Waqar

Waqar (وقار waqār) is a name used by Muslim men in South Asia. Derived from Arabic, it means "dignity" or "honor". People named Waqar include:

Given name

• Waqar Ahmed (cricketer, born 1947) (1947-2016), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Ahmed (cricketer, born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Ali, Pakistani musician
• Waqar Anwar (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Azmi, British civil servant
• Waqar Hasan (1932–2020), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Hussain (born 1993), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Khan, journalist and Pashto poet
• Waqar Masood Khan, Pakistani civil servant
• Waqar Malik (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
• Waqar Mehboob (born 1991), Pakistani squash player
• Waqar Mohammad (born 1968), Pakistani and English cricketer
• Waqar Salamkheil (born 2001), Afghan cricketer
• Waqar Ahmed Seth (born 1961), Pakistani jurist and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
• Waqar Ahmad Shah (1943-2018), Indian politician
• Waqar Younis (born 1971), Pakistan cricketer
• Waqar Zaka, Pakistani musician

Middle name

• Chaudhry Waqar Ahmad Cheema, Pakistani politician
• Syed Waqar Jaffry (born 1980), Pakistani academic and researcher in the field of Computer Science

Surname

• Faraz Waqar (born 1976), Pakistani filmmaker, writer and director
• Khurram Waqar Pakistani guitarist and producer
• Mahvash Waqar, Pakistani artist and a backup vocalist for the band Laal
• Naveen Waqar, Pakistani television actress and former video and radio jockey

See also

• Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh, real name Mushtaq Hussain Zuberi (1841–1917), Indian Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League
• Waqarullah Ishaq (born 1999), Afghan cricketer
• Saudi Elderly Support Organization (WAQAR)