Ja'fari ( ar, الجعفري fa, جعفری) is a surname commonly associated with descendants of

Ja'far al-Sadiq Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Ṣādiq ( ar, جعفر بن محمد الصادق; 702 – 765 CE), commonly known as Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (), was an 8th-century Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian.. He was the founder of th ...

, an important Muslim scholar and the 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

. Descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq can most commonly be found amongst the

Shi'i Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

of Iraq, Iran and the Indian subcontinent. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Ja’fari. Variant transliterations include Ja'fari, Jaafari, Jafari, Jafri, Jafry, and Jaffrey.

Notable people with the surname

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*Afshin Jafari, known as

Afshin Afshin ( fa, افشین / ''Afšīn'') is a common Persian given name, which is a modern Persian word derived from Avestan. Afshin was used by the Sogdians. Historically, it was the princely title of the rulers of Osrushana at the time of the ...

(born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter * Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist *

Azra Jafari Azra Jafari ( fa, عذرا جعفری) is an Afghanistani politician and women rights advocate who became the first female mayor in Afghanistan appointed by President Hamid Karzai in December 2008. She became the mayor of Nili, a town in Daykundi ...

(born 1978), Afghani politician, mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan *

Bashar Jaafari Bashar Jaafari, also Ja'afari, ( ar, بشار الجعفري) (born April 14, 1956) is the former Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His qualifications include a Bachelor of ...

(born 1956), Syrian diplomat * Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Iranian politician, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs * Hadi Jafari (born 1982), Iranian footballer *

Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim Abd al-Karim al-Eshaiker ( ar, إبراهيم عبد الكريم الأشيقر; born 25 March 1947), also known as Ibrahim al-Jaafari, is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 200 ...

(born 1947), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister of Iraq *Jonathan Aryan Jafari, known as

JonTron Jonathan Aryan Jafari ( /ˈɛəriən/) (born March 24, 1990), better known by his Internet pseudonym JonTron, is an American YouTuber, comedian, reviewer, and Internet personality. He is best known for his eponymous YouTube web series ''JonTr ...

(born 1990), American comedian, internet personality, and video game critic *

Kamal Aljafari Kamal Aljafari - also written Kamal Jafari (Arabic: كمال جعفري، كمال الجعفري ) is a Palestinian artist, film director and producer. His work has been shown at film festivals such as the Berlinale, Locarno, Viennale and Rot ...

(born 1972), Palestinian filmmaker * Mehran Jafari (born 1985), Iranian footballer *

Mohammad Ali Jafari Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari ( fa, محمدعلی جعفری, born 1 September 1957, also known as Aziz Jafari and Ali Jafari) is a former commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps from 2007 to 2019. He was appointed by S ...

(born 1957), Iranian military figure, commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran * Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (1923–1998), Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian

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Abbas Jafri Syed Muhammad Abbas Jafri ( ur, عباس جعفری) is a Pakistani politician and model. Jafri is two times Best Male Model Lux Style Awards winner and one time Hum Awards winner. Jafri contested 2018 Sindh provincial election, 2018 elections f ...

(born 1991), Pakistani politician and model * Abdel Fattah Jafri (born 1950), Moroccan footballer * Ada Jafri (1924–2015), Pakistani poet *

Ali Sardar Jafri Ali Sardar Jafri (29 November 1913 – 1 August 2000) was an Indian writer of Urdu language. He was also a poet, critic and film lyricist. Biography Early life and education Ali Sardar Jafri was born in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, where he sp ...

(1913–2000), Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India *

Aqeel Jafri Aqeel Abbas Jafri ( ur, ) (born August 10, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan), is a Pakistani writer, poet and architect and chief editor of Urdu Dictionary Board in Pakistan. Works Jafri spent 20 years compiling and writing Pakistan Chronicle ' ...

(born 1957), Pakistani writer, poet and architect * Azfar Jafri, Pakistani film director *

Ehsan Jafri Ehsan Jafri (1929 – 28 February 2002) was an Indian politician and former member of the 6th Lok Sabha for the Congress Party, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society massacre. A Special Investigating Team appointed by the Supreme Court of ...

(1929–2002), Indian Muslim parliamentarian *

Husain Mohammad Jafri Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri was a Pakistani historian. He served as the chairman of the ''Pakistan Study Centre'', University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research universi ...

(1938–2019), Pakistani historian * Liaqat Jafri (born 1971), Indian poet and scholar *

Meezaan Jafri Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and the grandson of yesteryear actor Jagdeep, He is best known for role in Bollywood film ''Malaal'', which earned him critica ...

(born 1995), Indian actor * Muhammad Abbas Jafri, Pakistani politician * Murtaza Jafri (born 1958), Pakistani artist * Sacha Jafri (born 1977), British artist * Syed Ali Aslam Jafri (1943–2021), Pakistani judge *

Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri is an Indian journalist and a Member of Legislative Council from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party of the Indian state of Telangana. Jafri is the current pro tem chairman of Telangana Legislative Council. J ...

(born 1955), Indian journalist and politician * Wasim Jafri, Pakistani gastroenterologist * Zamir Jafri (1916–1999), Pakistani poet

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* Ainy Jaffri (born 1981), Pakistani actress and model *

Naila Jaffri Naila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the Selbitz river. History The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 9 January 1343. The first settlements ...

(1965–2021), Pakistani actress and director *

Rizwan Ali Jaffri ''Rizwan Ali Jaffri'' is a Pakistani model, actor and singer. He is best known for his modeling work with renowned Pakistani fashion labels, he also mark his television debut in 2012 drama serial ''Pani Jaisa Piyar'' directed by Sarmad Sultan Kho ...

(born 1992), Pakistani model, actor, and singer * Saman Sultana Jaffri, Pakistani politician

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* Waqar Jaffry (born 1980), Pakistani academician and scientist

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Javed Jaffrey Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaaferi (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and contested ...

(born 1963), Indian actor, dancer, and comedian, son of Jagdeep *

Madhur Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-British-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook ...

(born 1933), Indian actress and food writer *

Naved Jaffrey ''Boogie Woogie'' was an Indian dance competition television series created and directed by Naved Jaffrey, Ashu Jain and Ravi Behl for Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. Debuting in 1996, the show was judged ...

(born 1969), Indian television producer, son of Jagdeep *

Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the CBS TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played ...

(born 1975), British actor and singer *

Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies. During the 1980s and 1990s he wa ...

(1929–2015), Indian-born British actor *

Sakina Jaffrey Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress. Early life Jaffrey was born in New York City, the youngest daughter of Indian-born parents, actress and food and travel writer Madhur Jaffrey, and actor Saeed Jaffrey. Her parent ...

(born 1962), Indian-American actress *Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey, stage name

Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''Sholay'' (1975), Machchar in '' Purana Mandi ...

(1939–2020), Indian actor and comedian

Notable people with the middle name

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(born 1948), Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer