Nasser ( ar, ناصر, lit=granter of victory, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, commonly found in the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

and Persian languages. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Naser,

Nassar Nassar ( ar, نصار, lit=helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker), is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Naser, Nasser, Nasir, Naseer ...

Nasir Nasir ( ar, ناصر, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root ''n-ṣ-r''). ...

Naseer Naseer ( ar, ناصر, translit=Nāṣir, lit=granter of victory, victorious, helper) is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser (name), Nas ...

, or

Nacer Nacer ( ar, ناصر, lit=granter of victory, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic and Persian languages. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, ...

. People with this name may include:

Given name

(born 1958), Tamil actor and director, sometimes spelled ''Nasser'' * Nasser Abu Hamid (1972–2022), Palestinian politician *

Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is a British cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-ha ...

(born 1968), former England cricket captain *

Nasser Judeh Nasser Judeh ( ar, ناصر جودة; born 11 July 1961) is a Jordanian politician who served as Jordan's longest serving minister of foreign affairs (later minister of foreign affairs and expatriates), having served between 2009 and 2017 in eigh ...

(born 1961) Jordanian politician *

Nasser Kanaani Nasser Kanaani ( fa, ناصر کنعانی) is an Iranian diplomat and the 13th spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since June 27, 2022. He was also the head of Iran's interests protection office in Cairo from July 2018 to July 2 ...

(born 1970), Iranian diplomat *

Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة; born 8 May 1987) is a member of the Bahraini royal family, Commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard, deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resource ...

(born 1987), Bahraini royal *

Nasser Khalili Sir Nasser David Khalili ( fa, ناصر داوود خلیلی, born 18 December 1945) is a British-Iranian scholar, collector, and philanthropist based in London. Born in Iran and educated at Queens College, City University of New York and the ...

(born 1945), British-Iranian collector, scholar and philanthropist *

Nasser Al-Khelaifi Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi ( ar, ناصر بن غانم الخليفي; born 12 November 1973) is a Qatari businessman and the chairman of beIN Media Group, chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, president of Paris Saint-Germain and the Qatar ...

(born 1973), Qatari businessman * Nasser Meftah (born 1995), Qatari football player *

Nasser Minachi Nasser Minachi (1931–25 January 2014) was an Iranian activist and founder of Hosseiniyeh Ershad, a modernist Islamic institution. He served as the minister of tourism and then the minister of information and publicity in the Interim Government ...

(1931–2014), Iranian politician *

Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyan family. He was killed in a helicopter crash at age 41. Early life Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of ...

(died 2008), Emirati royal *

Nasser Al Qasabi Nasser bin Qassim Al Qasabi ( ar, ناصر بن قاسم القصبي, born 28 November 1961 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian actor. He started his acting career in 1984 and is known for his various roles in the series '' Tash Ma Tash ...

(born 1961), Saudi Arabian actor *

Nasser Al Saeed Nasser Al Saeed (1923–unknown) was a Saudi Arabian writer and the founder of the Arabian Peninsula People's Union (APPU). He was one of the most significant critics of the Saudi royal family. He was kidnapped in December 1979 in Beirut, Lebano ...

(1923–unknown), Saudi Arabian missing dissident since 1979 *

Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1911 – 15 September 1984) was a Saudi Arabian businessman who served as the governor of Riyadh Province from 1938 to 1951. He was a member of the House of Saud. Early life and education Prince Nasser was born in ...

(1911–1984), Saudi royal *

Nasser Al-Shamrani Nasser Al-Shamrani ( ar, ناصر الشمراني) (born 23 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays former the Saudi Arabia national team as a forward. Often considered one of the most versatile, effective Saudi Arabian strikers ...

(born 1983), Saudi Arabian footballer *

Nasser El Sonbaty Nasser El Sonbaty (October 15, 1965 – March 20, 2013) was an IFBB professional bodybuilder. He represented FR Yugoslavia at competitions. Early life Sonbaty was born in the German city of Stuttgart to an Egyptian father and a Yugoslav mothe ...

(1965-2013), German bodybuilder *

Nasser Yeganeh Nasser Yeganeh (4 June 1921 – 15 November 1993) was an Iranian jurist, politician and statesman. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the head of the Iranian judiciary, brought in during Amir-Abbas Hoveyda's tenure. Early ...

(1921–1993), Iranian jurist and politician

Middle name/father name

Abdul Nasser El Hakim Abdul Nasser El Hakim ( ar, عبد الناصر الحكيم; born 1 November 1960) is a Lebanese-born Curaçaoan businessman and politician. He was the first Minister of Economic Development of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherla ...

(born 1960), Lebanese-born Curaçaoan businessman, politician, minister and a founder of the political party

Movement for the Future of Curaçao The Movement for the Future of Curaçao ( nl, Beweging voor de Toekomst van Curaçao, pap, Movementu Futuro Kòrsou, MFK) is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010, which has 9 of the 21 seats in the Estates of Curaçao a ...

(MFK) *

Amal Nasser el-Din Amal Nasser el-Din ( ar, أمل نصر الدين, he, אמל נסראלדין; born 31 July 1928) is an Israeli Druze author and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988. Biography El-Din was bor ...

, (born 1928), Druze Israeli author and former politician, former MP in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) * Ammar Abadah Nasser al-Wa'eli (1977–2011), Yemeni wanted for terrorism by the FBI * Bashir Ali Nasser al-Sharari (born 1970), Yemeni who became briefly wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI in connection with terrorism * Fadel Nasser Sarouf, (born Valentin Sarov in 1976), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter *

Hussein ibn Nasser Hussein ibn Nasser Sharif (30 November 1902 – 1 May 1982) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Jordan from 1963 to 1964, and again in 1967. He previously served ambassador to Spain and Turkey. C ...

(1902–1982), Prime Minister of Jordan from 1963 to 1964 *

Hussein Nasser Al-Huraiti Hussein Nasser Al-Huraiti ( ar, حسين الحريتي) was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1962, Al-Huraiti worked as a judge, a lawyer, and a professor before being elected to the National A ...

, Kuwaiti politician and MP in its National Assembly * Hussein Nasser Walji (1920–2005), Tanzanian politician * Mansour Nasser al Bihani, Yemeni fighter who died in Somalia in 2011 *

Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Mohammed Nasser Ahmed ( ar, محمد ناصر أحمد ; born 1950) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen between 2006 and 2014. Education Ahmed was born on 1 January 1950 in Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate ...

, Yemeni major general and government minister

Surname

Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser ) is a Saudi Arabian alleged member and suspected leader of the organization Hezbollah Al-Hijaz, wanted Amin H. Nasser Amin Hassan Nasser (Arabic: أمين حسن الناصر‎) is the President and CEO of the Saudi Arabian oil company (Saudi Aramco), the world’s largest oil producer. He was acting president and chief executive until September 2015, when he as ...

, Saudi Arabian engineer *

Farah Nasser Farah Nasser is a Canadian journalist. In May 2015, she was named by Shaw Media as the co-anchor of Global Toronto's 5:30pm and 6pm newscast, alongside Alan Carter. Previous to this role, she was a reporter and anchor with CablePulse24 in Toronto i ...

, Canadian journalist *

Fredy Nasser Fredy Antonio Nasser Selman (born 4 June 1956) fredynasser.com is a Honduran businessman, head of the Terra Group (''Grupo Terra''). The group includes ''Petróleos de Honduras'' (Hondupetrol) and ''Interairports''. From 2001 to 2006 the Group inve ...

(born 1956), Honduran businessman * Hana Nasser (born 1991), Israeli football player *

Hanna Nasser Hanna Nasser (1937 – July 5, 2015) was the mayor of Bethlehem from 1997 to 2005, being succeeded by Victor Batarseh. Nasser is a Palestinian Christian. See also * Palestinian Christians External linksSombre Christmas in Bethlehem''BBC News ...

(1936–2015), Palestinian politician *

Hanna Nasser (academic) Hanna Nasir ( ar, حنا ناصر, alternately transliterated Hanna Nasser) is a Palestinian Christian academic and political figure. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from Purdue University in the United States. Nasser was a long-time president of ...

, Palestinian academic and political figure *

Jacques Nasser Jacques Albert Nasser (Arabic: جاك نصر; born 12 December 1947) is a Lebanese Australian American business executive and philanthropist. Known for a management career at Ford Motor Company spanning several decades and continents, from 199 ...

(born 1947), former CEO of Ford Motor Company * Jorge Nasser (born 1956), Uruguayan musician *

Larry Nassar Lawrence "Larry" Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American former physician and convicted child rapist. For 18 years, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team. He used his employment as th ...

(born 1963), former US gymnastics osteopathic physician who sexually abused and raped over 70 women in his career *

Latif Nasser Latif Abdul Nasser (born July 21, 1986) is a Canadian-American researcher, writer and presenter. He is the Director of Research and co-host at ''Radiolab'' and host of the Netflix show ''Connected''. Early life and education Nasser was born to ...

(born 1986), American Canadian writer

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