Ansari (surname)

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For people with Ansari as a nesba, coming from or belonging to, see Ansari (nesba).

Ansari or Al Ansari is a typically Muslim surname mainly found in the Middle East and South Asia. People with the surname Al-Ansari or Ansari are said to be the descendants of the Ansar tribesmen of Medina. Notable Ansaris include:

  • Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter
  • Abdulaziz Rashid Al Ansari (born 1992), Qatari footballer
  • Abdul Haq Ansari (1931–2012), Indian Islamic philosopher
  • Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1905–1973), Indian active in the freedom struggle of India
  • Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian Muslim nationalist, freedom fighter, and a weavers revolution leader
  • Afzal Ansari (born 1953), Indian politician
  • Akbar Ansari (born 1988), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
  • Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
  • Ali Ansari, Iranian-British history professor
  • Ali Al Ansari, Emirati paralympic athlete
  • Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari, (1945–2006), Kashmiri writer and public speaker
  • Amir Ansari (born 1970), American businessman and entrepreneur of Iranian descent
  • Anousheh Ansari (born 1966), Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur
  • Asad Ansari, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
  • Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director
  • Bushra Ansari, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright
  • Doris Ansari, British politician and former chair of Cornwall County Council
  • Faheem Ansari, Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
  • Fahad Al Ansari (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
  • Faris Muslim al Ansari (born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo
  • Furkan Ansari (born 1948), Indian politician
  • Gholamreza Ansari (born 1956), Iranian politician
  • Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian footballer
  • Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor
  • Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian footballer
  • Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist
  • Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic
  • Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, (1914–1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, Indian film director
  • Majid Ansari (born 1950), Iranian cleric, politician, Vice President of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
  • Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari, Pakistani politician
  • Mateen Ansari (c. 1915–1943), Indian soldier awarded George Cross for conspicuous gallantry in British army
  • Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (born 1936), revolutionary Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu & Kashmir, founder of Ittihadul Muslimeen
  • Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people
  • Mukhtar Ansari, Indian gangster turned politician
  • Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader
  • Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi accused of terrorism
  • Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist in exile
  • Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager
  • Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet
  • Sahar Ansari (born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics
  • Salim Miya Ansari, Nepalese politician
  • Saman Ansari (born 1974), Pakistani television actress
  • Sarah Ansari, British professor of history
  • Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician
  • Siamak Ansari (born 1968), Iranian television actor and director
  • Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician
  • SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist
  • Zabiuddin Ansari a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks
  • Zeeshan Ansari (born 1999), Indian cricketer
  • Zafar Ansari (born 1991), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
  • Zafar Ishaq Ansari (1932–2016), Pakistani scholar of Islamic Studies
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