Naser (name)

Naser

Romanization	Nāṣir
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Arabic: ناصر
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	'granter of victory', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker
Other names
Alternative spelling	Nasser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, Nacer, Nasr
Related names	Nasrallah, Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah, Nasri

Naser (Arabic: ناصر, romanized: Nāṣir, lit. 'granter of victory') is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic and Persian languages. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Nasser, Nassar, Nasir, Naseer, or Nacer. People with this name may include:

People with the given name Naser

• Naser Khader (born 1963), Danish politician
• Naser Maleknia (died 2007), Iranian academic
• Naser Mohammadkhani (born 1957), Iranian football striker
• Naser Orić (born 1967), Bosnian military officer
• Naser Sahiti (born 1966), Kosovan professor and rector of the University Prishtina
• Naser Rugova (born 1970), Kosovan politician
• Naser Al Shami (born 1982), Syrian boxer
• Naser Makarem Shirazi (born 1927), Iranian cleric
• Nasser El Sonbaty (born 1965), German-Egyptian bodybuilder

People with the middle name or father name Naser

• Abdul-Raof Naser Kher (born 1982), Libyan futsal player
• Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, Emirati military officer

People with the surname Naser

• Hani Naser (1950–2020), Jordanian-American musician
• M. A. Naser (1921–2004), Bangladeshi educator
• Sumaya Farhat Naser (born 1948), Palestinian peace activist
• Yekta Naser (born 1978), Iranian actress