Anvar is a given name and surname. The name comes from

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and means "light", like the variant Anwar. Notable persons with the name Anvar include:

Persons with the given name

Anvar Berdiev Anvar Berdiev (born 11 May 1978) is a retired Uzbek professional footballer. He currently assistant coach in Istiqlol Fergana. Career He began his career at Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon. In 2000, he moved to Neftchi Farg'ona. Playing for Neftchi, he ...

(born 1978), Uzbek footballer * Anvar Bikzhanov (born 1951), Russian football coach *

Anvar Gafurov Anvar Gafurov (uz: Анвар Ғофуров; born 14 May 1982) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor as a defender. Career Anvar Gafurov plays for FC Bunyodkor since 2009 after move from Mash'al Mubarek ...

(born 1982), Uzbek footballer * Anvar Gazimagomedov (born 1988), Russian footballer * Anvar Ibragimgadzhiyev (born 1991), Russian footballer * Anvar Ibragimov (1965–2023), Soviet Olympic champion fencer * Anvar Juraboev (1948–2010), Uzbek journalist, historian and politician *

Anvar Mammadkhanli Anvar Gafar oghlu Mammadkhanli (; 28 February 1913 – 19 December 1990) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 1938. Biography Anvar Mammadkhanli was born in 1913 in ...

(1913–1990), Soviet and Azerbaijani writer and screenwriter, script writer, translator and art worker *

Anvar Chingizoglu Anvar Chingizoglu Farajov (; 10 May 1962 – 10 July 2022) was an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Azerbaijan, Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Life Anvar Chingizog ...

(born 1962), Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and genealogist * Anvar Rajabov (born 1988), Uzbek footballer * Anvar Sadat (1918–1981), President of Egypt, serving 1970 to 1981 * Anvar Saidenov (born 1960), Kazakh national bank chairman *

Anvar Soliev Anvarjon Soliev (born 5 February 1978) is a retired Uzbekistani football striker and football coach. Early life He was born in Turakurgan of Namangan region. Career Navbahor Namangan Firstly he played in Yoshlik football team. Then he cont ...

(born 1978), Uzbek footballer * Anvar-qori Tursunov, Uzbek imam *

Anvar Yunusov Anvar Yunusov (born February 1, 1987, Dushanbe) is a Tajikistani boxer who currently competes as a professional in the super featherweight division. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2011 amateur world championships, gold at the 2011 Asian cham ...

(born 1987), Tajik boxer

Persons with the surname

Cas Anvar Cas Anvar (; born 15 March 1966) is a Canadian actor known for his role in the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series '' The Expanse''. Early life Anvar was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Iranian parents. They moved to Mont ...

(born 1966), Canadian actor, voice actor, and writer * Hassan Anvar (born 1974), Chinese-Uyghur refugee wrongly imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay detention camp *

Qasem-e Anvar Mu'in al-Din Ali Husayni Sarabi Tabrizi, commonly known by his '' laqab'' (honorific title) of Qasim-i Anvar (; 1356 – 1433) was a Sufi mystic, poet, and a leading '' da'i'' (preacher) of the Safavid order. Biography Mu'in al-Din Ali was bor ...

(1356–1433),

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mystic, poet, and a leading ''

da'i A da'i (, ) is generally someone who engages in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam. See also * Dawah * Da'i al-Mutlaq, 'the absolute (unrestricted) missionary' * Hujja * List of converts to Islam The following is a list of notabl ...

'' (preacher) of the

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