# Taher (name)

Taher (Arabic: طاهر) (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,Ṭāhir; pronounced, also) 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 (611-613), also known as Tahir, the son of Islamic prophet Muhammad
* Tahir ibn Husayn (died 822), general of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun and governor of Khorasan
* Tahir ibn Abdallah (died 862), governor of Khurasan from 845 until 862
* Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928-2003), fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat
* Tahir (Indonesian businessman) (born 1952), founder of the Mayapada Group
* Tahir Aslam Gora (born 1963), Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
* Tahir Akyurek (born 1959), Turkish politician
* Tahir Bilgiç (born 1968), Australian comedian of Turkish descent
* Tahir Bizenjo, Pakistani politician
* Tahir Mahmood Chahal (born 1984), Pakistani politician
* Tahir Dawar (1968-2018), Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent
* Tahir "Tie" Domi (born 1969), Canadian NHL hockey player
* Tahir Emra (1938-2024), Albanian painter
* Tahir Hemphill (born 1972), American multimedia artist
* Tahir Khan (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
* Tahir Kolgjini (1903–1988), Albanian imam
* Tahir Mahmood Khan (1956-2025), Pakistani politician
* Tahir Naseem (died 2020), American murder victim
* Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people
* Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951), Pakistani Islamic scholar
* Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (1954-2020), Pakistani politician
* Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada (born 1935), Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
* Tahir Salahov (1928-2021), Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
* Tahir Shah (cricketer) (1959-2025), Pakistani cricketer
* 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 (born 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 (1934-1999), 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 (1910-1999), Finnish Tatar cultural figure

### Tahir

* Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator
* Faran Tahir (born 1963), Pakistani-American film and television actor
* Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor
* Imran Tahir (born 1979), South African cricketer
* Kemal Tahir (1910-1973), Turkish novelist and intellectual
* Malika Tahir (born 1976), French figure skater
* Mehmet Tahir (1864-1909), Ottoman-era publisher
* Naqaash Tahir (born 1983), English cricketer
* Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author

### Thohir

* Erick Thohir (born 1970), Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan
* Harun Thohir (1943-1968), Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi

## Teknonymy

* 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 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 (906-944), Qarmatian Shia rebel Ruler from 923 to 944
* Abu Tahir Tarsusi, 12th-century story-teller and writer
* Abu Taher Mohammad Haider (1942-1975), a Bangladesh Army officer and recipient of Bir Uttom