Zafer, Dhafer or Dhaffer ( ar, ظافر ''ẓāfir'') is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "victorious, Conqueror, Triumphant or Victor". It is used in Arabic-speaking countries, Turkey, the Balkans, and many countries that have come into contact with Islamic culture. People named Zafer to include:

Given name

Dhafer, Dhaffer

Dhafer Youssef Dhafer Youssef ( ar, ظافر يوسف; born 19 November 1967) is a Tunisian composer, singer and oud player. Biography Dhafer Youssef was born in Téboulba (a small village of coastal Tunisia); his grandfather was a muezzin. He calls the radio ...

(born 1967), Tunisian composer * Dhaffer L'Abidine (born 1972), Tunisian actor

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Zafer Algöz Zafer Algöz (born 30 August 1961) is a Turkish actor, best known for his films '' Salkım Hanımın Taneleri'' (1999), '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' Yahşi Batı'' (2010). Biography He began acting classes in 1975, which were held by Bursa Stat ...

(born 1961), Turkish actor *

Zafer Biryol Zafer Biryol (born 2 October 1976) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Anadolu Selçukluspor. He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. Club career He was the Super Lig's top scorer in the 2004� ...

(born 1976), Turkish footballer *

Zafer Çağlayan Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (born 10 November 1957 in Muş) is a Turkish politician and former Minister. He is a member of parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party and the former Minister of Economic Affairs under Prime Minister R ...

(born 1957), Turkish politician *

Zafer Çevik Zafer Çevik (born 20 January 1984) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for an amateur side Ödemişspor. Career On 31 August 2016, he joined Bucaspor Bucaspor was a professional Turkish football club based in Bu ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer *

Zafer Gözet Zafer Gözet (born 21 September 1965) is a Turkish-Norwegian Marxist-Leninist politician. He was the leader of the Communist Party of Norway (NKP) from 2001 to 2010. Gözet was born and raised in Konya, Turkey before immigrating to Norway with h ...

(born 1965), Norwegian politician of Turkish origin *

Zafer Hanım Zafer Hanım was the first Turkish novelist, writing one novel. Her birth and death dates are unknown. According to contemporaneous writer Mehmet Zihni, she was a member of Fuat Pasha's family. Her husband was Kabuli Pasha, who died before Zafer ...

, 19th-century Ottoman Turkish woman novelist *

Zafer İlken Prof. Dr. Zafer İlken is a Turkish educator, university administrator and the author/co-author of numerous scientific papers, who has been serving (since 2006) as the third rector of the İzmir Institute of Technology, founded in 1992.

, Turkish educator * Zafer Kalaycıoğlu (born 1965), Turkish basketball coach * Zafer Kılıçkan (born 1973), Turkish footballer * Zafer al-Masri (1940–1986), Nablus mayor * Zafer Özgültekin (born 1975), Turkish footballer * Zafer Şakar (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Zafer Yelen (born 1986), German footballer of Turkish origin

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* Emre Zafer Barnes (born 1988), Jamaican-Turkish sprinter

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