Najjar ( ar, نجّار, link=no) is an

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and Sephardic surname and profession meaning ''

carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, Shipbuilding, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. ...

''. Notable people with surnames Najjar, al-Najjar, or al-Najar include:

Ancient

*Habib Al-Najjar (c. AD 5-40), or Saint Habib the Carpenter *Yousef Al-Najjar (c. 90 BC-AD 18), or

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the Carpenter, Jesus's legal father *Ibn Al Najjar a

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scholar of Sunni Islam

Modern

* Aida Najjar (1938–2020), Palestinian-Jordanian writer * Ammar Campa-Najjar (born 1989), American Democratic politician * Ahmad El Najjar, Egyptian economist * Ammar Al-Najar (born 1997), Saudi football player *

Fadel Al-Najjar Fadel Al-Najjar ( ar, فضل النجار) (born April 2, 1985 in Kuwait City) is a Jordanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Al Ahli (Jordan) of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League "JPL". He plays in both the p ...

(born 1985), Jordanian professional basketball player * Fouad Najjar (1930–1992), Lebanese agronomist and politician *

Ibrahim Najjar Ibrahim Najjar is a lawyer, a professor of law, a Lebanese politician and a former Justice minister (2008–2011). Early life and education Najjar was born the 2nd September 1941 in Tripoli, North Lebanon, and is an adherent of the Greek Orthodox ...

, Lebanese lawyer and politician * Humaid Al-Najar, Emirati footballer * John Najjar, executive stylist at Ford Motor Company and creator of the Ford Mustang * Mansor Al-Najar, Saudi football player *

Marwan G. Najjar Marwan Georges Najjar ( ar, مروان جورج نجار; 2 January 1947 – 14 February 2023) was a Lebanese scriptwriter and producer. Early life and education Najjar graduated with a degree in comparative literature and education from the ...

(1947–2023), Lebanese scriptwriter * Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (born 1956), Iranian politician *

Moudi Najjar Moudi Najjar ( ar, مودي النجار; born 20 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward, for Rockdale Ilinden in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Born in Australia, Najjar was called up to the Syria national team in 2 ...

(born 2000), Australian football player *

Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar Muhammad Youssef Al-Najjar ( ar, محمد يوسف النجار; 11 June 1930 – 10 April 1973), commonly known as Abu Youssef, was a Palestinian militant who was assassinated by Israel over alleged involvement in the 1972 Munich massacre. Li ...

(1930–1973), commonly known as Abu Youssef, Palestinian militant * Najwa Najjar (born 1965), Palestinian filmmaker *

Redha al-Najar Redha al-Najar is a citizen of Tunisia who was held in US custody in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility. He is notable for being one of a very small number of the detainees held in Bagram to have had a writ of habeas corpus submitted on his b ...

, Tunisian citizen who was held in US custody in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility * Ramsay G. Najjar (1952–2020), Lebanese businessman * Rouzan al-Najjar, Palestinian nurse assisting injured Palestinians killed by Israeli sniper on June 1, 2018 *

Victor Assad Najjar Victor Assad Najjar (1914-2002) was a Lebanon, Lebanese-born United States, American pediatrician and microbiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Vanderbilt University and Tufts University. Along with John Fielding Crigler, Najjar is known for C ...

(1914–2002), Lebanese-born American pediatrician and microbiologist, known for the Crigler–Najjar syndrome

Fictional characters

*Noore Najjar, a fictional character from 2014 Ubisoft video game ''

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Ancient

Modern

Fictional characters

See also