Taher (
Arabic: طاهر) (spelled Tahir and
Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,Ṭāhir; pronounced[tˤɑːˈher], also[tˤɑːˈhɪr]) is a name meaning "pure"[1] or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic.[2] There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Taher
Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister
Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan
Tahir bin Mandir, better known as
Harun Thohir or Harun Said, Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965
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Taher (
Arabic: طاهر) (spelled Tahir and
Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,Ṭāhir; pronounced[tˤɑːˈher], also[tˤɑːˈhɪr]) is a name meaning "pure"[1] or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic.[2] There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Taher
Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister
Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan
Tahir bin Mandir, better known as
Harun Thohir or Harun Said, Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.