Shakir is both a surname and a given name originating from Arabic, similar to the surname or name Shakur. The feminine form of Shakir is Shakira. Notable people with the name include:

Contents

• Given name
• Surname
• See also

Given name

• Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher
• Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician
• Samir Shakir Mahmoud (born 1944), a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council
• Shakir Mukhamadullin (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player

Surname

• Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1958), Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions)
• Habiburrahman Shakir (1903–1975), Tatar imam in Finland
• Faiz Shakir (born 1979), American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020
• Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder
• Khalil Shakir (born 2000), American football player
• M. H. Shakir (1866–1939), a translator of the Qur'an
• Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) (born 1941/42), Iraqi politician
• Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) (born 1948), Indian politician
• Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American Islamic scholar

See also

• Shakur

Name list

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