Mahir (also spelled Maher or "Mihir-A", ) is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Maher
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Maher Arar
Maher Arar () (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987.
Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in September 2002 on his way ...
(born 1970), Canadian software engineer
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Maher al-Assad
Major General Maher Hafez al-Assad (, born 8 December 1967) is a Syrian former military officer who served as commander of the Syrian Army's elite 4th Armoured Division, which, together with Syria's Military Intelligence, formed the core of t ...
(born 1967), brother of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and former head of the Presidential Guard
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Maher Sabry (born 1967), Egyptian filmmaker, writer and gay rights activist
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Maher Al Sayed (born 1979), Syrian football player
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Maher-shalal-hash-baz
"Maher-shalal-hash-baz" was the second prophetic name mentioned in Isaiah chapter 8– 9.
Biblical accounts
The name is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, both times in the Book of Isaiah chapter 8:
Isaiah 8:1
:Moreover the said unto me, ...
, son of Biblical prophet Isaiah
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Maher Shalal Hash Baz, artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician
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Maher Charif, Palestinian historian and lecturer at the Institut français du Proche-Orient in Syria
Mahir
First name
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Mahir Agva (born 1996), German basketball player
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Mahir Çayan (1946–1972), Turkish communist leader
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Mahir Çağrı (born 1962), Turkish Internet celebrity
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Mahir Halili (born 1975), Albanian footballer
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Mahir Jasem (born 1989), Emirati footballer
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Mahir Muradov (1956–2023), Azerbaijani judge
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Mahir Sağlık
Mahir Sağlık (born 18 January 1983) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker.
Career
Sağlık signed a three-year deal for VfL Wolfsburg in September 2008. On ...
(born 1983), Turkish footballer
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Mahir Tomruk (1885–1949), Turkish sculptor
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Mahir Yağcılar (born 1961), Turkish Kosovar politician
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Mahir al-Zubaydi (died 2008), al-Qaeda military commander
Middle name
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Ahmad Maher Pasha
Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888 – 24 February 1945) () was an Egyptian politician from the Saadist Institutional Party who served as Prime Minister of Egypt from October 1944 to February 1945.
Maher Pasha was Minister of Finance in 1938. He was th ...
(1888–1945), Egyptian politician, Prime Minister of Egypt 1944–1945
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Aly Maher Pasha (1882–1960), Egyptian politician
See also
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Maher (disambiguation) Maher may refer to:
Name
*Maher (given name), an Arabic given name
*Maher (surname), list of people with the name
Places
*Maher Island, an Antarctic island
*Maher, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States
*Maher, West Virgi ...
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Maher (surname), including the Arabic surname
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Ahmad Maher (disambiguation) Ahmad Maher may refer to:
* Ahmad Mahir Pasha (1888–1945), former Prime Minister of Egypt
* Ahmad Maher (diplomat) (1935–2010), grandson of Ahmad Mahir Pasha and former Foreign Minister of Egypt
* Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director
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, various people
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Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali ( ; born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Fi ...
, American actor
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak given names
Bosnian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names