# Akbar (name)

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

## 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 (born 1930), 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 (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist
* Akbar Hossain (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 (born 1944), 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, 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

* 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