Amin (in Arabic أمين) is a male Arabic, Persian and Indian given name that means "faithful, trustworthy". Alternatives include Amine, Ameen and Amien.
The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called al-Amin in his youth
The female equivalent of Amin is Amina, Aminah or Ameena.
Persons
People named Amin include:
- Given name
- Amin al-Rihani (1876â€"1940), Lebanese author
- Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904â€"1997), Pakistani Muslim scholar
- Amin al-Hafiz (1921â€"2009), former Syrian leader
- Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926â€"2009), Lebanese politician
- Amine Gemayel (born 1942), President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988li>
- Amin Maalouf (1949), Lebanese author
- Amin Abu Rashid (born 1966/1967), Palestinian Dutch Hamas leader
- Middle name
- Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (c. 1897â€"1974), a former Mufti of Jerusalem
- Mohamed Amin Didi (1910-1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
- Sami Amin Al-Arian (born 1958), convicted of aiding a terrorist organization
- Surname / Family name
- Hájà AmÃn (1831â€"1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'à Faith
- Idi Amin (1925â€"2003), the dictator of Uganda. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
- Hafizullah Amin (1929â€"1979), the second President of Afghanistan
- Samir Amin (born 1931), Egyptian political author
- Mohamed Amin (1943â€"1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
- Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
- Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
- Haron Amin (1969â€"2015), Afghan diplomat
- Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist
See also
- Amin (disambiguation)
