Iskandar
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Iskandar or Eskandar is the Persian version of the name Alexander
Alexander
Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...

, after Alexander the Great. It is used as male first name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. It can refer to:
  • 9K720 Iskander, ballistic missile
  • Iskandar Malaysia
    Iskandar Malaysia
    Iskandar Malaysia ', formerly known as Iskandar Development Region and South Johor Economic Region is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. The Iskandar Malaysia was established on 30 July 2006...

    , the new main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia
  • Iscandar, fictional planet in Space Battleship Yamato a.k.a. Star Blazers

People with the given name

  • Iskandar (Timurid dynasty)
    Iskandar (Timurid dynasty)
    Iskandar was a ruler of Persia of the Timurid dynasty, ruling from 1412-1414....

    , a ruler of Persia
  • Iskander Hachicha
    Iskander Hachicha
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    , Tunisian judoka
  • Iskandar Khatloni
    Iskandar Khatloni
    Iskandar Khatloni was a journalist from Tajikistan who worked for Radio Free Europe and was murdered in Moscow, Russia while covering the Second Chechen War.-Life:...

    , Tajikistani journalist
  • Iskandar Muda
    Iskandar Muda
    Iskandar Muda was the twelfth Sultan of Aceh, under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent, and was the strongest power and wealthiest state in the western Indonesian archipelago and the Strait of Malacca. "Iskandar Muda" literally means "young Alexander," and his conquests...

    , famous ruler of Aceh Sultanate
  • Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
  • Iskander Mirza, first President of the Republic of Pakistan
  • Iskandar Safa
    Iskandar Safa
    Iskandar Safa is a French businessman of Lebanese origins , who became famous during the Lebanese hostage crisis in 1987-88 and suspected financial transactions of the ransom...

    , French businessman
  • Eskandar Ashraf, Afghan-American Entrepreneur/Business Moghul. Residing in San Francisco, CA.

See also

  • Sikandar (disambiguation)
  • İskender (disambiguation)
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