Saqr ( ar, صقر 'falcon') or Sakr is an Arabic given name for tony Ben sakr and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Saqr

Saqr Geroushi Saqr Adam Geroushi (Arabic: صقر ادم الجروشي) is a Libyan military officer who is the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Air Force that supports Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army faction. Geroushi was reinstated as the head of th ...

, Chief of Staff of the Libyan Air Force * Saqr Ghobash, Emirati politician * Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi (c. 1920–2010), Emîr, ruler of Ras Al Khaimah * Saqr bin Muhammed bin Saqr Al-Qasimi (died 2007), a member of the royal Al-Qasimi family, was deputy ruler of Sharjah till 1994 *

Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi Saqr III bin Sultan Al Qasimi (1924 – November 9, 1993) was the ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, a Trucial State and now one of the United Arab Emirates, from May 1951 to 24 June 1965. Saqr was the eldest son of Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi II, ...

(1924–1993), Emir, ruler of Sharjah (1951 to 1965) *

Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1926 to 1928. He was the half brother of Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926), whom he shot and killed to become Ruler himself. He was the uncle of Z ...

(1887–1928), third ruler of Abu Dhabi

as bin Saqr

Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qassimi is Chairman of the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Customs and Seaports. He purchased a 60% stake in an unnamed British Premier League football club in June 2009. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Qassimi, Ahmed Bin S ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

2009), Chairman of the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Customs and Seaports * Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi (

1958–2003), former Crown Prince and deputy ruler of Ras al-Khaimah *

Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (1781–1866) was the Sheikh of the Qawasim and ruler variously of the towns of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, Jazirah Al Hamra and Rams, all Trucial States in their time and now part of the United Arab Emirates. B ...

(18th century–1866), ruler of the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (1803–1840, 1840–1866)

as bint Saqr

* Asmaa bint Saqr Al Qasimi (2008–2013), UAE female poet

Surname

Sakr

Antoine Sakr Antoine Sakr ( ar, انطوان صقر; also spelled Sacre) was a Lebanese footballer who played as an full-back. He played for DPHB, Racing Beirut, and Sagesse at club level, and the Lebanon national team internationally. Sakr took part in Le ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Abd El-Karim Sakr Abd El-Karim Sakr ( ar, عبد الكريم صقر) (born 8 November 1918 – 5 March 1994) was an Egyptian football forward who played for Egypt & Farouk (Zamalek SC now). Career Abd El Karim scored hattrick in his first match against Zamal ...

(1918–1994), Egyptian football player *

Habib Abou Sakr H.E. Dr Habib Abou-Sakr is a Lebanese Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditional ...

, Lebanese Maronite academic * Joseph Sakr (1939-1997), Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor *

Karol Sakr Karol Etienne Sakr ( ar, كارول إتيان صقر, alternative spelling Carole Sakr or Carole Saqr; born August 11, 1969) is a Lebanese singer who is most known for her English songs back in the 1980s. She is the daughter of the Lebanese Mar ...

(born 1969), Lebanese singer *

Laila Shereen Sakr Laila Shereen Sakr (born 1971), known by her moniker, VJ Um Amel, is an Egyptian–American digital media theorist and artist. She is the founder of the digital lab, R-Shief, Inc., an Annenberg Fellow, and Assistant Professor of Media Theory & P ...

(born 1971), known by her moniker VJ Um Amel, Egyptian–American digital media theorist and artist *

Naomi Sakr Naomi Sakr is a British professor, author and public speaker. Her background is as a journalist, editor and country analyst with ''The Economist''. After earning a PhD from the University of Westminster in 1999, she became a Senior Lecturer th ...

, British professor, author and public speaker *

Okab Sakr Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker ( ar, عقاب صقر; born 4 March 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician who lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Sakr won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on 7 Jun ...

(born 1975), Lebanese journalist and politician *

Pascale Sakr Pascale Etienne Sakr ( ar, باسكال إتيان صقر; born September 23, 1964) is a Lebanese singer. She was born in Zahlé, Lebanon to Maronite parents from Ain Ebel, south of Lebanon. She performs a leading character in many musicals. She ...

(born 1964), Lebanese singer *

Yasser Sakr Yasser Abdel Rahman Sakr ( ar, ياسر عبد الرحمن صقر; born December 1, 1977) is an amateur Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2005 Medite ...

(born 1977), amateur Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler

Saqr

Ahmed Al Saqr Ahmad Ali Sakr ( ar, أحمد علي صقر; born 7 April 1970) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Sakr joined Nejmeh on 1 October 2005. International career Sakr was the Lebanon national team's goalke ...

(born 1970), Lebanese football player *

Etienne Saqr Étienne Saqr ( ar, إتيان صقر; born on 26 December 1937; last name also spelt Sakr), also known by his kunya "''Abu Arz''” (), is a Lebanese nationalist leader and founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party (, ...

(born 1937) also known by his nom de guerre "Abu Arz", far-right, Lebanese nationalist leader *

Ihab Saqr A member of the Vanguards of Conquest, Ihab Abdallah Saqr ( ar, إيهاب صقر, alternatively ''Ihab Muhammad Saqr'') was believed to have coordinated the bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad and was a high-priority target for the CIA wh ...

, believed to have coordinated the 1995 bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad *

Mohamed Saqr Mohamed Saqr Ahmed (born May 17, 1981) is a retired Qatari footballer who was playing as a goalkeeper for Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. In 2011, Saqr was a vital part of the Al Sadd squad that was crowned Champion ...

(born 1981), Qatari football player *

Muhammad Jamal Saqr Muhammad Jamal Saqr (Arabic: محمد جمال صقر) (born March 20, 1966) is an Egyptian writer, academic and poet, specializing in Arabic language sciences, especially grammar, morphology and presentation. He works as an assistant professor ...

(born 1966), Egyptian writer, academic and poet

Given name

Saqr

as bin Saqr

as bint Saqr

Surname

Sakr

Saqr

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