Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect.

Samira Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah /sæˈmiːrə/, ar, سميرة is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the Arabic root, root s-m-r ('to spend the night in talking'), ultimately meaning ''night-companion'', ''enterta ...

is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.

People with the name

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Artists and musicians

Samir (filmmaker) Samir Jamal al Din (born 29 July 1955), known professionally as Samir, is a Swiss filmmaker, film producer and director. Life and work Samir was born the son of a Swiss mother and an Iraqi father in Baghdad. Samir's full name is Samir Jamal al Din ...

, Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin *

Samir Badran Samir Gustav Badran ( ar, سمير غوستاف بدران; born May 25, 1990) is a Swedish television personality and singer. Since 2022 he has been working as a real estate agent. Career In 2013, Badran participated in the reality series ''Pa ...

, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo

Samir & Viktor Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor was a Swedish music duo that consists of ''Paradise Hotel'' contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished ...

Samir Chamas Samir Chamas (, 25 November 1942) is a Lebanese actor, writer, journalist and voice actor. Personal life Chamas has been married Siham Abu Al-Izz and he has two children, Rabih and Rima. Filmography Film Television *Spotlight. 2011 * ...

, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *

Samir Ghanem Samir Yousef Ghanem ( ar, سمير يوسف غانم; 15 January 1937 – 20 May 2021) was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer. Career Ghanem was born in al-ʿAtawlah, Asyut Governorate. He earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture f ...

, Egyptian comedian *

Samir Soni Samir Soni is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model. Career Soni made his debut in the Hindi serial '' Samandar.'' In 1996, he appeared as Ashok Mathur in Doordarshan's '' A Mouthful Of Sky''. He made his film ...

, Indian actor

Politicians

Samir Allioui Samir Allioui (born 1983) is a Dutch politician and activist. From August 2009 to April 2010, Allioui served as the Co-President of Pirate Parties International, firstly with Pat Mächler and later with Jerry Weyer. He was later elected a Co-Ch ...

, Dutch politician *

Samir Frangieh Samir Frangieh (4 December 1945 – 11 April 2017) was a Lebanese politician and a leftist intellectual. He was a member of the Lebanese Parliament. He was from the Frangieh family, one of the well-known political families of Lebanon. Early li ...

, Lebanese politician *

Samir Geagea Samir Farid Geagea ( ar, سمير فريد جعجع Lebanese pron.: , also spelled Samir Ja'ja'; born 25 October 1952) is a Lebanese politician and militia commander who has been leading the Lebanese Forces party and dissolved militia ...

, Lebanese politician *

Samir Kassir Samir Kassir ( ar, سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of ''An-Nahar'' and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syri ...

, Lebanese politician *

Samir Mouqbel Samir Mouqbel ( ar, سمير مقبل) (born 1939) is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Lebanon. Early life and education Mouqbel was born in 1939. He graduated from the American University of Beir ...

(born 1939), Lebanese politician *

Samir Saïed Samir Saïed (Arabic: سمير سعيد ) (born 1957) is a Tunisian politician. He has been minister of economy and planning in the Bouden Cabinet The Bouden Cabinet is the current government of Tunisia. It is headed by Najla Bouden, the fir ...

, Tunisian politician *

Samir Sharifov Samir Rauf oghlu Sharifov ( az, Samir Rauf oğlu Şərifov; born 7 September 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic. Early life Sharifov was born on 7 September 1961. In 1983, he graduated ...

, Azerbaijani politician *

Sameer Zuberi Sameer Zuberi MP (born in August 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the federal riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, sitting as a member of the Libera ...

, Canadian politician

Sportsmen

Samir Ayass Samir Ahmed Ayass ( ar, سمير أحمد أياس, ; bg, Самир Ахмед Аяс; born 24 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Coming through the youth system, Ayass began his senior career in 2008 at ho ...

(born 1990), Lebanese footballer *

Samir Bannout Samir Bannout ( ar, سمير بنّوت) is a Lebanese retired former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Biography Known as "the Lion of Lebanon", Samir Bannout won the Mr. Olympia title in 1983. Bannout has appeared on the covers of many fitness ...

, Lebanese bodybuilder *

Samir Bekrić Samir Bekrić (born 20 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League club FK Željezničar Sarajevo, Željezničar. Club ca ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Samir Fazlagić Samir Fazlagić (born 21 October 1982) is a former professional football player who last played for Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The admin ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Samir Fazli Samir Fazli ( mk, Самир Фазли; born 22 April 1991) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turan in the Kazakhstan Premier League. Early life Born in Skopje, Fazli lived in Canada for some time, attending ...

, Macedonian footballer *

Samir Hadji Samir Hadji (born 12 September 1989, in Creutzwald) is a footballer who plays for the Luxembourgian club F91 Dudelange as a striker. Born in France, he has represented Morocco at youth level. Personal life He is the son of former Moroccan int ...

, Moroccan footballer *

Samir Handanovič Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is clo ...

, Slovenian footballer *

Samir Karabašić Samir Karabašić (born December 12, 1966) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian whitewater slalom, slalom canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. He finished 41st in the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, K-1 event at the 1996 ...

, Bosnian canoeist *

Samir Mammadov Samir Mammadov ( az, Samir Məmmədov; born May 15, 1988) is a Boxing, boxer from Azerbaijan, who won the silver medal in the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 2006 European Championships in Bulgaria and bronze at the 2007 Worl ...

, Azerbaijani boxer *

Samir Merzić Samir Merzić (born 29 June 1984) is a association football, football Defender (association football), defender from Bosnia and Herzegovina who last played for FK Sloboda Tuzla, Sloboda Tuzla. He has played 4 times for the Bosnia and Herzegovina n ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Samir Nasri Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he had also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri was known for his dribbling, ball control ...

, French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Semir Slomić Semir Slomić (born 14 January 1988 in Banovići) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian retired association football, football player, who played for FK Radnicki Lukavac in the Prva Liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Prva liga FBiH. Club caree ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Semir Tuce Semir Tuce (born 11 February 1964) is a Bosnian retired association football, footballer, who played as left winger. He was part of the Velež Mostar ''second golden era'', which won the 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup. Club career Velež Mostar Tuce wa ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Samir Ujkani Samir Ujkani (born 5 July 1988) is a Kosovar Albanian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Italian club Empoli F.C., Empoli and the Kosovo national football team, Kosovo nat ...

, Albanian footballer *

Samir Ziani Samir Ziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French professional boxer who has held the European Boxing Union, European super-featherweight title since 2019. Professional career Ziani made his professional debut on 21 May 2010, scoring a four-round poi ...

, French boxer

Others

Samir El-Khadem Samir El-Khadem (Arabic: سمير الخادم; born September 25, 1942 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is the former Commander of the Lebanese Navy, Lebanese Naval Forces, and an author, historian, and currently the Director of the Institute for East and West ...

, Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces * Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist *

Samir Mehanović Samir Mehanović is a Bosnian and British BAFTA and IDFA award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter. He came to the United Kingdom as an immigrant from the Bosnian war and has lived in UK since 1995. Samir developed his crafts as wri ...

, British film director *

Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel is a citizen of Yemen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internee Security Number was 043. The Department of Defense reports Moqbel ...

, Yemeni guantanamo detainee *

Samir Naqqash Samir Naqqash ( he, סמיר נקאש, ar, سمير نقاش; 1938 in Baghdad – 6 July 2004, in Petah Tikva) was an Israeli novelist, short-story writer, and playwright who immigrated from Iraq at the age of 13. Biography Samir Naqqash was bo ...

, Israeli writer *

Semir Zeki Semir Zeki FMedSci FRS is a British and French neurobiologist who has specialised in studying the primate visual brain and more recently the neural correlates of affective states, such as the experience of love, desire and beauty that are ge ...

, British neuroscientist * Sameer khan , Azamgarh UP Se hain

Middle name

Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes, known as Samir (born 13 October 1988) is a Cape Verdean football player who plays for Sertanense. He also holds Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation ...

, Cape Verdean footballer known simply as Samir Ali

Nickname

Ajam Boujarari Mohammed Ajam Boujarari Mohammed (born 3 April 1961), known as Samir, is a Moroccan professional Association football, football manager. Coaching career In 1998, Samir became assistant coach for Japan national football team under manager Philippe Troussie ...

, Moroccan football manager known as Samir

Ships

* A ship built in 1933, originally a German fishing trawler named

Carl Röver Carl Georg Röver (February 12, 1889May 15, 1942) was a German Nazi Party official. His main posts were as ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Weser-Ems and '' Reichsstatthalter'' of both Oldenburg and Bremen. Early years Röver was born in Lemwerder and sa ...

, which operated under the name Samir as a Lebanese cargo ship from 1980 to 1985

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