Bashir (name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Bashir

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|ar|baˈʃiːr|lang}}

| gender = male

| meaning = 'the one who brings good news'

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| origin = Arabic

| variant forms = Basheer, Beshir, Bachir, Béchir, Beşir

| related names = Bashar, Abshir, Basheerah, Absheerah

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Bashir or Basheer ({{langx|ar|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

  • 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=

=Basheer=

=Bashir=

=Bechir=

=Béchir=

Middle name

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===

=Basheer=

=Bechir=

=Béchir=

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=Others=

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{{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}}

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