Timur, Temur, Temür, Temir, Teymur or Tömör is a masculine Turkic and Mongolic given name which literally means ''

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name Demir. In Indonesian, timur translates to ''

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izes hope by the rising sun. Timur () is also a popular name for boys in

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, due in part to its usage in the novel ''

Timur and His Squad ''Timur and His Squad'' () is a short novel by Arkady Gaidar, written and first published in 1940. The book tells the story of a gang of village kids who sneak around secretly doing good deeds, protecting families whose fathers and husbands are i ...

'' by

Arkady Gaidar Arkady Petrovich Gaidar (, born Golikov, ; – 26 October 1941) was a Russian literature, Russian Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular among Soviet children, and a Red Army commander.Arkady Gaidar. Biography. Timeline. Works by Arkady ...

. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

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Möngke Temür Mongke Temur may refer to: *Mengu-Timur Mengu-Timur ( ) or Möngke Temür (; died 1280) was a son of Toqoqan Khan (himself the son of Batu) and Köchu Khatun of Oirat, the daughter of Toralchi Küregen and granddaughter of Qutuqa Beki. Men ...

(d.1280), khan of the Golden Horde * Several rulers from the Chinese-Mongol

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

. **

Temür Khan Öljeyitü Khan ( Mongolian: Өлзийт; Mongolian script: '; zh, t=完澤篤汗), born Temür ( ; zh , t = 鐵穆耳 ; 15 October 1265 – 10 February 1307), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan ( zh , c = 元成� ...

( 1294–1307), the second ruler of the Yuan dynasty ** Tugh Temür, better known as Jayaatu Khan, Emperor Wenzong of Yuan ( 1328–1332) **

Toghon Temür Toghon Temür (; Mongolian script: ; ; 25 May 1320 – 23 May 1370), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Yuan (; ), bestowed by the Northern Yuan, Northern Yuan dynasty, and by his posthumous name as t ...

( 1333–1370) **

Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür Uskhal Khan ( Mongolian: Усхал; Mongolian script: ; ), also called the Last Lord of Northern Yuan () or by his era name the Tianyuan Emperor (), born Tögüs Temür (; 7 March 1342 – 18 November 1388), was an emperor of the Northern Yuan ...

( 1378–1388) ** Yesün Temür ( 1323–1328) **

Öljei Temür Khan Öljei Temür Khan ( ; ), born Bunyashiri (, ), (1379–1412) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1408 to 1412. He was a son of Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khan and successor of Gün Temür Khan. He was one of the Borjigin prin ...

, ( 1408–1412) *

Köke Temür Köke Temür (; Mongolian: ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ, Köketemür, Хөхтөмөр; died 1375), sinicized name Wang Baobao (), was a prominent general of the Yuan dynasty of China. History He was born in Henan province. His paternal line ori ...

, a Yuan dynasty general *

Timur Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeat ...

(1336–1405), a Central Asian ruler also known as Tamerlane. *

Timur II Mirza Muhammad Nikusiyar or Nekusiyar or Neku Siyar, also known as Timur II, was a claimant to the Mughal throne. Neku Siyar was born in 1679, the son of Mughal prince Muhammad Akbar, and a grandson of emperor Aurangzeb. He was brought up in ...

real name Neku Siyar (b. 1679d. 1723) was a ( De facto)

Mughal emperor The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution on 21 September 1857. They were supreme monarchs of the Mughal Empire in ...

. * Bayan Temür (

King Gongmin of Goryeo Gongmin (; 23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian name, Bayan Temür, was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk. Biography Early life Goryeo had been a semi-autonomous vassal st ...

) *

Khan Temir Khan Temir (before 1594 to 1637) was a steppe warlord and raider. He ruled the Budjak Horde in what is now the southwestern corner of Ukraine (Budjak) along the Romanian border. Budjak is the southwesternmost corner of the Eurasian Steppe. He raid ...

( 1637), a Budjak Nogais ruler *

Timur Shah Durrani Timur Shah Durrani (; ;), also known as Timur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali (December 1746 – 20 May 1793) was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the second e ...

(1746–1793), an Afghan ruler *

Tughlugh Timur Tughlugh Timur Khan ( Chagatai and Persian: تغلق تیمور خان; also Tughluq Tömür or Tughluk Timur; 1312/13–1363) was the Khan of Moghulistan from and Khan of the whole Chagatai Khanate from c. 1360 until his death. Esen Buqa (a d ...

(d.1363), khan of the Chagatai Khanate/Moghulistan

Modern

Temur Babluani Temur Babluani ( ka, თემურ ბაბლუანი) (born 20 March 1948) is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor. Biography Bebluani was born in the mountainous Svanetian village of Chaguri in the Georgian SSR. He grad ...

(born 1948), a Georgian film director *

Timur Beg Timur Beg (), also known as Timur Sijan (division general), was a Uighur rebel military leader in Xinjiang in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He associated with the Turkic ...

, (1886-1933), a Uyghur rebel leader *

Timur Bekmambetov Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born 25 June 1961) is a Kazakh-born Russian film director, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic '' Night Watch'' (2004) and the action thriller '' Wanted' ...

, Kazakh film and advertisement director *

Timur Bekmansurov On 20 September 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Perm State University, in the city of Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. Six people were killed and 47 others were injured. The attacker, identified as 18-year-old Timur Bekmansurov, was arrested after bei ...

, Russian school shooter *

Timur Bilyalov Timur Bilyalov (born 28 March 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey Goaltender (ice hockey), goaltender currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). International play On 23 January 2022, Bilyalov was na ...

, (born 1995) Russian hockey player (goaltender) *

Timur Dibirov Timur Magomedovich Dibirov (; born 30 July 1983) is a Russian former handball player. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the Russian team placed sixth. Besides the Russian, Dibirov also holds Macedonian citizenship. Dib ...

(born 1983), a Russian handball player * Timur Dzhabrailov, Russian footballer *

Timur Frunze Timur Mikhailovich Frunze (; 5 April 1923 – 19 January 1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and posthumous recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was the son of Red Army commander and People's Commissar for Military Affairs Mikhail Fru ...

, Russian fighter pilot *

Timur Gareev Timur Gareyev (sometimes spelled ''Gareev''; born March 3, 1988) is an Uzbekistani and American chess grandmaster. Biography He was born in Tashkent to Tatar parents. Gareyev was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team, whe ...

, Uzbekistani chess player *

Timur Ibragimov Timur Ibragimov (Тимур Ибрагимов; born January 15, 1975) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. As an amateur boxer, he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Early life Ibragimov is from Uzbeki ...

, Uzbekistani boxer *

Temur Iakobashvili Temur Yakobashvili ( ka, თემურ იაკობაშვილი, also transliterated as Temur Iakobashvili) (born 3 September 1967) is a Georgian political scientist, diplomat, and politician, serving as State Minister for Reintegrati ...

(born 1967), Georgian politician and diplomat *

Temur Juraev Temur Oltiboevich Juraev (, born 12 May 1984 in Toshkent) is an Uzbekistani football goalkeeper who currently plays for Shurtan Guzar. Career Juraev has spent most of his career playing for ''Pakhtakor''. He played for Pakhtakor between from ...

(born 1984), Uzbekistani football player *

Timur Kapadze Timur Kapadze (; ; ka, თემურ კაპაძე) is an Uzbekistani former professional association football, football midfielder. He is currently the head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team who he guided to a historic firs ...

, Uzbekistani footballer *

Temur Ketsbaia Temur Ketsbaia ( ka, თემურ ქეცბაია; born 18 March 1968) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player. He most recently managed the Cyprus national team from June 2022 to September 2024. Club career Kets ...

(born 1968), Georgian football player and manager *

Timur Kuran Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist currently serving as a professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His research lies at the intersection of ...

, American academic * Timur Yunusov, Russian singer *

Timur Miroshnychenko Timur Valeriyovych Miroshnychenko (; born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian TV presenter for the channel UA:PBC. He was the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 together with Ani Lorak, and again in with Zlata Ognevich. He also co-hosted ...

, a Ukrainian TV presenter *

Timur Mutsurayev Timur Khamzatovich Mutsurayev (; ; born 25 July 1976), also spelled Mucuraev or Mutsuraev, is a Chechen singer-songwriter or bard who sang in Russian and, rarely, in Chechen. A majority of his songs are about the conflict in Chechnya. Biograph ...

(born 1976), Chechen singer and bard * Timur Taymazov (born 1970), a Ukrainian weightlifter *

Timur Kulibayev Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (, , ; born 10 September 1966) is a Kazakh businessman. He is the son-in-law of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev. He is known as Kazakhstan's "Oil Prince" due to his connections to Kazakh political elites and ...

, Kazakh billionaire *

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; , ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster in March 2001 at age 14, ...

(born 1987), an Azerbaijani chess player * Timur Rodriguez, Russian showman, singer, TV and radio personality *

Timur Selçuk Timur Selçuk (2 July 1946 – 6 November 2020) was a Turkish composer, pianist, singer and conductor. Biography One of the greatest Turkish composers, Timur Selçuk was the son of Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçu ...

, Turkish musician *

Timur Tekkal Timur Tekkal (born 3 June 1981)
accessed: 7 March 2010 is a German

Timur Yanyali, Turkish footballer * Taimur bin Faisal, (1886-1965), Sultan of Muscat and Oman (ruled from 1913 until his abdication in 1932)

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Timur (disambiguation) Timur was a 14th-century Southern- Central Asian Turkic-Mongolian ruler and warlord also known as Tamerlane (from ''Timur the Lame'' or the Persian expression of the same meaning, ''Timur-e-Lang'') in the western world. Taimur or Timur may also ...

Amur and Timur Amur and Timur () are respectively a tiger and a goat who established an unlikely interspecies friendship in a safari park in Primorye in the Far East of Russia. In 2015, Timur was placed in Amur's enclosure as food but, by his confident behavior ...

, a tiger and goat in Russia *

Aysegul Timur Aysegul Timur is a Turkish American academic administrator who serves as the 5th president of Florida Gulf Coast University. She is the first woman and first immigrant to become president in the university's history. She lives in Naples, Florida. ...

, American academic administrator *

Bar Timor Bar Timor (; born March 2, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player and the team captain for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israeli national team. Professional career Timor was the Israel ...

(born 1992), Israeli basketball player *

Daramyn Tömör-Ochir Daramyn Tömör-Ochir (; 1921 – 2 October 1985) was a Mongolian politician and scholar of Marxism–Leninism. A graduate of Moscow State University, he served as the secretary for ideology of the central committee of the ruling Mongolian Peop ...

Minarti Timur Minarti Timur (; born 24 March 1968) is a former Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with PB Djarum since 1987. Career Though she won women's singles at the 1990 Dutch Open, Minarti was primarily a doubles player, particularly exce ...

, Chinese-Indonesian badminton player *

Mahmut Temür Mahmut Temür (born 8 October 1989) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career He made his debut in the German 3. Fußball-Liga, 3. Liga for SSV Jahn Regensburg on 24 July 2010 in a match ...

, (born 1989) a German football player {{given name

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