Zafar (name) explained

Zafar is a Persian origin name meaning "victory" or "victor".

Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal Emperor, also known by his nom de plume, Zafar
• Zafar Ali Khan, Pakistani writer
• Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian politician
• Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani statesman, President of the 17th UN General Assembly and President of the International Court of Justice.
• Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
• Zafar Bangash, Pakistani writer
• Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), various people
• Zafar Saifullah, Indian politician
• Zafar Ansari, retired English cricketer of Pakistani descent
• Zafar Usmanov (born 1937), Soviet and Tajik mathematician
• Zafar Khashimov (born 1968) Uzbekistani businessman.

Middle name:

• Syed Zafar Islam, Indian politician, national spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party and current member of the Rajya Sabha
• Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Bangladeshi writer and scientist

Surname:

• Ali Zafar, Pakistani musician
• Bahadur Shah Zafar, who used the pen name Zafar, last Mughal emperor of India
• Shakila Zafar, Bangladeshi singer
• Wasi Zafar, Pakistani politician
• Faiza Zafar (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