Yunus
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Yunus is a common male given name, it may refer to:
Given name
- Yunus Nadi AbalıoğluYunus Nadi AbaliogluYunus Nadi Abalıoğlu was a renowned Turkish journalist and founder of the newspaper Cumhuriyet.Yunus Nadi was born in 1879 in the Seydiler village of the south Aegean town Fethiye. After primary school in Fethiye, he was schooled on Rhodes. Later on, Yunus Nadi moved to Istanbul, where he...
, Turkish journalist - Younes AhamdiYounes AhamdiYounes Ahamdi is a Moroccan judoka. Ahamdi participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the round of 32 by Russian Evgeny Stanev.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1976), Moroccan judoka - Younis AhmedYounis AhmedMohammad Younis Ahmed is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1969 to 1987...
, Pakistani cricketer - Kazi Yunus AhmedKazi Yunus AhmedKazi Yunus Ahmed is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games.-References:...
, Bangladeshi kabaddi player - Younes AliYounes AliYounes Ali is a Qatari footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Al Rayyan, and is a member of the Qatar national football team.Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play with him in Al Ahli, and Guardiola is his role model....
(born 1983), Qatari footballer - Yunus AltunYunus AltunYunus Altun is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Mersin İdmanyurdu in the TFF First League.-References:...
, Turkish footballer - Younes El AynaouiYounes El AynaouiYounes El Aynaoui is a professional tennis player from Morocco.He is a five-time singles winner on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in 2003, at the age of 31. His long career has been plagued by injuries and he did not play competitive tennis between September...
(born 1971), Moroccan tennis player - Yunus BadatYunus BadatYunus Badat was an East African cricketer. He played two One day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup....
, East African cricketer - Younis EdwanYounis EdwanYounis Edwan has claimed to be the world's shortest man at 65 cm , though has not been officially measured by Guinness World Records.-References:...
, Jordanian contender for the title of worlds shortest man - Yunus EmreYunus EmreYunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...
, Turkish poet and mystic - Zuleikha Yunus HajiZuleikha Yunus HajiZuleikha Yunus Haji is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania. She occupies a special women's seat, and is a member of the ruling party - Chama Cha Mapinduzi - from Zanzibar.-Source:* website...
, Tanzanian politician - Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-HayyariYounis Mohammad Ibrahim al-HayyariThe Moroccan Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari was #1 on Saudi Arabia's list of 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects" published on 28 June 2005. He was killed five days later in a Saudi raid in western Riyadh. His name in Arabic was...
, Morrocan terrorism suspect - Yunus İçuzYunus İçuzYunus İçuz is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Balıkesirspor in the Turkish Second League since 2008...
, Turkish footballer - Younes KaboulYounes KaboulYounès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...
(born 1986), French footballer - Yunus KhanYunus KhanYunus Khan , was Khan of Moghulistan from 1462 until his death. He is identified by many historians with Ḥājjī `Ali , of the contemporary Chinese records.- Background and Family :...
, 15th century Mughal Khan - Younis KhanYounis KhanMohammad Younus Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Younus' name is often spelled Younis Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, "My name is Younus Khan...
, Pakistani cricketer - Younes KhattabiYounes KhattabiYounes Khattabi is a Moroccan rugby league player currently playing for Carpentras in the French Elite One Championship competition. He is famous for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at...
, rugby league player - Younis MahmoudYounis MahmoudYounis Mahmoud Khalef is an Iraqi football striker who currently playes for Al-Wakrah. He was recently removed from his previous club, Al-Gharafa in Qatar despite being the top goal scorer in the league for the third time in five years. He is also the captain of the Iraq national football team...
, Iraqi footballer - Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-MuwaliMohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-MuwaliMohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali aka "Khadr al-Sabahi" is a former senior member of the Ba'ath Party in Iraq with a Million Dollar Bounty on his head as one of Iraq's most wanted men accused of funding and leading terrorist operations....
, Iraqi former Baath Party member - Yunus ParvezYunus ParvezYunus Parvez was a Bollywood character actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He appeared in the 1996 film Chhote Sarkar.He died on 11 February 2007 at the age of 75...
, Indian actor - Yunus PaşaYunus PaşaYunus Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1517.-See also:* List of Ottoman Grand Viziers...
, Ottoman statesman - Mohammad Yunus SaleemMohammad Yunus SaleemMohammad Yunus Saleem was an Indian politician, scholar and lawyer.He was born in Manoha, near Lucknow.He was known for his simplicity and integrity.He was also active in both religious and political fields, and never compromised in his ethics.The Mohammad Yunus Saleem Memorial Education Trust had...
, Indian politician - Younus Shaikh, Pakistani dissident
- Younes Al ShibaniYounes Al ShibaniYounes Hussein Al Shibani is a Libyan footballer who plays for Al-Ittihad as a defender. He is a member of the Libya national team.-External links:**...
(born 1981), Libyan football defender - Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957), Iranian journalist
- Younes Tsouli, Moroccan Islamist
- Yunus QanuniYunus QanuniYunus Qanuni is a politician in Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, Qanuni is the leader of the Afghanistan e Naween political party and former Speaker of the House of the People .-Pre Election...
, Afghan politician - Yunus YosfiahYunus YosfiahYunus Yosfiah, , is the most decorated member of the Indonesian army...
, officer of the Indonesian Army
Surname
- Abdul Fatah YounisAbdul Fatah YounisAbdul Fatah Younis , sometimes transliterated Fattah Younis or Fattah Younes or Fatah Younes, was a senior military officer in Libya. He held the rank of Major General and the post of Minister of Interior, but resigned on 22 February 2011 to defect to the rebel side in what was to become the 2011...
(1944 – 2011), senior military officer in Libya who defected to join the rebels of the 2011 Libyan civil war2011 Libyan civil warThe 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security... - Glenn YounesGlenn YounesGlenn Younes is a sports radio personality and beginning on August 22, 2011 will be hosting Monday-Friday evenings on Baltimore's 105.7 The Fan WJZ-FM which is licensed to Catonsville, MD. He will also be part of pre- and post-game show broadcasts of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens on 105.7 The Fan.He...
, sports radio talk show host and update anchor - Imed Ben YounesImed Ben YounesImed Ben Younes is a Tunisian football player.He played for a few clubs, including Étoile Sahel and CS Sfaxien.He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:...
(born 1974), Tunisian footballer - Hadrat Yunus, the Prophet Jonah as mentioned in the Qur'an
- Ibn YunusIbn YunusIbn Yunus was an important Egyptian Muslim astronomer and mathematician, whose works are noted for being ahead of their time, having been based on meticulous calculations and attention to detail.The crater Ibn Yunus on the Moon is named after...
, 10th-century Egyptian mathematician and astronomer - Fawaz YounisFawaz YounisFawaz Younis , also called Fawaz Yunis and Nazeeh, is a Lebanese hijacker who was arrested and imprisoned by the United States. He was later deported after serving sixteen years of his sentence....
, Lebanese hijacker - Megat Yunus, Malaysian politician
- Mohammad YunusMohammad Yunus (diplomat)Mohammad Yunus was a close associate and advisor to Indira Gandhi. As a member of the foreign service he served as India’s ambassador to Turkey, Indonesia, Iraq and Spain.He promoted Trade between India and the rest of the world through regular Trade Fairs and the establishment of the Pragati...
, Indian politician - Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Mujahideen Commander of Afghanistan
- Monica YunusMonica YunusMonica Yunus is a Bangladeshi-Russian-American operatic soprano who has performed with many of the world's finest opera companies and music ensembles...
, opera singer - Muhammad YunusMuhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
, Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient - Nadia YounesNadia YounesNadia Younes was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations and the World Health Organization, rising to high-level posts in a variety of areas....
(1946–2003), Egyptian national - Samora Mohammad Yunis, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army
- Waqar YounisWaqar YounisWaqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...
, Pakistani cricketer