Nasir al-Din

Nasir al-Din, Nasir ad-Din or Nasiruddin (Arabic: نصیر الدین‎‎ or ناصرالدین or نصر الدين, "Defender of the Faith") is an Arabic masculine name, originally an honorific title, and may refer to:

Nasrudin or Nasreddin, legendary wise man in Islamic tradition
Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, also known as Nasiruddin (died 1067), Sufi Saint
Nasir ad-Din Mahmud I of Great Seljuq (fl. 1093), briefly sultan of Great Seljuq
Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066–1121), Fatimid vizier of Egypt, nicknamed Nasir al-Din
Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha (fl. 1210), Muslim Turkic governor of Sindh
Nasiruddin Mahmud (died 1229), ruler of Bengal
Nasir ad-Din Mahmud (died 1234), Zengid Emir of Mosul
Nasir ad-Din al-Malik al-Mansur Ibrahim bin Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (died 1246), emir of Homs under the Ayyubid dynasty
Sheyh Nasreddin Ebul’ Ha-kayik, Mahmud Bin Ahmed El-Hoyi, or Ahi Evren, (1169–1261). Turkish Muslim preacher
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274), Persian scientist, mathematician, philosopher, physician and theologian
Nasir ud din Mahmud (1246–1266), Muslim Turkic ruler and Sultan of Delhi
al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah, or just Al-Said Barakah (1260–1280), Mamluk Sultan or Egypt
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan (fl. 1288), ruler of Bengal
Nasr al-Din (Yunnan) Bukharan Governor of Yunnan in Yuan Dynasty China
al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Muhammad ben Qalawun, or just Al-Nasir Muhammad (1285–1341), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (died c. 1318), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi (c. 1274–1356), mystic-poet and Sufi Saint of Chishti Order
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal) (died 1459)
Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha (died 1507), Sufi saint of the Chishti Order
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah (died 1532), sultan of Bengal
Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun (1508–1556), Mughal Emperor
Nasiruddin Haider (c. 1803–1837), King of Oudh
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831–1896), Shah of Persia
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (died 1979), Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999), Albanian Islamic scholar
Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai (born 1917), Pakistani writer and poet
Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai, also known as Partawi Shah, (born 1917), Pakistani writer and poet
Amal Nasser el-Din (born 1928), Druze Israeli author and politician
Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950), Indian film actor and director
Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, or Nasser al-Shaer, (born 1961), member of Hamas, former Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
Alain Nasreddine (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Nasrdin Dchar (born 1978), Dutch-Moroccan actor
Nasreddine Kraouche (born 1979), Algerian footballer
Nasiruddin Faruque (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer
Ali Nasseredine (born 1983), Lebanese footballer
Nasserredine Fillali (born 1984), Algerian boxer
Nasreddin Lebatelier, pseudonym of Jean Michot, Belgian Muslim writer
Attia Nasreddin, Eritrean-Nigerian businessman
Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam, Egyptian water engineer and politician
Nasruddin (Kokand), last amir of Kokand, 1875–1876
Nasir Uddin (anthropologist), Bengali anthropologist
Nasreddin Murat-Khan, Russian-born Pakistani architect

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