Maher (Arabic name)

Maher (Arabic: ماهر‎) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her."

For the Irish-based surnames Maher, Mahar, or Meagher, see Ó Meachair. For other uses, see Maher.
For the variant Arabic given name and surname, see Mahir.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name
  • Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule
  • Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
  • Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him
  • Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete
  • Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
  • Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
  • 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

Surname
  • Ahmad Maher, several people, including:
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    • Maher zain (diplomat) (1935–2010), Egyptian diplomat
    • Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888–1945), former Prime Minister of Egypt, grandfather of the above
    • Muhhamed Maher (footballer) (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
    • Maher Wridat (born 1991), Palestinian football player
    • Ahmed Maher (youth leader) (born 1980), co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt
  • Ali Maher (1938–2016), Egyptian diplomat
  • Osama Ali Maher (born 1968), Egyptian-born Swedish politician and MP
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