Sher can refer to:

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* Sher, a

Baloch Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to: * Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan * Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan * Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan * Baloch (s ...

tribe in Pakistan * Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), a popular title of 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq * Sher-e-Punjab (''Lion of Punjab''), a popular title of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire

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* Avner Sher (born 1951), Israeli architect and artist *

Antony Sher Sir Antony Sher (14 June 1949 – 2 December 2021) was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a four-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and ...

(1949–2021), British actor *

Barbara Sher Barbara Sher (14 August 1935 – 10 May 2020) was a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and author. Her books sold millions of copies and were translated into many languages. She appeared on ''Oprah'', ''The Today Show'', ''60 Minutes'', CNN, and ''Go ...

(1935–2020), career/lifestyle coach, and author * Bartlett Sher (born 1959), American theatre director * Byron Sher (born 1928), American Democratic politician *

Eden Sher Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sue Heck from the family sitcom series '' The Middle'' (2009–2018) and as Star Butterfly from the Disney Channel animated fantasy dramedy series ...

(born 1991), American television actor *

George Sher George Sher is a moral philosopher and political philosopher who has taught at Rice University since 1991. Education and career Sher earned his bachelor's degree at Brandeis University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University in 1972 ...

, American professor *

Gila Sher Gila Sher is an American logician and professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. She has worked extensively in the theory of truth and philosophy of logic. Sher is a leading advocate of foundational holism, a holistic t ...

, Israeli professor * Gilead Sher (born 1953), Israeli attorney * Izzy Sher (1912–1999), Jewish-American sculptor * Jack Sher (1913–1988), American director and writer *

Julian Sher Julian Sher is a Canadian investigative journalist, filmmaker, author and newsroom trainer based in Montreal, Quebec. He was an investigative producer for ten years then a senior producer for five years with the CBC's '' The Fifth Estate''. He has ...

, Canadian journalist * Lawrence Sher (born 1970), American cinematographer *

Neal Sher Neal M. Sher (29 August 1947 – 3 October 2021) was an American lawyer who served as head of the Office of Special Investigations of the United States Department of Justice and as executive director of the American Israel Public Affairs Co ...

, American lawyer *

Richard Sher (disambiguation) Richard Sher may refer to: * Richard Sher (newscaster) (born 1941), newscaster for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland * Richard Sher (producer) (1948–2015), radio and television producer, and host of the National Public Radio program ''Says You!'' ...

Stacey Sher Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer. Early life Sher was born to a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated and got her bachelor's degree from University of Southern Cal ...

(born 1962), American film producer * Tamara Sher (born 1962), American psychologist *

Zaheer Sher Zaheer Abbas Sher (born 13 January 1975) is an English cricketer. Sher is a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowls right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. He was born in Slough, Berkshire. His nickname is Bobby. Sher made his debut for ...

(born 1975), English cricketer, also known by his nickname, Bobby

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Ali Sher (disambiguation) Ali Sher may refer to: People *Ali Sher Bengali, 16th-century Muslim theologian * Ali Sher Hyderi, 20th-century political leader from Sindh, Pakistan * Ali Sher Khalji, 13th-century governor of Bengal *Ali Sher Khan Anchan, 17th-century king from ...

Sher Ahmad Khan Sher Ahmad Khan, known as Khan of Makhad, was the Chief of the Sagri Khattaks. He was also a Jagirdar of Shakardara in Kohat District. The Dynasty was started by Ghazi Khan in the early 16th century during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Gha ...

(died 1861), Pashtun chief *

Sher Ahmed Khan Colonel Sher Ahmed Khan (1902 at Pallandri, Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir - 1972) (Now in Sudhnuti, Azad Kashmir), was one of the guerrilla commanders of the Azad Kashmir Movement and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir. He was know ...

(1902–1972), Kashmiri guerrilla commander *

Sher Ali (disambiguation) Sher Ali may refer to: * Sher Ali Khan (1825–1879), Amir of Afghanistan * Sher Ali Bacha (1935–1998), Pashtun revolutionary leader * Sher Ali Afridi (died 1873), the Pashtun prisoner who killed the British Viceroy of India * Maulvi Sher Ali (18 ...

Sher Alam Ibrahimi Hajii Sher Alam Ibrahimi was the governor of Ghazni Province from around 2005–2006 until 2007 and is a major commander aligned with Ittihad-i Islami and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, having fought with him in the Afghan Civil War. During the fighting in ...

(born 1955), Afghan governor and military commander * Sher Bahadur Deuba (born 1946), Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister *

Sher Bahadur Kunwor Sher Bahadur Kunwor ( ne, शेरबहादुर कुँवर) is a Nepali politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security in the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Pr ...

, Nepalese politician *

Sher Bahadur Singh Sher Bahadur Singh (died January 19, 2020) was an Indian politician in Uttar Pradesh. He served 5 times as Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) Uttar Pradesh for Jalalpur (Assembly constituency). He was firstly elected member of Uttar Prad ...

(died 2020), Indian politician *

Sher Bahadur Thapa Sher Bahadur Thapa ( ne, शेरबहादुर थापा) VC (20 November 1921 – 19 September 1944) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the e ...

(1921–1944), Nepalese army officer in the British Indian Army * Sher Jung Thapa (1907–1999), Gurkha military officer *

Sher Lama Sher Lama (born 9 January 1973) is a Nepali born Hong Kong cricketer who has played one One Day International and four ICC Trophy matches for Hong Kong. He is the first Nepal-born cricketer to play a One Day International when he debuted agains ...

(born 1973), Hong Kong cricketer *

Sher Malang Mullah Sher Mohammad Malang was a Taliban governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan under the Taliban government. He is a Popalzai. After the Taliban took control in the south in the mid-1990s, he was appointed governor of Nimruz and then later serv ...

, Afghan governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan under the Taliban government *

Sher Mian Dad Sher Miandad Khan ( ur, شیر میانداد خان) (born 1968), is a Pakistani qawwal and a folk singer. He was born in Pakpattan, Pakistan and started his qawwali group in 1996. He adopted qawwali singing as his family tradition. His grandf ...

(born 1968), Pakistani folk singer * Sher Mohammed (disambiguation) *

Sher Muhammad Shir Muhammad Khán or Sher MuhammadMirza Muhammad Haidar. The Tarikh-i-Rashidi: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia.Trans. Edward Denison Ross. was a Khan of Moghulistan in 1421–1425. Shir Muhammad Khán شیرمحمّدخان was the so ...

, a Khan of Moghlistan from 1421 to 1425 *

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...

(1486–1545), king of the Sur Empire in India * Sher Singh (1807–1843), Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire *

Sher Singh Attariwalla Raja Sher Singh Attariwala was a royal military commander and a member of the Sikh nobility during the period of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab. He commanded the Sikh Khalsa army in the Second Anglo-Sikh War against the Brit ...

(died 1858), 19th century Sikh military commander * Sher Singh Ghubaya (born 1962), Indian politician *

Sher Singh Rana Pankaj Singh Pundir (; born 17 May 1976), popularly known as Sher Singh Rana or S. Rana, is an Indian criminal turned politician who was sentenced for the 2001 vendetta-related assassination of Indian dacoit-turned- parliamentarian, Phoolan Dev ...

, Indian criminal *

Sher Valenzuela Cheryl "Sher" Valenzuela is an American small-business owner and politician. She was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2012 and unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer of Delaware in ...

, American political candidate * Sher Ali Bacha (1935–1998), Pashtun revolutionary leader * Sher Zaman Taizi (1931–2009), Pashtun journalist

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* ''Sher'' (film), a 2015 Indian film * Sher (poem), the common word for couplet in Persian and Urdu *

Sher (dance) A sher or sherele is a dance and musical form in Eastern European Jewish folk music, notably Klezmer music. The words mean "scissors" / "little scissors" respectively. Therefore sometimes it is called the scissors dance or little scissors dance. ...

, a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music

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