Yusuf

Yusuf (Arabic يوسف - also Yousef, Yousuf, Youssef, Yusef, Yossef or Yosef, in Southeast Europe Jusuf ) is an Arabic and Turkish male first name Hebrew origin analogous to Joseph.

Yusuf is one of the prophets in the Qur'an and corresponds to the biblical patriarch Joseph. Yusuf is also found as a family name.

Bearers of the name

  • List of rulers named Yusuf

First name

  • Yusuf Akçura (1876-1935), Ottoman - Tatar activist and ideologue of Pan-Turkism
  • Yusuf Alli ( b. 1960 ), Nigerian long jumper
  • Yusuf Altıntaş ( b. 1961 ), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf ATILGAN (1921-1989), Turkish writers
  • Yusuf Balcıoğlu (* 1993), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf Barak ( born 1984 ), Afghan football players
  • Yusuf Ziya Bey (1882-1925), Kurdish politicians
  • Yusuf Dadoo (1909-1983), South African politician ( SACP )
  • Yusuf Erdogan (* 1992), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf Emre Gultekin (* 1993), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf Mohammed Haji, Kenyan politicians
  • Yusuf Halil (* 1991), Turkish ice hockey player
  • Yusuf Harputlu ( born 1981 ), Kurdish singer
  • Yusuf Idris (1927-1991), Egyptian writer
  • Yusuf Saad Kamel (born Gregory Konchellah; * 1983), Bahraini athlete Kenyan origin
  • Yusuf al - Khal (1917-1987), Syrian writer and translator
  • Yusuf Kurtuluş (* 1986), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf Lule (1912-1985), Ugandan politicians
  • Yusuf Ziya Özcan ( born 1951 ), Turkish social scientists and university teachers
  • Yusuf SAG ( born 1935 ), Turkish clergy Syrian Catholic Church
  • Yusuf Şimşek ( born 1975 ), the Turkish football player
  • Yusuf Songoka ( born 1979 ), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Yusuf Tavaslı ( born 1935 ), Turkish author and clergyman
  • Yusuf Tunaoğlu (1946-2000), the Turkish football player

Family name

  • Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf ( born 1948 ), Somali lawyer and judge
  • Ade Yusuf (* 1993), Indonesian badminton player
  • Eddy Yusuf (* 1931), Indonesian badminton player
  • Fatima Yusuf ( b. 1971 ), Nigerian athlete
  • Hamza Yusuf (born 1958 ), American Islamic scholar
  • Kadra Yusuf ( born 1980 ), Somali- Norwegian women's rights activist
  • Mohammad Yusuf (1917-1998), Afghan politician
  • Mohammed Yusuf ( footballer ) ( b. 1983 ), Nigerian footballer
  • Muhammed Yusuf Khan, Indian commander
  • Mohammed Yusuf Shah, known as Sayeed Salahudeen, Islamist in Kashmir
  • Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Somali politicians
  • Moulay Yusuf (1882-1927), Sultan of the Alawites in Morocco
  • SAIP Jusuf (~ 1933-2010 ), Yugoslav author
  • Salim Yusuf ( born 1926 ), Canadian- Indian cardiologist and epidemiologist
  • Sami Yusuf ( born 1980 ), British singer and composer
  • Samia Yusuf Omar (1991-2012), Somali athlete
  • Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf (1970-2009), Nigerian preacher and cult leader
  • Zaida Ben- Yusuf (1869-1933), American photographer

Artist Name

  • Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens, born 1948 ), British singer and songwriter
Prophets in Islam Bible Mohamed Yusuf Haji Abdulqawi Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf (prime minister) Yusef of Morocco Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)
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