Fakhr al-Din () is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning honor/pride of the religion. Alternative transliterations include Fachreddin, Fakhreddine, Fahrettin, Fakhraddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhruddin, Fexredîn, etc.
Notable people with the name include:
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 Ömer Fahrettin Türkkan (1868–1948), Ottoman lieutenant general during World War 1
Given name Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977), President of India Fakhreddin Shadman (1907–1967), Iranian scholar and politician Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala (c. 1918–2011), Indian businessman Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (1928–2020), Pakistani lawyer Fakhraddin Mousavi Naneh Karani (1930–2021), Iranian Cleric & Politician Fahrettin Cüreklibatır, known as Cüneyt Arkın (1937–2022), Turkish actor and director Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940), Bangladeshi economist Fakhraddin Manafov (born 1955), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani (born 1955), Iranian Politician Fahrudin Durak (born 1966), Turkish footballer Fakhredin Fouad (born 1967), Jordanian athlete in the high jump Fakhraddin Atayev (born 1972), Azerbaijani conductor Fakhreddine Galbi (born 1984), Tunisian footballer
Surname
Abdul Rozak Fachruddin (1915–1995), Indonesian Islamic leader Mariam Fakhr Eddine (1933–2014), Egyptian actress Youssef Fakhr Eddine (1935–2002), Egyptian actor Ali Fakhreddine (born 1983), Lebanese basketball player Rabih V. Fakhreddine, Lebanese businessman
See also
Fakhr / Fakhri / Fakhry / Fahri, disambiguation Fakhreddine Mosque, in Deir el Qamar, Chouf, Lebanon Fakhreddine Palace, in Deir el Qamar, Chouf, Lebanon Fakr Ad-Din Mosque, in Mogadishu, Somalia
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