Zafar (name)

Zafar, Zaffar, Zufar is a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

Bahadur Shah II (1775–1862), last Mughal Emperor, also known by his nom de plume, Zafar
Khoja Zufar (1500–1546), Arabiam merchant
Zafar Ahmad Usmani (1892–1974), Sunni Jurist
Zafar Ali Khan (1873–1956), Pakistani writer
Zafar Ali Naqvi (born 1948), Indian politician
Zafar Ansari (born 1991), retired English cricketer of Pakistani descent
Zafar Babajanow (born 1987), Turkmenistani soccer player
Zafar Bangash (born 1950), Pakistani writer
Zufar ibn al-Harith al-Kilabi (694–695), Muslim commander
Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), various people
Zafar Khashimov (born 1968) Uzbekistani businessman.
Zafar Masood (actor) (1950–1981), Pakistani actor
Zafar Masud (air commodore) (1927–2003), Pakistan Air Force officer
Zafar Masud (banker) (born 1970), Pakistani banker
Zafar Saifullah (1936–2014), Indian politician
Zafar Usmanov (1937–2021), Soviet and Tajik mathematician
Zafar Zaker (born 1990), Iranian para-athlete

Middle name:

Syed Zafar Islam, Indian politician, national spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party and current member of the Rajya Sabha
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952), Bangladeshi writer and scientist

Surname:

Abu Zafar (born 1963), Bangladeshi diplomat
Ali Zafar (born 1980), Pakistani musician
Ehsan Zaffar, American civil right advocate
Faiza Zafar (born 1996), Pakistani squash player
Madina Zafar (born 1998), Pakistani squash player
Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar (1945–2006), Pakistani politician
Shakila Zafar (born 1962), Bangladeshi singer
Shirin Zafar (born 1946; commonly known as Shirin Guild), Iranian-born English fashion designer
Sufi Zafar, US-based physicist and electrical engineer
Syed Muhammad Zafar (1930–2023), Pakistani politician
Wasi Zafar (1949–2021), Pakistani politician

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