Izz al-Din

Izz al-Din (Arabic: عزّ الدين or commonly written عزّ الدين, ‘izzu ’d-dīn, ‘izza ’d-dīn, also written Azzedine or Azzeddine) is an Arabic male given name meaning "high rank (honour, esteem, prestige) of the Islamic religion/faith".

The prefix "‘izz" meaning "high rank, honour, esteem, prestige" is also the notions of being respected, cherished, be strong or powerful.

Izz al-Din or Izz ud-Din may refer to:

People

• Izz al-Din Usama (12th century), Ayyubid emir
• 'Izz al-Dīn Qilij Arslān bin Mas'ūd, or Kilij Arslan II (died 1192), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
• Izz ad-Din Mas'ud (died 1193), Zangi emir of Mosul
• 'Izz al-Dīn Kaykā'ũs bin Kaykhusraw, or Kaykaus I (died 1220), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
• Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, also known as Ali ibn al-Athir (1160–1233), Muslim historian
• Izz al-Din Aybak (died 1257), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
• Izz al-Din `Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu`tazili al Madaini (died 1258), Shia Mu`tazili Islamic scholar and writer
• Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam (died 1262), court official of Ayyubid ruler As-Salih Ayyub, Ash'ari scholar and jurist of the Shafi'i school of thought
• Mamluk Governor of Bengal for Mamluk Sultanate (Delhi) from 1257 to 1259.
• Izz al-Din ibn Shaddad (1217–1285), Syrian official and historian
• Izz al-Dīn Kaykā'ũs bin Kaykhusraw, or Kaykaus II (died c. 1280), Seljuq Sultan of Rum
• Izz al-Din Aydamir Al-Jaldaki (died 1342), Egyptian physician and alchemist
• Izz al-Din Jafar, Sultan of the Eretnids from 1354 to 1355
• Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud (died 1382), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
• Izz al-Din Shir (d. 1423), founder of the Emirate of Hakkâri
• Muhammad Izz al-Din I (died 1539), leader of the Tayyibi Isma'ili community
• Hasan 'Izz ud-din (fl. 1760), king of the Huraa dynasty of the Maldives
• Yusuf Izzettin Efendi (1857–1916), Ottoman prince
• Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882–1935), Palestinian Islamic preacher and resistance fighter
• İzzettin Çalışlar (1882-1951), Turkish military officer
• Yussuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak (1890–1963), Sultan of Perak, Malaysia
• Ezzel Dine Zulficar (1919–1963), Egyptian film director
• Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani (1921-2013) Iranian Shia Marja
• Azzeddine Laraki (born 1929), Prime Minister of Morocco
• Azzedine Alaia (born 1940), Tunisian fashion designer
• Azzedine Boukerche, Canadian engineer
• Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi writer and politician
• Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy (born 1954), Egyptian politician and diplomat
• Azzedine Amanallah (born 1956), Moroccan footballer
• Ezzeddine Hadj Sassi (born 1962), Tunisian footballer
• Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil (c. 1963–2004), Palestinian resistance fighter
• Hassan Izz-Al-Din (born c. 1963), Lebanese wanted by the United States government
• Azzedine Brahmi (born 1966), Algerian long-distance runner
• Azzedine Sakhri (born 1968), Algerian long-distance runner
• Mansoura Ez-Eldin (born 1976), Egyptian novelist and journalist
• Abu Izzadeen (adopted name) (born 1976), British Muslim activist
• Azzedine Zerdoum (born 1977), Algerian cross-country runner
• Azzedine Benchaïra (born 1978), Algerian footballer
• Mohamed Izzadeen (born 1979), Sri Lankan footballer
• Sofiane Azzedine (born 1980), Algerian footballer
• Azzeddine Ourahou (born 1984), Moroccan footballer
• Ezzedin Yacoub Hamed, Egyptian long-jumper
• Salah Ezzedine, Lebanese businessman accused of running a pyramid scheme
• Izudin Bajrović (born 1963), Bosnian actor
• Izudin Dervić (born 1963), Bosnian footballer

Places

• Izz al-Din, Syria, a village in between Hama and Homs
• Izzeddin Fortress, Crete
• İzzettin, Sındırgı, Turkey

See also

• Ezzedeen