Mahir (also spelled Maher or "Mihir-A", ) is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:

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Maher Arar Maher Arar () (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987. Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in September 2002 on his way ...

(born 1970), Canadian software engineer *

Maher al-Assad Major General Maher Hafez al-Assad (, born 8 December 1967) is a Syrian former military officer who served as commander of the Syrian Army's elite 4th Armoured Division, which, together with Syria's Military Intelligence, formed the core of t ...

(born 1967), brother of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and former head of the Presidential Guard *

Maher Sabry Maher Sabry (; born 11 April 1967) is an Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer and cartoonist. Biography A gay activist, he was the first director to portray gay and lesbian love in lyrica ...

(born 1967), Egyptian filmmaker, writer and gay rights activist * Maher Al Sayed (born 1979), Syrian football player *

Maher-shalal-hash-baz "Maher-shalal-hash-baz" was the second prophetic name mentioned in Isaiah chapter 8– 9. Biblical accounts The name is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, both times in the Book of Isaiah chapter 8: Isaiah 8:1 :Moreover the said unto me, ...

, son of Biblical prophet Isaiah * Maher Shalal Hash Baz, artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician * Maher Charif, Palestinian historian and lecturer at the Institut français du Proche-Orient in Syria

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Mahir Agva Mahir Agva (born 26 June 1996) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the center position. Professional career Mahir Agva played ba ...

(born 1996), German basketball player *

Mahir Çayan Mahir Çayan (15 March 1946 – 30 March 1972) was a Turkish communist revolutionary and the leader of People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Partisi-Cephesi''). He was a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary ...

(1946–1972), Turkish communist leader *

Mahir Çağrı Mahir Çağrı (, born 1962) is a Turkish individual who became an Internet celebrity in 1999. His picture-laden personal homepage, which exclaimed, in broken English, his love of the accordion, travel, and women, was visited by millions and spawn ...

(born 1962), Turkish Internet celebrity *

Mahir Halili Mahir Halili (born 30 June 1975) is an Albanian retired footballer. He played for Tirana, Dinamo Tirana, Kastrioti Krujë and his last team Partizani Tirana. He also played abroad in Switzerland with SR Delémont in the 1997–98 season and in ...

(born 1975), Albanian footballer *

Mahir Jasem Mahir Jasem Ghuloom Abdulla Al-Haffar (; born 22 January 1989) is an Emirati footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

(born 1989), Emirati footballer *

Mahir Muradov Mahir Cümşüd oğlu Muradov (25 July 1956 – 5 January 2023) was an Azerbaijani judge. He served on the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan from 2012 to 2023. Muradov died in Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of ci ...

(1956–2023), Azerbaijani judge *

Mahir Sağlık Mahir Sağlık (born 18 January 1983) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Sağlık signed a three-year deal for VfL Wolfsburg in September 2008. On ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mahir Tomruk Mehmet Mahir Tomruk (1885–1949) was a Turkish sculptor who is one of lead figures in pre-Republic sculpture. He is one of the sculptors to be educated in the Sanayi-i Nefise in the time before the foundation of the Turkish Republic where h ...

(1885–1949), Turkish sculptor *

Mahir Yağcılar Mahir Yağcılar (; ) (born 6 May 1961 in Prizren, FPR Yugoslavia, modern Kosovo) is a Turkish Kosovar politician and the president of Turkish nationalist and conservative Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (KDTP). Yağcılar graduated from Facul ...

(born 1961), Turkish Kosovar politician *

Mahir al-Zubaydi Mahir al-Zubaydi (died October 3, 2008 in Adhamiya, Baghdad, Iraq), also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, was a military commander in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Zubaydi is believed to have headed the group that were behind bombings which killed at least 16 ...

(died 2008), al-Qaeda military commander

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Ahmad Maher Pasha Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888 – 24 February 1945) () was an Egyptian politician from the Saadist Institutional Party who served as Prime Minister of Egypt from October 1944 to February 1945. Maher Pasha was Minister of Finance in 1938. He was th ...

(1888–1945), Egyptian politician, Prime Minister of Egypt 1944–1945 *

Aly Maher Pasha Aly Maher Pasha (; 9 November 1882 – 25 August 1960) was an Egyptian political figure. He was minister of finance from 1928 to 1929. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt from 30 January 1936 to 9 May 1936, a second term from 18 August 1939 ...

(1882–1960), Egyptian politician

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