Zafar (name)

Zafar is a Persian origin name meaning "victory" or "victor".

Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal Emperor, also known by his nom de plume, Zafar
Zafar Ali Khan, Pakistani writer
Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian politician
Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani statesman, President of the 17th UN General Assembly and President of the International Court of Justice.
Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
Zafar Bangash, Pakistani writer
Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), various people
Zafar Mehmood Mughal, ASC, Chairman Executive of Punjab Bar Council
Zafar Saifullah, Indian politician
Zafar Ansari, retired English cricketer of Pakistani descent
Zafar Usmanov (born 1937), Soviet and Tajik mathematician

Middle name:

Syed Zafar Islam, Indian politician, national spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party and current member of the Rajya Sabha

Surname:

Ali Zafar, Pakistani musician
Bahadur Shah Zafar, who used the pen name Zafar, last Mughal emperor of India
Shakila Zafar, Bangladeshi singer
Wasi Zafar, Pakistani politician
, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Faiza Zafar (born 1996), Pakistani squash player
Madina Zafar (born 1998), Pakistani squash player
Shirin Zafar (born 1946; commonly known as Shirin Guild), Iranian-born English fashion designer

Fictional characters:

, character in the British BBC drama Spooks

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