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Al-Ja'fari
Ja'fari ( ar, الجعفري fa, جعفری) is a surname commonly associated with descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq, an important Muslim scholar and the Imamah (Shia), 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of Sayyid. Descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq can most commonly be found amongst the Shi'i of Iraq, Iran and the Indian subcontinent. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Ja’fari. Variant transliterations include Ja'fari, Jaafari, Jafari, Jafri, Jafry, and Jaffrey. Notable people with the surname Jafari *Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin (singer), Afshin (born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter *Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist *Azra Jafari (born 1978), Afghani politician, mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan *Bashar Jaafari (born 1956), Syrian diplomat *Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Iranian politician, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs *Hadi Jafar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, Fatima and his cousin and son-in-law Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). While in the Islamic golden age, early islamic period the title Al-Sayyid was applied on all the members of the of Banu Hashim, banu hashim, the tribe of Muhammad. But later on the title was made specific to those of Hasanids, Hasani and Hussaini descent, Primarily by the List of Fatimid caliphs, Fatimid Caliphs. Female ''sayyids'' are given the titles ''sayyida'', ''syeda'', ''alawiyah'' . In some regions of the Islamic world, such as in Iraq, the descendants of Muhammad are given the title ''Emir, amīr'' or ''mīr'', meaning "aristocrats", "commander", or "ruler". In Shia Islam the son of a non Sayyid father and a Sayyida mother claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari
, location = , Title = Allameh , Period = , Predecessor = , Successor = , ordination = , post = , birth_date = , birth_place = Tabriz, Iran (formerly Varzeqan) , death_date = , death_place = London , website The Ostad Jafari Institute Allameh Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari ( fa, علّامه محمّدتقی جعفری) (15 August 1925 – 16 November 1998) was an Iranian scholar, philosopher, intellectual, and islamic Theology, theologist. Ja'fari was a Shia philosopher and thinker in the recent time. He was expert in various fields such as history, logic, metaphysics, philosophy, literature, mysticism, jurisprudence, and philosophy of science. Biography Mohammad-Taki Ja'fari was born on 1923 in Tabriz, Iran. He graduated from elementary studies in Tabriz and continued his education in the Talebieh Seminary. Mohammad-Taghi then went to Qom and Tehran Seminaries for benefiting from religious scholars of the time. Thereaft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Jafri
Sacha Jafri (born 1977 in United Kingdom) is a contemporary British artist known for creating the world's largest painting on canvas, ''Journey of Humanity'' (as recognised by ''Guinness World Records'') over seven months in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dubai. Early life Jafri attended Eton College. In 2000 he obtained his master's degree in Fine Arts from Oxford University. Career Jafri generally works outside the art gallery system, donates many of his works and or proceeds from them to charity efforts, and numbers among his collectors Barack Obama, members of the British royal family, Sir Richard Branson, Paul McCartney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, Madonna, David Beckham, George Clooney, and Eva Longoria. Prince Charles commissioned Jafri to do portraits of the "14 most influential living Muslims" for his Mosaic initiative. He has also been appointed a resident artist by the 21st Century leaders charity. In 2014, he created the cover art for '' Silver Rails'', t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtaza Jafri
Murtaza Jafri (born 7 March 1958) is a Pakistani painter, draftsman, sculptor and art-educator. He is also principal/Vice Chancellor of National College of Arts, Lahore, a post he has been holding since August 2013. Jafri has been teaching art since 1987 and has taught at National College of Arts, he has also supervised PhD candidates in leading universities of Pakistan and abroad. Jafri has also served as director at Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad from 1989 to 1990. Jafri also has studied in various universities, including National College of Arts (Pakistan), Chelsea College of Arts (England), University of Brighton (England) Concordia University (Canada), Université de Montréal (Canada) and Algonquin College (Canada). Jafri has a PhD in Fine Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts degree. References * http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ghhax_prof-dr-murtaza-jafri-principal-national-college-of-art-talking-with-shakeel-anjum-jeeveypakistan-co_n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Abbas Jafri
Syed Muhammad Abbas Jafri is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement from Constituency PS-128 (Karachi Central-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim .... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meezaan Jafri
Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and the grandson of yesteryear actor Jagdeep, He is best known for role in Bollywood film ''Malaal'', which earned him critical praise for his performance. Early life Jafri was born on 9 March 1995 to actor Jaaved Jaaferi and his wife Habiba Jaafery. He is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep. He studied business at the Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Career As assistant director Meezaan assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in ''Padmavat''. He was also an assistant director on ''Bajirao Mastani'' and ''Gangubai Kathiawadi''. As actor In 2019, Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Malaal'', for which he won the Best Debutant Performer recognition at the Times Men of the Year awards 2020. He was next seen p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liaqat Jafri
Liaqat Jafri (born 18 February 1971) is an Indian poet, scholar and researcher of Urdu. He has authored books and serves as editor of ''Alla Taleem'' magazine, published by Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He represented Jammu and Kashmir in International Festivals and Mushairas held in UAE, South Asia and elsewhere. His poems have gone viral including his popular poem about Narendra Modi. He writes songs for Bollywood movies. Early life He was born in Poonch, a border district in Jammu and Kashmir.He did Ph.D. from University of Jammu in 2003 . Jafri presently lives in Jammu and Kashmir, serving in the Higher Education Department as Professor of Urdu in Jammu and Kashmir. He is an alumnus of University of Jammu. Career In 2014, he was appointed as Convenor by Jammu and Kashmir Government to head a Committee constituted for the "Promotion & Protection of Urdu Language in J&K" to formulate the constitution/ bylaws of Jammu and Kashmir Urdu Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husain Mohammad Jafri
Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri was a Pakistani historian. He served as the chairman of the ''Pakistan Study Centre'', University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh .... He died in January 2019. He was the author of ''The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam''. References Pakistani scholars 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam Shia scholars of Islam Year of birth missing Pakistani Shia Muslims 2019 deaths {{Islam-scholar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehsan Jafri
Ehsan Jafri (1929 – 28 February 2002) was an Indian politician and former member of the 6th Lok Sabha for the Congress Party, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society massacre. A Special Investigating Team appointed by the Supreme Court of India concluded that he was killed after he fired at an agitated Hindu mob outside his house. His widow Zakia Jafri has subsequently alleged that the state of Gujarat and its then-chief minister, now the current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, was partly responsible for the violence and lack of police intervention in favor of the victims at Gulbarg Society. The argument was rejected by a Special Investigation Committee appointed by the Supreme Court in 2008. A review petition was filed by her which gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a clean chit. A three judge bench of The Supreme Court rejected her review petition, giving the reason that "the petition is devoid of any merit Life Ehsan Jafri was born in Burhanpur, present day Madhya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azfar Jafri
Azfar Jafri ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter, actor and VFX artist. He is best known for his Independent film ''Siyaah'' which earned him a critical recognition and accolades including a nomination of ARY Film Award for Best Director at 1st ARY Film Awards. Career Azfar started his career as a 3D Character Animator and eventually became a vfx lead at Trango, where he worked on several television commercials for both local and international clients, including Lexus, Scion, Nike, UPS & Mobilink-BlackBerry. Azfar's independent short films lead him to his first feature as a director, ''Siyaah'', which was produced by Imran Raza Kazmi and written by Osman Khalid Butt. He was the head of animation for the 2018 movie ''Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor'', both a critical as well as a commercial success, while also giving his voice for a key character, Hero. After successful films like ''Janaan'' and '' Parchi'', he is currently directing a PAF film ''Sherdil'', s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqeel Jafri
Aqeel Abbas Jafri ( ur, ) (born August 10, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan), is a Pakistani writer, poet and architect and chief editor of Urdu Dictionary Board in Pakistan. Works Jafri spent 20 years compiling and writing Pakistan Chronicle, which was published in 2010. The book has rare photographs and accounts of historic events from August 14, 1947 (Independence Day of Pakistan Pakistan Establishment Day (colloquially the Fourteenth of August) is a state holiday in Pakistan commemorating the nation's establishment from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947, establishing the Dominion of Pakistan. Pakistan came into ...) to March 31, 2010. This book reads like a fact-sheet on Pakistani events with over 4000 pictures on its 1,080 pages. References External links Pakistan Chronicle an encyclopaedic account of Pakistan history {{DEFAULTSORT:Jafri, Aqeel Abbas 1957 births Living people Writers from Karachi Architects from Karachi Journalists from Karachi Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
