Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect. Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.

People with the name

Given name

Artists and musicians

* Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin * Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo

Samir & Viktor Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor was a Swedish music duo that consists of ''Paradise Hotel'' contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished ...

Samir Chamas Samir Chamas (, 25 November 1942) is a Lebanese actor, writer, journalist and voice actor. Personal life Chamas has been married Siham Abu Al-Izz and he has two children, Rabih and Rima. Filmography Film Television *Spotlight. 2011 * ...

, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor * Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian * Samir Soni, Indian actor

Politicians

Samir Allioui Samir Allioui (born 1983) is a Dutch politician and activist. From August 2009 to April 2010, Allioui served as the Co-President of Pirate Parties International, firstly with Pat Mächler and later with Jerry Weyer. He was later elected a Co-Ch ...

, Dutch politician * Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *

Samir Geagea Samir Farid Geagea ( ar, سمير فريد جعجع Lebanese pron.: , also spelled Samir Ja'ja'; born 25 October 1952) is a Lebanese politician and militia commander who has been leading the Lebanese Forces party and dissolved militia ...

, Lebanese politician * Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *

Samir Mouqbel Samir Mouqbel ( ar, سمير مقبل) (born 1939) is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Lebanon. Early life and education Mouqbel was born in 1939. He graduated from the American University of Beir ...

(born 1939), Lebanese politician *

Samir Saïed Samir Saïed (Arabic: سمير سعيد ) (born 1957) is a Tunisian politician. He has been minister of economy and planning in the Bouden Cabinet The Bouden Cabinet is the current government of Tunisia. It is headed by Najla Bouden, the fir ...

, Tunisian politician * Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician * Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politician

Sportsmen

* Samir Ayass (born 1990), Lebanese footballer * Samir Bannout, Lebanese bodybuilder * Samir Bekrić, Bosnian footballer * Samir Fazlagić, Norwegian footballer * Samir Fazli, Macedonian footballer * Samir Hadji, Moroccan footballer * Samir Handanovič, Slovenian footballer * Samir Karabašić, Bosnian canoeist * Samir Mammadov, Azerbaijani boxer * Samir Merzić, Bosnian footballer * Samir Nasri, French footballer * Semir Slomić, Bosnian footballer * Semir Tuce, Bosnian footballer * Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer * Samir Ziani, French boxer

Others

Samir El-Khadem Samir El-Khadem (Arabic: سمير الخادم; born September 25, 1942 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is the former Commander of the Lebanese Navy, Lebanese Naval Forces, and an author, historian, and currently the Director of the Institute for East and West ...

, Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces *

Samir Khader Samir Khader is the Head of Programs and Current Affairs at Sky News Arabia, after having been the Program Editor & Head of Output of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera. He comes from Jordan. He has degrees in journalism and mathematics from univer ...

, Iraqi journalist *

Samir Mehanović Samir Mehanović is a Bosnian and British BAFTA and IDFA award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter. He came to the United Kingdom as an immigrant from the Bosnian war and has lived in UK since 1995. Samir developed his crafts as wri ...

, British film director *

Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel is a citizen of Yemen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internee Security Number was 043. The Department of Defense reports Moqbel ...

, Yemeni guantanamo detainee *

Samir Naqqash Samir Naqqash ( he, סמיר נקאש, ar, سمير نقاش; 1938 in Baghdad – 6 July 2004, in Petah Tikva) was an Israeli novelist, short-story writer, and playwright who immigrated from Iraq at the age of 13. Biography Samir Naqqash was bo ...

, Israeli writer * Semir Zeki, British neuroscientist *

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Middle name

* Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes, Cape Verdean footballer known simply as Samir Ali

Nickname

Ajam Boujarari Mohammed Ajam Boujarari Mohammed (born 3 April 1961), known as Samir, is a Moroccan professional football manager. Coaching career In 1998, Samir became assistant coach for Japan national football team under manager Philippe Troussier. After the 2002 FIF ...

, Moroccan football manager known as Samir

Ships

* A ship built in 1933, originally a German fishing trawler named

Carl Röver Carl Georg Röver (February 12, 1889May 15, 1942) was a German Nazi Party official. His main posts were as ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Weser-Ems and '' Reichsstatthalter'' of both Oldenburg and Bremen. Early years Röver was born in Lemwerder and sa ...

, which operated under the name Samir as a Lebanese cargo ship from 1980 to 1985