Amin, cognate to amen, is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient". The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian it has the same meaning. The Turkish written form of the name is Emin. Other spellings include the Turkic Tatar language Әмин. In the Balkans, Amin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Emin. This region also has a female equivalent to the name: Amina. Other spellings include Ameen and Amien. Notable people with the name include:
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Amin (Arabic: أمين, romanized: ʾāmīn), cognate to amen (Arabic: آمين, āmīn), is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient". The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian (امین, amīn) it has the same meaning. The Turkish written form of the name is Emin. Other spellings include the Turkic Tatar language Әмин (Ämin / Əmin). In the Balkans, Amin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Emin. This region also has a female equivalent to the name: Amina (for example, Amina Kajtaz). Other spellings include Ameen and Amien. Notable people with the name include:
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Amin
Given name
Amin (politician) (born 1953), Indonesian businessman and politician
Amin (Qing dynasty) (1585–1640), Manchu noble and political leader
Amin Abbosh, Iraqi-Australian electrical and biomedical engineer, academic, and scientist
Amin Hassan Omar Abdullah (born 1951), Sudanese politician
Amin Liew Abdullah (born 1962), Bruneian businessman and civil servant
Amin Adamu (born 1997), British basketball player
Amin Affane (born 1994), Swedish footballer
Amin Aghaei (born 1982), Iranian painter, sculptor, and cartoonist
Amin Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
Amin Khan Aitigin, Indian politician
Amin Alhassan, Ghanaian academic, journalist, and public servant
Amin Jahan Alian (born 1991), Iranian footballer
Amin Amer (born 1966), Egyptian swimmer
Amin Amir (born 1959/60), Somali-Canadian cartoonist and painter
Amin Asadi (born 1993), Iranian footballer
Amin Asikainen (born 1976), Finnish boxer
Amin Askar (born 1985), Ethiopian-Norwegian footballer
Middle name
Faisal Amin Abu-Rass (born 1957), Yemeni diplomat and politician
Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954), president of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954
Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (1897–1974), Mufti of Jerusalem
Muhammad Amien Rais, Indonesian politician
Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (born 1952), Yemeni politician
Sami Amin Al-Arian (born 1958), Palestinian political activist convicted of aiding a terrorist organization
Surname
Adam Amin (born 1986), American sportscaster
Ahmad Amin (1954–1886), Egyptian historian and writer
Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
Ehab Amin (born 1995), Egyptian basketball player
Esperidião Amin (born 1947), Brazilian politician
Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979), 2nd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Hájí Amín (1831–1928), one of the 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, of the Bahá'í Faith
Haron Amin (1969–2015), Afghan diplomat
Hassan Amin, several people
Idi Amin (1928–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
Jabar Amin (born 1959), Swedish politician
Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and Member of Parliament
Ma'ruf Amin, (born 1943), vice president of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024
Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor
Mohamed Amin (1943–1996) (also known as 'Mo'), Kenyan photojournalist and entrepreneur
Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician
Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist
Amine
Mononym
Amine (French singer) (born 1984), Moroccan-born French R&B singer, full name Amine Mounder
Given name
Amine Aboulfath (born 1997), Moroccan footballer
Amine Adli (born 2000), French footballer
Amine Ahouda (born 1997), Moroccan tennis player
Amine Aksas (born 1983), Algerian football player
Amine Amamou (born 1987), Moroccan football player
Amine Amiri (born 1994), Moroccan snooker player
Amine Mabel Andresen (born 1976), Norwegian politician
Amine Aoudia (born 1987), Algerian footballer
Amine Aouichaoui (born 1982), Tunisian footballer
Amine Atouchi (born 1992), Moroccan footballer
Amine Bannour (born 1990), Tunisian handball player
Amine Bassi (born 1997), French-Moroccan footballer
Amine Belaïd (born 1988), Algerian football player
Amine Belferar (born 1991), Algerian middle-distance runner
Amine Benaddi (born 1993), Moroccan-Bahraini footballer
Amine Benchaib (born 1998), Belgian footballer
Amine Benfriha (born 2005), Belgian footballer
Amine Bensaid (born 1968), Moroccan computer scientist and academic
Middle name
Mohamed Amine Aoudia (born 1987), Algerian football player
Mohammed Amine El Bourkadi (born 1985), Moroccan football player
Mohamed Amine Khamsi (born 1959), Moroccan mathematician
Mohamed Amine Najmi (born 1981), Moroccan football player
Mohamed Amine Ouadahi (born 1987), Algerian boxer
Mohamed Amine Sbihi (born 1954), Moroccan politician
Mohammed Amine Smaili (died 2025), Moroccan interfaith theologian
Mohamed El-Amine Souef (born 1962), Comorian diplomat and government minister
Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972–2006), Lebanese politician, MP and government minister
Youssouf Amine Elalamy (born 1961), Moroccan writer
Surname
Hussein Amine (born 1985), Lebanese football player
Khalil Amine (born 1962), Moroccan scientist
Myles Amine (born 1996), Sammarinese American freestyle wrestler
Nazem Amine (1927–2017), Lebanese wrestler
Compound names with Amin
Aminul Haque (disambiguation), multiple people
Nurul Amin (disambiguation), multiple people
Ruhul Amin (disambiguation), multiple people
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Amin Azzam, American clinical professor
Amin Bacu (1983–2017), Malaysian ISIS leader
Amin Baloch (born 1943), Pakistani footballer
Amin J. Barakat (born 1942), Lebanese-American physician
Amin Bhatia (born 1961), British-Canadian recording artist, film, and television music score composer and producer
Amin Bonsu (born 1959), Ghanaian Islamic cleric, scholar, and alternative medicine practitioner
Amin Boudri (born 2004), Swedish footballer
Amin Bukhari (born 1997), Saudi Arabian footballer
Amin Cherni (born 2001), French-Tunisian footballer
Amin Chiakha (born 2006), Danish-Algerian footballer
Amin Yop Christopher (born 1993), Nigerian badminton player
Amin Dakheli (1936–1966), Egyptian gymnast
Amin Dhillon (born 1985), Canadian on-air host, producer, podcaster, and emcee
Amin Dora (born 1980), Lebanese film director, visual artist, and professor
Amin Doudah (born 2002), Belgian footballer
Amin Durrani, Pakistani-Canadian terrorist
Amin Erbati (born 1981), Moroccan footballer
Amin Esmaeilnezhad (born 1996), Iranian volleyball player
Amin El-Esnawi (1936–2006), Egyptian footballer
Amin Faghiri (born 1943), Iranian researcher and writer
Amin Farouk (born 2003), German footballer
Amin Gazi (born 1988), Indian actor
Amin Ghaseminejad (born 1986), Iranian footballer
Amin Ghasemipour, Iranian boxer
Amin Golestan (born 1988), American-Emirati DJ
Amin Gulgee (born 1965), Pakistani visual artist and curator
Amin Abd al-Hadi (1897–1967), Palestinian politician
Amin El Hady (born 1983), Egyptian judoka
Amin Hafeez, Pakistani freelance journalist, news reporter, and YouTuber
