Sahar (Arabic: سحر) is an Arabic feminine given name. The name is used Arabic, Azeri Turkish, Hebrew, and Persian speakers. In Arabic, the name means "just before dawn", referring to a poetic word for the crescent moon.
People with the name include:
Sahar Aslam (born 1982), Scottish cricketer
Sahar Ansari, Pakistani scholar of Urdu
Sahar Baassiri, Lebanese journalist
Sahar Biniaz (born 1986), Canadian model
Sahar Delijani (born 1983), Iranian author
Sahar Dolatshahi (born 1979), Iranian actress
Sahar El Hawari, Egyptian football referee
Sahar Gul (born c. 1998), Afghan child bride
Sahar Hashemi, British entrepreneuse
Sahar Hussein al-Haideri (1962–2007), Iraqi journalist
Sahar Khalifeh (born 1942), Palestinian writer
Sahar Taha (born 1963), Iraqi musician
Sahar Tawfiq (born 1951), Egyptian writer
Sahar Valadbeigi (born 1978), Iranian actress
Sahar Youssef (born 1968), Egyptian swimmer
Sahar Zakaria (born 1973), Iranian actress
