Zubayr (name) explained
Zubayr (Arabic: زُبَيْر; variants include Zobayer, Zubair, Zoubir, Zübeyir or Zuberi) is an Arabic masculine name and a surname from the root Z-B-R, meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.
| Zubayr |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "Brave" or "Strong" |
| Region: | Arabia (Middle East) |
| Origin: | Arabic |
Given name
- Zubayr ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, founder of the Hilf al-Fudul and an uncle of Muhammad
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Arab Muslim military commander
- Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (788–870), Arab historian
- Ahmed Al-Zubair al-Senussi (born 1934), a Libyan politician and prince of the Senussi house
- Zubair Ahmad Khan, living Pakistani academic and engineer
- Zubair Ali Zai (1957–2013), Pakistani scholar
- Zubayr Al-Rimi (1974–2003), Saudi Arabian terrorist
- Zubayr Amiri (born 1990), Afghan football player
- Zubayr Hamza (born 1995), South African cricketer
- Zubair Hoque (born 1996), British racing car driver
- Zubair Khan (Indian politician) (born 1963), Indian politician
- Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Pakistani army general
- Zubair Mohamed Salih (1944–1998), former Sudanese Vice President and soldier
- Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur (1830–?), Sudanese slave trader and pasha of the Egyptian Khedivate
- Zubair Shah (born 1977), Pakistani journalist
- Zubair Torwali, living Pakistani Dard community activist and educator
- Zubaira Tukhugov (born 1991), Russian professional mixed martial artist
Surname
- Aasiya Zubair (1972–2009), American television executive
- Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692), Arab military commander
- Amina Zoubir (born 1983), Algerian artist
- Mohammad Zubair Khan, Pakistani economist
- Mohammad Zubair (Pakistani cricketer), Rawalpindi cricketer
- Mohammed Zubair (journalist), Indian journalist and fact-checker
- Muhammad Zubair Umar also known as Mohammad Zubair, Pakistani politician
- Muhammad Zubair (field hockey), field hockey player
- Nabila al-Zubayr (born 1964), Yemeni writer
- Qasim Zubair (born 1987), Emirati cricketer
- Rabih az-Zubayr (1842–1900), Sudanese warlord
- Shafia Zubair (born 1967), Indian politician
- Urwah ibn Zubayr (died 713), Arab historian
- Zubairi, a family name in South Asia and the Middle East
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