Bashir

Bashir or Basheer or the francicized Bachir or Bechir is a male given name. Derived from Arabic, it means "the one who brings good news". It is also a surname.
Bashir may refer to:
Mononym
Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
Bashir Shihab II (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
Bashir III, ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)
Given name
Bachir
Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
Bachir Abdelouahab (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
Bachir Ammoury (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player
Bachir Attar (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
Bachir Bensaddek (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
Bachir Boudjelid (born 1978), Algerian football player
Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
Bachir Douadi (born 1953), Algerian football player
Bachir Moustafa Hammoud (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
Bachir Mahamat (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
Bachir Mané (born 1997), Senegalese football player
Bachir Mecheri (born 1964), Algerian football player
Bachir Qamari (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
Bachir Sebaâ (born 1949), Algerian football player
Bachir Yellès (1921–2022), Algerian painter
Bab Bachir (died 1254) was the spouse of last Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim.
Basheer
Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician
Bashir
Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete
Bashir Ahmed, many persons with the name Bashir Ahmad and Bashir Ahmed
Bashir Ahmad (mixed martial artist) (born 1982), Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist
Bashir Badr (born 1935), Indian poet of Urdu
Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
Bashir Jehangiri (born 1937), Pakistani judge
Bashir Levingston (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
Bashir Maan (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
Bashir Makhtal (born 1977), Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty
Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
Bashir Ali Mohammad (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
Bashir Ramzy (born 1979), American long jumper
Bashir Safaroglu (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor.
Bashir Salahuddin (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
Bashir Shah (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
Bashir Tofa, Nigerian politician
Bashir Varaev (born 1964), Chechen judoka
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
Bashir Yussuf (born c. 1905), Somali religious leader
Bechir
Bechir Hadidane (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
Bechir Kiiari (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
Bechir Mardassi (born 1929), Tunisian cyclist
Bechir Mogaadi (born 1975), Tunisian football player
Bechir Tekkari, Tunisian politician
Béchir
Béchir Bouazzat (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent
Middle name
Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
Khadra Bashir Ali, Somali politician
Souleymane Bachir Diagne (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher
Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
Nadim Bachir Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament. Son of assassinated Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel
Aminu Bashir Wali (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Surname
Bachir
Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
Yamina Bachir (born 1954), Algerian film director and screenwriter
Bashir
Aamir Bashir, Indian actor and film director
Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
Abu Bakar Bashir (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
Ahmad Bashir (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
Ahmed Bashir (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (born 1949), Sudanese football player
Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
Amjad Bashir (born 1952) UK MEP
Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 1965), Nigerian politician
Atif Bashir (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
Dara Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch politician of Afghan descent
Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
Hassan Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani football player
Javed Bashir (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer
Jonis Bashir (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
Marie Bashir (born 1930), Governor of New South Wales
Martin Bashir (born 1963), British journalist
Max Basheer (born 1927), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
Mowaia Bashir (born 1986), Sudanese football player
Mohammad Bashir (1935–2001), Pakistani wrestler
Munir Bashir (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
Nas Bashir (born 1969), English football player
Omar Bashir (musician) , Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
Palwasha Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player
Ruzwana Bashir (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
Salman Bashir (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
Shahzad Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
Tahseen Bashir, (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
Basheer
David Basheer, Australian sports commentator
Thalekunnil Basheer (born 1945), politician from Kerala state, India
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908–1994), Indian writer
Bechir
Azouz Bechir (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
Mohamed Bechir-Sow (1907–1976), Chadian politician
Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
Sayed Ali Bechir (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent
Béchir
Gabriel Béchir (1927–2001), French set decorator
Others
Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent
Fictional characters
The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
Julian Bashir, the Chief Medical Officer in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Ali Bashir, a minor character mentioned in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book by J.K. Rowling
Places
Bashir, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
Bashir, Iraq, a village south of Kirkuk
Béchir, a village in Algeria
Beni Bechir, a town and commune, Algeria
Sidi Bashir Mosque, former mosque in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia, Morocco
See also
Al Bashir, Arabic Christian magazine in Lebanon
Bishara, also Bechara, Béchara and Beshara
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames