Al-Ja'fari

Jafri (Template:Lang-ar) is a surname commonly associated with those who are the descendants of the 6th Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, who was a direct descendant of Ali and Muhammad. Since the Jafri clan trace their lineage to Fatima Az-Zehra, they are a form of Sayyed who are the direct descendants of Muhammad. Many Shia Jafris lived in the Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Jafri.

Variant transliterations include al-Ja'fari, Jafari or Jaffrey.

Notable people with the surname Jafri

Afghanistan

Azra Jafari (born 1978), mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan

Britain

Raza Jaffrey (born 1975), British actor and singer

India

Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000), Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
Ehsan Jafri (1929–2002), Indian Muslim Parliamentarian
Saeed Jaffrey (born 1929), Indian-born British actor
Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress and food writer
Javed Jaffrey (born 1963), Indian Dancer

Iran

Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (1923-1998), Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian
Masoud Jafari Jozani (born 1948), Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer
Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of Iran
Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957), commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin (born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
Hadi Jafari (born 1982), Iranian footballer
Mehran Jafari (born 1985), Iranian footballer
Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist
Ibrahim al-Jaafari (born 1947), Prime Minister of Iraq

Pakistan

Zamir Jafri (1916–1999), Pakistani poet
Aqeel Jafri Born 1957), Pakistani writer, poet and architect
Husain Mohammad Jafri, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University of Karachi, Pakistan

USA

Sakina Jaffrey (born 1962), Indian-American actress

Notable people with the surname Jafri

See also