Sikandar

Sikandar is the Persian rendition of the name Alexander. When the Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered Persia, the Persians called him Sikandar lidi, meaning "defender" or "warrior". It is a variant of Iskandar.

People

Rulers

Alexander the Great (BC 356–323), also known as Sikandar-i-Azam
Alauddin Khalji (1266–1316), Sultan of Delhi, who minted coins using the title Sikandar-e-Sani (The Second Alexander)
Sikandar Khan Ghazi (14th century), Vizier of Sylhet
Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah (died 1390), Sultan of Bengal
Sikandar Shah Miri Butshikan (1353–1413), Sultan of Kashmir
Sikandar Shah, Sultan of Bengal (1358–1390)
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah (15th century), Sultan of Bengal
Sikandar Khan Lodi (1458–1517), Sultan of Delhi
Sikandar Shah of Gujarat, ruler of Gujarat Sultanate (died 1526)
Sikandar Shah Suri (died 1559), Sultan of Delhi
Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (1768–1829), Nizam of Hyderabad

Other people

Sikandar Hayat Khan (1892–1942), politician in British India
Sikandar Abu Zafar (1918–1975), Bangladeshi journalist and poet
Sikander Bakht (1918–2004), Indian politician
Sikander Bakht (born 1957), Pakistani cricketer
Sikandar Kher (born 1982), Indian actor
Sikandar Sultan, Pakistani businessman
Sikandar Raza (born 1986), Pakistani-Zimbabwean cricketer.

Places

Secunderabad, a city in Telangana, India, named after Sikandar Jah
Sekandar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
Sikandar, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Sikandar Bagh, a fortified villa and garden in Lucknow, India, a sepoy stronghold during the Indian Mutiny

Media

Sikandar (1941 film), an Indian film by Sohrab Modi about Alexander the Great
Sikandar (2009 film), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Piyush Jha
Sikander, a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language film
- Sikander 2, its sequel film by Manav Shah
Sikandar (2025), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by AR Murugadoss