Hassan
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Hassan (or Has-Sun) is an Arabic name given to males. The name Hassan means "handsome". It is spelled either Hasan or Hassan.
People named Hassan include:
- Hasan al-Basri, a prominent Islamic scholar
- Hasan ibn Ali the first grandson of the Prophet Mohammed son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Fatima
- Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood
- Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
- Margaret Hassan, a murdered Iraqi aid worker
- Hassan Roshdieh
- Hassan and Habibah Islam Channel presenters
- Muhammad Hassan, a ring name of professional wrestler Mark Copani
- Hassan II of Morocco, the most recent King of Morocco, and several previously.
- Farris Hassan, a 16-year old Florida student who went to Iraq without parental consent.
- Hassan Nasrullah, leader of Hezbollah
- Hassan Al-Qazwini, Islamic Center Imam
- Hassan, a stereotypical Arabian in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Ali Baba Bunny. His signature quote in the short is Hassaaaaan Chop!
Other uses of the term include:
- Beni Hassan, a Bedouin tribe
- Hassane, a name for the traditionally dominant warrior tribes of the Sahrawi-Moorish areas of present-day Mauritania and Western Sahara.
- Hassan, India, a city in India
- Hassan District, India
- Hassan, a play by James Elroy Flecker with incidental music by Frederick Delius.
[edit] See also
- Hasan, an alternative