Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

surname or male given name, which means "comforter".''Behind The Name''
"Jabir"
Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:

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Jaber I Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah ( ar, جابر بن عبد الله; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1775 – 1859) was the third ruler of the Sheikdom of Kuwait, governing from 1814 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah who he succeeded u ...

(1770–1859), Kuwaiti political leader * Jabir Al-Azmi (born 1970), Kuwaiti politician * Jabir al-Kaabi (1789–1881), Arabian political leader *

Jabir al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) ( ar, الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...

(1926–2006), Emir of Kuwait * Jabir Herbert Muhammad (1929–2008), American businessman * Jabir Husain (born 1945), Indian politician * Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607–697), Arab companion of Muhammad *

Jabir ibn Aflah Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ ( ar, أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, la, Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work ''Iṣlāḥ al-Ma ...

(1100–1150), Spanish-Arab astronomer *

Jābir ibn Hayyan Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter".''Behind The Name''"Jabir" Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to: Giv ...

(died c. 806–816), early Islamic alchemist *

Jābir ibn Zayd Abu al-Sha'tha Jabir ibn Zayd al-Zahrani al-Azdi () was a Muslim theologian and one of the founding figures of the Ibadis,Donald Hawley, ''Oman'', pg. 199. Jubilee edition. Kensington: Stacey International, 1995. the third major denomination of I ...

(died 711), Arab theologian *

Jabir Novruz Jabir Novruz (born Jabir Mirzebey oglu Novruzov, 12 March 1933 – died 12 December 2002) was an honored art worker and the national poet of Azerbaijan, and secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers for three decades. Considered one of the ...

(1933–2002), Azerbaijani writer *

Jabir Raza Syed Jabir Raza (born 1 August 1955) is an Indian historian, and a researcher in the history stream. Presently, he is working as a lecturer at Department of History in Women's College of Aligarh Muslim University. He is from Nalanda, Bihar. Acade ...

(born 1955), Indian historian *

Djabir Saïd-Guerni Aïssa Djabir Saïd-Guerni ( ar, عيسى جبير سعيد قرني, born 29 March 1977 in Algiers) is a retired Algerian athlete who predominantly competed in the 800 metres. Saïd-Guerni competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Oly ...

(born 1977), Algerian athlete *

Jabir Shakir Jabir Shakir ( ar, جابر شاكر ) (born 1987) is an Iraqi football midfielder who plays for Al Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in A ...

(born 1987), Iraqi football player *

Sultan Djabir Sultan Djabir (or Bokoyo, born – 11 January 1918) was ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He engaged in the ivory and slave trade with Muslims from the north and with Belgians from the south. ...

(c. 1855–1918), ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Balla Jabir Balla Gabir Kortokaila (born 12 September 1985, in Umm Dawm) is a Sudanese footballer, who currently plays for Sudanese side El-Merreikh. Career He plays as a left back or a winger. He was brought from Hay al-Arab in December 2007 to El-Merre ...

(born 1985), Sudanese football player *

Fathi Jabir Fathi Jabir (Arabic: فتحي جابر ) (born 29 December 1980) is a Yemeni football striker and Club Al-Tilal، Yemen's top scorer the season: 1998/99 Honours Club Al-Tilal' *Yemeni League: 1 ** 2005 *Yemeni Presidents Cup The Yemen Pre ...

(born 1980), Yemeni football player *

Malik Jabir Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944 in Wa) is a retired Ghanaian professional football striker. He is currently a technical advisor for Asante Kotoko S.C. in the Ghana Premier League. Career Jabir played club football for Asante Kotoko. Int ...

(born 1944), Ghanaian football player

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