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Akbar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Contents

• People with the given name Akbar
• People with the surname Akbar
• Fictional characters
• See also

People with the given name Akbar

• Akbar (1542–1605), the third Mughal Emperor.
• Akbar II (1760–1837), second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India
• Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
• Akbar A'lami (born 1954), Iranian politician
• Akbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor
• Akbar Adibi (1939–2000), Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and professor
• Akbar Agha (born 1943), Pakistani author, educator, and diplomat
• Akbar Aghayev (1919–1944), Soviet-Azerbaijani servicemen, Army lieutenant
• Akbar Ahmed (born 1943), Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and diplomat
• Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 1948), Indian politician
• Akbar Al Baker (born 1962), Qatari businessman, CEO of Qatar Airways
• Akbar Ali (1925–2016), Indian poet
• Akbar Ali (born 1973), Indian cricket umpire
• Akbar Ali (born 2001), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Akbar Ali Khan (1899–1994), Indian politician
• Akbar Ali Khan (1944–2022), Bangladeshi economist and educationist
• Akbar Ali Khondkar (1957–2005), Indian politician
• Akbar Alizad (born 1973), Iranian theater director
• Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921), Indian poet
• Akbar Ansari (born 1988), Pakistani-British cricketer
• Akbar Askani (born 1982), Pakistani politician
• Akbar Atri, Iranian democracy and human rights activist
• Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician
• Akbar Babakhanlou (born 1939), Iranian sprinter
• Akbar S. Babar, Pakistani politician
• Akbar Badshah (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
• Akbar Baig (born 1974), Indian-Ugandan cricketer
• Akbar Behkalam (1944–2025), Iranian-German painter and sculptor
• Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player
• Akbar Bugti (1927–2006), Pakistani politician
• Akbar Djuraev (born 1999), Uzbekistani weightlifter
• Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017), Iranian footballer
• Akbar Etemad (1930–2025), Iranian engineer
• Akbar Fallah (born 1966), Iranian wrestler
• Akbar Firmansyah (born 2002), Indonesian footballer
• Akbar Ganji (born 1960), Iranian journalist, writer, and soldier
• Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (born 1979), American football player and television host
• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), Iranian politician and writer
• Akbar Hermawan (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
• Akbar Hossain (novelist) (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist
• Akbar Hossain (politician) (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician
• Akbar Hydari (1869–1941), Indian politician
• Akbar Imani (born 1992), Iranian footballer
• Akbar Ismatullaev (born 1991), Uzbekistani footballer
• Akbar Jiskani (1958–1999), Pakistani writer
• Akbar Kakkattil (1954–2016), Indian short story writer and novelist
• Akbar Kalili (1956–2018), Iranian alpine skier
• Akbar Kargarjam (1944–2025), Iranian association footballer
• Akbar Khamiso Khan (born 1976), Pakistani musician
• Akbar Khan (1816–1846), Emir of Afghanistan (1842–1845)
• Akbar Khan (1912–1993), Indian Army Major General
• Akbar Khan (born 1949), Indian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
• Akbar Khan (born 1962), Indian musician and activist
• Akbar Khan Hoti (born 1956), Pakistani police officer
• Akbar Khan Zand (died 1782), Iranian Prince
• Akbar Khazaei (born 1980), Iranian bodybuilding judge
• Akbar Khojini (1935–1995), Iranian boxer
• Akbar Khurasani (born 1961), Afghan-Ukrainian painter
• Akbar Kurtha (born 1970), British actor
• Akbar Makhmoor (1956–2017), Pakistani poet and lexicographer
• Akbar Masood, Indian academic administrator
• Akbar Mass'oud (1885–1975), Persian Prince
• Akbar Mirzoyev (born 1939), Tajikistani politician
• Akbar Misaghian (born 1953), Iranian footballer and coach
• Akbar Mohammadi (1969–2006), Iranian student who was a victim of the 18th of Tir crisis
• Akbar Mohammadi (born 1975), Iranian footballer
• Akbar Moideen Thumbay (born 1984), Emiratis businessman
• Akbar Muhammad (1939–2016), American historian
• Akbar Muradov (born 1968), Azerbaijani Paralympic sport shooter
• Akbar Musazai (born 1996), Afghan cricketer
• Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875–1938), Indian historian
• Akbar Nawas (born 1975), Singaporean football coach
• Akbar Nikzad (born 1969), Iranian politician
• Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020), Indian artist and painter
• Akbar Patel, Mauritian football coach
• Akbar Poudeh (1932–2012), Iranian cyclist
• Akbar Pray (born 1948), American writer, columnist, and drug kingpin
• Akbar Radi (1939–2007), Iranian playwright
• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), Iranian politician and fourth president of Iran
• Akbar Ranjbarzadeh (born 1965), Iranian politician
• Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
• Akbar Riansyah (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
• Akbar Sadeghi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Akbar Saghiri (born 1982), Iranian footballer
• Akbar Salubiro (1995–2017), a man who had gone missing in 2017 in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and his remains were found two days later inside the body of a Reticulated python
• Akbar Sami, Indian dance choreographer, DJ, and musician
• Akbar Shah (born 1996), Singaporean footballer
• Akbar Subhani (born 1970), Pakistani actor
• Akbar Tandjung (born 1945), Indonesian politician
• Akbar Tanjung (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
• Akbar Torkan (1952–2021), Iranian mechanical engineer and politician
• Akbar Torki, Iranian physician and politician
• Akbar Turaev (born 1989), Uzbek football goalkeeper

People with the surname Akbar

• Amna Akbar (21st century) American academic and professor of law.
• Eshaan Akbar (born 1984) English comedian, writer and actor
• Harris Akbar (born 1998), English boxer
• Hasan Akbar (born 1971), US soldier convicted of the murder of two officers
• Rada Akbar (born 1988), Afghan-born visual artist, and photographer
• Showat Akbar, one of the ringleaders of the murder of Richard Everitt
• Skandor Akbar (1934–2010), ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Jimmy Wehba
• Wahab Akbar (1960–2007), Filipino politician
• al-Shaykh al-Akbar, title of Ibn 'Arabi (1165–1240)

Fictional characters

• One of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
• Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars character

See also

• Akbar (disambiguation)

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