Bishara
Appearance
Bishara or Bechara (Béchara) or Beshara (in Arabic بشارة) is a common name in the Middle East. It is particularly prevalent in Arab Christian people as it means "good news" regarding Jesus. It also means evangelisation in Arabic meaning bringing the good news. Bishara in its various forms may refer to:
Mononym
- Bishara (singer) (born 2003), Swedish singer of Syrian origin
- Bechara Effendi, real name Manouk Avedissian (1841–1925), Ottoman administrator and the chief engineer of the Vilayet of Syria and later of the Vilayet of Beirut
Given name
Bishara
- Bishara Wakim (1890–1949), Egyptian film director and actor
Bechara
- Béchara Abou Mrad, Melkite priest and monk
- Bechara Choucair, Lebanese American administrator in medical fields and public health
- Beshara Doumani (born 1957), American historian and political writer
- Bechara El Khoury (1890–1964), President of Lebanon
- Bechara El Khoury (composer) (born 1957), Lebanese composer
- Bechara Oliveira (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (born 1940), 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church since 2011
Middle name
- Sirhan Sirhan (Sirhan Bishara Sirhan) (born 1944), Palestinian assassin of Robert Kennedy
Surname
Bishara
- Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat and politician
- Amal Bishara, Israeli Palestinian doctor
- Azmi Bishara (born 1956), Palestinian Arab public intellectual, political philosopher and author. Previous member of the Israeli legislature, the Knesset.
- Marwan Bishara, Palestinian Israeli journalist, political analyst, editor and TV host
- Roberto Bishara (born 1981), Chilean footballer of Palestinian descent
- Samir Bishara (1935–2010), Egyptian orthodontist
Bechara
- Flavia Bechara, Lebanese actress
- Hassan Bechara (1945–2017), Lebanese wrestler
- Joseph Bishara (born 1970), American composer, music producer and actor
- Souha Bechara (born 1967), Lebanese national figure. Attempted to assassinate General Antoine Lahad of the South Lebanon Army
Beshara
- Brian Beshara (born 1977), Lebanese basketball player
- Khairy Beshara (born 1947), Egyptian film director
Others
- Beshara (band), British reggae band
- Ek Bechara, 1972 Bollywood action drama film
- Mr. Bechara, 1996 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj
See also
- Bashir / Basheer / Bachir