Yasser
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| pronunciation= {{IPA|ar|ˈjaːsir|}}
| gender = Male
| meaning = derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "Well to do; Rich person from palestine; One who makes things easier; To become easy. Yasser, a charming Arabic boy's name, embodies a world of delightful meanings. Derived from "يسر" (yasira), it signifies "to become easy," reflecting a personality that effortlessly navigates life's twists and turns.” "one who directs to the right path", yashar "just, upright"
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Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yasir, or Yassir; {{langx|ar|ياسر}}, Yāsir) is an Arabic male name meaning “to be of ease” or “of wealth”.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcOc38q9XBgC&dq=yasser+name+ease+arabic&pg=PA564 | title=Baby Name Trend Report: Insight from the top-selling baby name author | isbn=978-1-4516-7971-7 | last1=Lansky | first1=Bruce | date=25 December 2012 | publisher=Simon and Schuster }}
Notable people with this given name
- Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American gridiron football player
- Yasir ibn Amir (died 615 C.E.) is known in the Islamic traditions as the second person in history to be martyred for having adopted the faith of Islam.
- Yaser Abdel Said (born 1957), Egyptian fugitive wanted for the murder of his two daughters
- Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer
- Yaser Salem Ali, Emirati footballer
- Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
- Yasir Arafat (disambiguation), multiple people
- Yasser al-Azma, Syrian writer and actor
- Yasser Al-Baadani (born 1986), Yemeni football defender
- Yasser Al Borhamy (born 1958), Egyptian Muslim activist
- Yasser Ibrahim Farag (born 1984), Egyptian shot putter
- Yasser Al-Habib, Shia Muslim Scholar and founder of Fadak TV
- Yasser el Halaby, Egyptian squash player
- Yaser Kasim, Iraqi footballer
- Yasser Khalil (born 1972), Egyptian journalist
- Yasser Al Mosailem (born 1984), Saudi Arabian professional football player
- Yasser Portuondo (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player
- Yasir Qadhi, American Islamic Scholar of Pakistani origin
- Yasser Al-Qahtani (born 1982), Saudi Arabian professional football player
- Yassir Raad, Iraqi footballer
- Yasser Abd Rabbo (born 1944), Palestinian politician
- Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1971), Iranian politician
- Yasser Seirawan (born 1960), American chess player
- Yasir Shah (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
- Yaser Shigan, Syrian boxer
- Yassir al-Sirri, Egyptian militant
- Yaser Yıldız, Turkish footballer
- Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (1984–2006), Saudi Arabian extra-judicial prisoner of the United States
Notable people with this surname
- Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Hussein Yasser (born 1984), Egyptian-Qatari footballer
- Omar Yaser Ismail (born 2005), Palestinian taekwondo athlete
- Ramadan Yasser (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
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