Hasan (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Hasan


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Hasan ( _ar. حسن) or Hassan ( _ar. حسان) is an Arabic name that means "handsome and good". It is spelled either Hasan, Hassan, Hassen, Hasson or Hasaan. Also Hassan is an Irish, Arabic and Hebrew surname.

Hasan with one "s" mostly commonly used in the Turkish language because the double "s" is not used in Turkish.

Among prominent people named Hasan are:
*Hasan ibn Ali - the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima Zahra, and the first grandson of Muhammad
*Hasan Âli Yücel - former Minister of Education of Turkey (1938 to 1946)
*Hasan Orbay - a Turkish Olympic athlete (archery)
*Hasan Kabze - a Turkish soccer player (striker)
*Hassan ibn Thabit - Arabian poet and Sahaba

Among prominent people using Hasan in their patronymic are:
*Omar Hasan, Argentine rugby player
*Talha ibn Hasan - the son Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Hasan ibn Ali

ee also

*Hasan (hadith), Hassan (given name), Hazan