'''Yassin''', an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen, Yacine, Yesine, Yessine and Yessin ({{langx|ar|ياسين|Yāsīn}},<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.namearabic.com/en/product/diwani_jilly/yasin|title=Yasin name with Arabic Calligraphy|access-date=2018-06-02|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827174208/https://www.namearabic.com/en/product/diwani_jilly/yasin|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{IPA|ar|jæːˈsiːn|IPA}}), is a unisex given name mostly common in the Arab world and Muslim countries, and a surname. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. People with this name generally originate from Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon.
==Notable persons== ===Given name=== *Yassin Adnan (born 1970), Moroccan writer and broadcaster *Yassin M. Aref, American prisoner *Yassin Ayoub (born 1994), Dutch-Moroccan footballer *Yassin El-Azzouzi (born 1983), French-Moroccan footballer *Yassin Barnawi (born 1993), Saudi Arabian footballer *Yassin Bouih (born 1996), Italian middle-distance runner *Yassin Chadili (born 1988), French footballer *Yassin Daoussi (born 2000), Finnish footballer *Yassin Fekir (born 1997), French footballer *Yassin Fortuné (born 1999), French footballer *Yassin Hamzah (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer *Yassin Ibrahim (born 2000), German footballer *Yassin Idbihi (born 1983), German basketball player *Yassin Kadi (born 1955), Saudi Arabian businessman *Yassin Mikari, Tunisian-Swiss footballer *Yassin Maouche (born 1997), French footballer *Yassin Moutaouakil (born 1986), French footballer *Yassin Oukili (born 2001), Dutch footballer *Yassin al-Haj Saleh (born 1961), Syrian writer and political dissident *Yessin Rahmouni (born 1984), Olympic dressage rider ===Surname=== *Abed Yassin (born 2004), Palestinian footballer *Ahmed Yassin (1937–2004), Palestinian imam and politician and founder of Hamas *Anwar Yassin, Lebanese former detainee in Israeli prisons, member of the Popular Guard, the armed wing of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), and the broader Lebanese National Resistance Front *Asser Yassin (born 1981), Egyptian actor, writer and film producer *Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi footballer *Hussein Yassin (born 1943), Palestinian writer *Kamarul Ariffin Mohamed Yassin (born 1934), Malaysian chairman of the World Scout Committee *Muhyiddin Yassin (born 1947), Malaysian politician and prime minister *Nuseir Yassin (born 1992), Palestinian-Israeli video blogger best known for his video series Nas Daily *Omar Rabie Yassin (born 1988), Egyptian footballer *Osama Yassin (born 1964), Egyptian politician and minister of youth *Rabie Yassin (born 1960), Egyptian footballer and football manager *Ismail Yassin (born 1912), was an Egyptian actor and script writer, He was known for his slapstick humor and has been compared to Charlie Chaplin
==See also== *Yasin (name) *Yassine (name) *Yacine (name) *Yaseen (name)
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Category:Arabic-language surnames Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names