Taher () (spelled Tahir and

Tahar Tahar is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Amor Ben Tahar (born 1969), Tunisian football player *Arcandra Tahar (born 1970), Indonesian politician and government minister *Aymen Tahar (born 1989), Algerian ...

in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,; , ) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa. Notable people with the name include:

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Taher

Taher Abouzeid Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid (both are correct translations from the original alphabet in ) is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports and a retired footballer. He played as a midfielder f ...

(born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister * Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan *

Taher Elgamal Taher Elgamal (Arabic: طاهر الجمل) (born 18 August 1955) is an Egyptian-American cryptographer and tech executive. Since January 2023, he has been a partner at venture capital firm Evolution Equity Partners. Prior to that, he was the fo ...

(born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer *

Taher Helmy Taher Helmy is the Founder and Senior Partner of the Egyptian Law Firm Helmy, Hamza & Partners and Senior Partner of the International Law Firm of Baker McKenzie, Baker & McKenzie. He is a member of Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, is admitt ...

, Egyptian lawyer * Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower *

Taher al-Masri Taher Nashat al-Masri (; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and ...

(born 1942), Jordanian politician *

Taher Mohamed Taher Mohamed Ahmed Taher Mohamed Mahmoud (; born 7 March 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer, who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team as a winger. Profile Taher started his early career in the ...

(born 1997), Egyptian footballer * Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author *Syedna

Taher Saifuddin Taher Saifuddin (4 August 1888 – 12 November 1965), also known as Tahir Sayf al-Din, was the 51st and longest serving Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras. Saifuddin adapted the modernisation in Western and European ideas, and establishe ...

(1888–1965), Dawoodi Bohra religious leader * Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer

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Abdallah ibn Muhammad Abd Allah (), also spelled Abdullah, Abdhullah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdallah, Abdulla, Abdalla and many others, is an Arabic theophoric name meaning ''servant of God'' or "God's follower". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and ''All� ...

(611-613), also known as ''Tahir'', the son of Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Tahir ibn Husayn Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn (, ''Tahir bin al-Husayn''), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (, "the one-eyed"), was a general and governor during the Abbasid Caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun during the ...

(died 822), general of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun and governor of Khorasan *

Tahir ibn Abdallah Tahir ibn 'Abdallah (died 862) was the Tahirid governor of Khurasan from 845 until 862. He was the governor for seventeen years under Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq, al-Mutawakkil and al-Muntasir. During his father 'Abdallah's lifetime, Tahir was sen ...

(died 862), governor of Khurasan from 845 until 862 *

Mirza Tahir Ahmad Mirza Tahir Ahmad (; 18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph (, ''khalīfatul masīh al-rābi'') and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fourth successor of the founder of the commun ...

(1928-2003), fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat * Tahir (Indonesian businessman) (born 1952), founder of the Mayapada Group *

Tahir Aslam Gora Tahir Aslam Gora (born September 26, 1963) is a Pakistani Canadian broadcaster, editor, publisher, ( English to Urdu) translator, and writer of fiction and non-fiction. He is a campaigner against the dangers of the Political Islam and the Musli ...

(born 1963), Pakistani-Canadian author and activist *

Tahir Akyurek Tahir Akyurek, (born 1959 in Derebucak, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and a former mayor of Konya. After he graduated in law from Ankara University, Tahir Akyurek worked in Konya as a lawyer at t ...

(born 1959), Turkish politician *

Tahir Bilgiç Tahir Bilgiç (born 12 December 1968) is an Australian comedian, film and television actor of Turkish descent. He is primarily an actor and comedian. He has written, directed and starred in live shows including "Lord of The Kebabs", "From Leb ...

(born 1968), Australian comedian of Turkish descent *

Tahir Bizenjo Tahir Bizenjo is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2018. Political career Bizenjo was elected to the Senate of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the ...

, Pakistani politician *

Tahir Mahmood Chahal Ch Tahir Mahmood Chahal Jatt (چوہدری طاھر محمود چاھل جٹ: born 20 April 1984 in Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...

(born 1984), Pakistani politician *

Tahir Dawar Mohammad Tahir Khan Dawar (; ) was a Pakistani police officer who was abducted from Islamabad on 26 October 2018 and then tortured and killed. His body was found on 13 November 2018 by the locals in the Dur Baba District of Nangarhar Province, ...

(1968-2018), Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent * Tahir "Tie" Domi (born 1969), Canadian NHL hockey player *

Tahir Emra Tahir Emra (10 March 1938 – 7 October 2024) was an Albanian painter. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. Life and career Tahir Emra was born on 10 March 1938, in Gjakova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Kosovo). He atte ...

(1938-2024), Albanian painter *

Tahir Hemphill Tahir Hemphill (born May 14, 1972) is an American multimedia artist, ethnolinguist, and design researcher. He developed the Hip Hop Word Count database. Early life Hemphill grew up in New York City, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He gradu ...

(born 1972), American multimedia artist * Tahir Khan (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer *

Tahir Kolgjini Hafiz Tahir Kolgjini ( Lusën, Kukës County, Albania, 24 April 1903 – Istanbul, 12 December 1988) was an Albanian imam, scholar, writer, poet, historian, and clerk. Biography He was born in the Lamshejt neighborhood of Lusën as the son of Al ...

(1903–1988), Albanian imam * Tahir Mahmood Khan (1956-2025), Pakistani politician * Tahir Naseem (died 2020), American murder victim * Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people * Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951), Pakistani Islamic scholar * Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (1954-2020), Pakistani politician * Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada (born 1935), Prime Minister of Azerbaijan *

Tahir Salahov Tahir Salahov ( Azerbaijani, in full: , '; 29 November 1928 – 21 May 2021) was a Soviet, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman. He was First Secretary of the Artists' Union of the USSR (1973–1992), Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Ar ...

(1928-2021), Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman *

Tahir Shah (cricketer) Tahir Shah (; 27 January 1959 – 3 February 2025) was a Pakistani first-class cricketer. He was also an umpire and stood in matches in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Early life and education Tahir Shah was born on 27 January 1959 in Lahore ...

(1959-2025), Pakistani cricketer *

Tahir Yahya Tahir Yahya (; 1916–1986) was Prime Minister of Iraq twice, from 1963 to 1965 and a short term in 1967 to 1968. He was educated at the Baghdad Military College and the Staff College. Born in Tikrit 1916, he was the 4th child to Mulla Yahya el-og ...

(1916-1986), Iraqi politician *Tahir bin Mandir, better known as

Harun Thohir Second Corporal Harun Thohir or Harun bin Said (birth name Tahir bin Mandar; 4 April 1943 – 17 October 1968) was an Indonesian sailor born in Bawean Island, East Java, on 4 April 1943 to Mahdar and Aswiyani, while another source stated that he ...

(1943-1968), Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965

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Mohammad Taher Khaqani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Taher Aleshobair Khagani (Arabic: محمد محمد طاهــــر آل شبيـر الخاقانـــــي) (born 1940) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under ...

(born 1940), Grand Ayatollah and Shia scholar * Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879–1970), Egyptian political scientist of Turkish origin *

Yahya Taher Abdullah Yahya Taher Abdullah ( ; 1942–1981) was an Egyptian writer. Biography Abdullah born in Karnak in 1942. He grew up in Upper Egypt, but moved to Cairo in 1964. One of the first to recognize his talents was the writer and editor Edwar al-Kharrat ...

(1938–1981), Egyptian writer

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Abu Taher Abu Taher (; 14 November 1938 – 21 July 1976) was a Bangladeshi military officer and war hero. He first served in the Pakistan Army, and later defected to the Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He crossed into India around ...

(c. 1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician * Ali Jawad Al Taher (1911?/ 1922? – 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar * Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player *

Bahaa Taher Bahaa Taher (; 13 January 1935 – 27 October 2022), sometimes transliterated as Bahaa Tahir, Baha Taher, or Baha Tahir, was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer who wrote in Arabic. He was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Ar ...

(1935–2022), Egyptian novelist * Moeslim Taher (1934-1999), Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University * Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman *

Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang (, born 1 December 1986), is a middle-distance runner who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. His speciality is the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best time of 8:06 ...

(born 1986), birth name Dennis Kipkurui Sang, Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner *

Tarmizi Taher Tarmizi Taher, MD (7 October 1936 – 12 February 2013) was Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs from 1993 to 1998. After qualifying as a medical doctor, he started his career in the Indonesian Navy and retired with the rank of rear admira ...

(1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister * Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti football player * Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect *

Ymär Daher Ymär Daher (né ''Tahiroff -'' , Mishar Dialect: "Ümär", Literary Tatar: Гомәр Таһиров, ''Ğomər Tahir''; 5 November 1910 – 10 July 1999) was a Tatar cultural worker, researcher, public servant, teacher and docent of turkolog ...

(1910-1999), Finnish Tatar cultural figure

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* Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator *

Faran Tahir Faran Haroon Tahir is an American actor. Tahir made his film debut as Nathoo in Disney's 1994 film ''The Jungle Book''. He went on to star in a variety of roles, such as Raza in ''Iron Man'' (2008), Captain Robau in ''Star Trek'' (2009), an ...

(born 1963), Pakistani-American film and television actor * Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor *

Imran Tahir Mohammad Imran Tahir (; born 27 March 1979) is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir played for South Africa in all three formats of cricket. On 15 Ju ...

(born 1979), South African cricketer *

Kemal Tahir Kemal Tahir (March 13, 1910 – April 21, 1973) was a prominent Turkish novelist and intellectual. Tahir spent 13 years of his life imprisoned for political reasons and wrote some of his best known novels during this time. His most important n ...

(1910-1973), Turkish novelist and intellectual * Malika Tahir (born 1976), French figure skater * Mehmet Tahir (1864-1909), Ottoman-era publisher * Naqaash Tahir (born 1983), English cricketer *

Sabaa Tahir Sabaa Tahir is an American Young adult fiction, young adult novelist best known for her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''An Ember in the Ashes'', its sequels, and the novel ''All My Rage''. Two of her novels ...

, Pakistani-American author

Thohir

Erick Thohir Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who served as Minister of State Owned Enterprises since 2019. He has been the chairman of Football Association of Indonesia since 2023 and founder of Mahaka Group, a co ...

(born 1970), Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan *

(1943-1968), Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi

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Abu Tahir Ibrahim ibn Nasir al-Dawla Abu Tahir Ibrahim ibn Nasir al-Dawla was a Hamdanid prince, who along with his brother Abu Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Nasir al-Dawla, al-Husayn was the last Hamdanid ruler of Mosul in 989–990. After his defeat at the hand of the Marwanid Kurds, he wa ...

, 10th-century Ruler of

Mosul Mosul ( ; , , ; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad. Situated on the banks of Tigris, the city encloses the ruins of the ...

from 989 to 990 *

Abu Tahir al-Silafi Abū Ṭāhir al-Silafī (; born Isfahan in 472 AH/1079 CE, died Alexandria in 576/1180), was one of the leading scholars of hadith in the twelfth-century. He was an esteemed Shafi'i hadith scholar from Isfahan who taught for many years at the 'A ...

(1079–1180), Islamic scholar *

Abu Tahir Yazid Abu Tahir Yazid () or Yazid I was sixth Shah of Shirvan and third Shah of Layzan. Reign He was reigning as Layzanshah as heir of his father Muhammad. He attacked Shirvan and captured its ruler Ali I alongside his son Abbas and grandson Abu B ...

, 10th-century Ruler of Shirvan from 917–948 * Abu Tahir Firuzshah better known by his title Diya al-Dawla, Buyid ruler of Basra in late 10th-century *

Abu Tahir al-Jannabi Abu Tahir Sulayman al-Jannabi (, Persian: ابوطاهر بهرام گناوه‌ای, romanized: ''Abū-Tāher Bahrām Ganāveh'ī'') was a Persian warlord and the ruler of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn. He became the leader of the state i ...

(906-944), Qarmatian Shia rebel Ruler from 923 to 944 *

Abu Tahir Tarsusi Abu Tahir Tarsusi () was a 12th-century story-teller and writer, who is credited with having written seven stories, including the ''Darab-nama''. No information exists about his life. His ''Nisba (onomastics), nisba'' Tarsusi (also spelled Tartusi ...

, 12th-century story-teller and writer * Abu Taher Mohammad Haider (1942-1975), a

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...

officer and recipient of

Bir Uttom Bir Uttom () is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for living individual. Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Utto ...

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