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Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect. Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages. People with the name Given name Artists and musicians *Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin *Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor *Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian *Samir Soni, Indian actor Politicians *Samir Allioui, Dutch politician *Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician *Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician *Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician *Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politi ...
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Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he had also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri was known for his dribbling, ball control and passing ability. He was described as a player whose "vision and imagination make him an unpredictable opponent". His playing style, ability and cultural background drew comparisons to former French player Zinedine Zidane. Nasri began his football career playing for local youth clubs in his hometown Marseille. At age nine, he joined professional club Olympique de Marseille and spent the next seven years developing in the club's youth academy at La Commanderie, the club's training centre. In the 2004–05 season, he made his professional debut in September 2004 at age 17 against Sochaux. In the following season, he became a regular starter in the team and participated in European competition for the first time after playing in the 2 ...
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Samir Handanovič
Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect. Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages. People with the name Given name Artists and musicians *Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin *Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor *Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian *Samir Soni, Indian actor Politicians *Samir Allioui, Dutch politician *Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician *Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician *Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician *Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politi ...
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Samira
Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah /sæˈmiːrə/, ar, سميرة is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the Arabic root, root s-m-r ('to spend the night in talking'), ultimately meaning ''night-companion'', ''entertaining companion'', ''the one with lively conversation''. The masculine version of this name is Samir. In Sanskrit, Sameera (IAST: samīraḥ, Sanskrit: समीरः) is a masculine name, meaning "breeze, wind", or "the god of wind".https://sanskritdictionary.com/sam%C4%ABra/252695/1 Many people with the name deriving from Sanskrit shorten their name to Samir or Sameer. People Samira * Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter * Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee * Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer * Samira Bellil (1972–2004), French feminist working for the rights of women in traditional Muslim settings * Samira Besic, German of singer of Bosnian origin of the ...
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Samir & Viktor
Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor was a Swedish music duo that consists of ''Paradise Hotel'' contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished eighth in the final, and again in Melodifestivalen 2016 with " Bada Nakna" which placed 12th overall. They competed a third time in Melodifestivalen 2018 with " Shuffla", finishing in 4th place in the grand final. Career 2014: Debut single In May 2014 the duo released their first music single called "Success". The song peaked at number one in its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart. It also reached number three on the Swedish Singles Chart. 2015–present: Melodifestivalen Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They performed on 14 February 2015 in the second semi-final round finishing 3rd moving to the "Secon ...
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Samir Geagea
Samir Farid Geagea ( ar, سمير فريد جعجع   Lebanese pron.: , also spelled Samir Ja'ja'; born 25 October 1952) is a Lebanese politician and militia commander who has been leading the Lebanese Forces party and dissolved militia since 1986. Born in Ain al-Remaneh in Beirut with origins from Bsharri, Geagea joined the Kataeb Party in his early years. He led the Northern Front in the Lebanese Forces from 1979 to 1984. In March 1985, after the deterioration of the Christian political situation in the eastern regions after the assassination of the Lebanese Forces leader Bachir Gemayel, he led, jointly with Elie Hobeika and Karim Pakradouni, an uprising that led to control of the political situation without any bloodshed. On January 15, 1986, Geagea led a movement against the tripartite agreement sponsored by Syria to become the commander of the Lebanese Forces after the overthrow of Elie Hobeika, the head of the executive body at the time and one of the signatories o ...
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Samir Badran
Samir Gustav Badran ( ar, سمير غوستاف بدران; born May 25, 1990) is a Swedish television personality and singer. Since 2022 he has been working as a real estate agent. Career In 2013, Badran participated in the reality series ''Paradise Hotel'' broadcast on TV3. He also took part in ''Paradise Hotel'' again in the 2014 season for one week. Along with the fashion blogger Viktor Frisk, Badran started the music duo Samir & Viktor. In May 2014, the duo released their first single, "Success". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish iTunes chart during its first week. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They went for it a second time in 2016 with the song " Bada nakna", reaching twelfth place in the competition but hitting the number one spot on the Swedish DigiListan sales chart in February 2016. Badran then competed in the celebrity d ...
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Samir Ziani
Samir Ziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French professional boxer who has held the European Boxing Union, European super-featherweight title since 2019. Professional career Ziani made his professional debut on 21 May 2010, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Jerry Cagniac at the Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers in Blagnac, France. He compiled a record of 8–0–1 (1 KO) before defeating Carel Sandon via ninth-round corner retirement (RTD) on 8 July 2011, capturing the vacant World Boxing Council, WBC International WBC Silver, Silver lightweight title at the Piazza XX Settembre in Civitanova Marche, Italy. After retaining his title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Ruddy Encarnacion in January 2012, Ziani defeated Andrey Kudryavtsev via UD on 29 April at the Donbass Arena in Kyiv, Ukraine, capturing the vacant World Boxing Association, WBA International lightweight title. Following four more victories, one by stoppage, he suffered the first defeat ...
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Samir Ghanem
Samir Yousef Ghanem ( ar, سمير يوسف غانم; 15 January 1937 – 20 May 2021) was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer. Career Ghanem was born in al-ʿAtawlah, Asyut Governorate. He earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Alexandria University. He was a member of the stand-up comedy trio Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah alongside George Sidhom and El Deif Ahmed. Their debut was ''Doctor Save Me'', a short performance that introduced them to the entertainment world. They presented the first ever TV show ''Ramadan Riddles''. After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970, Ghanem and Sidhom continued under the same name (Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah) until the 1980s. Together they made achievements such as; '' Al-Mutazawwigun'' in 1978 among others. Samir Ghanem hosted a show on OTV called ''An Hour With Samir Ghanem''. Personal life He was married to actress Dalal Abdel Aziz, and the father of actresses Donia and Amy. Ghanem, who was recovering at a hospital from se ...
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Samir Kassir
Samir Kassir ( ar, سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of ''An-Nahar'' and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. He was assassinated in 2005 as part of a series of assassinations of anti-Syria Lebanese political figures such as Rafic Hariri and George Hawi. Early life and education Samir Kassir was born on 5 May 1960. His father was a Lebanese-Palestinian and his mother was a Lebanese-Syrian. He hailed from an Antiochian Greek Orthodox family. And jewish sephardic Kassir received his degree in political philosophy in 1984. He gained a DEA (roughly equivalent to a Master's degree in the British university system) in philosophy and political philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in the same year. He obtained his PhD in modern and contemporary history from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1990, with a thesis on the Leb ...
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Samir (filmmaker)
Samir Jamal al Din (born 29 July 1955), known professionally as Samir, is a Swiss filmmaker, film producer and director. Life and work Samir was born the son of a Swiss mother and an Iraqi father in Baghdad. Samir's full name is Samir Jamal al Din / Samir Jamal Aldin. His family moved to Switzerland in 1961, where he went to school. He attended the School of Design in Zurich (today's ZHdK), completed an apprenticeship as a typographer (1971–73) and subsequently trained as a cameraman with Condor Films. From 1983, he worked as a freelance director and cinematographer. From 1984 to 1991 he was a writer and member of Videoladen Zurich (Video Store Zurich). In 1994, he and documentary filmmaker Werner Schweizer overtook the film production company. From the mid-1980s, Samir began to produce his own films. In the 1990s he worked on behalf of Condor Films as a director of series like ''Eurocops'' and television films for German TV stations. His list of works – as a writer, directo ...
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Samir Sharifov
Samir Rauf oghlu Sharifov ( az, Samir Rauf oğlu Şərifov; born 7 September 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic. Early life Sharifov was born on 7 September 1961. In 1983, he graduated from Kiev State University with a Master's degree in International Economic Relations. In 1983-1991, he worked for Soviet governmental organizations dealing with international economic relations and was based first in Baku, then in Yemen. Political career In 1991-1995, Sharifov worked as Deputy Chief of Department of International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. From 1995 through 2001, he was a department director at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. On 3 January 2001 he was appointed Executive Director of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan by President Heydar Aliyev. From 2003 until 2006, he also chaired the State Commission on Transparency for Exploitation of Natural Resources and Manufacturing Sector. On 1 ...
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Samir Ayass
Samir Ahmed Ayass ( ar, سمير أحمد أياس, ; bg, Самир Ахмед Аяс; born 24 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Coming through the youth system, Ayass began his senior career in 2008 at hometown club CSKA Sofia, before moving to cross-city side Akademik Sofia in 2010. He then went on to play for various Bulgarian sides, namely Minyor Pernik, Bansko, Montana, Lyubimets, and Beroe Stara Zagora, before returning to CSKA Sofia in 2015, winning the Bulgarian Cup. The following year he joined Dunav Ruse, before moving to Lebanon in 2017 to Ahed. After having won multiple titles, including the 2019 AFC Cup, Ayass returned to Dunav Ruse in 2019, before moving to Persiraja in Indonesia the following year. He moved back to Bulgaria in 2021, at Botev Vratsa, and then joined Malaysian side Perak. Born in Bulgaria, Ayass represented them at youth level before switching allegiance to Lebanon, for whom he made his senior internationa ...
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