Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
surname or male given name, which means "comforter".
[''Behind The Name'']
"Jabir"
Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir,
Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and
Geber. The name may refer to:
Given name
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Jaber I Al-Sabah (1770–1859), Kuwaiti political leader
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Jabir Al-Azmi Jabir Al-Azmi is a former Kuwaiti politician, representing the fifth district. Born in 1970, Al-Azmi studied Sharia law and worked in at the Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006.
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(born 1970), Kuwaiti politician
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Jabir al-Kaabi (1789–1881), Arabian political leader
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Jabir al-Sabah (1926–2006), Emir of Kuwait
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Jabir Herbert Muhammad
Jabir Herbert Muhammad (April 16, 1929 – August 25, 2008) was an American businessman and co-founder of Top Rank, Inc. He was the longtime manager of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
Early life
Muhammad was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the t ...
(1929–2008), American businessman
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Jabir Husain
Jabir Husain (born 5 June 1945), is an Indian politician and the former Member of the Parliament representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He is affiliated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He currently resides in his private residence in Patna.
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(born 1945), Indian politician
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Jabir ibn Abd Allah
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī ( ar, جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH), was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Life
Early life
Jabir ...
(607–697), Arab companion of Muhammad
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Jabir ibn Aflah
Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ ( ar, أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, la, Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work ''Iṣlāḥ a ...
(1100–1150), Spanish-Arab astronomer
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Jābir ibn Hayyan Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter".''Behind The Name''"Jabir" Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:
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(died c. 806–816), early Islamic alchemist
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Jābir ibn Zayd
Abu al-Sha'tha Jabir ibn Zayd al-Zahrani al-Azdi () was a Muslim theologian and one of the founding figures of the Ibadis, Donald Hawley, ''Oman'', pg. 199. Jubilee edition. Kensington: Stacey International, 1995. the third major denomination of ...
(died 711), Arab theologian
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Jabir Novruz
Jabir Novruz (born Jabir Mirzebey oglu Novruzov, 12 March 1933 – died 12 December 2002) was an honored art worker and the national poet of Azerbaijan, and secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers for three decades. Considered one of the ...
(1933–2002), Azerbaijani writer
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Jabir Raza
Syed Jabir Raza (born 1 August 1955) is an Indian historian, and a researcher in the history stream. Presently, he is working as a lecturer at Department of History in Women's College of Aligarh Muslim University. He is from Nalanda, Bihar.
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(born 1955), Indian historian
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Djabir Saïd-Guerni
Aïssa Djabir Saïd-Guerni ( ar, عيسى جبير سعيد قرني, born 29 March 1977 in Algiers) is a retired Algerian athlete who predominantly competed in the 800 metres. Saïd-Guerni competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer O ...
(born 1977), Algerian athlete
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Jabir Shakir
Jabir Shakir ( ar, جابر شاكر ) (born 1987) is an Iraqi football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
(born 1987), Iraqi football player
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Sultan Djabir
Sultan Djabir (or Bokoyo, born – 11 January 1918) was ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He engaged in the ivory and slave trade with Muslims from the north and with Belgians from the south. ...
(c. 1855–1918), ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Surname
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Balla Jabir
Balla Gabir Kortokaila (born 12 September 1985, in Umm Dawm) is a Sudanese footballer, who currently plays for Sudanese side El-Merreikh.
Career
He plays as a left back or a winger. He was brought from Hay al-Arab in December 2007 to El-Merr ...
(born 1985), Sudanese football player
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Fathi Jabir
Fathi Jabir (Arabic: فتحي جابر ) (born 29 December 1980) is a Yemeni football striker and Club Al-Tilal، Yemen's top scorer the season: 1998/99
Honours
Club
Al-Tilal'
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(born 1980), Yemeni football player
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Malik Jabir
Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944 in Wa) is a retired Ghanaian professional football striker. He is currently a technical advisor for Asante Kotoko S.C. in the Ghana Premier League.
Career
Jabir played club football for Asante Kotoko.
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(born 1944), Ghanaian football player
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Arabic name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/middle/ family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout ...
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Geber (disambiguation)
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Jaber
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names