Attar
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Attar (Arabic: عطار, ʿAṭṭār) is a common surname in the Muslim or Arab world, it may refer to:
[edit] People
- Attar of Nishapur (c.1142–c.1220), Persian Sufi poet
- Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent
- Bachir Attar, leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka
- Chaim ibn Attar (1696-1743), Moroccon rabbi, Talmudist
- Hajji Zayn al-Attar, 14th century Persian physician
- Muhammad Said al-Attar (born 1927), acting Prime Minister of Yemen for five months in 1994
- Najah al-Attar (born 1933), current Vice President of Syria
- Suad al-Attar (born 1942), renowned Iraqi painter
- Allama Ilyas Attar Qadri, Muslim scholar and spiritual leader
- Ali Reza Sheikh Attar (born 1952), Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Germany
[edit] Fictional characters
- Attar (Planet of the Apes), in Planet of the Apes, a noble ape soldier played by Michael Clarke Duncan
[edit] Other uses
- Attar, Madhya Pradesh, town in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Attar of roses, the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose
- Attar (god), a western Semitic god.
- Ittar, Attar, or Itr, a natural perfume extracted from the juices of flowers, herbs, spices, and/or barks into a base oil such as Sandalwood oil.
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