Shahin

Shahin or Shaheen, is a female or male given name which is the Persian term for hawk or falcon, although in specific, the peregrine falcon. The name Shaheen/Shahin is a composite of two nouns, "shah" - king and "īn" - which is a sign of proportion, freedom, or "royal", literally "king of the birds"

The name is used in Persian, Urdu, Kurdish and Turkish-speaking countries.

It may refer to:


 * Shaheen Afridi (born 2000), Pakistani cricketer
 * Shaheen Ariefdien, South African rapper
 * Shaheen Baig
 * Shaheen Holloway (born 1976), American college basketball player and coach
 * Shaheen Khalid Butt, Pakistani politician
 * Shaheen Mistri (born 1971), Indian social activist and educator
 * Shaheen Samad (born 1952), Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer
 * Shaheen Sehbai, Pakistani-American journalist
 * Shaheen Sheik (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
 * Shaheen Jafargholi (born 1997), Welsh singer and actor

Shahin

 * Shahin Abdulrahman (born 1992), Emirati footballer
 * Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963), Iranian artist
 * Shahin Akhtar, Bangladesh politician
 * Shahin Aliaj (born 1996), Albanian footballer
 * Shahin Assayesh (born 1939), Iranian publisher
 * Shahin Badar (born 1974), British musician
 * Shahin Bayani (born 1962), Iranian footballer
 * Shahin Charmi (born 1953), Iranian-born German artist
 * Shahin Ebrahimzadeh-Pezeshki (born 1958), Iranian textile artist, art historian
 * Şahin Giray (prince) (c.1585–1641), exiled member of the ruling house of the Crimean Khanate
 * Shahin Imranov (born 1980), Azerbaijani boxer
 * Shahin-i Shirazi (fourteenth century), Judaeo-Persian poet
 * Shahin Khaledan (born 1990), Iranian tennis player
 * Shahin Kheiri (born 1980), Iranian footballer
 * Shahin Kolonja, (Şahin Teki Kolonya; 1865–1919), Albanian journalist and politician
 * Shahin Musayev, (Şahin Musayev Xeyrəddin oğlu; fl. 1992–1995), Azerbaijani politician and general
 * Shahin Mustafayev, (Şahin Mustafayev Abdulla oğlu; born 1965), Azerbaijani politician
 * Shahin Najafi (born 1980), Iranian musician
 * Shahin Nassirinia (born 1976), Iranian weightlifter
 * Shahin Novrasli (born 1977), Azerbaijani musical artist
 * Shahin Saghebi (born 1993), Iranian footballer
 * Shahin (Shawn) Shadfar (1973–2018), Persian-American entrepreneur
 * Shahin Shafiei (born 1988), Iranian footballer
 * Shahin Shahbazi (born 1978), Iranian composer, musician and poet
 * Shahin Shahida, Iranian-American musician
 * Shahin Shirazi (fourteenth century), Judaeo-Persian writer
 * Shahin Sultanov, Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces
 * Shahin Suroor (born 1996), Emirati footballer
 * Shahin Taherkhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer
 * Shahin Vahmanzadegan (died c. 626), Sasanian general

Middle name

 * Aram Shahin Davud Bakoyan (born 1954), Iraqi politician
 * Kazi Shahin Ara, Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi player
 * Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri, Emirati diplomat

Shaheen

 * Abdel Hamid Shaheen (1943–2014), Egyptian footballer
 * Adam Shaheen (American football) (born 1994), American football player
 * Adam Shaheen (producer) (born 1964), British-Canadian artist, television producer and screenwriter
 * Alfred Shaheen (1922–2008), American textile industrialist
 * Bob Shaheen (born 1933), American businessman
 * Elias Shaheen or Elias Chahine (1914–1991), first bishop of the Maronite Church in Canada
 * Fadi Shaheen (born 1979), Jordanian footballer
 * Faiza Shaheen (born 1983), British economist and activist
 * George Shaheen (born 1944), American businessman
 * Hina Shaheen (born 1971), Pakistani actress
 * Ibrahim Shaheen, Palestinian man who worked for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad
 * Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947), American politician
 * Jack Shaheen (1935–2017), American media scholar
 * John Shaheen (1915–1985), American financier, and businessman
 * Matt Shaheen (born 1965), American politician
 * Michael Shaheen (1940–2007), American government official and attorney
 * Mohammad Shaheen, Jordanian professor of English literature
 * Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen (born 1944), Pakistani historian and author
 * Musarrat Shaheen, Pakistani actress and politician
 * Najma Shaheen (born 1962), Pakistani politician
 * Naseeb Shaheen (1931–2009), American scholar
 * Natali Shaheen, Palestinian footballer
 * Qasim Riza Shaheen (born 1971), British artist and writer
 * Robert Joseph Shaheen (1937–2017), American Maronite bishop
 * Saif Saaeed Shaheen (born 1982), formerly Stephen Cherono, Kenyan-born Emirati long-distance runner
 * Sarah Shaheen (born 1983), Egyptian beauty pageant and model
 * Shaher Shaheen (born 1990), Syrian footballer
 * Simon Shaheen (born 1955), Palestinian-American composer and musician
 * Suhail Shaheen, Taliban negotiator and spokesman
 * Yasser Shaheen (born 1989), Syrian footballer

Shahin

 * Elham Shahin (born 1961), Egyptian actress
 * Emad Shahin (born 1957), Egyptian professor of political science
 * Hady Shahin (born 1986), Egyptian handball player
 * Iraj Shahin-Baher (born 1972), Iranian politician and mayor of Tabriz
 * Jammal Shahin (born 1988), English footballer
 * Khalil Mohamed Shahin (born 1942), Egyptian footballer
 * Mamdouh Shahin, Egyptian Major General, politician and Assistant Defense Minister
 * Mohamed Issa Shahin (born 1963), Jordanian sports shooter
 * Nadine Shahin (born 1997), Egyptian squash player
 * Omar Shahin, Jordanian activist
 * Tanyus Shahin (1815–1895), Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon
 * Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist

Chahine

 * Abdallah Chahine (1894–1975), Lebanese pianist and tuner-technician
 * Edgar Chahine (1874–1947), French painter, engraver and illustrator of Armenian descent
 * Khalil Chahine, German-Lebanese musical artist
 * Nadine Chahine, Lebanese type designer
 * Yehia Chahine (1917–1994), Egyptian actor
 * Youssef Chahine (1926–2008), Egyptian film director
 * Hassan Chahine, Moroccan hammer thrower
 * Darine Chahine (born 1981), Lebanese talk show host

Military

 * Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile
 * Shaheen, the military symbol of Pakistan Air Force
 * Shaheen-I, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
 * Shaheen-II, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
 * Shaheen-III, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
 * Shahin (rocket), an Iranian artillery rocket
 * Mersad or Shahin, a supersonic Iranian ground-to-air guided missile

Shaheen

 * Shaheen Bagh, a neighborhood in Delhi

Shahin

 * Shahin, Iran, a village in Iran
 * Shahin-e Olya, a village in Iran
 * Shahin Shahr, a planned satellite city in Iran

Other uses

 * Shaheen (novel), by Naseem Hijazi
 * Shaheen (supercomputer), a Cray supercomputer
 * Shaheen (Indian TV series), a 2000 Indian television series
 * Shaheen (Pakistani TV series), a 1980 Pakistani television series, based on the novel
 * Shaheen Air, a defunct Pakistani airline
 * Shaheen Foundation, a Pakistani company
 * Cyclones Gulab and Shaheen, cyclone originated in Arabian Sea
 * Shaheen falcon, a non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine falcon
 * Shahin F.C., an Iranian football club
 * 4103 Chahine, a main-belt asteroid
 * Al Shaheen Oil Field, a production oil and gas field off the north east coast of Qatar