Shakir is both a surname and a given name, similar to the surname or name Shakur. Notable people with the name include: *

Ahmad Muhammad Shakir Ahmad Muhammad Shakir ( ar, أحمد محمد شاكر, Aḥmad Muḥammad Shākir) (January 29, 1892, Cairo – June 14, 1958) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar of hadith. He is the son of Muḥammad Shākir ibn Aḥmad, an Islamic scholar of A ...

, Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions) * Faiz Shakir, American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020 * Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder * Khalil Shakir (born 2000), American football player * M. H. Shakir, a translator of the Qur'an *

Zaid Shakir Zaid Shakir ( ar, زيد شاكر; born Ricky Daryl Mitchell, May 24, 1956) is an American Muslim scholar"Lonny Shavelson, Fred Setterberg", Under the Dragon: California's New Culture, Oakland Museum of California, Heyday Books, p.64, "Edward ...

, American Islamic scholar * Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher * Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician * Samir Shakir Mahmoud, a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council * Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) * Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) * Shakir Mukhamadullin, Russian ice hockey player

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