Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, '' 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 Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate. She founded t ...

(1947–2016), American activist *

Assata Shakur Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947; also married name, JoAnne Chesimard) is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). In 1977, she was convicted in the first-degree murder ...

(born 1947), American activist and convict * Mopreme Shakur (born 1969), American rapper *

Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur Muhammad ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur was the Oromo Emir of Harar, Ethiopia (1856–1875). In the oral traditions of the Harari, he was reviled for having entered in an ''ilman gosa'' (adoptive brotherhood) with the Bokku of the Ala Oromo. This ...

, 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 Mutulu Shakur (born Jeral Wayne Williams; August 8, 1950) is an American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, sentenced to sixty years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in which a guar ...

(born 1950), Black Liberation Army leader *

Sanyika Shakur Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021),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 b ...

(1971–1996), American rapper and actor

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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 Ash-Shakur Stevenson (born June 28, 1997) is an American professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO featherweight title from 2019 to 2020, the WBO super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and ...

(born 1997), American professional boxer

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