Taher (name)

Taher
طاهر
Pronunciation	[tˤɑːˈher]; [tˤɑːˈhɪr]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Semitic (Arabic)
Meaning	Pure, virtuous
Region of origin	Arabia (Middle East)
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tahir; Tahar
Variant form	Tahira (female)

Taher, Tahir, Tahiru, Tahiry, Taahir, or Tahirou (Arabic: طاهر) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin meaning "pure" or "virtuous". It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Taahir

Taahir Goedeman (born 1999), South African footballer

Taher

Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician
Taher Ahmadzadeh (1921–2017), Iranian political activist
Taher Tawfiq al-Ani (born 1941), Iraqi politician
Taher al-Aqili (born 1970), Yemeni military officer and politician
Taher Ali Baig, Indian playwright
Taher Benkhelifa (born 1994), Algerian footballer
Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
Taher Fakhruddin (born 1968), Indian Islamic leader
Taher Helmy, Egyptian lawyer
Taher Shekh Al Hokamaii (born 1954), Iranian sculptor
Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower
Taher Masri (born 1942), Jordanian politician
Taher Mohamed (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author
Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965), Indian Islamic religious leader
Taher Shabbir, Indian actor
Taher Shah, Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer, internet personality, and businessman
Taher Shriteh, Palestinian-American businessman and journalist
Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer

Tahir

Tahir (Indonesian businessman) (born 1952), Indonesian businessman
Tahir ibn Abdallah (died 862), Tahirid governor of Khurasan
Tahir Afridi (1939–2021), Pakistani fiction writer
Tahir Akyurek (born 1959), Turkish politician
Tahir Albakaa (born 1950), Iraqi historian
Tahir Ali (born 1971), British politician
Tahir Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician
Tahir Amin (1952–2019), Pakistani political scientist
Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Amr (883–??), Saffarid Emir
Tahir R. Andrabi, Pakistani-American economist
Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Pakistani Islamic scholar
Tahir Aydoğdu (born 1959), Turkish virtuoso qanun player
Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), Afghan cultural and political personality
Tahir Batatina (born 1977), Kosovar football manager and military officer
Tahir Pasha Mahmud Bey-zade, Ottoman governor
Tahir Raj Bhasin (born 1987), Indian actor
Tahir Ali Bhat (born 1964/65), Nepalese politician
Tahir Pasha Bibezić (1848–1913), Ottoman general
Tahir Bilgiç (born 1968), Australian-Turkish comedian
Tahir Bisić (born 1981), Bosnian alpine skier
Tahir Bizenjo, Pakistani politician
Tahir Rafique Butt (born 1955), Pakistani Air Force officer
Tahir Mahmood Chahal (born 1984), Pakistani politician
Tahir Chaudhry (1965–2018), Pakistani chef and culinary expert
Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry (born 1969), Pakistani politician
Tahir Bashir Cheema (born 1960), Pakistani politician
Tahir Dar (born 1975), Pakistani-Bahraini cricketer
Tahir Dawar (1968–2018), Pakistani police officer and poet
Tahir Demi (1919–1961), Albanian politician
Tahir Dizdari (1900–1972), Albanian orientalist, folklorist, and scholar
Tahir Elçi (1966–2015), Turkish lawyer
Tahir Emra (1938–2024), Albanian painter
Tahir Hussain Gayavi (1947–2023), Indian Islamic scholar and educator
Tahir Allauddin Al-Qadri Al-Gillani (1932–1991), Iraqi Sufi saint
Tahir Efendi Gjakova (1770–??), Albanian religious leader
Tahir Aslam Gora (born 1963), Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
Tahir Gözel (born 1972), Azerbaijani businessman
Tahir Güleç (born 1993), German-Turkish taekwondo athlete
Tahir Jalil Habbush (1950–2026), Iraqi intelligence official
Tahir Hanfi (born 1955), Pakistani poet, journalist, and civil servant
Tahir Hanley (born 1997), Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
Tahir Hasanov (1970–1992), Azerbaijani war hero
Tahir Hemphill (born 1972), American multimedia artist
Tahir ibn Husayn (died 822), Abbasid general and governor of Khorasan
Tahir Hussain (1938–2010), Indian film producer, screenwriter, actor, and film director
Tahir Hussain (physicist) (1923–2010), Pakistani nuclear physicist
Tahir Hussain (politician) (born 1969), Indian politician
Tahir Iqbal (born 1951), Pakistani politician and army officer
Tahir Hamut Izgil (born 1969), Chinese poet, filmmaker, and author
Tahir bin Jalaluddin (1869–1956), Indonesian-Malaysian Islamic scholar
Tahir al-Jazairi (1852–1920), Syrian Islamic scholar and educational reformer
Tahir Kamran, Pakistani historian
Tahir Karapınar (born 1967), Turkish football coach and player
Tahir Khan (Afghan cricketer) (born 1997), Afghan cricketer
Tahir Khan (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Mahmood Khan (1956–2025), Pakistani politician
Tahir Kolgjini (1903–1988), Albanian imam
Tahir Mahmood (born 1941), Indian legal scholar and author
Tahir Mahmood (cricketer) (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Mamman (born 1954), Nigerian lawyer, professor, and academic
Tahir Maqsood (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (1942–2022), Pakistani politician
Tahir Meha (1943–1981), Albanian political activist
Tahir Mirkishili (born 1977), Azerbaijani economist and politician
Tahir Mirza (1936–2007), Pakistani journalist
Tahir Mohsan (born 1971), British-Pakistani businessman
Tahir Mughal (1977–2021), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Muhedini, Albanian politician
Tahir ibn Muslim (died 992), Husaynid emir of Medina
Tahir Khan Nahar, Pakistani chief
Tahir Naqqash (born 1959), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Naqvi (born 1942), Pakistani writer
Tahir Hamid Nguilin, Chadian politician
Tahir Nikšić (1950–2026), Bosnian actor and theatre artist
Tahir Pasha (Egypt), Ottoman Pasha
Tahir Pervez (born 1963), Pakistani footballer
Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951), Pakistani Islamic scholar
Tahir Qureshi (1946–2020), Pakistani environmentalist
Tahir Rasheed (cricketer) (born 1960), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Rzayev (born 1950), Azerbaijani politician
Tahir Sadiq (born 1950), Pakistani politician
Tahir Salahov (1928–2021), Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
Tahir Shah (born 1966), British author, journalist, and documentary maker
Tahir Shah (cricketer) (1959–2025), Pakistani cricketer
Tahir Shamsi (1962–2021), Pakistani medical researcher
Tahir Hussain Siddique, Indian politician
Tahir Sinani (1964–2001), Kosovar activist
Tahir Tahirov (1948–2019), Azerbaijani painter
Tahir Muhammad Thattvi, Mughal poet and historian
Tahir Walsh (born 1994), Antiguan sprinter
Tahir Whitehead (born 1990), American football player
Tahir Yahya (1916–1986), Iraqi politician
Tahir Zahidov (born 1979), Azerbaijani wrestler
Tahir Zamakhshari (1914–1987), Saudi poet and writer
Tahir Zaman (born 1969), Pakistani hockey player
Tahir Zemaj (1951–2003), Kosovar military leader

Tahirou

Tahirou Amadou, Nigerien politician
Tahirou Congacou (1911–1993), Beninese politician

Tahiru

Tahiru Awudu (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

Tahiry

Tahiry Mosa, Malagasy politician

Surname

Taher

Abu Taher (1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician
Ali Jawad Al Taher (died 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar
Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player
Bahaa Taher (1935–2022), Egyptian novelist
Moeslim Taher (1934–1999), Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University
Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman
Tareq Mubarak Taher (born 1986), Kenyan-Bahraini long-distance runner
Tarmizi Taher (1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister
Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer
Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect
Ymär Daher (1910–1999), Finnish Tatar cultural figure

Tahir

Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni politician
Faran Tahir (born 1963), Pakistani-American film and television actor
Imran Tahir (born 1979), South African cricketer
Kemal Tahir (1910–1973), Turkish novelist and intellectual
Malika Tahir (born 1976), French figure skater
Mehmet Tahir (1864–1909), Ottoman-era publisher
Naqaash Tahir (born 1983), English cricketer
Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author

References

↑ Colebrooke, T. E. (1881). "On the Proper Names of the Mohammedans". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 13 (2): 239. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00017810. S2CID 164145086.

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[1] Colebrooke, T. E. (1881). "On the Proper Names of the Mohammedans". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 13 (2): 239. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00017810. S2CID 164145086.

Origin
Pronunciation	[tˤɑːˈher] [tˤɑːˈhɪr]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Semitic (Arabic)
Meaning	Pure, virtuous
Region of origin	Arabia (Middle East)
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tahir Tahar
Variant form	Tahira (female)

Taher (name)

Given name

Taahir

Taher

Tahir

Tahirou

Tahiru

Tahiry

Surname

Taher

Tahir

See also

References