Waris Hussein (* 9. Dezember 1938 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in Britisch-Indien als Waris Habibullah) ist ein britisch-indischer Filmregisseur, der auch als Filmschauspieler, Drehbuchautor und Produzent in Erscheinung getreten ist. ()
Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career, he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).