Yassin (name)

Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen and Yacine, is a male given name. Common mostly in the Arab world and Muslim countries, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. 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, France, Morocco, Algeria and Saudi Arabia.

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 Dwidar (Born 2005), Collegiate Swimmer
 * 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

Surname

 * 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