Shakir is both a surname and a given name originating from Arabic, similar to the surname or name Shakur. The feminine form of Shakir is

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

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Ahmad Muhammad Shakir Ahmad Muhammad Shakir () (January 29, 1892, Cairo – June 14, 1958) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar of hadith. He is the son of Muḥammad Shākir ibn Aḥmad, an Islamic scholar of Al-Azhar University and elder brother of Mahmud Muhammad Sh ...

(1892-1958), Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions) *

Habiburrahman Shakir Hajji Habiburrahman Shakir (, ; 10 December 1903 – 18 April 1975), also known by his nisba al-Bulgari (), was a Tatar imam, theologian and publisher. Shakir was born in current day Tatarstan and became a part of the Finnish Tatar community ...

(1903-1975), Tatar imam in Finland *

Faiz Shakir Faiz Shakir (; ) is an American Democratic political advisor. He serves as senior advisor to Bernie Sanders and executive director of the nonprofit media organization More Perfect Union. Previously, he was campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' ...

(born 1979), American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020 * Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder *

Khalil Shakir Khalil Shakir (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Bills in the fif ...

(born 2000), American football player * M. H. Shakir (1866-1939), a translator of the Qur'an *

Zaid Shakir Zaid Shakir (; born Ricky Daryl Mitchell, May 24, 1956) is an American Muslim scholar"Lonny Shavelson, Fred Setterberg", Under the Dragon: California's New Culture, Oakland Museum of California, Heyday Books, p.64, "Edward E. Curtis", The Colum ...

(born 1956), American Islamic scholar * Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher * Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician * Samir Shakir Mahmoud (born 1944), a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council * Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) (born 1941/42), Iraqi politician * Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) (born 1948), Indian politician * Shakir Mukhamadullin (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player

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