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 root s-m-r ('to spend the night in talking'), ultimately meaning ''night-companion'', ''entertaining compani ...

is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.

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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 finis ...

* Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor * Samir Ghanem, 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, Dutch politician * Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician * Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician * Samir Kassir, 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 Bei ...

(born 1939), Lebanese politician * Samir Saïed, 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 Liberal ...

, 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 International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilder. Biography Known as "the Lion of Lebanon", Samir Bannout won the Mr. Olympia title in 1983. Bannout has ...

, Lebanese bodybuilder *

Samir Bekrić Samir Bekrić (born 20 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Club career Early career Bekrić started his professional career in 2003 joining Gradina. He st ...

, 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 adminis ...

, Norwegian footballer * Samir Fazli, Macedonian footballer * Samir Hadji, 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 Bosnian slalom canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. He finished 41st in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. ...

, Bosnian canoeist *

Samir Mammadov Samir Mammadov ( az, Samir Məmmədov; born May 15, 1988) is a 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 World Champi ...

, Azerbaijani boxer *

Samir Merzić Samir Merzić (born 29 June 1984) is a football defender from Bosnia and Herzegovina who last played for Sloboda Tuzla. He has played 4 times for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. He played in the Gambrinus liga for FK Teplice. ...

, 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 *

Semir Slomić Semir Slomić (born 14 January 1988 in Banovići) is a Bosnian retired football player, who played for FK Radnicki Lukavac in the Prva liga FBiH. Club career The forward player played previously in Bosnia for FK Budućnost Banovići, FK Sl ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Semir Tuce Semir Tuce (born 11 February 1964) is a Bosnian retired 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 was born in Mostar and s ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Samir Ujkani Samir Ujkani (born 5 July 1988) is a Kosovar Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Empoli and the Kosovo national team. Early life Ujkani was born in Resnik, a village near Vushtrri, SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia ...

, Albanian footballer *

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

, French boxer

Others

* Samir El-Khadem, Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces * Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist * Samir Mehanović, British film director * Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel, Yemeni guantanamo detainee * Samir Naqqash, Israeli writer * Semir Zeki, British neuroscientist * Sameer khan , Azamgarh UP Se hain

Middle name

* Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes, Cape Verdean footballer known simply as Samir Ali

Nickname

* Ajam Boujarari Mohammed, 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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