Editing Bashir (name)

{{Infobox given name
| name = Bashir
| image =
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|ar|baˈʃiːr|lang}}
| gender = male
| meaning = 'the one who brings good news'
| region =
| origin = Arabic
| variant forms = Basheer, Beshir, Bachir, Béchir, [[Beşir]]
| related names = [[Bashar (disambiguation)#People|Bashar]], Abshir, Basheerah, Absheerah
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'''Bashir''' or '''Basheer''' ({{langx|ar|[[wikt:بشير|بشير]]|Bašīr|the one who brings good news}}), also [[gallicized]] in the form '''Bachir''' or '''Béchir''', is a male [[given name]] and a [[surname]].

It may refer to:
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==Mononym==
*[[Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga|Al Bachir]] or Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (born 1998) Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player.
*[[Bashir I]], Lebanese emir of the [[Shihab dynasty]]
*[[Bashir Shihab II]] (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
*[[Bashir III]] (1775-1860), ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)

==Given name==
===Bachir===
*[[Bachir Gemayel]] or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
*[[Bachir Abdelouahab]] (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
*[[Bachir Ammoury]] (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player 
*[[Bachir Attar]] (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of [[The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar]].
*[[Bachir Bensaddek]] (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent 
*[[Bachir Boudjelid]] (born 1978), Algerian football player
*[[Bachir Boumaaza]] (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
*[[Bachir Douadi]] (born 1953), Algerian football player 
*[[Bachir Moustafa Hammoud]] (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
*[[Bachir Mahamat]] (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
*[[Bachir Mané]] (born 1997), Senegalese football player
*[[Bachir Mecheri]] (born 1964), Algerian football player
*[[Bachir Qamari]] (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright 
*[[Bachir Sebaâ]] (born 1949), Algerian football player
*[[Bachir Yellès]] (1921–2022), Algerian painter
* [[Bab Bachir]] (died 1254) was the spouse of last [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Musta'sim]].

===Basheer===
* [[Basheer Matta]], Pakistani politician

===Bashir===
* [[Bashir Abdi]] (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete 
* [[Bashir Ahmed (disambiguation)|Bashir Ahmed]], many persons with the name Bashir Ahmad and Bashir Ahmed 
* [[Bashir Ahmad (mixed martial artist)]] (born 1982), Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist 
* [[Bashir Badr]] (born 1935), Indian poet of Urdu
* [[Bashir Saleh Bashir]] (born 1946), former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
* [[Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim]] (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
* [[Bashir Isse]], Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
* [[Bashir Jehangiri]] (born 1937), Pakistani judge
* [[Bashir Levingston]] (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
* [[Bashir Maan]] (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
* [[Bashir Makhtal]] (born 1977), Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty
* [[Bashir Ahmed Qureshi]] (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
* [[Bashir Ali Mohammad]] (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
* [[Bashir Ramathan]], Ugandan boxer
* [[Bashir Ramzy]] (born 1979), American long jumper 
* [[Bashir Safaroglu]] (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor.
* [[Bashir Salahuddin]] (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
* [[Bashir Shah]] (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
* [[Bashir Tofa]] (1947-2022), Nigerian politician
* [[Bashir Varaev]] (born 1964), Chechen judoka 
* [[Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf]] (1912–1984), Somali politician
* [[Bashir Yussuf]] (1905-1945), Somali religious leader

===Bechir===
*[[Bechir Hadidane]] (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
*[[Bechir Kiiari]] (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
*[[Bechir Mardassi]] (born 1929), Tunisian cyclist
*[[Bechir Mogaadi]] (born 1975), Tunisian football player 
*[[Bechir Tekkari]] (born 1952), Tunisian politician

===Béchir===
*[[Béchir Bouazzat]] (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent

==Middle name==
*[[Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga]] (born 1998) Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player.
*[[Kausar Bashir Ahmed]] (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
*[[Khadra Bashir Ali]], Somali politician
*[[Souleymane Bachir Diagne]] (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher
*[[Mirza Bashir Ahmad]] (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
*[[Nadim Bachir Gemayel]] (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament. 
*[[Aminu Bashir Wali]] (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs

==Surname==
===Bachir===
*[[Jamil Bachir]] or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
*[[Oubi Buchraya Bachir]] (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
*[[Salah Bachir]] (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
*[[Yamina Bachir]] (born 1954), Algerian film director and screenwriter

===Bashir=== 
* [[Aamir Bashir]] (born 1970), Indian actor and film director
* [[Abdul Bashir]], [[2023 Lisbon Ismaili Centre stabbing]] perpetrator
* [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
* [[Abu Bakar Bashir]] (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
* [[Ahmad Bashir]] (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
* [[Ahmed Bashir]] (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
* [[Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir]] (born 1949), Sudanese football player
* [[Ala Bashir]] (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
* [[Amjad Bashir]] (born 1952) UK MEP
* [[Asabe Vilita Bashir]] (born 1965), Nigerian politician
* [[Atif Bashir]] (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
* [[Bashir Saleh Bashir]] (born 1946), former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
* [[Dara Bashir]] (born 1960), Pakistani cricketer
* [[Farshad Bashir]] (born 1988), Dutch politician of Afghan descent
* [[Halima Bashir]], Sudanese human rights activist
* [[Hassan Bashir]] (born 1987), Pakistani football player
* [[Javed Bashir]] (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer 
* [[Jonis Bashir]] (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
* [[Marie Bashir]] (born 1930), Governor of New South Wales
* [[Martin Bashir]] (born 1963), British journalist
* [[Mowaia Bashir]] (born 1986), Sudanese football player 
* [[Muhammad Bashir (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Munir Bashir]] (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
* [[Nas Bashir]] (born 1969), English football player
* [[Omar Bashir (musician)]] (born 1970), Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
* [[Omar al-Bashir]] (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
* [[Palwasha Bashir]] (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player 
* [[Ruzwana Bashir]] (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
* [[Salman Bashir]] (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
* [[Shahzad Bashir (cricketer)]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Shahid Bashir]], Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
* [[Shoaib Bashir]] (born 2003), English cricketer
* [[Tahseen Bashir]], (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
* [[Yousef Bashir]] (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist

===Basheer===
* [[David Basheer]] (born 1966), Australian sports commentator
* [[Max Basheer]] (born 1927), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
* [[Thalekunnil Basheer]] (1945-2022), politician from Kerala state, India
* [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] (1908–1994), Indian writer

===Bechir===
*[[Azouz Bechir]] (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
*[[Mohamed Bechir-Sow]] (1907–1976), Chadian politician 
*[[Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir]] (born 1962), Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
*[[Sayed Ali Bechir]] (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent

===Béchir===
*[[Gabriel Béchir]] (1927–2001), French set decorator
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===Others===
* [[Bichir family]], a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent

==Fictional characters==
* The title character of ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by [[Évelyne de la Chenelière]]
* [[Julian Bashir]], the Chief Medical Officer in the television series ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* Ali Bashir, a [[flying carpet]] salesman mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''<ref>{{cite web | last=Swaminathan | first=Aarthi | title=aWhat Harry Potter gets right — and wrong — about economics, starting with Gringotts Wizarding Bank| website=MarketWatch | date=21 July 2022 | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-harry-potter-gets-right-and-wrong-about-economics-11658351270 | access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Arabic-language surnames]]