Ammar (also spelled Amar; , ''ʿAmmār'') is an

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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. Notable people with this name include:

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* Ammar al-Basri, 9th century East Syriac Christian theologian. * Ammar al-Bakri, British-Iraqi lawyer *

Ammar Campa-Najjar Ammar Campa-Najjar (born February 24, 1989) is a United States naval officer and former official at the United States Department of Labor. Campa-Najjar has twice been a candidate for the United States House of Representatives. He secured 48.3 pe ...

(born 1989), California Congressional candidate *

Amar Ezzahi Amar Ezzahi (1 January 1941 – 30 November 2016) was an Algerian singer and mandole player. He was the figurehead of Chaabi, the traditional music of Algiers. Early life Amar Ezzahi was born as Amar Ait-Zaï in Ain El Hammam, a village of Kabyl ...

(1941–2016), Algerian singer * Ammar Habib, Syrian footballer *

Ammar al-Hakim Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim (; b. 1971) is an Iraqi cleric and politician who led the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), from 2009 to 2017. He is currently the head of the National Wisdom Movement which is a political coalition in Iraq that was ...

, Iraqi politician *

Ammar Hassan Ammar Hassan (; born November 13, 1976) is a Palestinian singer who rose to popularity around the Arab world after placing second in '' Super Star 2'', the pan-Arabic version of ''Pop Idol''. ''Super Star'' Performances Top 81: يابني (Yab ...

, Palestinian musician * Amar Jaleel, Pakistani writer *Amar Gegić, Bosnian basketball player *

Ammar Jemal Ammar Jemal (; born 20 April 1987) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He made 31 appearances for the Tunisia national team scoring six goals. Career Jemal was born in M'saken, Tunisia. On 11 June 2009, Jemal was l ...

, Tunisian footballer * Amar Lal, Pakistani politician *

Amar Osim Amar Osim (born 18 July 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Osim was a talented player during his teens. However, he did not transfer his tal ...

, Bosnian football coach *

Ammar Nakshawani Sayed Ammar Nakshawani (; ) is a British- Iraqi Shia scholar, author and orator of Azerbaijani origin. Nakshawani was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Middle East In ...

, Islamic lecturer * Amar Ramasar, American ballet dancer *

Ammar Rihawi Ammar Rihawi (; born on 20 June 1975) is a Syrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. International career Rihawi was a part of the Syrian U-19 team that won the 1994 AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia and he was a part ...

, Syrian football coach * Ammar al-Saffar, Iraqi politician * Ammar Siamwalla, Thai economist

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* Ali Ammar, Algerian guerilla leader * Ali Ammar, Lebanese politician * Ali Ammar, Canadian actor *

Michael Ammar Michael Ammar (born June 25, 1956) is an American close-up magician. Background Ammar was born in Logan, West Virginia. His father's background was Syrian. Ammar earned a degree from West Virginia University in business administration in 1978 ...

, American magician *

Sonia Ben Ammar Sonia Ben Ammar (born 19 February 1999), also credited as Sonia Ammar, is a French-Tunisian model, singer, and actress, who is signed with IMG Models. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including '' Vanity Fair'' and ''L'Officiel''. B ...

(born 1999), Tunisian-French model and singer *

Tarak Ben Ammar Tarak Ben Ammar (; born June 12, 1949) is a Tunisian-French film producer and distributor. He is famous for his interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related to Mediterranean culture or require North African locations. Early ye ...

, Tunisian-French film producer

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