Badr (Arabic name) explained
Badr is an Arabic origin name which is used as a masculine given name and a surname. In other regions such as in Iran it is also used as a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Badr Al-Attas (born 1997), Emirati football player
- Badr Bashir (born 1997), Saudi Arabian football player
- Badr Benoun (born 1993), Moroccan football player
- Badr Bilal (born 1962), Qatari football player
- Badr Boulahroud (born 1993), Moroccan football player
- Badr bin Saud al Busaidi, Omani politician
- Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (born 1960), Omani diplomat and politician
- Badr al-Din, multiple people
- Badr Gaddarine (born 1997), Moroccan football player
- Badr al-Zaman Gharib (1929–2020), Iranian linguist
- Badr Hari (born 1984), a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer
- Badr al-Jamali (died 1094), general and de facto ruler of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Badr Jafar, Emirati businessman
- Badr El Kaddouri (born 1981), a Moroccan footballer
- Badr Lama (1907–1947), Palestinian actor
- Badr Mirza (born 1984), Emirati racing cyclist
- Badr al-Molouk (1897–1979), Queen consort in Qajar Iran
- Badr al-Mu'tadidi (died 912), commander-in-chief of the Abbasid Caliphate under al-Mu'tadid
- Badr Zaki Nacer (born 1988), Moroccan football player
- Badr El Ouazni (born 1991), Italian football player
- Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (1926–1964), Iraqi poet
- Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1985), Saudi Arabian businessman and politician
- Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1932–2013), Saudi royal
- Badr bin Muhammad Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Badr bin Saud Al Saud (1934–2004), Saudi royal
- Badr bin Sultan Al Saud (born 1980), Saudi royal
- Badr Siwane (born 1994), Moroccan triathlete
Middle name
Surname
- Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr (born 1973), Yemeni royal
- Ahmad bin Ibrahim Badr (1920–2009), Saudi Arabian artist
- Bashir Badr (born 1935), Indian Urdu poet
- Ibrahim Badr, Lebanese musician
- Jamaluddin Badr, Afghan politician
- Kamal Badr (born 1954), Lebanese academic
- Liana Badr (born 1950), Palestinian writer
- Mai Badr (born 1968), Syrian origin British journalist
- Mohamed Badr (born 1929), Egyptian wrestler
- Mohammed Al Badr (born 1997), Qatari football player
- Muhammad al-Badr (1926−1996), the last king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
- Nusrat Badr (died 2020), Indian lyricist
- Samir Badr (born 1992), American soccer player
- Sara Badr (born 1987), Egyptian squash player
- Sawsan Badr (born 1959), Egyptian actress
- Shafiq Badr (died 2013), Lebanese politician
- Wael Badr (born 1978), Egyptian basketball player
- Zaki Badr, (1926–1997), Egyptian politician
Fictional characters
- Badroulbadour (more properly Badr ul-budūr), a fairy tale character who Aladdin married
