Faisal
Appearance
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈfæjsˤɑl, ˈfeːsˤɑl] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | the arbitrator or separator between good and evil ,the honoured one [actions of people in the religious context] |
Region of origin | Arabian Peninsula |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Faisel , Faysal, Fayçal, Foysal |
Faisal, Faisel, Fayçal or Faysal (Arabic: فيصل) is an Arabic given name. Faisal, Fayçal or Faysal may also refer to:
People
[edit]- King Faisal (disambiguation)
- Faisal I of Iraq and Syria (1885–1933), leader during the Arab Revolt
- Faisal II of Iraq (1935–1958), last King of the Kingdom of Iraq
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975), third King of Saudi Arabia
- Faisal Al-Fayez (born 1952), Jordanian Prime Minister.
- Faisal al-Duwaish (1882–1931), Arabian tribe sheik
- Faisal Amin Abu-Rass, Yemeni diplomat
- Faisal Basri (1959-2024), Indonesian economist and politician
- Faisal Buressli (born 1961), Kuwaiti basketball player and coach
- Faisal Karami (born 1971), Lebanese politician
- Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950), Saudi royal
- Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1945), Saudi government official
- Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, Saudi royal and businessman
- Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud (born 1973), Saudi government official
- Faisal bin Mishaal Al Saud (born 1959), Saudi government official
- Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944-1975), Saudi royal
- Faisal bin Sattam Al Saud (born 1970), Saudi ambassador to Italy
- Faisal bin Turki Al Saud (born 1975), Saudi royal
- Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud (1920–1968), Saudi royal
- Faisal Saeed Al Mutar (born 1991), Iraqi Human Rights Activist
- Faisal bin Turki Al Saud (1785–1865) (1785-1865), Emir of Nejd
- Faissal Sam Shaib, Lebanese-American filmmaker
Places
[edit]- Faisal Cantonment, a cantonment town in Karachi, Pakistan
- Faisal Colony, a neighbourhood of New Karachi Town in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Faisal Equestrian Club, an equestrian club and restaurant in Gaza
- Faisal Town, a residential area of Lahore
- King Faisal Mosque (disambiguation)
- Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan
- King Faisal Mosque, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Other uses
[edit]- Faisal (film), a 2017 Indian film retitled Rubaai
- Faysal Bank, a bank based in Pakistan
See also
[edit]- Fadhil
- Fazal
- Faisalabad, a city in Punjab, Pakistan