Bashir
Bashir
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For other uses, see Bashir (disambiguation).
Bashir or Basheer or the gallicized Bachir or Bechir (Arabic: بشير) is a male given name. Derived from Arabic, it means "the one who brings good news". It is also a surname.
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| Pronunciation | Arabic: [baʃiːr] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | the one who brings good news |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Beshir, Abshir, Basheerah, Absheerah |
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Bashir may refer to:
- Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
- Bashir Shihab II (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
- Bashir III, ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)
Bachir
- Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
- Bachir Abdelouahab (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
- Bachir Ammoury (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player
- Bachir Attar (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
- Bachir Bensaddek (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
- Bachir Boudjelid (born 1978), Algerian football player
- Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
- Bachir Douadi (born 1953), Algerian football player
- Bachir Moustafa Hammoud (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
- Bachir Mahamat (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
- Bachir Mané (born 1997), Senegalese football player
- Bachir Mecheri (born 1964), Algerian football player
- Bachir Qamari (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
- Bachir Sebaâ (born 1949), Algerian football player
- Bachir Yellès (1921–2022), Algerian painter
- Bab Bachir (died 1254) was the spouse of last Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim.
Basheer
- Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician
Bashir
- Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete
- Bashir Ahmed, many persons with the name Bashir Ahmad and Bashir Ahmed
- Bashir Ahmad (mixed martial artist) (born 1982), Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist
- Bashir Badr (born 1935), Indian poet of Urdu
- Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
- Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
- Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
- Bashir Jehangiri (born 1937), Pakistani judge
- Bashir Levingston (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
- Bashir Maan (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
- Bashir Makhtal (born 1977), Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty
- Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
- Bashir Ali Mohammad (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
- Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
- Bashir Ramzy (born 1979), American long jumper
- Bashir Safaroglu (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor.
- Bashir Salahuddin (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
- Bashir Shah (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
- Bashir Tofa, Nigerian politician
- Bashir Varaev (born 1964), Chechen judoka
- Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
- Bashir Yussuf (born c. 1905), Somali religious leader
Bechir
- Bechir Hadidane (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
- Bechir Kiiari (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
- Bechir Mardassi (born 1929), Tunisian cyclist
- Bechir Mogaadi (born 1975), Tunisian football player
- Bechir Tekkari, Tunisian politician
Béchir
- Béchir Bouazzat (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent
- Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
- Khadra Bashir Ali, Somali politician
- Souleymane Bachir Diagne (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher
- Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
- Nadim Bachir Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament. Son of assassinated Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel
- Aminu Bashir Wali (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bachir
- Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
- Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
- Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
- Yamina Bachir (born 1954), Algerian film director and screenwriter
Bashir
- Aamir Bashir, Indian actor and film director
- Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
- Abu Bakar Bashir (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
- Ahmad Bashir (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
- Ahmed Bashir (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
- Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (born 1949), Sudanese football player
- Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
- Amjad Bashir (born 1952) UK MEP
- Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 1965), Nigerian politician
- Atif Bashir (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
- Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
- Dara Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
- Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch politician of Afghan descent
- Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
- Hassan Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani football player
- Javed Bashir (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer
- Jonis Bashir (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
- Marie Bashir (born 1930), Governor of New South Wales
- Martin Bashir (born 1963), British journalist
- Mowaia Bashir (born 1986), Sudanese football player
- Mohammad Bashir (1935–2001), Pakistani wrestler
- Munir Bashir (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
- Nas Bashir (born 1969), English football player
- Omar Bashir (musician) , Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
- Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
- Palwasha Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player
- Ruzwana Bashir (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
- Salman Bashir (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
- Shahzad Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
- Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
- Shoaib Bashir (born 2003), English cricketer
- Tahseen Bashir, (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
- Yousef Bashir (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist
Basheer
- David Basheer, Australian sports commentator
- Max Basheer (born 1927), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
- Thalekunnil Basheer (born 1945), politician from Kerala state, India
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908–1994), Indian writer
Bechir
- Azouz Bechir (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
- Mohamed Bechir-Sow (1907–1976), Chadian politician
- Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
- Sayed Ali Bechir (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent
Béchir
- Gabriel Béchir (1927–2001), French set decorator
Others
- Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent
- The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
- Julian Bashir, the Chief Medical Officer in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Ali Bashir, a flying carpet salesman mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[1]
- Bashir, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
- Bashir, Iraq, a village south of Kirkuk
- Béchir, a village in Algeria
- Beni Bechir, a town and commune, Algeria
- Sidi Bashir Mosque, former mosque in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia, Morocco
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