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

See also

• Akbar (disambiguation)