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Saffar (surname)
Saffar (from Arabic ''saffār'' 'coppersmith') is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Ibn as-Saffar (died 1035), Arab Andalusian astronomer * Ayesha Saffar (1078–1153), Iranian Muslim woman narrator * Ammar al-Saffar(born 1956, abducted 2006), Deputy Health Minister of Iraq *Hassan al-Saffar (born 1958), Shi'a scholar from Qatif, Saudi Arabia *Hossein Saffar Harandi (born 1953), Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran until 26 July 2009 *Jamal Al-Saffar (born 1971), Saudi Arabian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres *Saeed-Al-Saffar Saeed-al-Saffar (born 31 July 1968) is an Emirati cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level, most notably in the One Day International the Emirates side played against the Dutch cricket team, Netherlands in Lahore in the 1996 C ... (born 1968), cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level * Yoav Saffar (born 1975), Israeli basketball player See also * Safar (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Marj Al-Saffar (other)
Battle of Marj al-Saffar may refer to: * Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634) - A battle between Rashidun army and Byzantine army during the Muslim conquest of Syria; involved the Muslim heroine Umm Hakim * Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1126) - The last major clash in the Seljuk–Crusader War between the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Seljuk Emirate of Damascus * Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1129) - Only major battle of the Crusade of 1129 * Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303) - The last major battle in the Mamluk-Ilkhanid War * Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1390) - A battle between Barquq and Timurbugha Mintash. Before the battle Al-Salih Hajji, the last sultan of the Bahri dynasty, fell captive to Barquq See also * Battle of Marj Rahit (other) The Battle of Marj Rahit can refer to one of several battles fought at the plain of Marj Rahit, near Damascus: * Battle of Marj Rahit (634), between the Muslim Arabs under Khalid b. Walid and the Christian Ghassanid Arabs * Battle of Marj Rahit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffar (planet)
Upsilon Andromedae b (υ Andromedae b, abbreviated Upsilon And b, υ And b), formally named Saffar , is an extrasolar planet approximately 44 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Andromeda. The planet orbits the solar analog star, Upsilon Andromedae A, approximately every five days. Discovered in June 1996 by Geoffrey Marcy and R. Paul Butler, it was one of the first hot Jupiters to be discovered. It is also one of the first non-resolved planets to be detected directly. Upsilon Andromedae b is the innermost-known planet in its planetary system. In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Saffar for this planet. The winning name was submitted by the Vega Astronomy Club of Morocco and honours the 11th-century astronomer Ibn al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
