Bashir (name)

Bashir

Pronunciation	Arabic: [baˈʃiːr]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	'the one who brings good news'
Other names
Variant forms	Basheer, Beshir, Bachir, Béchir, Beşir
Related names	Bashar, Abshir, Basheerah, Absheerah

Bashir or Basheer (Arabic: بشير, romanized: Bašīr, lit. 'the one who brings good news'), also gallicized in the form Bachir or Béchir, is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Mononym

• Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
• Bashir Shihab II (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
• Bashir III (1775–1860), ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)

Given name

Bachir

• Bachir Abdelouahab (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
• Bachir Ammoury (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player
• Bachir Hani Abou Assi (born 1948), Lebanese wrestler
• Bachir Attar (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
• Bachir Sid Azara (born 1996), Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Bachir Bensaddek (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
• Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
• Bachir Chihani (1929–1955), Algerian intendance fighter
• Bachir Douadi (born 1953), Algerian football player
• Bachir Gadiaga (born 1998), Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player
• Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
• Bachir Moustafa Hammoud (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
• Bachir Mahamat (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
• Bachir Mané (born 1997), Senegalese football player
• Bachir Mecheri (born 1964), Algerian football player
• Bachir Messaitfa, Algerian politician
• Bachir Ndiaye (born 1999), Senegalese footballer
• Bachir Qamari (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
• Bachir Sebaâ (born 1949), Algerian football player
• Bachir Youcef Sehairi (born 1985), Algerian politician
• Bachir Skiredj (1939–2021), Moroccan actor, filmmaker, comedian, and screenwriter
• Bachir Yellès (1921–2022), Algerian painter

Basheer

• Basheer Ahmed, Indian-American physician, academic, and author
• Basheer Ahmed (footballer), Sri Lankan footballer
• Basheer Segu Dawood (born 1960), Sri Lankan politician
• Basheer Al-Khewani (born 1982), Yemeni track and field sprint athlete
• Basheer Ahmad Masri (1914–1992), Indian Islamic scholar and animal welfare writer
• Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician
• Basheer Mauladad (1931–2014), Kenyan Asian historian
• Basheer Garba Mohammed (born 1966), Nigerian businessman
• Basheer Nafi (born 1952), British-Palestinian historian
• Basheer Al-Qudaimi (born 1984), Yemeni chess player
• Basheer Ahmed Razi (1916–1998), Indian botanist
• Basheer Saeed (born 1981), Emirati footballer
• Basheer Ahmed Sayeed (1900–1984), Indian judge, politician, and educationist
• Basheeru-Deen Walters (born 1986), South African cricketer

Bashir

• Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete
• Bashir Abubakar (born 1962), Nigerian politician
• Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Nigerian civil servant
• Bashir Ahmed, multiple people
• Bashir Alias (born 1966), Malaysian politician
• Bashir Ladan Aliero, Nigerian academic
• Bashir Aushev (1947–2009), Ingush politician
• Bashir al-Azma (1910–1992), Syrian doctor and politician
• Bashir Babajanzadeh (born 1989), Iranian wrestler
• Bashir Babale, Nigerian politician
• Bashir Badr (1935–2026), Indian poet of Urdu
• Bashir Baghlani (1931–2007), Afghan politician
• Bashir Barghouti (1931–2000), Palestinian communist and journalist
• Bashir Saleh Bashir (born 1946), former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
• Bashir Ahmad Bezan (born 1966), Afghan politician
• Bashir Bhadarwahi (born 1935), Indian writer, educationist, and poet
• Bashir Bhola Bhala (born 1971), Pakistani wrestler
• Bashir Ahmad Bilour (1943–2012), Pakistani politician
• Bashir Copti (1929–2016), Palestinian–Lebanese teacher, poet, writer, and publisher
• Bashir Dalhatu (born 1949), Nigerian aristocrat, statesman, and lawyer
• Bashir Ahmad Dar (born 1962), Indian politician
• Bashir Eiti (born 1995), Syrian chess player
• Bashir Garba, Nigerian professor of applied chemistry
• Bashir Nur Gedi (died 2007), Somali radio manager
• Bashir Goobe, Somali politician and Army officer
• Bashir Gwandu, Nigerian engineer and technologist
• Bashir Haider (born 1940), Pakistani cricketer
• Bashir Ahmed Halepoto (died 2021), Pakistani politician
• Bashir Hameed (1940–2008), American civil rights activist
• Bashir Al-Hashimi (born 1961), Iraqi-British computer engineering researcher, academic, and higher education leader
• Bashir Saghir Hawadi (born 1941), Libyan major general
• Bashir Hayford, Ghanaian football manager
• Bashir Al Helal (1936–2021), Bangladeshi novelist
• Bashir Hossain (1934–1978), Bangladeshi film editor and director
• Bashir Humphreys (born 2003), English footballer
• Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
• Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
• Bashir Y Jamoh (born 1964), Nigerian technocrat
• Bashir Jehangiri (1937–2020), Pakistani judge
• Bashir Momin Kavathekar (1947–2021), Indian Marathi language poet and writer
• Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi (1921–1986), Pakistani judge and solicitor
• Bashir Kazibwe (born 1986), Ugandan journalist, entrepreneur, and politician
• Bashir Khaleghi (born 1961), Iranian politician and pediatrician
• Bashir Khanbhai (1945–2020), British politician
• Bashir Khrayyef (1917–1983), Tunisian writer
• Bashir ibn Amr al-Kindi (died 680), Arab companion of Husayn ibn Ali
• Bashir Levingston (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
• Bashir Maan (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
• Bashir Salihi Magashi (born 1949), Nigerian Army major general
• Bashir Magomedov (born 2002), Russian wrestler
• Bashir Makhtal (born 1977), Canadian citizen accused of terrorism
• Bashir Ahmad Mallal (1898–1972), Singaporean legal scholar, writer, and journalist
• Bashir Nashir Al-Marwalah (born 1979), Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
• Bashir Uba Mashema, Nigerian politician
• Bashir Masih, Pakistani politician
• Bashir Mason (born 1984), American college basketball coach
• Bashir Mirza (1941–2000), Pakistani painter and artist
• Bashir Ali Mohammad (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
• Bashir Mufti (born 1969), Algerian novelist and writer
• Bashir Adeniyi Musa (died 2013), Nigerian diplomat
• Bashir Idris Nadabo, Nigerian politician
• Bashir al-Najafi (born 1942), Pakistani Twelver Shia Marja'
• Bashir Niaz (1936–2002), Pakistani film story, dialogue, and screenwriter
• Bashir Noorzai, Afghan drug lord
• Bashir Ojulari (born 1965), Nigerian engineer
• Bashir Ahmad Orchard (1920–2002), English convert to Ahmadiyya Islam
• Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
• Bashir al-Rabiti, Libyan politician
• Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (born 1985), Afghan wrestler
• Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
• Bashir Rameev (1918–1994), Soviet inventor and scientist
• Bashir Ramzy (born 1979), American long jumper
• Bashir Saad (born 1991), Lebanese basketball player
• Bashir Ahmad Saadat (born 1981), Afghan footballer
• Bashir Saadawi (1884–1957), Libyan politician
• Bashir ibn Sa'd (died 633), Arab companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
• Bashir Safaroglu (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor
• Bashir Salahuddin (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
• Bashir Saleh (born 1946), Libyan businessman and ambassador
• Bashir Abdel Samad (1966–2023), Egyptian footballer
• Bashir Shah (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
• Bashir Ali Nasser al-Sharari (born 1970), Yemeni terrorist
• Bashir Raghe Shiiraar (born 1965), Somali secular rebel leader and businessman
• Bashir Suleymanli (born 1980), Azerbaijani human rights defender and political prisoner
• Bashir Taraki (born 1980), Afghan martial artist and coach
• Bashir A. Tahir, Pakistani banker and business executive
• Bashir Tofa (1947–2022), Nigerian politician
• Bashir Aliyu Umar (born 1961), Nigerian Islamic cleric
• Bashir Varaev (born 1964), Chechen judoka
• Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Indian politician
• Bashir Yamini (born 1977), American football player
• Bashir Yuguda, Nigerian diplomat and politician
• Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
• Bashir Yussuf (1905–1945), Somali religious leader
• Bashir Zaib, Pakistani Baloch militant
• Bashir Hussain Zaidi (1898–1992), Indian politician
• Bashir Zubairu (born 1968), Nigerian politician

Bechir

• Bechir Seid Djimet (born 1994), Chadian footballer
• Bechir Guellouz (born 1946), Tunisian diplomat
• Bechir Hadidane (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
• Bechir Kchouk (1924–1983), Tunisian chess player
• Bechir Kiiari (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
• Bechir Mardassi (1929–??), Tunisian cyclist
• Bechir Mogaadi (born 1975), Tunisian football player
• Bechir Sahbani (born 1972), Tunisian footballer
• Bechir Ben Saïd (born 1992), Tunisian professional footballer
• Bechir Tekkari (born 1952), Tunisian politician

Béchir

• Béchir Bouazzat (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent
• Béchir Sfar (1856–1917), Tunisian nationalist campaigner and politician
• Béchir Ben Slama (1931–2023), Tunisian writer and politician
• Béchir Ben Yahmed (1928–2021), Tunisian-French journalist

Middle name

• Aminu Bashir Wali (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
• Khadra Bashir Ali (died 2021), Somali politician
• Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
• Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (born 1998) Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player
• Nadim Bachir Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament.
• Souleymane Bachir Diagne (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher

Surname

Bachir

• Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
• Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
• Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
• Yamina Bachir (1954–2022), Algerian film director and screenwriter

Bashir

• Aamir Bashir (born 1970), Indian actor and film director
• Abdul Bashir, Afghan murderer
• Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
• Abu Bakar Bashir (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
• Ahmad Bashir (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
• Ahmed Bashir (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
• Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (born 1949), Sudanese football player
• Neelam Bashir (born 1950), Pakistani novelist and poet
• Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
• Amjad Bashir (born 1952), UK politician
• Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 1965), Nigerian politician
• Atif Bashir (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
• Dara Bashir (born 1960), Pakistani cricketer
• Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch tax adviser and former politician of Afghan descent
• Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
• Hassan Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani football player
• Javed Bashir (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer
• Jonis Bashir (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
• Marie Bashir (1930–2026), Australian doctor and administrator, Governor of New South Wales
• Martin Bashir (born 1963), British journalist
• Mowaia Bashir (born 1986), Sudanese football player
• Muhammad Bashir (disambiguation), several people
• Munir Bashir (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
• Nas Bashir (born 1969), English football player
• Omar Bashir (musician) (born 1970), Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
• Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
• Palwasha Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player
• Ruzwana Bashir (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
• Salman Bashir (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
• Shahzad Bashir (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
• Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
• Shoaib Bashir (born 2003), English cricketer
• Tahseen Bashir (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
• Yousef Bashir (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist

Basheer

• David Basheer (born 1966), Australian sports commentator
• Max Basheer (1927–2025), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
• Thalekunnil Basheer (1945–2022), politician from Kerala state, India
• Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908–1994), Indian writer

Bechir

• Azouz Bechir (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
• Mohamed Bechir-Sow (1907–1976), Chadian politician
• Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir (born 1962), Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
• Sayed Ali Bechir (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent

Béchir

• Gabriel Béchir (1927–2001), French set decorator

Others

• Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent

Fictional characters

• The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
• Julian Bashir, the Chief Medical Officer in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Ali Bashir, a flying carpet salesman mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire