Islam (name)

Islam is a surname or male given name.

People with the surname:

• Abu Hena Saiful Islam, US Navy's imam
• Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman
• Faisal Islam (born 1977), British journalist
• Jahurul Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
• K M Baharul Islam, Dean of the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
• Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), Bengali revolutionary poet
• Mitchell Islam (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
• Mohammad Manjural Islam (born 1979), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Nurul Islam – Broadcast journalist, radio producer and presenter
• Nurul Islam Nahid, former Education Minister of Bangladesh
• Runa Islam – Film and photography visual artist, who was nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize
• Sabirul Islam – Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker
• Saiful Islam – Islamic scholar, and the founder, principal and director of Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen (JKN)
• Sanchita Islam – Artist, writer and filmmaker
• Shafiul Islam (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Shahara Islam –The youngest victim killed during the 7 July 2005 London bombings
• Syed Manzoorul Islam, critic, writer, former professor of Dhaka University
• Taijul Islam (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Umar Islam formerly Brian Young (born 1978), member of the foiled 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
• Yusuf Islam British singer, born Stephen Demetre in 1948 and formerly known as Cat Stevens

People with the given name:

• Islam Slimani (born 1988), Algerian football player
• Islam Karimov (1938–2016), president of Uzbekistan
• Islam El-Shater (born 1976), Egyptian football player
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (born 1972), Libyan political figure and son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi