Bishara, Beshero, Bechara or Beshara (بشارة) is a common

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and Coptic name in the

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. It is most common in

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and

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. In Arabic, Bishāra means “Good News” an Arabic word which is the equivalent to Greek εὐαγγέλιον ''euangélion'', meaning “

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”. As such, bearers of this surname are predominantly

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. It is also a Swahili and Borana name, as it means "Happy tidings". The spelling "Bechara" is more common in South America and Southern Italy. Bishara in its various forms may refer to:

Mononym

Bishara (singer) Bishara Morad (Arabic: بشارة مراد ', ; born 23 January 2003), known simply as Bishara, is a Syrian-Swedish singer. He participated in the Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song " On My Own". Biography Early life Bishara Morad was born ...

(born 2003), Swedish singer of Syrian origin * Bechara Effendi, real name

Manouk Avedissian Manouk Avedissian (1841–1925), more commonly known as Bechara Effendi (or Bechara Effendi al-Muhandis, Bechara Afandi, also Bechara Effendi el-Dob ''"the bear"'') was an Ottoman Turks, Ottoman administrator and the chief engineer of the Vilay ...

(1841–1925), Ottoman administrator and the chief engineer of the Vilayet of Syria and later of the Vilayet of Beirut

Given name

Bishara

* Bishara Merhej (born 1946), Lebanese journalist and politician *

Bishara Wakim Bishara Wakim (Arabic: بشارة واكيم) (March 5, 1890 – November 30, 1949) was an Egyptian director and actor born in Faggala, Cairo in 1890. Career Wakim, born Bisharah Yoakim, was a Greek Catholic. He was educated in Collège-des-F ...

(1890–1949), Egyptian film director and actor

Bechara

* Béchara Abou Mrad, Melkite priest and monk *

Bechara Choucair Bechara Choucair (Arabic: بشارة شقير) is a Lebanese-American physician and public health advisor who is the chief community health officer of Kaiser Permanente. He was the senior vice president of safety net and community health at Tri ...

, Lebanese American administrator in medical fields and public health *

Beshara Doumani Beshara Doumani () is a Palestinian-American academic who previously served as the president of Birzeit University from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, he was the Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies at Brown University. His research focu ...

(born 1957), American historian and political writer *

Bechara El Khoury Bechara Khalil El Khoury (; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 Novembe ...

(1890–1964), President of Lebanon *

Bechara El Khoury (composer) Bechara El Khoury (born 18 March 1957) is a Franco-Lebanese composer. Biography Born in Beirut, he moved to Paris in 1979. Before his departure he was extremely active as a composer, pianist, conductor as well as Kapellmeister. He became a ...

(born 1957), Lebanese composer * Bechara Oliveira (born 1976), Brazilian footballer *

Bechara Boutros al-Rahi Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; ; ; ) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was mad ...

(born 1940), 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church since 2011

Middle name

Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; ; born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a younger brother of American president John F. Kennedy and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1968 U ...

(Sirhan Bishara Sirhan) (born 1944), Palestinian assassin of Robert Kennedy

Surname

Bishara

* Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat and politician * Amal Bishara, Israeli Palestinian doctor *

Azmi Bishara Azmi Bishara ( born 22 July 1956) is an Arab-Israeli public intellectual, political philosopher and author. He is presently the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of th ...

(born 1956), Palestinian Arab author and politician *

Joseph Bishara Joseph Bishara (born July 26, 1970) is an American composer, music producer, and actor, best known for his work scoring films such as ''Insidious (film), Insidious'', ''11-11-11 (film), 11-11-11'', ''Dark Skies (2013 film), Dark Skies'', and ''The ...

(born 1970), American composer, music producer and actor *

Marwan Bishara Marwan Bishara () is a Palestinian citizens of Israel, Palestinian Arab author, columnist and senior political analyst for Al Jazeera English, born in Nazareth, Israel in 1969. From 2007 to 2014, Bishara was the editor and host of their flagship ...

, Palestinian Israeli journalist *

Roberto Bishara Roberto Fabián Bishara Adawi (born August 18, 1981) is a Chilean-Palestinian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Bishara is a product of Universidad Católica. Managerial career He began his managerial career at the Pale ...

(born 1981), Chilean footballer of Palestinian descent *

Samir Bishara Samir Bishara (October 31, 1935 – October 8, 2010) was an Egyptian orthodontist. Life He was born in Cairo in 1935 to Edward and Georgette Bishara. He obtained his dental degree and his Orthodontic degree from Alexandria University Alexan ...

(1935–2010), Egyptian orthodontist * Shoukry Bishara (born 1948), Palestinian economist and politician

Bechara

* Evanildo Bechara (1928–2025), Brazilian grammarian and philologist * Flavia Bechara, Lebanese actress *

Hassan Bechara Hassan Ali Bechara (March 17, 1945 – July 24, 2017) was a Lebanese wrestler. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, at the age of 35, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight category. He was born in Beirut Beirut ...

(1945–2017), Lebanese wrestler *

Souha Bechara Soha Bechara (; born 15 June 1967) is a Lebanese former prisoner at the Khiam detention center. In 1988, she unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Antoine Lahad, the then-leader of the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA); she was subsequent ...

(born 1967), Lebanese national figure. Attempted to assassinate General Antoine Lahad of the South Lebanon Army

Beshara

* Brian Beshara (born 1977), Lebanese basketball player *

Khairy Beshara Khairy Beshara (, ; born June 30, 1947, in Tanta, Egypt) is an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since the 1970s. He is considered one of the Egyptian directors who re-defined Realism in Egyptian cinema in the 1980s. I ...

(born 1947), Egyptian film director

Fictional characters

*Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book ''

Refugee A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...

Others

Beshara (band) Beshara were a British reggae band from Moseley and Washwood Heath, Birmingham, that formed in 1976."Reggae, steady and rarin' to go", ''Daily News'', 9 January 1985, p. 12. The band are most notable for their 1981 lovers rock hit "Men Cry Too ...

, British reggae band * '' Ek Bechara'', 1972 Bollywood action drama film * ''

Mr. Bechara ''Mr. Bechara'' () is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj for producer Nandu G. Tolani, starring Anil Kapoor, Nagarjuna, and Sridevi in the pivotal roles and music composed by Anand Milind. The film is a remake ...

'', 1996 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj * "Bishara", a song from the Tom Skinner album ''Voices of Bishara''

Mononym

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Bechara

Middle name

Surname

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Bechara

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Fictional characters

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See also