Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like

Shakir 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, Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions) * Faiz Shakir, American Democratic political advisor a ...

. Also, it is from one of the

names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, '' Ash-Shakur''. Notable people with the name include:

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'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur Amir Abdullahi, formally Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur or Amir Hajji 'Abdu'llahi II ibn 'Ali 'Abdu's Shakur ( – 1930), was the last amir of Harar and ruled from late 1884 to 26 January 1887, when the state was terminated, following th ...

(died 1930), Ethiopia emir * Afeni Shakur (1947–2016), American activist * Assata Shakur (born 1947), American activist and convict *

Mopreme Shakur Maurice Harding (born August 16, 1967), better known by his stage name Mopreme Shakur, originally known as Wycked, is an American rapper. He was a member of the hip-hop group Thug Life and is the stepbrother of Tupac Shakur. He was also a member o ...

(born 1969), American rapper * Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur, Ethiopian emir *

Mustafa Shakur Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush-Shakur (born August 18, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the NBA D-Le ...

(born 1984), American basketball player * Mutulu Shakur (born 1950), Black Liberation Army leader * Sanyika Shakur (1963–2021), Los Angeles gang member *

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the Li ...

(1971–1996), American rapper and actor

Given name

Shakur Brown Shakur Brown (born April 1, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life and high school Brown grew up in Detroit, Michigan and his family ...

(born 1999), American football player * Shakur Stevenson (born 1997), American professional boxer

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