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Nasir (Arabic: ناصر‎‎ Nāṣir) is an Arabic masculine given name which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root n-ṣ-r). The female form of the name is Nasira (ناصرة Nāṣira).

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Naseer is a transcription of Arabic: نصـيـر‎‎ Naṣīr, a related word of similar meaning also used as a name.

People with the given name

  • Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
  • Nasir Esa (1992), Indian Famous Personality
  • Al-Nasir (1158–1225), 34th Abbasid Caliph
  • Naser Orić (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the Bosnian War
  • Nasir Gebelli (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
  • Nasir al-Din Shah (1831–1896), ruler of Qajar dynasty in present-day Iran
  • Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
  • Nasir ud din Mahmud, Muslim Turkic ruler
  • Nasir ad-Din Qabacha, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
  • Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born 1973), American rapper from Queens, New York, United States of America

    • People with the surname

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second President of Egypt
  • Vali Nasr (born 1960), Iranian-American Middle Eastern expert
  • Hakim Nasir, Pakistani Urdu poet also using the takhallus of Nasir
  • Clare Nasir (born 1970), British weather forecaster
  • Serdar Nasır, Turkish plastic surgeon
  • Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Brazilian racing driver

    • Fictional characters with the name

  • Nasir, the main character in the video game Lagoon
  • Nasir, character in the TV series Spartacus
  • Nasir, a playable character in both Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and its sequel Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
  • Nasir (Robin of Sherwood), Saracen character played by Mark Ryan in the British 1980s television series Robin of Sherwood (aired in the US as Robin Hood)
  • Nasir Meidan, a fictional character in the Android: Netrunner
  • Nasir Khan, a fictional character in the television miniseries The Night Of

    • References

    Nasir Wikipedia
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