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Mateen is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • A. T. M. Abdul Mateen, Pakistani politician
  • Bushra Mateen (born 1943), vice chancellor of Lahore College for Women University
  • Ernest Mateen (1966–2012), United States and world cruiserweight boxing champion
  • Omar Mateen (1986–2016), US mass murderer in Orlando, Florida and perpetrator of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
  • Sabir Mateen (born 1951), American avant-garde jazz musician and composer
  • Syidah Mateen (born 1964), plaintiff in a court case in North Carolina, US, seeking to allow Muslims to swear on the Qur'an instead of the Bible

Given name:

  • Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed (born 1958), Indian National Congress politician
  • Mateen Ansari (1915–1943), in the Indian Army during World War II, member of the British Army Aid Group, awarded the George Cross posthumously
  • Mateen Bolkiah (born 1991), tenth child of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and his former wife, Hajah Mariam
  • Mateen Cleaves (born 1977), American basketball player

See also