Azra is a female given name. In Turkish Azra means untouched.
Notable people with the name include:
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Azra Aftab
Azra Aftab is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Dhuwan'', ''Manzil'', '' Laag'', '' Dasht'' and '' Madiha Maliha''.
Early life
Azra was born in 1958 on November 23 in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the industry in 1990. ...
(born 1958), Pakistani actress
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Azra Akın (born 1981), Dutch-Turkish beauty pageant titleholder
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Azra Akıncı (born 2003), Turkish rhythmic gymnast
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Azra Aksamija
Azra Akšamija is a Bosnian-Austrian artist and architectural historian. Her work focuses on the role of cultural and religious identity in conflicts, especially in the recent history of the Bosnian War and its aftermath. Akšamija is currently a ...
, Bosnian-Austrian artist
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Azra Ali, Bangladeshi politician
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Azra Avdic (born 1998), Peruvian swimmer
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Azra Bašić (born 1959), Bosnian camp guard and war criminal
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Azra Bihorac (born 1965), Bosnian-American nephrologist and medical AI researcher
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Azra Duliman (born 1986), Miss Sweden of 2009
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Azra Erhat (1915–1982), Turkish author
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Azra Ghani
Azra Catherine Hilary Ghani is a British epidemiologist who is a professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London. Her research considers the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases, including malaria, bovine spongi ...
, English epidemiologist
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Azra Hadzic
Azra Hadzic ( bs, Azra Hadžić, ; born 26 November 1994) is a retired Australian tennis player of Bosnian descent.
Hadzic won one singles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 1 April 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world num ...
(born 1994), Bosnian tennis player
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Azra Hamzić (born 1992), Bosnian football player
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Azra Jafari
Azra Jafari ( fa, عذرا جعفری) is an Afghanistani politician and women rights advocate who became the first female mayor in Afghanistan appointed by President Hamid Karzai in December 2008. She became the mayor of Nili, a town in Daykundi ...
(born 1978), Afghan politician
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Azra Jehan, Pakistani playback singer
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Azra Kanović (born 1993), Bosnian volleyball player
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Azra Sabir Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician
* Azra Kolaković (1977–2017), real name of
Donna Ares, Bosniak folk singer
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Azra Kohen (born 1979), Turkish writer
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Azra Mansoor
''Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' ( ur, ; lit: "A" Allah and Human) is a Pakistani Sufi spiritual
drama series which aired on Hum TV from 25 April 2017 to 13 February 2018. It was produced by Momina Duraid, as part of a night programming all under ...
, Pakistani actress
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Azra Mohyeddin
Azra Mohyeddin (born 1970) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Tum Kon Piya'', ''Do Qadam Door Thay'', ''Yeh Raha Dil'', ''Sanwari'', ''Fasiq'' and '' Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat''.
Early life
Azra was born in 1970 in La ...
(born 1977), Pakistani actress
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Azra Muranovic (born 1987), Swedish politician
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Azra Fazal Pechuho
Azra Fazal Pechuho (; born 21 February 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health, and Population Welfare, in office since 19 August 2018. She has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh ...
(born 1953), Pakistani politician
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Azra Quraishi
Azra Quraishi (22 September 1945 – 22 November 2002) was a leading botanist from Pakistan. She worked on the improvement of potato production in Pakistan and became known for her work on tissue culture. She was given the Borlaug Award in 1 ...
(1945–2002), Pakistani botanist
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Azra Raza
Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and Director of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Center at Columbia University. She has previously held positions at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Cincinnati, Rush Un ...
, Pakistani-American professor
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Azra Sherwani
Azra Sherwani (1940–2005) was a Pakistani television actress with a career spanning over 35 years who played a variety of roles. Amongst her most memorable roles are Ghazi Apa in ''Uncle Urfi'', Saliha Begum in '' Aangan Terha'', Apa Begum in ...
(1940–2005), Pakistani film actor
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Şule Azra Akbulut (born 2003), Turkish female karateka
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Arabic-language feminine given names
Feminine given names
Turkish feminine given names
Bosnian feminine given names
Pakistani feminine given names