Muneer (also spelled Moneer, Monir, Mounir, or Muneyr, , meaning ''illuminating'', ''lightsome'', ''bright'', ''luminous'') is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to:

Given name

Muneer Ahmad Muneer Ahmad is a professor of law at the Yale Law School. He is a specialist in international human rights and immigration law. He is known for his work as co-counsel for Omar Khadr, a Canadians, Canadian who was detained at the Guantanamo Bay d ...

, American professor of law * {{anbl, Mounir Akbache * Munir Akram (born 1945), Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008 * Munir al-Rayyes (1901-1992), was a prominent Syrian newspaper editor and writer * Munir Awad (born 1981), citizen of Sweden who has fallen under suspicion of an association with terrorism *

Muneer Ahmed Badini Munir Ahmed Badini ( Balochi:منير احمد بادینی ) born in 1953) is a Pakistani novelist and writer. The recipient of the Pride of Performance, he primarily writes in Balochi and English languages. Biography He lives in Quetta and ...

(born 1953), Pakistani writer * Munir Bashir (1930-1997), Assyrian musician * Munir Bhatti (died 2024), Pakistani field hockey player *

Münir Ertegün Munir Ertegun ( Turkish spelling: Münir Ertegün; 1883 – 11 November 1944) was a Turkish legal counsel in international law to the "Sublime Porte" (imperial government) of the late Ottoman Empire and a diplomat of the Republic of Turkey dur ...

(1883-1944), Turkish politician * Muneer Fareed (born 1956), American scholar *

Münir Hüsrev Göle Münir Hüsrev Göle (1890–1955) was a Turkish politician who was cofounder of the Republican People's Party. He served as the minister of interior between 1947 and 1949. He was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish Parliam ...

(1890–1955), Turkish politician * Munir El Haddadi (born 1995), Moroccan footballer *

Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui (; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco national football team, Morocco internati ...

(born 1984), Dutch-Moroccan footballer * Monir Haidar, Bangladeshi journalist and political analyst * Monir Hossain (born 1985), Bangladeshi cricketer * Monir Hossain Manu (1959–2018), Bangladeshi footballer *

Munir Ahmad Khan Munir Ahmad Khan (; 20 May 1926 – 22 April 1999), , was a Pakistani nuclear engineer who is credited, among others, with being the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan for their leading role in developing their nation's nuclear we ...

(1926-1999), Pakistani nuclear engineer * Mounir Maasri (born 1940), Lebanese actor *

Mounir El Motassadeq Mounir el-Motassadeq (Arabic: منير المتصدق; born 3 April 1974) is a Moroccan former member of al-Qaeda. He was convicted by a German court of being a member of Al-Qaeda and of assisting some of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks ...

(born 1974), Moroccan al-Qaeda member * Mounir Mourad (1922-1981), Egyptian artist * Munir Bin Naseer, citizen of Pakistan who was detained in Guantanamo Bay *

Munir Niazi Munir Niazi (Punjabi language, Punjabi, Urdu: ;09 April 1923 – 26 December 2006), was a Pakistani poet. He mostly wrote in the Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu languages and also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he es ...

(1923-2006), Urdu poet *

Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour (; born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician. Early life and education Abdel Nour was born into a Copts, Coptic Christian family on 21 August 1945. His father, Amin Fakhry Abdel Nour (1912 – 2012) ...

(born 1945), Egyptian politician *

Münir Özkul Münir Özkul (15 August 1925 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish cinema and theatre actor who was awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey". In 1972, he won a International Antalya Film Festival, Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his ...

(1925-2018), Turkish cinema and theatre actor * Munir Ahmad Rashid (born 1934), Pakistani mathematician, and nuclear scientist * Muneer Sait (born 1940), Indian field hockey goalkeeper *

Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...

(1900-1981), Turkish classical musician and tenor singer *

Munir Said Thalib Munir Said Thalib (8 December 1965 – 7 September 2004) was an Indonesian activist. Founder of the Kontras human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht ...

(1965-2004), Indonesian activist *

Munir Shakir Mufti Munir Shakir (Pashto/; 4 April 1969 - 15 March 2025) was an Islamic cleric and preacher. The founder of Lashkar-e-Islam, he later became a strong critic of state oppression by Pakistan and injustices against Pashtuns. He actively partici ...

(1969-2025), Pakistani Islamic cleric *

Mounir Yemmouni Mounir Yemmouni (born 12 October 1983 in Ouirine, Morocco) is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. At the end o ...

(born 1983), French middle distance runner *

Mounir Zeghdoud Mounir Zeghdoud (; born 18 November 1970) is an Algerian former football player and the current manager of US Biskra. International career On 26 November 1995 Mounir Zeghdoud played for the first time against Ivory Coast in friendly match ende ...

(born 1970), Algerian footballer *

Munir Sarhadi Munir Sarhadi (1931 – May 23, 1980) was a Pashtun-Pakistani instrumentalist, sarinda player and a folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former d ...

(1931–1980), Pakistani instrumentalist and Sarinda-player * M. K. Muneer (born 1962), Indian politician, doctor and former Health Minister,

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

state. * Hussain Munir (1936–2025), former Munir Hussain, Norwegian-Pakistani from Thiro Chak,

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Entrepreneur, visionary and philosopher. Among the first Pakistani workers in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. Grandfather of Asad Jonas Munir Arshad (1992).

Surname

* Anwar Hossain Monir (born 1981), Bangladeshi cricketer * Asim Munir (born 1968), Pakistan Army general *

Mazhar Munir Mazhar Munir is a television and film actor. Before co-starring in the 2005 movie ''Syriana'', he appeared in three British television shows: ''The Bill'', '' Mile High'', and '' Doctors''. Life and career Munir was born in London to Britis ...

, British television actor *

Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir (; born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Egyptian music, Nubian music, Blues, Jazz and ...

(born 1954), Egyptian singer *

Muhammad Munir Muhammad Munir (; 1895–1979) was the second Chief Justice of Pakistan serving from 1954 to 1960. Background Munir was born into a Kakkyzai Pashtun family and obtained his degree of master's in English Literature from Government College Univer ...

(1895-1979), Pakistani judge *

Qusay Munir Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein (; born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder with more than 80 caps for the Iraqi Nation ...

(born 1981), Iraqi footballer * Tanvir Hasan Monir (born 1978), Bangladeshi politician

Compound names with ''Munir'' as a prefix

* Munir-ul-Islam (disambiguation), multiple people * Munir-uz-Zaman (disambiguation), multiple people *Munir-ul-Haqq, multiple people ** Munir-ul-Haqq Sakku, first Mayor of Comilla, Bangladesh ** Munir-ul-Haqq Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician and general secretary of Mohammedan Sporting Club *Munir-ud-Din, multiple people ** Munir-ud-Din Khan (born 1974), Bengali poet and writer ** Munir-ud-Din Yusuf (1919–1987), Bangladeshi writer, journalist and translator * A. K. Mohammad Munir-ul-Bahar, Bangladesh Air Force officer and Vice Chancellor of Aviation and Aerospace University * Quazi Munir-ul-Huda, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician

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Surname

Compound names with ''Munir'' as a prefix

See also