| Pronunciation | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
| Meaning | Pure, virtuous |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Tahir Tahar |
| Variant form(s) | Tahira (female) |
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" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. 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
- Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
- Taher Helmy, Egyptian lawyer
- Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower
- Taher al-Masri (born 1942), Jordanian politician
- Taher Mohamed (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
- Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author
- Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965), Dawoodi Bohra religious leader
- Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer
Tahir
- Abdallah ibn Muhammad, also known as Tahir, the son of Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Tahir ibn Husayn, general of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun and governor of Khorasan
- Tahir ibn Abdallah, governor of Khurasan from 845 until 862
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat
- Tahir (Indonesian businessman), founder of the Mayapada Group
- Tahir Aslam Gora, Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
- Tahir Akyurek, Turkish politician
- Tahir Bilgiç, Australian comedian of Turkish descent
- Tahir Bizenjo, Pakistani politician
- Tahir Mahmood Chahal (born 1984), politician
- Tahir Dawar (1968-2018), Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent
- Tahir "Tie" Domi, Canadian NHL hockey player
- Tahir Emra (1938-2024), Albanian painter
- Tahir Hemphill (born 1972), American multimedia artist
- Tahir Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- Tahir Kolgjini (1903–1988), Albanian imam
- Tahir Naseem (died 2020), American murder victim
- Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people
- Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani Islamic scholar
- Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (1954-2020), Pakistani politician
- Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
- Tahir Salahov (1928-2021), Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
- Tahir Yahya (1916-1986), Iraqi politician
- Tahir bin Mandir, better known as Harun Thohir (1943-1968), Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965
Middle name
Taher
- Mohammad Taher Khaqani (1940), Grand Ayatollah and Shia scholar
- Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879–1970), Egyptian political scientist of Turkish origin
- Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938–1981), Egyptian writer
Surname
Taher
- Abu Taher (c. 1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician
- Ali Jawad Al Taher (1911?/ 1922? – 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar
- Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player
- Bahaa Taher (1935–2022), Egyptian novelist
- Moeslim Taher, Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University
- Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman
- Tareq Mubarak Taher (born 1986), birth name Dennis Kipkurui Sang, Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
- Tarmizi Taher (1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister
- Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti football player
- Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect
- Ymär Daher, Finnish Tatar cultural figure
Tahir
- Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator
- Faran Tahir, Pakistani-American film and television actor
- Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor
- Imran Tahir, South African cricketer
- Kemal Tahir, Turkish novelist and intellectual
- Malika Tahir, French figure skater
- Mehmet Tahir, Ottoman-era publisher
- Naqaash Tahir, English cricketer
- Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author
Thohir
- Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan
- Harun Thohir, Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi
Teknonymy
See also: Kunya (Arabic)- Abu Tahir Ibrahim ibn Nasir al-Dawla, 10th-century Ruler of Mosul from 989 to 990
- Abu Tahir al-Silafi (1079–1180), Islamic scholar
- Abu Tahir Marwazi, 12th-century Iranian philosopher
- Abu Tahir Yazid, 10th-century Ruler of Shirvan from 917–948
- Abu Tahir Firuzshah better known by his title Diya al-Dawla, Buyid ruler of Basra in late 10th-century
- Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, Qarmatian Shia rebel Ruler from 923 to 944
- Abu Tahir Tarsusi, 12th-century story-teller and writer
- Abu Taher Mohammad Haider, a Bangladesh Army officer and recipient of Bir Uttom
See also
References
- Colebrooke, T. E. (1881). "On the Proper Names of the Mohammedans". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 13 (2): 239. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00017810. S2CID 164145086.
- "Tahir – Surname Encyclopedia". www.forebears.io. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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