Nadir (name)
Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader.
In the Arabic language, it is a boy's name meaning "dear", "scarce" or "precious."
(Arabic writing: نادر) [1]
Notable people with the name include:
Persons
Given name
- Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer
- Nadir Afonso (born 1920), Portuguese painter
- Nadir Shah (1688/98–1747), Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747
- Nadir Godrej, billionaire Indian industrialist
- Nadir Belhadj (born 1982), Algerian football player
- Nadir Çiftçi, Turkish footballer
Middle name
- Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
Surname
- Asil Nadir (born 1941), Turkish Cypriot businessman
- Kerime Nadir (1917–1984), Turkish writer
- Moyshe Nadir (1885–1943), American writer and satirist
Fictional character
- Zain Nadir, a The Bill character
- Abed Nadir, a Community character
- Nadir Khan, Known as "The Persian" in the Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera, given this name in the 1990 adaptation by Susan Kay, Phantom.
See also
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