Fakhr al-Din

Fakhr al-Din (Arabic: فخر الدين ‎‎) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname meaning pride of the religion (islam). Alternative transliterations include Fakhruddin and Fakhraddin. Notable bearers of the name include:

• Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, 11th century Persian poet
• Baba Fakruddin, 12th century Iranian-Indian Sufi saint
• Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (1149–1209), Persian Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
• Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi (1213–1289), Persian philosopher and mystic
• Fakhr ad-Din ibn Adi (fl. 1275), last known ‘Adawī shaykh
• Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah (fl. 1340), King of Bengal
• Fakhr-al-Din II (1572–1635), Lebanese Druze prince
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977), President of India
• Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala (c. 1918-2011), Indian businessman
• Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (born 1928), Pakistani lawyer
• Mariam Fakhr Eddine (1933-2014), Egyptian actress
• Youssef Fakhr Eddine (1935–2002), Egyptian actor
• Fahrettin Cüreklibatır, later known as Cüneyt Arkın (born 1937), Turkish actor and director
• Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940), Bangladeshi economist
• Fakhraddin Veysalli (born 1943), Azerbaijani linguistics professor
• Fakhraddin Manafov (born 1955), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor
• Fahrudin Durak (born 1966), Turkish footballer
• Fakhraddin Atayev (born 1972), Azerbaijani conductor
• Fakhreddine Galbi (born 1984), Tunisian footballer
• Prince Fakhruddin of Egypt (born 1987), Egyptian ex-royalty

See also

• Fakr ad-Din Mosque, Mogadishu, Somalia
• Fakhruddin
• Fakhraddin