Amin al-Husseini

Mohammed Amin al-Husseini (Arabic: محمد أمين الحسيني‎;c. 1897 – 4 July 1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine.

Al-Husseini was the scion of a family of Jerusalemite notables, who trace their origins to the grandson of Muhammad. After receiving an education in Islamic, Ottoman and Catholic schools, he went on to serve in the Ottoman army in World War I. At war's end he stationed himself in Damascus as a supporter of the Arab Kingdom of Syria. Following the fiasco of the Franco-Syrian War and the collapse of Arab Hashemite rule in Damascus, his early position on pan-Arabism shifted to a form of local nationalism for Palestinian Arabs and he moved back to Jerusalem. From as early as 1920 he actively opposed Zionism, and was implicated as a leader of the 1920 Nebi Musa riots. Al-Husseini was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment but was pardoned by the British. In 1921 the British High Commissioner appointed him Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, a position he used to promote Islam while rallying a non-confessional Arab nationalism against Zionism.

Amin

Amin (Arabic أمين) is a given name for males meaning trustworthy. Alternative spellings include Ameen, Amien and Amine, the last being mainly Francophone. (The given name is not to be confused with the word "Āmīn," that is, "Amen.") Amin appears as a common given name among Muslims.

The female equivalent of Amin is Amina or Ameena, which is a widely used name among female Arabs.

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See also Amine (disambiguation) and Amina (disambiguation)

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Anak Mindanao

Anak Mindanao is a party-list in the Philippines, based in Mindanao In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 269,750 votes (2.1204% of the Philippine vote) and one seat (Mujiv Hataman). In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.

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2004 election result in Mindanao

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Amin (name)

Amin (in Arabic أمين) is a male Arabic, Persian and Indian given name that means "faithful, trustworthy". Alternatives include Amine, Ameen and Amien.

The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called al-Amin in his youth

The female equivalent of Amin is Amina, Aminah or Ameena.

Persons

People named Amin include: