Akbar (name)

Akbar, Ackbar, or Akber is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Ackbar

Ackbar Abbas (1942–2026), Hong Kong academic
Ackbar Khan (born 1931), Trinidadian judge

Akbar

Akbar (1542–1605), Mughal Emperor
Akbar II (1760–1837), Mughal emperor
Akbar Abdi (1960–2026), Iranian actor
Akbar Adibi (1939–2000), Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and professor
Akbar Agha (born 1943), Pakistani author, educator, and diplomat
Akbar Aghayev (1919–1944), Soviet-Azerbaijani Army officer
Akbar Ahadi (born 1975), Iranian boxer and coach
Akbar Ahmadpour (1958–2025), Iranian politician
Akbar Ahmed (born 1943), Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and diplomat
Akbar A'lami (born 1954), Iranian politician
Akbar Alemi (1945–2020), Iranian television presenter and documentary film director
Akbar Ali (cricketer) (born 2001), Bangladeshi cricketer
Akbar Ali (poet) (1925–2016), Indian poet
Akbar Ali (politician) (born 2004), American politician
Akbar Ali (umpire) (born 1973), Indian cricket umpire
Akbar Alizad (born 1973), Iranian theater director
Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921), Indian poet
Akbar Ansari (born 1988), Pakistani-British cricketer
Akbar Arjunsyah (born 2001), Indonesian footballer
Akbar Askani (born 1982), Pakistani politician
Akbar Atri, Iranian democracy and human rights activist
Akbar Babakhanlou (born 1939), Iranian sprinter
Akbar S. Babar, Pakistani politician
Akbar Badshah (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
Akbar Baig (born 1974), Indian-Ugandan cricketer
Akbar Al Baker (born 1962), Qatari businessman
Akbar Behkalam (1944–2025), Iranian-German painter and sculptor
Akbar Bugti (1927–2006), Pakistani politician
Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player
Akbar Djuraev (born 1999), Uzbekistani weightlifter
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 1948), Indian politician
Akbar Ebrahim (born 1963), Indian racing driver
Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017), Iranian footballer
Akbar Etemad (1930–2025), Iranian engineer
Akbar Fallah (born 1966), Iranian wrestler
Akbar Firmansyah (born 2002), Indonesian footballer
Akbar Ganji (born 1960), Iranian journalist, writer, and soldier
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (born 1979), American football player and television host
Akbar Golpayegani (1934–2023), Iranian traditional singer
Akbar Hermawan (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
Akbar Hossain (journalist), Bangladeshi journalist and diplomat
Akbar Hossain (novelist) (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist
Akbar Hossain (politician) (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician
Akbar Khan Hoti (born 1956), Pakistani police officer
Akbar Husain, Indian politician
Akbar Hydari (1869–1941), Indian politician
Akbar Imani (born 1992), Iranian footballer
Akbar Ismatullaev (born 1991), Uzbekistani footballer
Akbar Jiskani (1958–1999), Pakistani writer
Akbar Kabir (1915–2002), Bangladeshi social worker
Akbar Kakkattil (1954–2016), Indian short story writer and novelist
Akbar Kalili (1956–2018), Iranian alpine skier
Akbar Kargarjam (1944–2025), Iranian footballer
Akbar Mirza Khaleeli (born 1936), Indian diplomat
Akbar Khan (director) (born 1949), Indian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Akbar Khan (disability activist) (born 1962), Indian musician and activist
Akbar Ali Khan (economist) (1944–2022), Bangladeshi economist and educationist
Akbar Khan (general, born 1912) (1912–1993), Indian Army Major General
Akbar Ali Khan (politician) (1899–1994), Indian politician
Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician
Akbar Khamiso Khan (born 1976), Pakistani musician
Akbar Khazaei (born 1980), Iranian bodybuilding judge
Akbar Khojini (1935–1995), Iranian boxer
Akbar Ali Khondkar (1957–2005), Indian politician
Akbar Khurasani (born 1961), Afghan-Ukrainian painter
Akbar Kurtha (born 1970), British actor
Akbar Makhmoor (1956–2017), Pakistani poet and lexicographer
Akbar Masood, Indian academic administrator
Akbar Mass'oud (1885–1975), Iranian prince
Akbar Mirzoyev (born 1939), Tajikistani politician
Akbar Misaghian (born 1953), Iranian footballer and coach
Akbar Mohammadi (footballer) (born 1975), Iranian footballer
Akbar Mohammadi (student) (1969–2006), Iranian student
Akbar Motalebizadeh (1963–2025), Iranian nuclear scientist
Akbar Muhammad (1939–2016), American historian
Akbar Muradov (born 1968), Azerbaijani Paralympic sport shooter
Akbar Musazai (born 1996), Afghan cricketer
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875–1938), Indian historian
Akbar Nawas (born 1975), Singaporean football coach
Akbar Nikzad (born 1969), Iranian politician
Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020), Indian artist and painter
Akbar Patel, Mauritian football coach
Akbar Poudeh (1932–2012), Iranian cyclist
Akbar Pray (born 1948), American writer, columnist, and drug kingpin
Akbar Radi (1939–2007), Iranian playwright
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), Iranian politician
Akbar Ranjbarzadeh (born 1965), Iranian politician
Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Akbar Riansyah (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
Akbar Sadeghi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
Akbar Saghiri (born 1982), Iranian footballer
Akbar Saheb (born 1963), Indian-Emirati contemporary artist, painter, and sculptor
Akbar Salubiro (1995–2017), Indonesian man eaten by a python
Akbar Sami, Indian dance choreographer, DJ, and musician
Akbar Schandermani (1917–1995), Iranian politician
Akbar Shah (footballer) (born 1996), Singaporean footballer
Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov (1891–1961), Azerbaijani public figure and politician
Akbar Subhani (born 1970), Pakistani actor
Akbar Tabari (born 1961), Iranian politician
Akbar Tandjung (born 1945), Indonesian politician
Akbar Tanjung (footballer) (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
Akbar Tashkulov (born 1971), Uzbek jurist
Akbar Moideen Thumbay (born 1984), Emirati businessman
Akbar Torkan (1952–2021), Iranian mechanical engineer and politician
Akbar Torki, Iranian physician and politician
Akbar Turaev (born 1989), Uzbek football goalkeeper
Akbar Yerevanly (1921–1982), Azerbaijani writer, literary scholar, pedagogue, and assistant professor
Akbar Khan Zand (died 1782), Iranian prince

Akber

Akber Ali Wahidi (1957–2011), Pakistani sports statistician, writer, journalist, historian, and media manager

Surname

Amna Akbar, American academic
Eshaan Akbar (born 1984) English comedian, writer, and actor
Harris Akbar (born 1998), English boxer
Rada Akbar (born 1988), Afghan visual artist and photographer
Showat Akbar, one of the ringleaders of the murder of Richard Everitt
Skandor Akbar (1934–2010), ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Jimmy Wehba
Wahab Akbar (1960–2007), Filipino politician

Fictional characters

One of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars character

Given name

Ackbar

Akbar

Akber

Surname

Fictional characters

See also