Suri (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: سوری ) is both a surname and a given name originated from

Suri Dynasty The Sur Empire ( ps, د سرو امپراتورۍ, dë sru amparāturəi; fa, امپراطوری سور, emperâturi sur) was an Afghan dynasty which ruled a large territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent for nearly 16 year ...

’s ruler

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 ...

and the Suri represent themselves as descendants of Muhammad Suri, one of the princes of house of the Ghorian. Notable people with the name include: ;Given name * Suri Bhagavantam (1909–1989), Indian scientist * Suri Gopalakrishna (born 1943), former cricketer from India *

Suri Krishnamma Suri Krishnamma (born 10 May 1961) is a British film director and writer best known for feature films ''A Man of No Importance (film), A Man of No Importance'', ''New Year's Day (2001 film), New Year's Day'' and ''Dark Tourist'' and television ...

(born 1961), British film and television director * Suri Ratnapala, Australian academic *

Suri Sehgal Surinder Mohan (Suri) Sehgal is an Indian-American philanthropist with a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur, and leading expert in the global hybrid seed industry. His research and professional successes in the areas of plant ...

, American philanthropist born in India ;Surname *

Amir Suri Amīr Sūrī ( fa, امیر سوری) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from the 9th-century to the 10th-century. According to some legends, He was a descendant of the Ghurid king Amir Banji, whose rule was legitimized by the Abbasid caliph Harun ...

, king of Ghor region, defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni *

Amir Kror Suri Amīr Krōṛ Sūrī ( ps, امير کروړ سوري), also known as Jahan Pahlawan, is a legendary character in Afghan national history and is claimed to have become the King of Mandesh in Ghor. Amir Kror Suri is considered to be the first poe ...

(died 771), legendary character of the book ''Pata Khazana'' * Anoop Suri (born 1991), Indian Hotelier, writer and Motivational Teacher *

Batram Suri Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islandsers he played club football in New Zealand. He has almost 50 caps for the national t ...

(born 1972), Solomon Islands footballer *

Himanshu Suri Himanshu Kumar Suri (born July 6, 1985), better known by his stage name Heems, is an American rapping, rapper from Queens in New York City. Best known for being part of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, Suri is also the founder of Greedh ...

(born 1985), American rapper, of Das Racist *

Jeremi Suri Jeremi Suri is an American historian, and the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, at University of Texas at Austin. Life He graduated from Stanford University, Ohio University, and Yale University. Suri has receiv ...

(born 1972), American historian and author. *

Julian Suri Julian Suri (born April 6, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. Amateur career Suri played college golf at Duke University where he won three events and was an All-American in 2012. Professional car ...

(born 1991), American professional golfer *

Lalit Suri Lalit Suri was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as an Independent politician An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not ...

(died 2006), Indian politician and owner of the LaLiT chain of hotels *

Mahuy Suri Māhōē Sūrī, known in Islamic sources as Māhūy Sūrī, was an Iranian aristocrat, who served as the '' marzbān'' (general of a frontier province, "margrave") of Marv during the reign of the last Sasanian king of kings Yazdegerd III (r. 632 ...

, 7th Century ruler of Merv (now in Turkmenistan) *

Manil Suri Manil Suri (born July 1959) is an Indian-American mathematician and writer of a trilogy of novels all named for Hindu gods. His first novel, '' The Death of Vishnu'' (2001), which was long-listed for the 2001 Booker Prize, short-listed for th ...

(born 1959), Indian-American mathematician and writer *

Muhammad ibn Suri Muhammad ibn Suri (Persian: محمد بن سوری, died 1011) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from the 10th-century to 1011. During his reign, he was defeated by the Ghaznavid emperor Mahmud of Ghazni and his domains were conquered. According ...

(died 1011), the king of the Ghurid dynasty from the 10th-century to 1011 *

Mohit Suri Mohit Suri is an Indian film director. Born into the Bhatt family, he is well known for directing the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance ''Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers ''Awarapan'' (2007), ''Ek Villain'' (2014) a ...

(born 1981), Indian film director *

Natasha Suri Natasha Suri is an Indian Actress, Supermodel and Former Miss World India. In 2006, she won the Femina Miss World India title and placed in the Top 17 at the Miss World contest. She is also a popular TV Host. Career Suri debuted as an actor ...

(born 1984), former Miss World contestant from India *

Nirmal Chandra Suri Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC (born 26 July 1933) was the 15th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, from 31 July 1991 to 31 July 1993. He is an alumnus of the famous Royal Indian Military College, Deh ...

(born 1933), ex Air Chief Marshal of Indian Airforce *

Qasim Suri Qasim Khan Suri ( ur, born 16 January 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022. Early life and education He was born in January 1969 in Qu ...

(born 1969), 19th and current

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy Presid ...

Sanjay Suri Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in the film ''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)''. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with ''Jhankaar Be ...

(born 1971), Indian actor and model of Kashmiri origin *

Sanjna Suri Sanjna Suri (born 31 March 1991) is a Malaysian pharmacist, beauty pageant titleholder, singer, model, and actress. She shot to fame after winning Miss Intercontinental Malaysia in 2017. She then represented Malaysia at Miss Scuba International 20 ...

(born 1993), Malaysian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder *

(1486–1545), medieval Pashtun emperor of India (1540–45) * Tej Kaur Suri (1914-2007), social activist, mother of Bollywood actor

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

;Fictional characters *Suri, a

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from the 2000

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animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...

film, ''

Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

'', voiced by

Hayden Panettiere Hayden Lesley Panettiere (; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is best known for her lead roles as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' and Juliette Barnes in the Am ...

*Suri Polomare, from season 4 of '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'', voiced by Tabitha St. Germain

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