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{{redirect, Monir, the village in Iran, Monir, Iran Muneer (also spelled Moneer, Monir, Mounir, or Muneyr, ar, منير, meaning ''illuminating'', ''lightsome'', ''bright'', ''luminous'') is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to:


Given name

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Muneer Ahmad Muneer Ahmad is a professor of law at the Yale Law School. He is a specialist in international human rights and immigration law. He is known for his work as co-counsel for Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was detained at the Guantanamo Bay detainment ...
, American professor of law *
Munir Akram Munir Akram ( ur, منير اکرم) (born 2 December 1945) is a Pakistani diplomat currently serving for the second time as Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. He had previously held the post from 2002 to 2008, during ...
, Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008 * Munir al-Rayyes (1901-1992), was a prominent Syrian newspaper editor and writer * Munir Awad, citizen of Sweden who has fallen under suspicion of an association with terrorism *
Muneer Ahmed Badini Munir Ahmed Badini (Balochi language, Balochi:منير احمد بادینی ) born in 1953) is a Pakistani novelist and writer. The receipent of the Pride of Performance, he primarily writes in Balochi language, Balochi and English languages. ...
, Pakistani writer *
Munir Bashir Munir Bashir, ( ar, منير بشير, syr, ܡܘܢܝܪ ܒܫܝܪ) (1930 – September 28, 1997) was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme m ...
, Assyrian musician *
Münir Ertegün Munir Ertegun ( Turkish spelling: Münir Ertegün; 1883 – 11 November 1944) was a Turkish legal counsel in international law to the "Sublime Porte" (imperial government) of the late Ottoman Empire and a diplomat of the Republic of Turkey duri ...
, Turkish politician * Muneer Fareed, American scholar * Munir El Haddadi, Moroccan footballer at Getafe CF *
Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui ( ar, منير الحمداوي; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco internationally. He played for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, ...
, Dutch-Moroccan footballer *
Monir Hossain Monir Hossain (born 27 January 1985) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played at First-class, List A and Twenty20 level. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He has represented Barisal Division and Sylhet Division in ...
, Bangladeshi cricketer *
Munir Ahmad Khan Munir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ; 20 May 1926 – 22 April 1999), , was a Pakistani nuclear reactor physicist who is credited, among others, with being the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan for their leading role in developing their nati ...
, Pakistani nuclear engineer and former head of Pakistan's
nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced ...
and deterrence program * Mounir Maasri, Lebanese actor *
Mounir El Motassadeq Mounir el-Motassadeq (Arabic: منير المتصدق; born April 3, 1974) was convicted by a German court of being a member of al-Qaeda and of assisting some of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks. He was initially convicted of involvement ...
, Moroccan al-Qaeda member *
Mounir Mourad Mounir Mourad or Monir Morad ( ar, منير مراد, 13 January 1922 - 17 October 1981), born Maurice Zaki Mourad Mordechai, was an Egyptian singer, actor and composer of popular songs. His compositions included film songs for famous stars such ...
, Egyptian artist * Munir Bin Naseer, citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba *
Munir Niazi Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...
, Urdu poet *
Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour ( ar, منير فخري عبد النور; cop, ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲓⲣ ⲫⲉϧⲣⲓ ⲁⲃⲇⲉⲗⲛⲟⲩⲣ; born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician. Early life and education Abdel Nour was bor ...
, Egyptian politician *
Münir Özkul Münir Özkul (15 August 1925 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish cinema and theatre actor. He has been awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey". In 1972, he won a Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Sev Kardeşim' ...
, Turkish cinema and theatre actor *
Munir Ahmad Rashid Muneer Ahmad Rashid, FPAS (born 1934), also spelled as Munir Ahmad Rashid, is a Pakistani mathematical physicist and emeritus professor of applied and mathematical physics at the Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics of the National Un ...
, Pakistani mathematician, and nuclear scientist *
Muneer Sait Muneer Sait (sometimes spelled Munir Sait, born 27 May 1940) is a retired Indian field hockey goalkeeper. Sait was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The Indian team won the bronze medal that year. S ...
, Indian field hockey goalkeeper *
Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...
, Turkish classical musician and tenor singer * Munir Said Thalib, Indonesian activist *
Mounir Yemmouni Mounir Yemmouni (born 12 October 1983 in Ouirine, Morocco) is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. At the end o ...
, French middle distance runner *
Mounir Zeghdoud Mounir Zeghdoud ( ar, منير زغدود; born 18 November 1970 in Constantine) is an Algerian former football player and a current manager. International career On November 26, 1995 Mounir Zeghdoud played for the first time against Ivory Coas ...
, Algerian footballer *
Munir Sarhadi Munir Sarhadi (1931 – May 23, 1980) was a Pashtun-Pakistani instrumentalist, sarinda player and a folk singer. As a musician, he represented Pakistan in several countries. Munir, in 1978 became the recipient of Pride of Performance, a civil ...
(1931 – 1980), was a Pakistani instrumentalist and Sarinda-player


Surname

* Asim Munir, Pakistan Army general * Mazhar Munir, British television actor *
Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir ( ar, محمد منير; born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Egyptian music, Nubian mus ...
, Egyptian singer *
Muhammad Munir Muhammad Munir (1895–1979) was the second Chief Justice of Pakistan serving from 1954 to 1960. Background Munir obtained his degree of master's in English Literature from Government College University Lahore, he joined Law College to earn his ...
, Pakistani judge *
Qusay Munir Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
, Iraqi footballer


See also

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Munira Munira ( ar, منيرة, meaning ''luminous'', ''bright'', ''shining'') is a female given name and may refer to: * Munira A. Basrai, American geneticist * Munira Fakhro, Bahraini academic * Mounira El Mahdeya (born 1885), Egyptian singer * Munir ...
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