{{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:

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* Muneer Ahmad, American professor of law * Munir Akram, Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008 *

Munir al-Rayyes Munīr al-Rayyis (1901–1992) was a prominent Syrian newspaper editor and writer. Munir was born in Damascus which was at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. He studied literature at Damascus University and in 1919 began to work for the Ministry ...

(1901-1992), was a prominent Syrian newspaper editor and writer *

Munir Awad Munir Awad ( ar, منير عوض) is a Lebanon-born citizen of Sweden who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in Denmark. Munir Awad, and his fiancée were arrested in Kenya in 2007 when Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia and foreigners ...

, citizen of Sweden who has fallen under suspicion of an association with terrorism * Muneer Ahmed Badini, 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 Muneer Goolam Fareed (born 1956) is a Muslim scholar and the former secretary general of ISNA (Islamic Society of North America). Biography Muneer Fareed is a South African citizen of Indian descent. He studied Arabic language and literature a ...

, American scholar *

Munir El Haddadi Munir El Haddadi Mohamed ( ar, منير الحدادي; born 1 September 1995), or simply Munir, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Getafe and the Morocco national team. Munir began his career in the youth ra ...

, Moroccan footballer at

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

* Mounir El Hamdaoui, 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, 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 b ...

and deterrence program *

Mounir Maasri Mounir Rachid Maasri (born. Aley, Lebanon; April 23, 1940) ( ar, منير رشيد معاصري), born to Rachid Maasri and Shafiqa Haddad, is an actor, director, writer, and teacher for the Performing Arts. Maasri completed his early educati ...

, 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, Egyptian artist *

Munir Bin Naseer Munir Naseer is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 85. He was repatriated on November 30, 2003. McClatchy ...

, 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, Turkish cinema and theatre actor * Munir Ahmad Rashid, Pakistani mathematician, and nuclear scientist * Muneer Sait, Indian field hockey goalkeeper * Münir Nurettin Selçuk, Turkish classical musician and tenor singer *

Munir Said Thalib Munir Said Thalib (8 December 1965 – 7 September 2004) was an Indonesian activist. Founder of the Kontras human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht ...

, Indonesian activist * Mounir Yemmouni, French middle distance runner * Mounir Zeghdoud, Algerian footballer * Munir Sarhadi (1931 – 1980), was a Pakistani instrumentalist and Sarinda-player

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* Asim Munir, Pakistan Army general *

Mazhar Munir Mazhar Munir is a television and film actor. Before co-starring in the 2005 movie ''Syriana'', he appeared in three British television shows: ''The Bill'', ''Mile High'', and '' Doctors''. Life and career Munir was born in London to Azad Ka ...

, British television actor * Mohamed Mounir, 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 L. ...

, Pakistani judge * Qusay Munir, Iraqi footballer

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