| avicenna | (n) Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037), Syn. ibn-Sina, Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina |
| hussein | (n) Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937), Syn. Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti, Husain, Husayn, Saddam, Saddam Hussein |
| hussein | (n) king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999), Syn. King Hussein, Husain, ibn Talal Hussein, Husayn |
