Maher (Arabic name)
Maher (Arabic: ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her."
- For the Irish-based surnames Maher, Mahar, or Meagher, see Ó Meachair. For other uses, see Maher.
- For the variant Arabic given name and surname, see Mahir.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule
- Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
- Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him
- Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete
- Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
- Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
- Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
- Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer
- Maher Zain, Arab-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin
Surname
- Ahmad Maher, several people, including:
- Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director
- Ahmad Maher (diplomat) (1935–2010), Egyptian diplomat
- Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888–1945), former Prime Minister of Egypt, grandfather of the above
- Ahmad Maher (footballer) (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
- Ahmad Maher Wridat (born 1991), Palestinian football player
- Ahmed Maher (youth leader) (born 1980), co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt
- Ali Maher (1938–2016), Egyptian diplomat
- Osama Ali Maher (born 1968), Egyptian-born Swedish politician and MP
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