917), Pakistani writer and poet
Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani (1949–2009), a Pakistani poet and Islamic scholar of the Chishti Sufi order
Nasreddin Lebatelier, pseudonym of Yahyah Michot (fl. from 1995), Belgian Muslim writer

Sports[]

Shaikh Nasiruddin (1916-1991), an Indian cricketer
Nasreddine Akli (born 1953), Algerian footballer
Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din (born 1966), Malaysian hockey player
Alain Nasreddine (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Nasreddine Kraouche (born 1979), Algerian footballer
Ali Nasseredine (born 1983), Lebanese footballer
Nasiruddin Faruque (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer
Nasserredine Fillali (born 1984), Algerian boxer
Nasiruddin Chowdhury (born 1985), Bangladeshi footballer
Nasr Eldin El Shigail (born 1985), a Sudanese footballer
Nasreddine Megdich (born 1991), Qatari handball player
Nur Nadihirah (born 1994), Malaysian cricketer

Other people[]

Mohammad Nasiruddin (1888–1994), Bangladeshi journalist
Advocate Nasiruddin (1892–1949), lawyer and political and social leader from Bhopal, India
Naseeruddin Mauzi (died 1920), Indian Khilafat Movement activist
Nasreddin Murat-Khan (1904–1970), Russian-born Pakistani architect
Naseeruddin Shah (born 1949), Indian film actor and director
Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam (born c. 1954), Egyptian water engineer and politician
Nasreddine Dinet (1861–1929), French orientalist painter
Naseeruddin Saami (fl. from 1950s), classical singer from Pakistan
Nasiruddin Yousuff (fl. from 1973), Bangladeshi stage and film director
Nasrdin Dchar (born 1978), Dutch-Moroccan actor
Nasir Uddin (anthropologist) (born c. 1978), Bengali anthropologist
Attia Nasreddin, Ethiopian businessman
Nasiruddin Nasir (born 1992), Malaysian actor

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