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Taher ( ar, طاهر) (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto,Urdu and Persian: طاهر,; ) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Tahar

* Tahar Ben Jelloun (b. 1944), Moroccan writer
* Tahar Djaout (1954–1993), Algerian journalist and writer
* Tahar Haddad (1899–1935), Tunisian author, scholar and reformer
* Tahar Lamri (b.1958), Algerian writer
* Tahar Rahim (b. 1981), French actor
* Tahar Sayagh (b. 1995), French IT engineer
* Tahar Touati (b. 1995), Algerian engineer

Taher

*Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister
*Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan
*Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
*Taher Helmy, Egyptian lawyer
*Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower
*Taher al-Masri (born 1942), Jordanian politician
*Taher Mohamed (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
*Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author
*Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965), Dawoodi Bohra religious leader
*Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer

Tahir

* Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Abdallah ibn Muhammad, also known as ''Tahir'' was the son of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
*Tahir ibn Husayn, general of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun and governor of Khorasan.
* Tahir ibn Abdallah, governor of Khurasan from 845 until 862.
*Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat
*Tahir (Indonesian businessman), founder of the Mayapada Group
*Tahir Aslam Gora, Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
*Tahir Akyurek, Turkish politician
*Tahir Bilgiç, Australian comedian of Turkish descent
*Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent
*Tie Domi, Tahir "Tie" Domi, Canadian NHL hockey player
*Tahir Khan, Pakistani cricketer
*Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people
*Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani Islamic scholar
*Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed, Pakistani politician
*Artur Rasizade, Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
*Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
*Tahir Yahya, Iraqi politician
* Tahir bin Mandir, better known as Harun Thohir or Harun Said, Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965

Middle name

Taher

*Mohammad Taher Khaqani (1940), Grand Ayatollah and Shia scholar
*Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879–1970), Egyptian political scientist of Turkish origin
*Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938–1981), Egyptian writer

Surname

Taher

*Abu Taher (c. 1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician
*Ali Jawad Al Taher (1911?/ 1922? – 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar
*Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player
*Bahaa Taher (born 1935), Egyptian novelist
*Moeslim Taher, Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University
*Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman
*Tareq Mubarak Taher (born 1986), birth name Dennis Kipkurui Sang, Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
*Tarmizi Taher (1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister
*Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti football player
*Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect
*Ymär Daher, Finnish Tatar cultural figure

Tahir

*Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator
*Faran Tahir, Pakistani-American film and television actor
*Imran Tahir, South African cricketer
*Kemal Tahir, Turkish novelist and intellectual
*Malika Tahir, French figure skater
*Mehmet Tahir, Ottoman-era publisher
*Naqaash Tahir, English cricketer
*Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author

Thohir

*Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan
*Harun Thohir, Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi

Teknonymy

*Abu Tahir Ibrahim ibn Nasir al-Dawla, 10th-century Ruler of Mosul from 989 to 990.
*Abu Tahir al-Silafi, (1079–1180) Islamic Scholar.
*Abu Tahir Marwazi, 12th-century Iranian philosopher.
*Abu Tahir Yazid, 10th-century Ruler of Shirvan from 917–948.
* Abu Tahir Firuzshah better known by his title Diya al-Dawla, was the Buyid ruler of Basra in late 10th-century.
* Abu Tahir al-Jannabi was the Qarmatian Shia rebel Ruler from 923 to 944.
* Abu Tahir Tarsusi, 12th-century story-teller and writer.

See also

*Tahira
*Islamic hygienical jurisprudence
*Tair (disambiguation)

References

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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Turkish-language surnames
Turkish masculine given names