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Nasr (surname)
Nasr ( ar, ناصر, lit=granter of victory, translit=Nāṣir) is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. It may refer to: Mononym * Nasr I, Samanid amir ruled 864–892 * Nasr II, Samanid amir, ruled 914–943 * Nasr, Sultan of Granada (1287–1322), in the Nasrid dynasty Given name *Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan (born 1941), Jordanian-Palestinian artist, television interior designer/producer *Nasr Abu Zayd (1943–2010), Egyptian Qur'anic thinker *Nasr ibn Sayyar (663–748), Arab general and the last Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 738–748 *Nasr ibn Shabath al-Uqayli, early 9th-century rebel leader in the Jazira * Nasr Javed, Kashmiri senior operative of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba *Nasr Al-Madhkur, 18th century local governor of what was described by a contemporary account as an "independent state" of Bushire and Bahrain * Nasr El Hag Ali, the first vice chancellor of the University of Khartoum Middle name *Alireza Nasr Azadani (born 1985), Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasser (name)
Nasser ( ar, ناصر, lit=granter of victory, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic and Persian languages. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Naser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, or Nacer. People with this name may include: Given name * Nassar (born 1958), Tamil actor and director, sometimes spelled ''Nasser'' * Nasser Abu Hamid (1972–2022), Palestinian politician * Nasser Hussain (born 1968), former England cricket captain * Nasser Judeh (born 1961) Jordanian politician * Nasser Kanaani (born 1970), Iranian diplomat * Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1987), Bahraini royal * Nasser Khalili (born 1945), British-Iranian collector, scholar and philanthropist * Nasser Al-Khelaifi (born 1973), Qatari businessman * Nasser Meftah (born 1995), Qatari football player * Nasser Minachi (1931–2014), Iranian politician * Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2008), Emirati royal * Nasser Al Qasabi (born 1961), Saudi Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Khartoum
The University of Khartoum (U of K) ( ar, جامعة الخرطوم) is a public university located in Khartoum, Sudan. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence. Since that date, the University of Khartoum has been recognized as a top university and a high-ranked academic institution in Sudan and Africa. It features several institutes, academic units and research centers including Mycetoma Research Center, Soba University Hospital, Saad Abualila Hospital, Dr. Salma Dialysis centre, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Institute for Studies and Promotion of Animal Exports, Institute of African and Asian Studies, Institute of Prof. Abdalla ElTayeb for Arabic Language, Development Studies and Research Institute, The Materials and Nanotechnology Research Center and U of K publishing house. The Sudan Library, a section of the university's library, serves as the national l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavia Nasr
Octavia Nasr ( ar, اوكتافيا نصر) (born 13 March 1966) is a Lebanese-American Rhetoric scholar anauthorwhosresearchfocuses on Yoga's identity and ethical code and how they apply to journalism and other fields. She is a certified yoga instructor who teaches in the U.S. and India. She was a war correspondent for Lebanon's LBCI in the 1980's. She served in various positions at CNN for twenty years until her departure in 2010 following a controversial Twitter posting related to cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. Career Nasr was born and raised in Lebanon in a Christian Maronite family to a Lebanese mother and Palestinian father who was born in Haifa and migrated to Lebanon with his family when he was 8 years old. Nasr completed her master's degree at Georgia State University in 2022. Her thesis, The Identity of Yoga: Contemporary Vs. Traditional Yogic Discourse, investigates yoga's modern postural identity. She links the truncation of yoga's limbs to teacher training curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Hamid Abu Al-Nasr
Muhammad Hamid Abu al-Nasr ( ar, محمد حامد أبو النصر; 25 March 1913 – 20 January 1996) was the fourth General Guide (Murshid al-'am) of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. A controversial choice to lead the group after the 1986 death of longtime General Guide 'Umar al-Tilmisani, al-Nasr was opposed by a large faction backing other candidates such as Salah Shadi or Husayn Kamal al-Din, but was installed as Murshid by Mustafa Mashhur Mustafa Mashhur ( ar, مصطفى مشهور; 15 September 1921 – 29 October 2002) was the fifth General Guide (leader) of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. He was the official head of the Muslim Brotherhood organization from 1996 until 2002, al ..., who succeeded him soon after. His written book is "Wadi e Neel Ka Qafila Sakht Jaan". References Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders 1996 deaths 1913 births {{Egypt-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr
Mahmoud Mohamed Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr (born 1953) is an Egyptian engineering professor and politician. He was the minister of education in the interim government of Hazem Al BeblawiHend Kortam and Rana Muhammad TahaEgypt’s new interim cabinet ''Daily News Egypt'', 18 July 2013. and held the position in the interim government of Ibrahim Mahlab. Biography Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr received PhD from Reading University, England in 1986, and went on to do post-doctoral work at Washington State University. He has been department head, dean, university vice president and professor of mechanical engineering at the Ain Shams University. In September 2010 he joined the ministry of education as deputy minister, leading the ministry's technical education sector. He was sworn into the Egyptian cabinet as minister of education on 16 July 2013. He replaced Ibrahim Deif in the post. On 23 July Nasr announced that the ministry was considering delaying the start of the next school year, to ensure textb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Nasr
Mahmoud Nasr ( ar, محمود نصر) was a critically acclaimed Egyptian cinematographer of the 1950s and 1960s. He worked in the Egyptian film industry The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ... between 1949 and 1969 and shot acclaimed Egyptian films such as '' Ard el salam'' in 1957. Filmography *Moutarada gharamia (1968) *Ragol el-lazi fakad zilloh, El (1968) ... aka The Man Who Lost His Shadow (International: English title: informal literal title) *Agazet gharam (1967) *Moukhareboun, Al (1967) *Talata yuhebbunaha, El (1966) (director of photography) ... aka All Three Love Her (International: English title) *Morahekan, El (1964) ... aka The Two Young Men (International: English title) *Ana hurra (1958) ... aka I Am Free (International: English title) *Hatta naltaki ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Nasr
May Nasr ( ar, مي نصر; born 1965) is a Lebanese singer, musician and microfinancing consultant. She was born in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1965 and she got a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Beirut in 1987. Biography She appeared for the first time as a singer with the Lebanese composer Zaki Nassif and artist Farid Abu Alkher, and trained with them between 1997 and 2002. Then she worked with Badia Haddad between 2004 and 2009. May Nasr sings classic songs from the Lebanese and Syrian heritage, especially songs of Lebanese singer Fairuz. Nasr has participated in many Arabic concerts and festivals in Lebanon, Syria and Bahrain. She has also performed in concerts in the United States and Germany. She released her first album ''Expensive'' in Beirut and Damascus. Her second album was a collaborative effort with Puerto Rican musician Lourdes Pérez. She previously performed with Perez in the song "Te Llamo/Unadeekum" on Perez's 2005 album ''Este Filo''. They also perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamila Nasr
Kamila Nasr is a Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Montreal, Quebec. She is the feature subject of director Terry Stone's 2007 film ''Virtuoso'', a Canadian documentary on the Theremin. In September 2012, she released her solo album ''Paint the Moon'' under her stage name Kamila and as an independent label. From 2007 to 2012 Nasr performed as the lead singer for the 15-piece Beijing-based Samba band, Sambasia. Nasr and Sambasia performed at the ''Evening of the Era'' concert alongside renowned Chinese rock musician Cui Jian at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing in January 2008, In 2008 she founded the bossa nova quartet Girassol, and performed at venues in China, including Mao Live and OT Lounge as well as the Brazilian, Chilean and French embassies. Nasr recorded and produced ''Chasing Fireflies'', a full-length album of original folk music with musician Sahara Jane in 2003. The album was nominated for four Music Industry Association of Newfoundland (MIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr ( ar, حسن مصطفى أسامة نصر ''Ḥassan Muṣṭafā Usāmah Naṣr'') (born 18 March 1963), also known as Abu Omar, is an Egyptian cleric. In 2003, he was living in Milan, Italy, from where he was kidnapped and tortured in Egypt. This "''Imam rapito affair''" prompted a series of investigations in Italy, culminating in the criminal convictions (in absentia) of 22 CIA operatives, a U.S. Air Force colonel, and two Italian accomplices, as well as Nasr, himself.Italy convicts abducted Egypt cleric Abu Omar BBC News, 6 December 2013 Early life He is a member of , an Islamic organisation th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghassan Nasr
Ghassan Nasr is an academic and translator. He obtained an MFA from the University of Arkansas. He also obtained an MA and a PhD from Indiana University. He is currently an assistant professor in the English department at DePauw University. Nasr is the translator of ''The Journals of Sarab Affan'' by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. This translation was runner-up for the 2008 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation The Banipal Prize, whose full name is the Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, is an annual prize awarded to a translator (or translators) for the published English translation of a full-length literary work in the Arab .... He has also translated the poetry of Saudi poet Fowziyah Abu-Khalid. See also * List of Arabic-to-English translators References DePauw University faculty Indiana University alumni Arabic–English translators American translators {{academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Nasr
Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the 2018 IMSA Sportscar champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring. After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015. However, from the 2017 season he was replaced by Pascal Wehrlein. From 2018, Nasr has been competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Whelen Engineering Racing, winning the championship with co-driver Eric Curran in his first year in the series and winning another title with countryman Pipo Derani in 2021. For 2022, Nasr was named a Porsche factory driver. Career Karting Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old. Between 2000 and 2007 he won several championship titles in Brazil. Formula BMW ;2008 Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos, which supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farouk Seif Al Nasr
Farouk Seif Al Nasr (14 December 1922 – 31 December 2009) was an Egyptian politician who served as justice minister in different cabinets during Husni Mobarak's term. Early life and education Nasr was born on 14 December 1922. He received a bachelor's degree in law. Career Nasr was an advisor to the Libyan government. Then he worked as a technical advisor to the Egyptian justice ministry in 1972. He was named as head of the supreme constitutional court in 1982. He served as justice minister in Egypt, the post which he had been appointed in October 1987. The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Atef Sedki. Nasr was also appointed to the same post in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid in October 1999. As of 2003 Nasr was the president of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization. Nasr was removed from office as justice minister, and Mahmoud Abul Leil replaced him in the post on 12 July 2004 when the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif ( ar, أحمد نظيف ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
