Asghar ( fa, اصغر, links=no) is a Persian name and may refer to:

Given name

Asghar Ali (cricketer, born 1971) Asghar Ali (born 3 September 1971) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played two One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played ...

, United Arab Emirates cricketer *

Asghar Ali (cricketer, born 1924) Syed Asghar Ali (11 June 1924 – 19 April 1979) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1943 to 1949, and in Pakistan from 1949 to 1957. A middle-order batsman, Asghar Ali's highest score was 103 not out in a team total o ...

(1924–1979), cricketer in India from 1943 to 1949, and in Pakistan from 1949 to 1957 * Ali Asghar Bazri, Iranian wrestler *

Asghar Ali Engineer Asghar Ali Engineer (10 March 1939 – 14 May 2013) was an Indian reformist writer and social activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work was ...

, Indian civil engineer, Islamic scholar, and religious figure *

Asghar Farhadi Asghar Farhadi ( fa, اصغر فرهادی, ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database

, Iranian film director and screenwriter *

Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn Abd Allah Ali al-Asghar ibn Al-Husayn ( ar, عَبْد ٱللَّٰه عَلِيّ ٱلْأَصْغَر ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن, ', 9 Rajab 60 AH – 10 Muharram 61 AH / 10 October 680 CE), or simply Ali al-Asghar ("Younger Ali"), was the ...

, the youngest child of Husayn ibn Ali *

Asghar Khan Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan (Retd.) ( ur, 17 January 1921 – 5 January 2018), was a Pakistani politician and an autobiographer, later a dissident serving the cause of pacifism, peace, and human rights. Born into a military famil ...

, Pakistani Air Force veteran fighter pilot and politician *

Asghar Qadir Asghar Qadir ( ur, اصغر قادر born 23 July 1946) ''HI'', ''SI'', ''FPAS'', is a Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist, specialised in mathematical physics and physical cosmology. He is considered one of the top mathemati ...

, Pakistani mathematician and scientist in the field of cosmology *

Asghar Afghan Mohammad Asghar Afghan ( ps, محمد اصغر افغان), is a former Afghan cricket, cricketer and former captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team. Asghar is a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman and a Seam bowling, medium-fast bo ...

, Afghan cricketer

Surname

Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar (30 September 1945 – 16 June 2020), known as Oscar, was a Welsh politician who was a Member of the Senedd for South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region), South Wales East. He was a member of the Welsh Con ...

, Welsh politician *

Mohammad Asghar (cricketer) Mohammad Asghar ( ps, ; born 28 December 1998) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer, who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is from Chaman, Pakistan. He plays for United Bank Limited cricket team in the first-class arena, and plays fo ...

, Pakistani Cricketer *

Natasha Asghar Natasha Asghar is a Welsh Conservative Party politician who represents South Wales East in the Senedd since the 2021 Senedd election. Her father Mohammad Asghar represented the same constituency until his death in 2020. She is the first female e ...

, Welsh politician *

Sohail Asghar Sohail Asghar (15 June 1954 – 13 November 2021) was a Pakistani TV, Film and Theater actor. Life Sohail was born in Lahore, Pakistan. After completing his education he joined Radio Pakistan. He worked as Radio Jockey from 1978 to 1988. He wa ...

(1954-2021), Pakistani actor {{surname Arabic masculine given names