Shakir is both a surname and a given name originating from Arabic, similar to the surname or name

Shakur Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, ''Ash Shakur, Ash-Shakur''. Notable people with the name include: Surname * 'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur (died 1930), Ethiopian ...

. 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 ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

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 Hajji Habiburrahman Shakir (, ; 10 December 1903 – 18 April 1975), also known by his nisba al-Bulgari (), was a Tatar imam, theologian and publisher. Shakir was born in current day Tatarstan and became a part of the Finnish Tatar community ...

(1903-1975), Tatar imam in Finland *

Faiz Shakir Faiz Shakir (; ) is an American Democratic political advisor. He serves as senior advisor to Bernie Sanders and executive director of the nonprofit media organization More Perfect Union. Previously, he was campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' ...

(born 1979), American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020 *

Hannah Sabbagh Shakir Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895-1990) was a Lebanese-American businesswoman who co-founded the Lebanese-Syrian Ladies' Aid Society of Boston with 13 other Syrian women, including; Adele Ashook, Adelle Shayab, Rose Handy, Sady Besharra and others. The ...

(1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder *

Khalil Shakir Khalil Shakir (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Bills in the fif ...

(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) Shakir Ali (Urdu: شاکر على (1975–1916) was an influential modern Pakistani artist and an art teacher. He was the principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He first joined ''Mayo School of Art'' as a lecturer in Art in 1954 ...

(1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher *

Shakir Ali (barrister) Shakir Ali (7 June 1879 – 26 December 1962) was an Indian lawyer and politician. Ali was born in a small town about twenty miles from Lucknow, the capital of Northwestern Provinces, during India's period under British rule. His ancestors acted ...

(1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician *

Samir Shakir Mahmoud Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumayda'ie (Samir Sumaidaie) is an Iraqi politician who served as the Iraqi ambassador to the United States. He was born in Baghdad in 1944 and left Iraq in 1960 to study in the United Kingdom where he obtained a degree in el ...

(born 1944), a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council *

Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) Mohammed Shakir al-Ghanam (; born 1941 or 1942) is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party's center in the Ninawa Governorate. He formerly served as the official spokesperson to Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, the highest ranking ...

(born 1941/42), Iraqi politician *

Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) Mohammed Shakir (born 16 July 1948) is a former politician for the Anantapur district. Previously, he served as a Minister in the state cabinet as well as in the AP Legislative Assembly. Early life He was born on 16 July 1948 to Late Haji M. ...

(born 1948), Indian politician * Shakir Mukhamadullin (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player

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