Zafar (name)

Zafar is a Persian origin name meaning "victory" or "victor". Notable people with the name include: Given name: *

Bahadur Shah II Bahadur Shah II, (Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad; 24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862), usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' ), was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor and a Hindustani poet. His spous ...

, last Mughal Emperor, also known by his nom de plume, Zafar *

Zafar Ahmad Usmani Zafar Ahmad Usmani (also known as Zafar Ahmad Thanwi) () (4 October 1892 – 1974), was a 20th Century Sunni Muslim Jurist who became an influential figure of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence's Deobandi Movement. He also was a prom ...

(1892–1974), Sunni Jurist *

Zafar Ali Khan Zafar Ali Khan (1873 – 27 November 1956) was a Pakistani writer, poet, translator and a journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement against the British rule. He was one of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam's founding memb ...

, Pakistani writer * Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian politician *

Zafar Ansari Zafar Shahaan Ansari (; born 10 December 1991) is a former British cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England national team. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowled left-arm orthodox spin, and batted left-handed. He now w ...

, retired English cricketer of Pakistani descent * Zafar Babajanow (born 1987), Turkmenistani soccer player *

Zafar Bangash Zafar Bangash (Urdu: ظفر بنگش; born 1950) is an Islamic movement journalist and commentator in Toronto, Canada. Bangash is Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT),Offman, Craig, "Karl's New Comrades; Rebranding ...

, Pakistani writer * Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), various people * Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani statesman, President of the 17th UN General Assembly and President of the International Court of Justice. *

Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1 January 1944 – 2 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2004. He was the first and only elected prime minister from Balochistan, Pakistan. Born int ...

, Pakistani politician *

Zafar Khashimov Zafar Khashimov () (born June 29, 1968) is an Uzbekistani businessman. Biography Zafar Khashimov was born on June 29, 1968, in the city of Tashkent, in the month of intellectuals. After Hashimov finished school In 1992, he studied probability th ...

(born 1968) Uzbekistani businessman. *

Zafar Saifullah Zafar Saifullah Sanglikar (c. 1936 – 25 July 2014) was appointed Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India from 1993 to 1994. He belonged to the Karnataka cadre of Indian Administrative Service officers. Prior to his role as Cabinet Secreta ...

, Indian politician * Zafar Usmanov (born 1937), Soviet and Tajik mathematician * Zafar Zaker (born 1990), Iranian para-athlete Middle name: * Syed Zafar Islam, Indian politician, national spokesman for the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

and current member of the

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

* Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Bangladeshi writer and scientist Surname: * Abu Zafar (born 1963), Bangladeshi diplomat *

Ali Zafar Ali Zafar (; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, model, producer, screenwriter and painter. He started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician, later also established a career in Bollywood and h ...

, Pakistani musician *

Bahadur Shah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, (Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad; 24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862), usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' ), was the twentieth and last List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Mughal emp ...

, who used the pen name Zafar, last Mughal emperor of India *

Shakila Zafar Shakila Sharma (known as Shakila Zafar; born 28 February 1962) is a Bangladeshi singer. Zafar's career began as a result of her appearance in the 1983 BTV program '' Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren'' where she performed an astrology themed song "Tul ...

, Bangladeshi singer * Wasi Zafar, Pakistani politician *

Faiza Zafar Faiza Zafar (born 4 March 1996 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani professional squash player. As of February 2018, she was ranked number 174 in the world. She made her Commonwealth Games debut for Pakistan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won the 20 ...

(born 1996), Pakistani squash player * Madina Zafar (born 1998), Pakistani squash player * Shirin Zafar (born 1946; commonly known as Shirin Guild), Iranian-born English fashion designer * Sufi Zafar, US-based physicist and electrical engineer * Syed Muhammad Zafar (1930–2023), Pakistani politian {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names