Shakir is both a surname and a given name originating from Arabic, similar to the surname or name Shakur. The feminine form of Shakir is

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

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Ahmad Muhammad Shakir Ahmad Muhammad Shakir () (January 29, 1892, Cairo – June 14, 1958) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar of hadith. He is the son of Muḥammad Shākir ibn Aḥmad, an Islamic scholar of Al-Azhar University and elder brother of Mahmud Muhammad Sh ...

(1892-1958), Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions) * Habiburrahman Shakir (1903-1975), Tatar imam in Finland * Faiz Shakir (born 1979), American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020 * Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder * Khalil Shakir (born 2000), American football player * M. H. Shakir (1866-1939), a translator of the Qur'an *

Zaid Shakir Zaid Shakir (; born Ricky Daryl Mitchell, May 24, 1956) is an American Muslim scholar"Lonny Shavelson, Fred Setterberg", Under the Dragon: California's New Culture, Oakland Museum of California, Heyday Books, p.64, "Edward E. Curtis", The Colum ...

(born 1956), American Islamic scholar * Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher * Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician * Samir Shakir Mahmoud (born 1944), a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council * Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) (born 1941/42), Iraqi politician * Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) (born 1948), Indian politician * Shakir Mukhamadullin (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player

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