Shamsi () (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: شمسی) is a given name and a family name, which is commonly found in the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...

, and

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

. People with this name include:

People with the given name Shamsi

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

Shamsi Fazlollahi Shamsi Fazlollahi (, also Romanized as "Shamsi Fazlollāhi"; born December 1, 1941, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actress. Shamsi Fazlollahi began acting in the 1950s, performing for radio theater shows in the NIRTV. Career The 1960s saw her ...

(born 1941), Iranian actress * Shamsi Hekmat (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 *

Tabraiz Shamsi Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990) is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut in June 2016 in the Caribbean. He is widely regarded as one of the best in T20 cricket, with him being the highest wicket taker in T ...

, South African cricketer * Tahir Shamsi (1962–2021), Pakistani physician

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, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

that were descendent or converted to

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

Saints, haikh Shamsudin-Baray Sarkar and Shaikh Badar ud Din-Chotay Sarkar of Badaun UP, India 1206-1280 CE

Shamsuddin Sabzwari Shamsuddin Sabzwari Multani (died 1276 C.E) was a Muslim saint from Sabzewar in present-day Iran who arrived in Multan in Punjab, Pakistan in the early 1200 C.E. He established a dargah there and preached Islam to the local population. Shamsu ...

and Shahjamal Shamsul Arifeen (Aligarh).

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People with the given name Shamsi

People with the surname Shamsi

Etymology

See also

References