Maher ( ar, ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "''Maa-her''." Notable people with the name include:

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* Maher al-Agal, a Syrian ISIS commander *

Maher Arar Maher Arar ( ar, ماهر عرار) (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987. Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Septem ...

, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him *

Maher al-Assad Maher al-Assad ( ar, مَاهِرُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Māhir al-ʾAsad, born 8 December 1967) is a Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard and the army's elite Fourth Armoured Division, which together with Syria's secret police ...

, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard * Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete * Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian * Maher Fayez, Egyptian

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Player, Gospel Music Singer and

Coptic Christian Copts ( cop, ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; ar, الْقِبْط ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts ar ...

Preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as ...

*Maher Hamza, Egyptian fencing coach known as

Mauro Hamza Maher "Mauro" Hamza is a fencing coach who was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1994, Hamza coached at Texas A&M for one year. In August 1999, he established Salle Mauro in Houston, Texas. Hamza also served as Fencing Program Coordinator at Rice Univers ...

* Maher Jamal, Syrian politician * Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule *

Maher Sabra Maher Mohammed Sabra ( ar, ماهر محمد صبرا; born 14 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. International career Sabra scored his first international goal ...

(born 1992), Lebanese footballer * Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer *

Maher Zain Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese- Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album '' Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 200 ...

, Arab-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin

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