Yasser
Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yasir, or Yassir; Arabic: ياسر, Yāsir) is an Arabic male name.
| Pronunciation | [ˈjaːsir] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "to become easy", "to be rich": "one who makes things easier", "one who directs to the right path", "one who goes against the tide"; related to Hebrew yashar "just, upright" |
Notable people with this given name
- Yasir ibn Amir (died 615 C.E.) is known in the Islamic traditions as the second person in history to be martyred for having adopted the faith of Islam.
- Yaser Abdel Said (born 1957), Egyptian fugitive wanted for the murder of his two daughters
- Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer
- Yaser Salem Ali, Emirati footballer
- Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
- Yasser al-Azma, Syrian writer and actor
- Yasser Al-Baadani (born 1986), Yemeni football defender
- Yasser Al Borhamy (born 1958), Egyptian Muslim activist
- Yasser Ibrahim Farag (born 1984), Egyptian shot putter
- Yasser Al-Habib, Shia Muslim Scholar and founder of Fadak TV
- Yasser el Halaby, Egyptian squash player
- Yaser Kasim, Iraqi footballer
- Yasser Khalil (born 1972), Egyptian journalist
- Yasser Al Mosailem (born 1984), Saudi Arabian professional football player
- Yasser Portuondo (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player
- Yasir Qadhi, American Islamic Scholar of Pakistani origin
- Yasser Al-Qahtani (born 1982), Saudi Arabian professional football player
- Yassir Raad, Iraqi footballer
- Yasser Abd Rabbo (born 1944), Palestinian politician
- Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1971), Iranian politician
- Yasser Seirawan (born 1960), American chess player
- Yasir Shah (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
- Yaser Shigan, Syrian boxer
- Yassir al-Sirri, Egyptian militant
- Yaser Yıldız, Turkish footballer
- Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (1984–2006), Saudi Arabian extra-judicial prisoner of the United States
Notable people with this surname
- Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Hussein Yasser (born 1984), Egyptian-Qatari footballer
- Ramadan Yasser (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
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