List of Famous people named Muslim
Muslim Magomayev
Muslim Magometovich Magomayev, dubbed the "King of Songs" and the "Soviet Sinatra" was a Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer. He achieved iconic status in Russia and the post-Soviet countries for his vocal talent and charisma. People's Artist of the USSR (1973).
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov is a Kumyk Dagestani-born Russian welterweight Sanda kickboxer and mixed martial artist. His name can be written as Salikhov Muslim or Muslim Salihov. A multiple time Wushu Sanda world champion, Salikhov occupies a place alongside Hossein Ojaghi as one of only two non-Chinese athletes to have won the Wushu Sanda King's Cup.
Muslim ibn Aqeel
Muslim ibn Aaqil al-Hashimi was the son of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib and a member of the clan of Bani Hashim, thus, he is a cousin of Hussain ibn Ali. The people of Kufa called upon Husayn to overthrow the Umayyad dynasty who was on his way to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. He wanted to confirm the loyalty of the people of Kufa, so he sent his cousin and his ambassador, Muslim ibn Aqeel, a famous warrior, to Kufa to observe the situation. He sent a letter to Hussain confirming their loyalty, before knowing that the 30,000 followers that he gained would all betray him for their lives. He was executed by the newly installed governor, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, on the 9th of Zilhaj, 60 AH, and is buried at the back of Great Mosque of Kufa.
Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj
Abū al-Ḥusayn ‘Asākir ad-Dīn Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kawshādh al-Qushayrī an-Naysābūrī or Muslim Nayshāpūrī, commonly known as Imam Muslim, was an Islamic scholar, particularly known as a muhaddith. His hadith collection, known as Sahih Muslim, is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam and is regarded as one of the two most authentic (sahih) collections, alongside Sahih al-Bukhari.
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
Muslim Gamzatovich Gadzhimagomedov is a Russian boxer.
Muslim Magomayev
Muslim Mahammad oglu Magomayev was Azerbaijani composer and conductor. He is the grandfather and a namesake of Azerbaijani opera singer Muslim Magomayev.
Muslim Jewłojew
Muslim Evloev was a Russian-Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships and at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Muslim Khuchiev
Muslim Magomedovich Khuchiev is a Russian municipal and statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic since 25 June 2018.