Shamsi ( ar, شمسی) is a given name and a family name, which is commonly found in the

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People with the given name Shamsi

Shamsi Ali Imam Shamsi Ali is a prominent Indonesian Muslim Scholar known for promoting interfaith dialogues among Abrahamic Religions in United States and the Chairman of the Al-Hikmah Mosque and the Director of Jamaica Muslim Center in Jamaica, Queens, ...

(born 1967), Indonesian Muslim scholar * Shamsi Asadullayev (1840–1913), Azerbaijani businessman and philanthropist * Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1987), Azerbaijani theatre director *

Shamsi Fazlollahi Shamsi Fazlollahi ( fa, شمسی فضل‌اللهی, also Romanized as "Shamsi Fazlollāhi"; born December 1, 1941 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actress. Shamsi Fazlollahi began her acting career in the 1950s performing for radio theater s ...

(born 1941), Iranian actress *

Shamsi Hekmat Shamsi Hekmat or Šamsi Morādpur Hekmat (1917 – July 2, 1997) was an Iranian woman who pioneered reforms in women's status in Iran. She founded the first Iranian Jewish women's organization (''Sāzmān-e bānovān-e Yahud-e Irān'') in 1947. She ...

(1917–1997), Iranian woman who pioneered reforms * Shamsi Vuai Nahodha (born 1962) Tanzanian politician

People with the surname Shamsi

Baseer Shamsi Brigadier (Brigadier General) Abdul Baseer Shamsi (19 September 1922 – 10 July 2015) was an officer in the Pakistan Army and a cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1953 to 1960. He received his initial education in Firozpur and later ...

(1922–2015), Pakistani soldier and cricketer * Mir Shamsi, Indian mystic and a saint * Tabraiz Shamsi, South African cricketer * Tahir Shamsi (1962–2021), Pakistani physician * Ahsan Shemsi (1967), Pakistani Researcher

Etymology

The word Shamsi means "of sun", "sunny", or "solar". The name can also mean "a disciple of Shams", in reference to communities in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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and Syria that were descendent or converted to Islam by Sufi Saints, haikh Shamsudin-Baray Sarkar and Shaikh Badar ud Din-Chotay Sarkar of Badaun UP, India 1206-1280 CE Shamsuddin Sabzwari and Shahjamal Shamsul Arifeen (Aligarh).

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People with the given name Shamsi

People with the surname Shamsi

Etymology

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