Iskandar

Iskander (also Iskandar and Iskender ), or Sikander (also Sikandar ) is the Arab- Persian form of the Greek name Alexander ( metathesis to al - Iskander ) and usually refers to the Macedonians Alexander the Great. The Turkish form of the name is Iskender.

More people have the name Iskander, an oriental dignitaries also in connection with the title Beg, so:

  • Iskander Mirza, the last British Governor General and first President of independent Pakistan.
  • Fasil Iskander is an Abkhaz writer
  • Iskandar Muda, Sultan of Aceh, Indonesian National Hero
  • Mahmud Iskandar Al- Haj (1932-2010), eighth king of Malaysia

Other or derivative uses of the name are:

  • Iskander is the name of the Russian armed forces for a modern short -range surface -to-surface missile, see Iskander (rocket).
  • Iskander is a settlement in Uzbekistan, see Iskandar (Uzbekistan ).

See also:

  • Alexandria ( al - Iskandariyya ) and Alexandretta ( İskenderun )
  • Aide Iskandar, Singaporean football player and most capped player
  • Mohd Azlan Iskandar ( b. 1982 ), Malaysian squash player
  • Gjergj Kastrioti, Skanderbeg called, Albanian prince (1405-1468)
  • Disambiguation
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