Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an
Arabic
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surname or male given name, which means "comforter".
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"Jabir"
Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir,
Jaber
Jaber ( ar, جابر) is an Arabic name for males used as a given name and surname. Alternative spellings are Gaber and Jabir.
People with the given name
* Jaber Abu Hussein (c. 1913–1992), Arabic poet
*Jaber Al-Ameri (born 1986), Saudi Arabi ...
, Jābir, Gabir, and
Geber. The name may refer to:
Given name
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Jaber I Al-Sabah
Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah ( ar, جابر بن عبد الله; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1775 – 1859) was the third ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, Sheikdom of Kuwait, governing from 1814 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Abdullah I Al-Sabah ...
(1770–1859), Kuwaiti political leader
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Jabir Al-Azmi (born 1970), Kuwaiti politician
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Jabir al-Kaabi
Jabir Bin Merdaw Al-Kaabi (1780 – 1881) ( ar, الشيخ جابر بن مرداو الكعبي) was the Sheikh of Mohammerah during the 19th century.
The reign of Jabir Ibn Merdaw
Sheikh Jabir was troubled by intertribal wars. He there ...
(1789–1881), Arabian political leader
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Jabir al-Sabah
Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) ( ar, الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwait ...
(1926–2006), Emir of Kuwait
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Jabir Herbert Muhammad
Jabir Herbert Muhammad (April 16, 1929 – August 25, 2008) was an American businessman and co-founder of Top Rank, Inc. He was the longtime manager of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
Early life
Muhammad was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the t ...
(1929–2008), American businessman
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Jabir Husain
Jabir Husain (born 5 June 1945), is an Indian politician and the former Member of the Parliament representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He is affiliated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He currently resides in his private residence in Patna.
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(born 1945), Indian politician
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Jabir ibn Abd Allah
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī ( ar, جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH), was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Life
Early life
Jabi ...
(607–697), Arab companion of Muhammad
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Jabir ibn Aflah
Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ ( ar, أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, la, Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work ''Iṣlāḥ al-Ma ...
(1100–1150), Spanish-Arab astronomer
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Jābir ibn Hayyan (died c. 806–816), early Islamic alchemist
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Jābir ibn Zayd (died 711), Arab theologian
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Jabir Novruz (1933–2002), Azerbaijani writer
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Jabir Raza (born 1955), Indian historian
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Djabir Saïd-Guerni (born 1977), Algerian athlete
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Jabir Shakir (born 1987), Iraqi football player
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Sultan Djabir (c. 1855–1918), ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Surname
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Balla Jabir (born 1985), Sudanese football player
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Fathi Jabir (born 1980), Yemeni football player
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Malik Jabir (born 1944), Ghanaian football player
See also
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Arabic name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/ middle/family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout ...
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Geber (disambiguation)
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Jaber
Jaber ( ar, جابر) is an Arabic name for males used as a given name and surname. Alternative spellings are Gaber and Jabir.
People with the given name
* Jaber Abu Hussein (c. 1913–1992), Arabic poet
*Jaber Al-Ameri (born 1986), Saudi Arabi ...
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names