Naseer Explained

Naseer
Gender:	masculine
Language origin:	Arabic
Meaning:	'granter of victory', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker
Alternative Spelling:	Naser, Nasser, Nasir, Nacer, Nassar, Nasr
Romanization:	Nāṣir
Language:	Arabic: ناصر
Related Names:	Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah

Naseer (Arabic: ناصر|translit=Nāṣir|lit=granter of victory, victorious, helper) is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasir, Naseer, and Nacer. It may refer to:

Given name

• Naseer Aruri (1934–2015), American professor
• Naseer Malik (1950–1999), Pakistani cricketer
• Naseer Shamma (born 1963), Arab Iraqi musician and oud player
• Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950), Pashtun Indian Parallel Cinema actor

Surname

• Mukhthar Naseer (born 1979), Maldivian footballer
• Munir Bin Naseer, Pakistani extrajudicial prisoners of the United States
• Umar Naseer, Maldivian politician

See also

• Nasir (name)