Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an

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surname or male given name, which means "comforter".''Behind The Name''
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Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir,

Jaber Jaber () is an Arabic name for males used as a given name and surname. Alternative spellings are Gaber (disambiguation), Gaber, Jabir and Jabeur. People with the given name *Jaber Al Mulla (born 1995), Kuwaiti Hungarian Rapper *Jaber Abu Hussein ...

, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:

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Jaber I Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah (; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1775 – 1859) was the third ruler of the Sheikdom of Kuwait. He governed from 1814 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah, whom he succeeded upon his death. Reign ...

(1770–1859), Kuwaiti political leader * Jabir Al-Azmi (born 1970), Kuwaiti politician * Jabir al-Kaabi (1789–1881), Arabian political leader *

Jabir al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) (), also known as Jaber III, was Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006. The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jabe ...

(1926–2006), Emir of Kuwait *

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 ...

(1929–2008), American businessman * Jabir Husain (born 1945), Indian politician *

Jabir ibn Abd Allah Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī (, died 697 CE/78 AH), Abu Muhammad and Abu Abd al-Rahman also wrote his nickname was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and narrator of Hadith. Imami sources say ...

(607–697), Arab companion of Muhammad *

Jabir ibn Aflah Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (, ; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work ''Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi'' (Correction of the ''Almagest'') influenced Islam ...

(1100–1150), Spanish-Arab astronomer *

Jābir ibn Hayyan Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Arabic: , variously called al-Ṣūfī, al-Azdī, al-Kūfī, or al-Ṭūsī), died 806−816, is the purported author of a large number of works in Arabic, often called the Jabirian corpus. The treatises that ...

(died c. 806–816), early Islamic alchemist *

Jābir ibn Zayd Abu al-Sha'tha Jabir ibn Zayd al-Yahmadi al-Azdi () was an Islamic scholar, theologian and one of the founding figures of the Ibadis,Donald Hawley, ''Oman'', pg. 199. Jubilee edition. Kensington: Stacey International, 1995. the third major denomi ...

(died 711), Arab theologian *

Jabir Novruz Jabir Novruz (born Cabir Mirzəbəy oğlu Novruzov, 12 March 1933 – died 12 December 2002) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet poet, translator, editor, and secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers for three decades. Considered one of the mos ...

(1933–2002), Azerbaijani writer *

Jabir Raza Jabir Raza (born 1 August 1955) is an Indian historian, and a researcher in the history stream. Presently, he is retired, used to work as a professor at the department of history and prior to that was working as a lecturer at Department of History ...

(born 1955), Indian historian *

Djabir Saïd-Guerni Aïssa Djabir Saïd-Guerni (, 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 Olympics in the 800 metres, and was also t ...

(born 1977), Algerian athlete *

Jabir Shakir Jabir Shakir () (born 1987) is an Iraqi football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play ...

(born 1987), Iraqi football player *

Sultan Djabir Sultan Djabir (or Bokoyo; – 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. Event ...

(c. 1855–1918), ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Balla Jabir Balla Gabir Kortokaila (born 12 September 1985, in Umm Dam, Umm Dawm) is a Sudanese association football, 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 ...

(born 1985), Sudanese football player *

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' *Yemeni League: 1 ** 2005 *Yemeni Presidents Cup: 1 **2007 * Ye ...

(born 1980), Yemeni football player *

Malik Jabir Asante Kotoko Technical Director Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a technical Director for Asante Kotoko S.C. in the Ghana Premier League. Career Jabir ...

(born 1944), Ghanaian football player

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