Zuberi (; ), also written as Zubairi, Zubairy, Zubayr, Zoberi, Zobairi, or Zbiri is a surname from

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, meaning a descendant of someone named Zubayr. It is particularly found among Muslims in India and Pakistan. Notable people with the surname include: * Farhan Zuberi. (Director Zuberi Welfare Society,Social Worker, Political Activist;born 1997) * Ziauddin Ahmad (born Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi; 1873–1947), Indian scholar *

Zubayr ibn al-Awam Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi (; ) was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the caliphs Abu Bakr () and Umar () who played a leading role in the Ridda wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 63 ...

(c. 594–696), Arab military commander * Iqbal Zuberi (c. 1932–2002), Pakistani journalist * Itrat Husain Zuberi (1920–1964), Pakistani academic *

Laila Zuberi Laila Zuberi (born 18 August 1957) is a Pakistani TV actress who has worked in many Pakistani drama series and has also appeared in the 2016 film '' Teri Meri Love Story''. She was one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the ...

(born 1957), Pakistani actress *

Muhammad Suhail Zubairy Muhammad Suhail Zubairy, HI, SI, FPAS (born 19 October 1952), is a University Distinguished Professor as of 2014 in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Texas A&M University and is the inaugural holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair ...

(born 1952), American physicist * Roohi Zuberi (born 1959), Indian social worker and politician * Rukhsana Zuberi, Pakistani politician *

Sameer Zuberi Sameer Zuberi (born August 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the federal riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, sitting as a member of the Liberal Part ...

(born 1979), Canadian politician * Sameer Zuberi (physician), medical doctor and academic in paediatric neurology at the University of Glasgow *

Tahar Zbiri Tahar Zbiri (; 4 April 1929 – 30 October 2024) was an Algerian military officer, best known for his role in the country's post-independence military and political developments, particularly his involvement in an attempted coup against the gov ...

(1929–2024), Algerian military officer

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