Yasser

Yasser
Pronunciation	[ˈjɑːser]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Arabic
Meaning	rich, wealthy, prosperous, one who makes things easier, one who directs to the right path, one who goes against the tide

Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yasir, or Yassir; Arabic: ياسر, Yāsir‎) is an Arabic male name, it may refer to:

Given name

• Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer
• Yaser Salem Ali, Emirati footballer
• Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
• Yasser al-Azma, Syrian writer and actor
• Yasser Al-Baadani (born 1986), Yemeni football defender
• Yasser Al Borhamy (born 1958), Egyptian Muslim activist
• Yasser Ibrahim Farag (born 1984), Egyptian shot putter
• Yaser Hacımustafaoğlu, Turkish footballer
• Yasser el Halaby, Egyptian squash player
• Yaser Kasim, Iraqi footballer
• Yasser Khalil (born 1972), Egyptian journalist
• Yasser Al Mosailem (born 1984), Saudi Arabian professional football player
• Yasser Portuondo (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player
• Yasser Al-Qahtani (born 1982), Saudi Arabian professional football player
• Yassir Raad, Iraqi footballer
• Yasser Abd Rabbo (born 1944), Palestinian politician
• Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1971), Iranian politician
• Yasser Seirawan (born 1960), American chess player
• Yaser Shigan, Syrian boxer
• Yassir al-Sirri, Egyptian militant
• Yaser Yıldız, Turkish footballer
• Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (1984–2006), Saudi Arabian extrajudicial prisoner of the United States

Surname

• Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
• Hussein Yasser (born 1984), Egyptian-Qatari footballer
• Ramadan Yasser (born 1980), Egyptian boxer