Taher (name)

Taher [Arabic:طاهر] (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Urdu and Persian: طاهر,Ṭāhir; pronounced [tˤɑːˈher] pronounced [tˤɑːˈhɪr]) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic.^[1] There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name[]

Tahar[]

• Tahar Ben Jelloun (b. 1944), Moroccan writer
• Tahar Djaout (1954–1993), Algerian journalist and writer
• Tahar Haddad (1899–1935), Tunisian author, scholar and reformer
• Tahar Lamri (b.1958), Algerian writer
• Tahar Rahim (b. 1981), French actor

Taher[]

• Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister
• Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan
• Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
• Taher Helmy, Egyptian lawyer
• Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower
• Taher al-Masri (born 1942), Jordanian politician
• Taher Mohamed (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
• Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author
• Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965), Dawoodi Bohra religious leader
• Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer

Tahir[]

• Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat
• Tahir (Indonesian businessman), founder of the Mayapada Group
• Tahir Aslam Gora, Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
• Tahir Akyurek, Turkish politician
• Tahir Bilgiç, Australian comedian of Turkish descent
• Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent
• Tahir "Tie" Domi, Canadian NHL hockey player
• Tahir ibn Husayn, Tahirid ruler
• Tahir Khan, Pakistani cricketer
• Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people
• Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed, Pakistani politician
• Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
• Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
• Tahir Yahya, Iraqi politician
• Tahir bin Mandir, better known as Harun Thohir or Harun Said, Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965

Middle name[]

Taher[]

• Mohammad Taher Khaqani (1940), Grand Ayatollah and Shia scholar
• Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879–1970), Egyptian political scientist of Turkish origin
• Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938–1981), Egyptian writer

Surname[]

Taher[]

• Abu Taher (c. 1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician
• Ali Jawad Al Taher (1911?/ 1922? – 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar
• Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player
• Bahaa Taher (born 1935), Egyptian novelist
• Moeslim Taher, Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University
• Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman
• Tareq Mubarak Taher (born 1986), birth name Dennis Kipkurui Sang, Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
• Tarmizi Taher (1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister
• Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti football player
• Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect

Tahir[]

• Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator
• Faran Tahir, Pakistani-American film and television actor
• Imran Tahir, South African cricketer
• Kemal Tahir, Turkish novelist and intellectual
• Malika Tahir, French figure skater
• Naqaash Tahir, English cricketer
• Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author

Thohir[]

• Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan
• Harun Thohir, Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi

Rulers[]

• Tahirid dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Iran
  • Tahir ibn Husayn, founder of the dynasty
• Tahir II of Khorasan, ruler of Greater Khorasan

See also[]

• Tahira
• Islamic hygienical jurisprudence
• Tair (disambiguation)

References[]

Surname list

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