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Ammar (name) Ammar (also spelled Amar; , ''ʿAmmār'') is an Arabic language, Arabic/Sanskrit masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: Given name *Ammar al-Basri, 9th century East Syriac Christian theologian. *Ammar al-Bakri, British-Ir ...

, given name of Arabic origin, meaning “The Creator”.

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Ammar Abdulhamid Ammar Abdulhamid (; born 30 May 1966) is a Syrian-born author, human rights activist, political dissident, co-founder and president of the Tharwa Foundation. Ammar was featured in the Arabic version of ''Newsweek'' magazine as one of 43 people ...

, Syrian writer *

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 ...

, American politician *

Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (; born 1969) is the Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the United Arab Emirates, and chairman of the Ajman Executive Council. Biography Ammar bin Humaid was born in 1969. His father, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, is the r ...

, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman *

Ammar al-Qurabi Dr Ammar Al-Qurabi (; born 21 August 1970) is a Syrian human rights activist and executive director of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria since April 2006. He was elected in April 2011 as member of the board of trustees of the A ...

, Syrian human rights activist *

Ammar Ibrahim Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships, and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist in the 400 metres. Biography Ibrahim's f ...

(born 1996), Qatari sprinter *

Ammar ibn Yasir Ammar ibn Yasir (; July 657 C.E.) was a ''Sahabi'' (Companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a commander in the early Muslim conquests. His parents, Sumayya and Yasir ibn Amir, were the first martyrs of the Ummah. Ammar converted to I ...

, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

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Al-Hasan ibn Ammar Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAmmār al-Kalbī, usually called simply Ibn Ammar in the Arabic sources, was an Arab commander for the Fatimid Caliphate. A member of the Kalbid family, he was active in the wars with the Byzantine Empire in Sicily in the 960s, lead ...

, Arab commander and statesman for the Fatimid Caliphate. *

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 *

Muhammad ibn Ammar Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAmmār ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAmmār al-Quḍā'ī (;1031–1086), known as Ibn Ammar, in Spanish sources found as Abenámar, was an Arab poet from Silves. Ibn Ammar became vizier to the ''taifa'' of Seville. Though ...

, Muwallad poet from Silves *

Nabil Ammar Nabil Ammar (; born 7 September 1965) is a Tunisian diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 7 February 2023 until 2025. He formerly served as Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and the United Kingdom. He wa ...

(born 1965), Tunisian diplomat and politician *

Rachid Ammar Rachid Ammar, or Rchid Ammar () (born 1947 or 1948) was the chief of staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces. He is perhaps best known for his refusal to fire on protestors during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution. He has been described as "the first pos ...

, chief of staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces

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Bani Ammar Bani Ammar () is a village located near Tahta-Sohag; south-western between Banhau (Arabic: ) and El-Sawamaa Gharb (Arabic: ) to the east and Enibis (Arabic: ) to west. The inhabitants are mainly working in traditional agricultural activities. Ma ...

, a village in Egypt

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