Shaban (name)

Shahaban, Shaʻban or Shaaban is an Arabic given name and surname (). It is also the name of the eighth month (shaʻban) of the Islamic Calendar, a word indicating "separation" or "dispersion," because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water during this month. Similar names exist in other traditions.

People named Shaban, Sha'ban or Shaaban

People named Shaban, or a variant of that name, include:

Last name

• Abed Al Ghani Mosbah Shaaban (born 1927-1977), Lebanese maestro, music searcher and creator
• Ahmed Shaaban (born 1978), Egyptian footballer
• Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, 14th century sultan
• Basil Shaaban (born 1980), Lebanese racing driver
• Bouthaina Shaaban (born 1953), Syrian politician
• Hesham Shaban (born 1980), Libyan footballer
• Mohamed Shaaban (born 1984), Egyptian footballer
• Mostafa Shaban (born 1970), Egyptian actor
• Nagwa Shaaban (1959–2019), Egyptian author
• Omar Chaaban Bugiel (born 1994), Lebanese footballer
• Rami Shaaban (born 1975), Swedish footballer
• Yousuf Shaaban (1931–2021), Egyptian actor

First name

• Shaaban Abdel Rahim (1957–2019), Egyptian singer
• Shaban al-Dalou (2004/2005–2024), Palestinian software engineer student, killed in Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre
• Shaaban Mahmoud (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
• Shaban Bantariza (born 1963), Uganda military
• Shaban Gashi (1939–1990), Yugoslav cinematographer
• Shaban Ismaili (born 1989), Macedonian footballer
• Shaban Jafari (1921–2006), Iranian political figure
• Shaban Nditi (born 1983), Tanzanian footballer
• Shaban Polluzha (1871–1945), Albanian military leader
• Shaban Shefket, Bulgarian footballer
• Šaban Bajramović, (1936–2008) Serbian singer

See also

• Sha'ban (disambiguation)
• Saban (disambiguation)