Yasin (Arabic: ياسين, IPA: [jæːˈsiːn]) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. Variants include Yassin, Yassine, Yaseen, and Yacine.
People with the name include:
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Mononym
Yasin (rapper) also known as Yasin Byn, Swedish hip hop artist
Given name
Yasin Abu Bakr (born Lennox Philip), leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago
Yasin Anwar (born 1951), Pakistani-American banker, former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
Yasin Arafat (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
Yasin Aslan, Turkish author
Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1983), Turkish footballer
Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984), Turkish footballer
Yasin Aydın (born 1995), Turkish volleyball player
Yasiin Bey (born 1973), new name of hip hop artist Mos Def
Yasin Bhatkal, or Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa, founder leader of the proscribed terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen
Yasin Çakmak (born 1985), Turkish footballer
Yasin Dutton, Professor of Arabic in School of Languages & Literature at the University of Cape Town
Yasin Ali Egal (born 1991), Somali footballer
Yasin Ehliz (born 1992), German ice hockey player
Yasin Erdal (born 1986), Turkish-Dutch futsal player
Yasin al-Hashimi (1884–1937), Iraqi politician
Yasin Hayal (born 1980), Turkish criminal
Yasin Kaaling (born 2008), Prominent accelerationist LARP:er
Yasin Karaca (1983), Turkish footballer
Yasin Osman Kenadid (1919–1988), Somali intellectual, writer and linguist
Yasin Khosravi (born 1992), Iranian para-athlete
Yasin Malik (born 1966), Kashmiri separatist leader, advocates the separation of Kashmir from India and Pakistan
Yasin Haji Mohamoud, Somali politician and Foreign Minister
Yasin Merchant (born 1966), Indian snooker player
Yasin Mishaui (born 1975), Bulgarian-Arab footballer
Yasin Said Numan (born 1948), Yemeni politician
Yasin Hassan Omar (born 1983), convicted criminal for his role in the attempted 21 July attacks on London's public transport system
Yasin Özdenak (born 1948), Turkish footballer
Yasin Öztekin (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer
Yasin Öztop (born 1991), Turkish footballer
Yasin Pehlivan (born 1989), Austrian footballer
Yasin Pilavcılar (born 1990), Turkish jockey
Yasin Salmani (born 2002), Iranian footballer
Yasin Sancak (born 1978), Turkish volleyball player
Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke, Somali politician and activist
Yasin Sulaiman (born 1975), Malaysian singer
Yasin Sülün (born 1977), Turkish footballer and coach
Yasin Temel (born 1977), Turkish neurosurgeon
Yasin Wattoo, Pakistani politician and government minister
Yasin Willis (born 2004), American football player
Yasin Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish-German footballer
Yeasin Ali (born 1961), Bangladeshi politician
Yeasin Khan (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer
Yeasin Arafat (born 2003), Bangladeshi footballer
Surname
Abdallah ibn Yasin (died 1059), theologian, founder, and first leader of the Almoravid movement and dynasty
Ahmed Yassin (died 2004) Hamas Co-founder, Hamas spiritual leader
Abdul Rahman Yasin (born 1960), 1993 World Trade Center bomber planner
Ahmed Yusuf Yasin (born 1957), Vice-President of Somaliland, 2002−2010
Bilal Yasin (born 1970), Pakistani politician and member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Deqa Yasin, Somali politician and government minister
Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, aka HSY, Pakistani fashion designer and television host
Iman Khatib-Yasin (born 1964), Israeli Arab social worker and politician
Ismail Yasin (1912−1972), Egyptian actor and comedian
Khalid Yasin (born 1946), Islamic activist
Khalid Yasin [Abdul Aziz] (1940−1978), American jazz organist and pianist known as Larry Young
Lilah Yasin (born 1957), Malaysian politician
Mian Hamid Yasin, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Mo Yasin, Pakistani squash player
Mohammad Yasin (cricketer) (born 1992), Pakistani cricketer