Ja'far

Ja'far may mean:

In fictional characters
Jafar (Disney), a character in Disney's movie Aladdin
Jaffar (Fire Emblem), a character Fire Emblem video game series
Jaffar, the evil Grand Vizier in the Prince of Persia video game series

In historical persons
Ja'far ibn Abu Talib (died 629), cousin and companion of Muhammad
Ja'far al-Sadiq (702-765), sixth Shi'i Imam
Ja'far ibn Yahya (767 - 803), the vizier of Caliph Harun al-Rashid
Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787-886), Persian scholar
Khawlah bint Ja'far

In people
Mir Jafar, second son of Sayyid Ahmad Najafi
Jafar Khan (died 1789), shah of Persia (1785-1789)
Jafar al-Askari (1887–1936), prime minister of Iraq
Onn Jaafar (1895-1962), Malay politician
Jafar Sharif-Emami ((1910-1998)), Prime minister of Iran
Jafar Pishevari (died 1947), Azerbaijani politician
Jafar Zafarani (born 1947), Iranian mathematician
Jafar Panahi (born 1960), Iranian filmmaker

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Gaafar Nimeiry (born 1930), President of Sudan (1971-1985)