Ansari or Al Ansari is a typically Muslim surname mainly found in the

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. People with the surname Al-Ansari or Ansari are said to be the descendants of the Ansar tribesmen of Medina. Notable Ansaris include:

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* Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter * Abdolreza Ansari (1925–2020), Iranian politician *

Abdulaziz Rashid Al Ansari Abdulaziz Al Ansari ( ar, عبد العزيز الأنصاري; born 19 February 1992) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Shamal, on loan from Al Arabi. He also plays for the Qatar national olympic team. Career A ...

(born 1992), Qatari footballer *

Abdul Haq Ansari Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari (1 September 1931 – 3 October 2012) was an Islamic scholar from India. He was the Amir (president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) from 2003 to 2007. He was the member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hin ...

(1931–2012), Indian Islamic philosopher *

Abdul Qaiyum Ansari Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1 July 1905 – 18 January 1973) was a participant in the freedom struggle of India. He was known for his commitment to national integration, secularism and communal harmony. He was a leader who worked against the demand ...

(1905–1973), Indian active in the freedom struggle of India * Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian Muslim nationalist, freedom fighter, and a weavers revolution leader *

Afzal Ansari Afzal Ansari (born 14 August 1953) is an Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Member of Parliament (MP) of India for Ghazipur constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He won the 2004 general Lok Sabha election on the Samajwadi Party tick ...

(born 1953), Indian politician *

Akbar Ansari Akbar Shahzaman Ansari (; born 3 July 1988) is a British First-class and List A cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, and List A cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club ...

(born 1988), English cricketer of Pakistani descent * Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician *

Ali Ansari Ali Massoud Ansari FRSE ( fa, علی مسعود انصاری, born 24 November 1967 in Rome) is the Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding directo ...

(born 1967), Iranian-British history professor * Ali Al Ansari, Emirati paralympic athlete * Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari, (1945–2006), Kashmiri writer and public speaker *

Amir Ansari Amir Ansari ( fa, امیر انصاری) is an American Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Prodea Systems. Along with his sister-in-law Anousheh Ansari, he made a multimillion-dollar contribution to the Ansari X Prize foundation on May ...

(born 1970), American businessman and entrepreneur of Iranian descent *

Anousheh Ansari Anousheh Ansari ( fa, انوشه انصاری ; née Raissyan; born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian American engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO o ...

(born 1966), Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur *

Asad Ansari The 2006 Ontario terrorism case refers to the plotting of a series of attacks against targets in Southern Ontario, Canada, and the June 2, 2006 counter-terrorism raids in and around the Greater Toronto Area that resulted in the arrest of 14 adu ...

, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism *

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series ''Master ...

(born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director *

Bushra Ansari Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 fo ...

, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright * Doris Ansari, British politician and former chair of Cornwall County Council *

Faheem Ansari Faheem Ansari, also known as Mohammad Faheem Ansari, is an Indian Muslim who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks on false grounds. He was also charged with being a member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an Islamic terrorist org ...

, Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks *

Fahad Al Ansari Fahad Ebrahim Al Ansari ( ar, فهد إبراهيم الأنصاري, born 25 February 1987) is a former Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Qadsia and the Kuwait national team. Trivia He won his 100th cap in June 2021. Intern ...

(born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer *

Faris Muslim al Ansari Faris Muslim al Ansari is a citizen of Afghanistan who was seventeen years old when captured and held in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 253. American intelligence analysts ...

(born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo *

Iftikhar Hussain Ansari Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (26 April 1942 – 30 September 2014), widely known among his followers as Moulvi Sahib, was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir. He was a representat ...

(born 1936-2014) Shia Cleric And Politician *

Imran Raza Ansari Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a well known Shia cleric succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He belongs to the influential Ansari family. He won elections from the Pattan consti ...

(born 1972), Shia Cleric and Politician *

Furkan Ansari Furkan Ansari (born 5 February 1948) is an Indian politician. He was elected a Member of Parliament to the 14th Lok Sabha from Godda constituency of Jharkhand being an Indian National Congress candidate. He is Senior INC Leader of Jharkhand and ...

(born 1948), Indian politician *

Gholamreza Ansari (born 1956) Gholamreza Ansari ( fa, غلامرضا انصاﺭی, born October 24, 1956) an Iranian politician. He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council in 2013 local elections. Ansari is a former ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Tu ...

, Iranian politician *

Jaber Ansari Jaber Ansari ( fa, جابر انصاری; born 10 January 1987) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Aluminium Arak in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Ansari joined Saba Qom in 2009 after spending the previous season a ...

(born 1987), Iranian footballer *

Jamshed Ansari Jamshed Ansari ( ur, ) (31 December 1942 in Saharanpur – 24 August 2005 in Karachi) was a Pakistani film, television and radio actor. He is remembered for his numerous performances on both radio and television including Safdar in '' Hamid ...

(1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor *

Karim Ansarifard Karim Adil Ansarifard ( fa, کریم انصاری‌فرد; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Omonia and the Iran national team. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Dae ...

(born 1990), Iranian footballer * Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist * Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic

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Majid Ansari Majid Ansari ( fa, مجید انصاری; born in 1954 in Khanuk, Kerman Province) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly Vice President for Legal Affairs from July 12, ...

(born 1954), Iranian cleric and politician *

Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari was a figure in the history of Indian subcontinent and a leader of All India Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam ( ur, مجلس احرارلأسلام), also known in short as Ahrar, is a religious Musl ...

, Pakistani politician *

Mateen Ansari Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari GC (15 December 1916 – 29 October 1943) of the 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, in the Indian Army during World War II, and member of the British Army Aid Group. He was awarded the George Cross posthumously. Th ...

(1916–1943), Indian soldier in British army * Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (1936–2022), Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu and Kashmir * Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people *

Mujib Rahman Ansari , native_name_lang = fa , birth_date = , birth_place = Herat, Afghanistan , denomination = Sunni , movement = Salafi, Wahhabi , death_date = , death_place = Herat, Afghanistan , death_caus ...

(1982–2022), Afghan mullah *

Mukhtar Ansari Mukhtar Ansari (born 30 June 1963) is an Indian gangster and politician from Uttar Pradesh. He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate ...

, Indian gangster turned politician *

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936) was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of t ...

(1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader *

Mustafa al-Ansari Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari ( ar, مصطفى عبدالقادر عابد الأنصاري, ) was a Saudi national who organized and died in the 2004 Yanbu attack in Saudi Arabia. He was also the son-in-law of Yemeni al Qaeda operative Ahmad ...

, Saudi accused of terrorism *

Nazenin Ansari Nazenin Ansari ( fa, نازنین انصاری) is an Iranian journalist, managing editor of '' Kayhan London'' ( fa, کیهان لندن), a weekly Persian-language newspaper critical of the current government of Iran (not to be confused with the ...

, Iranian journalist in exile * Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager * Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet *

Sahar Ansari Sahar Ansari, TI (Urdu: سحر انصاری) (Born: 27 Dec 1939, Aurangabad, Maharashtra) is an Urdu poet and linguist from Karachi, Pakistan. He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman of Urdu department. Sah ...

(born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholarKARACHI: Aalmi Mushaira event of the day
Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 April 2007, Retrieved 18 January 2023 *

Salim Miya Ansari Salim Miya Ansari is a Nepalese politician. In the 1994 election he was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha as the candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) from the Bara-4 constituency. Ansari won with 20148 votes against ...

, Nepalese politician *

Saman Ansari Saman Ansari is a Pakistani television, theater and OTT actor. She started acting in 2014 and is performing to date. . Career Saman Ansari started her career in the HUMTV drama Jugnoo opposite Zahid Ahmed and Yumna Zaidi. She is noted for pla ...

(born 1974), Pakistani television actress * Sarah Ansari, British professor of history * Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician *

Siamak Ansari Siamak Ansari ( fa, سیامک انصاری; born 3 August 1968) is an Iranian actor and director mostly known for his appearances in sitcom comedy series. He has many feature films in his career and has worked with major Iranian film directors. ...

(born 1968), Iranian television actor and director * Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician * SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist *

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a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks *

Zeeshan Ansari Zeeshan Ansari (born 16 December 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017. Prior to his first class debut, he was part of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 C ...

(born 1999), Indian cricketer *

Zafar Ansari Zafar Shahaan Ansari ( ur, ظفر انصاری; born 10 December 1991) is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England national team. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowled left-arm orthodox spin, and ba ...

(born 1991), English cricketer of Pakistani descent *

Zafar Ishaq Ansari Zafar Ishaq Ansari ( ur, ﻇﻔﺮ اسحاق انصاﺭﻯ; 27 December 1932 – 24 April 2016) was a scholar of Islamic Studies. He was the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University. Previously, ...

(1932–2016), Pakistani scholar of Islamic Studies

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