Maher (given name) explained
Maher (Arabic: ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her."
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Maher al-Agal, a Syrian ISIS commander
- Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him
- Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
- Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete
- Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
- Maher Fayez, Egyptian Oud Player, Gospel Music Singer and Coptic Christian Preacher
- Maher Hamza, Egyptian fencing coach known as Mauro Hamza
- Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
- Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule
- Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
- Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer
- Maher Zain, Arab-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin
See also
- can be of Arabic, Indian subcontinent, and Irish origin