{{wiktionary|Jakub|Yacoub}} '''Yakub''', '''Yaqub''', '''Yaqoob''', '''Yaqoub''', '''Yacoub''', '''Yakoob''', '''Yakoub''', '''Yoqub''' or '''Yaâkub''' ({{langx|ar|يعقوب|Yaʿqūb or Ya'kūb |links=no}}, also transliterated in other ways; ''Yakob,'' as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob and James. The Arabic form '''''Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb''''' may be direct from the Hebrew or indirectly through Syriac.<ref name=EQ3> Jane Dammen McAuliffe (General Editor) Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an Volume Three : J-O</ref> The name was in use in pre-Islamic Arabia<ref name=EQ3/> and is a common given name in Arab, Turkish, and Muslim societies. It is also used as a surname. It is common in Polish, Czech, Slovak, Belarusian and Bosnian languages, where it is transliterated as '''Jakub'''.
'''Yakub''' may also refer to:
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==Religious figures== *Yaˈqub bin Isḥāq bin Ibrāhīm (Jacob), prophet of Islam *Yakub (Nation of Islam), person described in Nation of Islam teachings as a scientist who created the white race *Yaqub al-Charkhi (1360–1447), Naqshbandi Sheykh and student of Khwaja Baha' al-Din Naqshband
==Other people with this given name== ===Pre-modern world=== :''Ordered chronologically''
*Ya'qub ibn Tariq (died 796), Persian astronomer and mathematician *Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (729–798), chief judge during the reign of Harun al-Rashid *Yaqub al-Mansur (died 1199), third Almohad ruler, who reigned from 1184 to his death in 1199 *Yaqub Ibn as-Sikkit (died 857), philologist tutor, grammarian and scholar of poetry *Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840–879), Persian leader, founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan *Ya'qub ibn Killis (930–991), Egyptian vizier *Yakub I of Germiyan (died 1340), founder of the Germiyanid beylik *Yakub Çelebi (1362–1389), Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Murad I *Yaqub Spata (1369–1416), last lord of Arta *Yakub II (died 1429), bey of Germiyan *Yaqub al-Mustamsik (died 1521), figurehead caliph of the Mamluk Sultanate
===Modern world=== *Yacoub G. Al-Atrash (born 1978), Palestinian composer and maestro *Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and music director *Yacoub Artin (1842–1919), ethnic Armenian educator and scholar *Yakub Beg of Yettishar (1820–1877), Emir of Yettishar *Yacoub Sidi Ethmane (born 1995), Mauritanian footballer *Yacoub Makzoume (born 1995), Syrian tennis player *Yacoub Masboungi (born 1948), Lebanese former swimmer *Yacoub Romanos (1935–2011), Lebanese wrestler *Yacoub Sarraf (born 1961), Lebanese politician *Yacoub Shaheen (born 1994), Palestinian singer *Yacoub Zaiadeen (1922–2015), Jordanian politician and surgeon *Yacub Addy (1931–2014), Ghanaian drummer, composer, choreographer and educator *Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), Bengali essayist *Yakub Ali, politician *Yakub Cemil (1883–1916), Ottoman soldier in the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état *Yakub Guznej (1892–??), Belarusian socio-political and military leader *Yakub Hasan Sait (1875–1940), Indian businessman, freedom-fighter and politician *Yakub Holovatsky (1814–1888), Galician historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, and poet *Yakub Idrizov (born 1993), Bulgarian footballer *Yakub Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889–1974), Turkish diplomat *Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan (1904–1958), Indian film actor and director *Yakub Kolas (1882–1956), Belarusian writer *Yakub Memon (1962–2015), Indian terrorist *Yakub Shah Chak (1565–1593), last native ruler of Kashmir *Yakub Shevki Pasha (1876–1939), General of the Ottoman Army and Turkish Army *Yaqoob Al-Qasmi (born 1990), Omani footballer *Yaqoob Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-born Irish cricketer *Yaqoob Bizanjo, Pakistani politician *Yaqoob Butt (born 1988), footballer *Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini (born 1982), Omani footballer *Yaqoob Salem Al-Farsi (born 1982), Omani footballer *Yaqoob Salem Eid (born 1996), Bahraini sprinter *Yaqoub Al-Balochi (born 1990), Emirati footballer *Yaqoub Alhassan (born 2001), Saudi Arabian footballer *Yaqoub Al Hosani (born 1987), Emirati footballer *Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and musical director *Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer *Yaqoub Al-Tararwa (born 1994), Kuwaiti footballer *Yaqoub Al-Youha (born 1993), Kuwaiti sprint runner *Yaqoub Yousif (born 1997), Emirati footballer *Yaqub al-Ghusayn (1899–1947), Palestinian leader *Yaqub Ali Sharif, politician *Yaqub Eyyubov (born 1945), Azerbaijani politician *Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s *Yaqub Mirza (born 1946), Pakistani businessman *Yaqub Qureishi (born 1959), Indian politician *Yaqub Salimov, Tajik politician *Yaqub Sanu (1839–1912), Egyptian journalist *Yoqub Ahmedov (1938–2025), Uzbek actor
==People with this surname== *Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (1944–2014), Pakistani expatriate businessman based in Dubai *Ahmad Muin Yaacob, Malaysian convicted murderer *Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (born 1989), Republic of the Congo swimmer *Antonio Yakoub (born 2002), Swedish footballer *Asif Yaqoob (born 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire *Atta Yaqub (born 1979), Scottish model and actor of Pakistani descent *Badr Al-Yaqoub (1946–2025), Kuwaiti professor of law and politician *Charles Yacoub, Lebanese-Canadian bus hijacker *Chaudhry Yaqoob, Pakistani police officer *Gabriel Yacoub (1952–2025), French musician, songwriter, and visual artist *Hala Al-Abdallah Yacoub (born 1956), Syrian cinematographer and director *Ilyas Yakoub (1903–1958), Indonesian journalist *Jasem Yaqoub (born 1953), Kuwaiti footballer *Joseph Yacoub (born 1944), Syrian professor *Magdi Yacoub (born 1935), Egyptian-British professor *Mirza Yaqoob (born 1974), Bahraini cricketer *Mohammad Yakub, Indian cricketer *Mohammad Yaqoob (born 1990), eldest son of Mullah Mohammed Omar *Mohammed Yaqoub (disambiguation), multiple people *Muhammad Hussein Yacoub (born 1956), Arab Islamic scholar *Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (868–941), Persian Shia hadith collector *Muhammad Yaqub (born 1937), a Pakistani banker *Musa Yakub, Bruneian military officer *Paola Yacoub (born 1966), Lebanese-born artist *Rami Yacoub (born 1975), Swedish-Palestinian record producer and songwriter *Reham Yacoub (1991–2020), Iraqi human rights advocate and doctor *Roman Yakub (born 1958), American composer *Rutaba Yaqub, Saudi Arabian singer *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqoob (born 1952), Pakistani politician *Salma Yaqoob (born 1971), British political activist *Septar Mehmet Yakub (1904–1991), Crimean Tatar lawyer, thinker, and spiritual leader *Sidi Yacoub (disambiguation), multiple people *Simon Yacoub (born 1989), Palestinian judoka *Souheila Yacoub (born 1992), Swiss gymnast and actress *Talat Yaqoob, a Scottish campaigner, writer, and commentator *Walaa Eldin Yaqoub (born 2000), Sudanese footballer *Waleed Yaqub (born 1974), Pakistani cricket umpire *Younes Yaqoub (born 1986), Qatari footballer *Zara Mahamat Yacoub, Chadian filmmaker, director and journalist
==See also== * Yacob, a list of people with the given name, surname or patronymic Yacob or Yaqob * Yakup, Turkish form of the name * Al Yaqoub Tower, a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Yaqub-Har, pharaoh of ancient Egypt who reigned in the 17th or 16th century BCE
==References== {{Reflist}}
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