Zakariya
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Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria or Zekeriya, Arabic: زكريا, Zakariyyā; pronounced [ˈzɑkɑˈriːjɑ]) is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to:
[edit] Given name
- Islamic view of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist
- Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
- Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
- Zakariya Essabar, Moroccan al-Qaeda member
- Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, Sunni Muslim scholar of the Indian subcontinent
- Zakaria Al Omari, Syrian footballer
- Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Iranian scientist
- Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
- Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian militant leader
[edit] Surname
- Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
- Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Pakistani Sufi
- Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
- Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer
[edit] See also
- Az-Zakariyya, Palestinian village depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Zechariah (given name)
- Zacharias (surname)
- Zechariah (disambiguation)
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