Shahin or Shaheen or francicized Chahine (from the Arabic and Persian: شاهين, Shāhīn) is a name of Persian origin, referring specifically to the Barbary falcon utilized in falconry. The name has been used in the English language taxonomy to describe the Shaheen falcon. In Persian, Shahin literally mean "like a king", "worthy of a king", "majestic" or "kingly". As a given name or surname, Shahin is also found with variant spellings, these include: Chahine, Chahin, Chagin, Shaaheen, Shaahin, Sjahien, Shaheen, Şahin, Shehin and uncommonly spelled Chejin and Cejin among families of Lebanese origin in parts of Latin America.
Given name
Shaheen
- Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
- Shaheen Ariefdien, Canadian musician
- Shaheen Banu, Indian film actress
- Shaheen Khan, Indian film actress
- Shaheen Sheik, Indian singer-songwriter
- Shaheen Jafargholi, Welsh singer and actor
Shahin
- Shahin Abdulrahman (born 1992), Emirati footballer
- Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963), Iranian artist
- Shahin Akhtar, Bangladesh politician and the Member of Parliament of Cox's Bazar
- Shahin Aliaj (born 1996), Albanian footballer
- Shahin Assayesh (born 1939), Iranian publisher
- Shahin Badar (born 17 June 1974), English Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
- Shahin Giray (c.1585-1641), exiled member of the ruling house of the Crimean Khanate
- Shahin Khaledan (born 1990), Iranian tennis player
- Shahin Kheiri, Iranian footballer
- Shahin Musayev, in Azerbaijani: Şahin Musayev Xeyrəddin oğlu, Azerbaijani politician, deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Chief of Staff
- Shahin Mustafayev in Azerbaijani Şahin Mustafayev Abdulla oğlu (born 1965), Azerbaijani politician serving as the first deputy of the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
- Shahin Najafi, Iranian musician
- Shahin Nassirinia (born 1976), Iranian weightlifter
- Shahin Novrasli (born 1977), Azerbaijani jazz and classical pianist, and composer
- Shahin Saghebi, Iranian footballer
- Shahin (Shawn) Shadfar (1973-2018), Persian-American entrepreneur
- Shahin Shafiei (born 1988), Iranian footballer
- Shahin Shahbazi, Iranian composer, musician and poet
- Shahin Shahida, Iranian-American guitarist part of the duo Shahin & Sepehr
- Shahin Shokoofandeh, American film producer
- Shahin Suroor (born 1996), Emirati footballer
- Shahin Taherkhani (born 1997), Iranian footballer
- Shahin Vahmanzadegan, Sasanian general
Middle name
- Kazi Shahin Ara, Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi player
- Leyla Shahin Usta (born 1973), Turkish politician, physician, member of the Turkish Parliament
Surname
Shaheen
- Adam Shaheen, Tight End for the Chicago Bears of the NFL
- Adam Shaheen, British Animation Producer and entrepreneur – Cuppa Coffee Studios
- Alfred Shaheen, Lebanese-American designer of aloha shirts
- Jeanne Shaheen, American politician
- Jack Shaheen, American media scholar
- John Shaheen, American twentieth century OSS officer, financier, and businessman
- Matt Shaheen, American politician
- Robert Joseph Shaheen, Lebanese-American Eparch Emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Kenyan long-distance runner
Shahin
- Elham Shahin, Egyptian actress
- Iraj Shahin-Baher, Iranian politician and mayor of Tabriz
- Jammal Shahin, Jordanian footballer
- Mamdouh Shahin, Egyptian Major General, politician and Assistant Defense Minister
- Mohamed Issa Shahin (born 1963), Jordanian sports shooter
- Mustafa Shahin (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
- Nadine Shahin (born 1997), Egyptian squash player
- Omar Shahin, Jordanian activist
- Tanyus Shahin (1815–1895), Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon
- Tarek Shahin, Egyptian cartoonist
Chahine
- Darine Chahine (born 1981), Lebanese talk show host
- Edgar Chahine (1874–1947), French painter, engraver and illustrator of Armenian descent
- Hassan Chahine, Moroccan hammer thrower
- Khalil Chahine, German-Lebanese audio engineer, mixer and music producer
- Nadine Chahine, Lebanese type designer
- Yehia Chahine (1917–1994), Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theatre
- Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director
Military
- Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile, for export to the UAE
- Shaheen, the military symbol of Pakistan Air Force
- Shaheen-I, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen-II, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen-III, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Mersad or Shahin, a supersonic Iranian ground-to-air guided missile
Places
- Shahin, Iran, village in Iran
- Shahin-e Olya, village in Iran
- Shahin Shahr, planned satellite city in Iran
Other uses
- 4103 Chahine, a main-belt asteroid
- Shaheen Falcon, non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon
- Shaheen (supercomputer), Cray supercomputer
- Shaheen (novel), by Naseem Hijazi
- Shaheen Air, Pakistani airline
- Shaheen Airport Services, Aircraft ground handling company
- Shahin F.C., Iranian football club
See also
- Şahin, the usual Turkish spelling
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