Iskandar
Iskandar, Iskander, Skander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar (
Arabia and others throughout the Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia. In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent.[1] Originally referring to Alexander the Great, it was transmitted through works such as the Iskandarnameh and the Sirr al-Asrar
, and became a popular name for rulers in the medieval period.
The
Arabic
: الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر).
al-Iskandarīyah ("of Alexander") is the Arabic name of the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
Given name
Iskandar
- Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
- Iskandar-i Shaykhi (died 1403), ruler of the Afrasiyab dynasty from 1393 to 1403. He was the son and successor of Kiya Afrasiyab
- Iskandar (Timurid dynasty) (fl. 1412–1414), ruler of Persia
- Iskandar Dzhalilov (born 1992), Tajikistani footballer
- Iskandar Ghanem (1911–2005), Lebanese army general
- Iskandar Jalil (born 1940), Singaporean ceramist
- Iskandar Khatloni (1954–2000), Tajikistani journalist
- Iskandar Muda (c. 1583 – c. 1636), sultan of Aceh
- Iskandar bin Rahmat(born 1979), convicted murderer in Singapore
- Iskandar Ramis (born 1946), vice governor of Bengkulu
- Iskandar Safa (born 1955), French businessman
- Iskandar Thani (1610–1641), sultan of Aceh
- Jalal al-Dawla Iskandar (died 1359), ruler of the Paduspanid dynasty
- Muhammad Iskandar bin Sa'at, Singaporean criminal
Iskander
- Iskander Hachicha (born 1972), Tunisian judoka
- Iskander Mirza(1899–1969), first President of the Republic of Pakistan
- Ibrahim Iskander ll was the sultan of the Maldives
- Sultan Iskander Mastura Kudarat III (1926) was the last sultan of the Sultanate of Maguindanao
- Sultan Iskander Kudarat II (1830) sultan of the Sultanate of Maguindanao
Iskinder
- Iskinder Desta (1934–1974), member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.
Eskandar
- Eskandar Shora (fl. 1948), Iranian boxer
Eskender
- Eskender Mustafaiev (1981-), Russian-Ukrainian paralympic swimmer.
- Eskender (Kwestantinos II or Constantine II) (1471-1494), Emperor of Ethiopia.
Eskinder
- Eskinder Nega (1969-), Ethiopian journalist.
Scandar
- Scandar Copti (born 1975), Palestinian Israeli filmmaker
Skandar
- Skandar Keynes (born 1991), English political advisor and former actor
Others
- Skanderbeg (1405–1468), 15th century war lord and national hero of Albania
Surname
Iskandar
- Afifa Iskandar (1921–2012), Iraqi singer
- Anang Iskandar (born 1956), Indonesian police officer
- Azri Iskandar, Malaysian actor
- Charbel Iskandar (born 1966), Lebanese actor
- Djoko Iskandar (born 1950), Indonesian zoologist
- Irawati Iskandar (born 1969), Indonesian tennis player
- Layla Iskandar(born 2002), Lebanese footballer
- Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1982), Malaysian squash player
- Muhaimin Iskandar (born 1966), Indonesian politician and government minister
- Noer Muhammad Iskandar (1955–2020), Indonesian Islamic cleric
- Nouri Iskandar (born 1938), Syrian musicologist and composer
- Nur Iskandar (born 1986), Indonesian footballer
- Samih Abdel Fattah Iskandar, Jordanian scout official
- Syaiful Iskandar (born 1985), Singaporean footballer
Iskander
- Amin Iskander (born 1952), Egyptian politician, writer and activist
- Fazil Iskander (1929–2016), Soviet Russian novelist
- Laila Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur and politician
- Magda Iskander, Egyptian entrepreneur
- Maryana Iskander (born 1975), CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
- Qara Iskander(fl. 1420–1436), ruler of the Kara Koyunlu
- Willem Iskander (1840–1876), Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator
Military
- 9K720 Iskander, a Russian missile system.
See also
References
- ^ "Iskandar Name Meaning & Iskandar Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.