Bukhari ( fa, بُخاری), also spelled as ''Bokhari'', ''Bukhary'' and ''Bukhori'', is a common surname in South Asia and in the

Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. I ...

, meaning "from

Bukhara Bukhara ( Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city ...

" (a Persian.speaking-majority city in today's Uzbekistan). Its Arabic version is al-Bukhari ( ar, البخاري, link=no)

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Muhammad al-Bukhari Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

(810–870), editor of ''

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. A ...

'', the book of Hadith * Abu Ishaq al-Saffar al-Bukhari (1067–1139),

Hanafi The Hanafi school ( ar, حَنَفِية, translit=Ḥanafiyah; also called Hanafite in English), Hanafism, or the Hanafi fiqh, is the oldest and one of the four traditional major Sunni schools ( maddhab) of Islamic Law (Fiqh). It is named a ...

Maturidi Māturīdī theology or Māturīdism ( ar, الماتريدية: ''al-Māturīdiyyah'') is one of the main Sunnī schools of Islamic theology, founded by the Persian Muslim scholar, Ḥanafī jurist, reformer (''Mujaddid''), and scholastic ...

scholar *

Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari Jalaluddin "Surkh-Posh" Bukhari ( fa, , c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE) was a Sufi saint and missionary belonging to the Sufi order of Hussaini Jalali. Names Bukhari, a family name, is derived from the location of his birth city of Bu ...

(1199–1291), 13th century Naqvi Sufi saint and missionary from Uch, Bahawalpur, Pakistan *

Shah Jewna Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

or Hazrat Pir Shah Jewna Al-Naqvi Al-Bukhari, famous saint of

Kannauj Kannauj ( Hindustani pronunciation: ənːɔːd͡ʒ is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is a corrupted form of the class ...

* Jamal ad-Din Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad al‐Zaydī al‐Bukhārī, (13th-century) Persian-speaking Muslim astronomer * Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318–1389), founder of the Naqshbandi tariqa *

'Ala' al-Din al-Bukhari Ala' al-Din al-Bukhari ( ar, علاء الدين البخاري), was a Hanafi jurist ( faqih), Maturidi theologian, commentator of the Qur'an (mufassir), and a mystic (Sufi). Sa'id Foudah suggest that he followed the Naqshbandi path. He is p ...

(1377–1438),

scholar * Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, 14th century Sufi saint *

Kirom Bukhoroi Abdulatif Kiram Bukharai ( fa, کرام بخارائی) one of the poets of Tajik literature in the 18th century. He was born in Bukhara. He spent his young years in his hometown, and he learned his profession of writing and speaking. He was a fol ...

, 18th century Tajik poet *

Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (Urdu سید عطاء اللہ شاہ بخاری) (23 September 1892 – 21 August 1961), was a Muslim Hanafi scholar, religious and political leader from the Indian subcontinent. He was one of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e- ...

(1892–1961), Muslim scholar and orator *

Patras Bokhari Syed Ahmed Shah (Urdu: ), commonly known as Patras Bokhari (October 1, 1898–December 5, 1958), was a Pakistani humorist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat who served as a Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. Born in Pes ...

(1898–1958), Pakistani humorist and diplomat * Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari (1904–1975), Urdu broadcaster and first director-general of Radio Pakistan * Lal Bokhari (1909–1959), Indian field hockey player *

Abdul Halim Bukhari Shah Abdul Halim Bukhari ( bn, শাহ আব্দুল হালিম বুখারী; January 1945 – 21 June 2022) was a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, religious writer and spiritual figure. He is the ...

(1945–2022), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar *

Naeem Bokhari Syed Naeem Altaf Bokhari ( Punjabi, ) is a Pakistani lawyer and television personality. Previously, he has hosted '' Khabarnaak'' on a Pakistani news channel Geo News. On 23 November 2020, He has been appointed Chairman of Pakistan Television C ...

(born 1948), Pakistani lawyer and television personality *

Syed Mokhtar Albukhary Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Shah bin Syed Nor Albukhary (born 12 December 1951) is a Malaysian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Albukhary Foundation, an international non-profit charity organization that focuses on ...

(born 1951), Malaysian businessman *

Nayyar Hussain Bukhari Nayyar Hussain Bukhari ( ur, ; born 23 December 1952), is the senior senator from Islamabad and senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who served as the 6th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, in office from 12 March 2012 to 12 M ...

(born 1952), Pakistani politician *

Shahid Hussain Bokhari Shahid H. Bokhari (born 17 January 1952 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a highly cited Pakistani researcher in the field of parallel and distributed computing. He is a fellow of both IEEE and ACM. Bokhari's ACM Fellow citation states that he received t ...

(born 1952), Pakistani computer scientist *

Syed Faisal Bukhari Syed Faisal Bukhari (born August 9, 1963) is a Pakistani film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. He is a son of the late legendary Pakistani film playback singer Zubaida Khanum and the late film cameraman Syed Riaz Bukhari., Re ...

(born 1963), Pakistani film and television director, producer, and cinematographer *

Syed Iftikhar Bokhari Syed Iftikhar Ali Bokhari (6 July 1935 – 10 November 2021), also known as I. A. Bokhari, was a Pakistani politician and cricketer. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan between March 1988 and March 1991. He played 19 matches of first-class ...

(1935–2021), Pakistani politician and cricketer *

Nourdin Boukhari Nourdin Boukhari ( ar, نور الدين البخاري; born 30 June 1980) is a Dutch-Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a youth coach he is the currently assistant coach of Eredivisi ...

(born 1980), Dutch-born Moroccan footballer *

Mudassar Bukhari Mudassar Bukhari ( ur, مدثر بخاری; born 26 December 1983) is a Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Netherlands national cricket team in July 2007. He represented the Dutch team at both One Day International (ODI) a ...

(born 1983), Pakistani-born Dutch cricketer *Admiral

Fasih Bokhari Admiral Fasih Bokhari (; 8 March 1942 – 24 November 2020) was a Pakistani admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Staff from 1997 to 1999. He was a well-known pacifist and a prominent political figure as the Chief of Naval Staff from 1997 ...

, Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistani Navy *

Asghar Bukhari Asghar Bukhari is a British Muslim campaigner and political commentator. He is known for being a founding member and spokesperson of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK (MPACUK). Background Bukhari has stated that he believes it is his d ...

, founding member of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK *

Fida Hussain Bukhari ''Fida'' (translation: ''Infatuated'') is a 2004 Indian romantic thriller film released on 20 August 2004. The film is directed by Ken Ghosh and stars Fardeen Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. The film was a box office bomb. Plot Some ...

, Pakistani religious scholar *

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 A ...

(born 17 December 1942), Nigerian *

Ahmed Bukhari Ahmed Bukhari is the 13th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi. Ancestry and appointment Ahmed Bukhari succeeded his father, Abdullah Bukhari, on 14 October 2000 as Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi, Jama Masjid in Delhi.

, Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid

Females

Samra Bukhari Samra Bukhari is a Pakistani novelist, screenwriter and playwright. She has written several television series for the satellite television networks in Pakistan since 2011 and is also associated with writing for Urdu Journals and Digest. Some of her ...

, Pakistani novelist

The Bokhary family of Hong Kong

* Daoud Bokhary (born c. 1919), Hong Kong businessman *

Kemal Bokhary Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary ( ur, , ; born 25 October 1947) is a judge in Hong Kong. He was one of three Permanent Judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal from its inception in 1997 until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in Oc ...

(born 1947), Hong Kong judge

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