Jaʽfar
Jaʽfar Pronunciation Arabic: [ˈʤaʕ.far] Egyptian Arabic: [ˈgæʕ.fɑɾ] Gender Male Word/name Arabic Meaning "stream” Alternative spelling Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur, Jaafar, Gafar, Gaafar, Cafer, Cəfər, Džafer, Xhafer Related names Jifar (name)
Jaʽfar (Arabic : جَعْفَر ), meaning in Arabic ”stream ," is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran .[ 1]
It may also be written Jafar , Jaffar , Jafer , Jaafar , or in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar .
The Turkish transliteration of the name is Cafer , in Azerbaijani Cəfər , in Bosniak Džafer and in Albanian Xhafer .
Historical persons
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (died 629), companion of Muhammad , older brother of Ali Jafar ibn Ali , son of Ali and Umm ul-BaninJa'far al-Sadiq (702–765), descendant of Ali, sixth imam of Shia IslamJa'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur , (743–767) was the elder son of caliph al-Mansur .Ja'far ibn Yahya (767–803), one of the Barmakids , vizier of Caliph Harun al-Rashid Ja'far al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861), the tenth Abbasid caliphAbu Ma'shar Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad al-Balkhi (787–886), Persian scholarMir Jafar (1691–1765), military commander who betrayed the Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah Mir Jafar Dasni (died 841), a rebel, who rebelled against Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasimJa'far ibn Mansur al-Yaman (fl. 10th century), Ismaili theologianJa'far ibn Fallah (died 971), Kutama Berber general of the FatimidsJa'far ibn al-Furat (921–1001), Ikhshidid and Fatimid vizierJafar ibn Ali al-Hadi (c.840-c.885), son of the tenth imam of Twelver Shia Islam, Ali al-Hadi,anda founder of the Ja'fariyya sectJa'far ibn Muhammad al-Hasani (died 876/7), first Sharif of Mecca Ja'far al-Mufawwid , Abbasid prince and heir-apparent of Caliph al-Mu'tamidJa'far al-Muqtadir (895-832), the eighteenth Abbasid caliphJafar Tabrizi (also known as Farīd al-Dīn and Qeblat al-Kottāb), 15th century master in calligraphy as well as a poet and scribeJa'far ibn Sa'id (died 1764/5), Sharif of MeccaJafar Khan (died 1789), King of Persia
Modern persons
Given name
Jafar
Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (1960-2007),Islamic scholarJafar Alam , Bangladeshi politician and Member of ParliamentJafar Alizadeh (born 1956), Iranian wrestlerJafar Arias (born 1995), Curaçaoan footballerJafar al-Askari (1887–1936), prime minister of IraqJafar Bazri , (born 1987), Iranian footballerJafar Bolhari (born 1948), Iranian psychiatristJafar Ebrahimi , Iranian poetJafar al-Hakim (born 1965), Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, IraqJafar Iqbal , Bangladeshi footballerJafar Irismetov (born 1976), Uzbekistan footballer and coachJafar Jabbarli (1899–1934), Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriterJafar Dhia Jafar (born 1943), Iraqi nuclear physicistJafar Khan Jamali (1911–1967), Indian politician, tribal chief and an All-India Muslim League veteran from BalochistanJafar Kazemi , Iranian political prisoner sentenced to death and hanged for co-operation with the Iranian opposition group PMOIJafar Khan (died 1789), shah of Persia (1785–1789)Jafar Mokhtarifar , Iranian footballerJafar Mondal (born 1999), Indian footballerJafar Panahi (born 1960), Iranian filmmakerJafar Salmasi (1918–2000), Iranian weightlifterJafar Shafaghat (c.1915–2000), Iranian General officer in the Iranian Pahlavi ArmyJafar Shahidi (1918–2008), scholar of Persian language and literature and historian of IslamJafar Sharif-Emami (1910–1998), Prime minister of IranJafar Sobhani (1929), Iranian Shia MarjaJafar Shojouni (1932-2016) Iranian Shia cleric and politician who served a member of the Parliament of IranJafar Towfighi (born 1956), Iranian engineer and politicianJafar Zafarani (born 1947), Iranian mathematicianJafar Umar Thalib (1961–2019), Indonesian ulama and Islamic political figure
Jaafar
Jaffar
Jaffar Idukki , Indian impressionist and actor in Malayalam filmJaffer Zaidi , Pakistani musician and lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Kaavish
Jaffer
Cafer
Džafer
Džafer Kulenović (1891–1956), Yugoslav politician who led the Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was briefly government minister
Gaafar
Xhafer
Middle name
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1927–2017), Indian sitar playerC. K. Jaffer Sharief or Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018), Indian politicianMir Jafar Baghirov (1896–1956), Azerbaijani communist leader under the Soviet ruleAkif Jafar Hajiyev (1937–2015), Azerbaijani mathematicianMufti Jafar Hussain , Pakistani Shia mujtahid and political leaderSeyyed Jafar Kashfi , Iranian calligrapherMohammad Jafar Mahallati , Iranian scholar of Islamic studies and a former diplomatMohammad Jafar Mahjoub (1924-1996), Iranian scholar of Persian literature, essayist, translator and teacherMuhammad Jafar Moravej , Iranian ClericMohammad Jafar Montazeri (born 1949), Iranian cleric and judge and the current Attorney-General of IranMohammad Jafar Moradi (born 1990), Iranian long distance runnerSayed Jafar Naderi (born 1965), ethnic Hazara-Ismaili who controlled Baghlan Province of Afghanistan during the early 1990sMustafa Jaffer Sabodo , Tanzanian economist, consultant and businessmanMohammad Jafar Yahaghi (born 1947), Persian writer, literary critic, editor and translator
Surname or patronymic
Jafar
Jaafar
Onn Jaafar (1895–1962), Malay politician and a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor in Malaysia, then MalayaRaja Jaafar Raja Muda (crown prince) of Perak Darul RidzuanJaffar
Jaffer
Džaferović
Gaafar
Derived names
Umm Ja'far
Fictional characters
Jaffar, a character in The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)Jafar (Aladdin) , the main antagonist (inspired by the character in The Thief of Bagdad ) in the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin , its first sequel, The Return of Jafar , and its 2019 live-action remake
Jafar, one of the primary antagonists in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Aladdin character
Ja'far, the main protagonist in the musical Twisted Aladdin character Jaffar, a character in Prince of Persia The Thief of Bagdad [ 2]
Jaffar, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Ja'far, a character in the manga Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Zafar, a character in the television show Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga Aladdin
See also
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