Bashir or Basheer (), also gallicized in the form Bachir or Béchir, is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Mononym

  • Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
  • Bashir Shihab II (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
  • Bashir III (1775–1860), ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)

Given name

Bachir

  • Bachir Abdelouahab (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
  • Bachir Ammoury (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player
  • Bachir Hani Abou Assi (born 1948), Lebanese wrestler
  • Bachir Attar (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
  • Bachir Sid Azara (born 1996), Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler
  • Bachir Bensaddek (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
  • Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
  • Bachir Chihani (1929–1955), Algerian intendance fighter
  • Bachir Douadi (born 1953), Algerian football player
  • Bachir Gadiaga (born 1998), Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player
  • Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
  • Bachir Moustafa Hammoud (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
  • Bachir Mahamat (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
  • Bachir Mané (born 1997), Senegalese football player
  • Bachir Mecheri (born 1964), Algerian football player
  • Bachir Messaitfa, Algerian politician
  • Bachir Ndiaye (born 1999), Senegalese footballer
  • Bachir Qamari (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
  • Bachir Sebaâ (born 1949), Algerian football player
  • Bachir Youcef Sehairi (born 1985), Algerian politician
  • Bachir Skiredj (1939–2021), Moroccan actor, filmmaker, comedian, and screenwriter
  • Bachir Yellès (1921–2022), Algerian painter

Basheer

  • Basheer Ahmed, Indian-American physician, academic, and author
  • Basheer Ahmed (footballer), Sri Lankan footballer
  • Basheer Segu Dawood (born 1960), Sri Lankan politician
  • Basheer Al-Khewani (born 1982), Yemeni track and field sprint athlete
  • Basheer Ahmad Masri (1914–1992), Indian Islamic scholar and animal welfare writer
  • Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician
  • Basheer Mauladad (1931–2014), Kenyan Asian historian
  • Basheer Garba Mohammed (born 1966), Nigerian businessman
  • Basheer Nafi (born 1952), British-Palestinian historian
  • Basheer Al-Qudaimi (born 1984), Yemeni chess player
  • Basheer Ahmed Razi (1916–1998), Indian botanist
  • Basheer Saeed (born 1981), Emirati footballer
  • Basheer Ahmed Sayeed (1900–1984), Indian judge, politician, and educationist
  • Basheeru-Deen Walters (born 1986), South African cricketer

Bashir

  • Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete
  • Bashir Abubakar (born 1962), Nigerian politician
  • Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Nigerian civil servant
  • Bashir Ahmed, multiple people
  • Bashir Alias (born 1966), Malaysian politician
  • Bashir Ladan Aliero, Nigerian academic
  • Bashir Aushev (1947–2009), Ingush politician
  • Bashir al-Azma (1910–1992), Syrian doctor and politician
  • Bashir Babajanzadeh (born 1989), Iranian wrestler
  • Bashir Babale, Nigerian politician
  • Bashir Badr (1935–2026), Indian poet of Urdu
  • Bashir Baghlani (1931–2007), Afghan politician
  • Bashir Barghouti (1931–2000), Palestinian communist and journalist
  • Bashir Saleh Bashir (born 1946), former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
  • Bashir Ahmad Bezan (born 1966), Afghan politician
  • Bashir Bhadarwahi (born 1935), Indian writer, educationist, and poet
  • Bashir Bhola Bhala (born 1971), Pakistani wrestler
  • Bashir Ahmad Bilour (1943–2012), Pakistani politician
  • Bashir Copti (1929–2016), Palestinian–Lebanese teacher, poet, writer, and publisher
  • Bashir Dalhatu (born 1949), Nigerian aristocrat, statesman, and lawyer
  • Bashir Ahmad Dar (born 1962), Indian politician
  • Bashir Eiti (born 1995), Syrian chess player
  • Bashir Garba, Nigerian professor of applied chemistry
  • Bashir Nur Gedi (died 2007), Somali radio manager
  • Bashir Goobe, Somali politician and Army officer
  • Bashir Gwandu, Nigerian engineer and technologist
  • Bashir Haider (born 1940), Pakistani cricketer
  • Bashir Ahmed Halepoto (died 2021), Pakistani politician
  • Bashir Hameed (1940–2008), American civil rights activist
  • Bashir Al-Hashimi (born 1961), Iraqi-British computer engineering researcher, academic, and higher education leader
  • Bashir Saghir Hawadi (born 1941), Libyan major general
  • Bashir Hayford, Ghanaian football manager
  • Bashir Al Helal (1936–2021), Bangladeshi novelist
  • Bashir Hossain (1934–1978), Bangladeshi film editor and director
  • Bashir Humphreys (born 2003), English footballer
  • Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
  • Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
  • Bashir Y Jamoh (born 1964), Nigerian technocrat
  • Bashir Jehangiri (1937–2020), Pakistani judge
  • Bashir Momin Kavathekar (1947–2021), Indian Marathi language poet and writer
  • Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi (1921–1986), Pakistani judge and solicitor
  • Bashir Kazibwe (born 1986), Ugandan journalist, entrepreneur, and politician
  • Bashir Khaleghi (born 1961), Iranian politician and pediatrician
  • Bashir Khanbhai (1945–2020), British politician
  • Bashir Khrayyef (1917–1983), Tunisian writer
  • Bashir ibn Amr al-Kindi (died 680), Arab companion of Husayn ibn Ali
  • Bashir Levingston (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
  • Bashir Maan (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
  • Bashir Salihi Magashi (born 1949), Nigerian Army major general
  • Bashir Magomedov (born 2002), Russian wrestler
  • Bashir Makhtal (born 1977), Canadian citizen accused of terrorism
  • Bashir Ahmad Mallal (1898–1972), Singaporean legal scholar, writer, and journalist
  • Bashir Nashir Al-Marwalah (born 1979), Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
  • Bashir Uba Mashema, Nigerian politician
  • Bashir Masih, Pakistani politician
  • Bashir Mason (born 1984), American college basketball coach
  • Bashir Mirza (1941–2000), Pakistani painter and artist
  • Bashir Ali Mohammad (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
  • Bashir Mufti (born 1969), Algerian novelist and writer
  • Bashir Adeniyi Musa (died 2013), Nigerian diplomat
  • Bashir Idris Nadabo, Nigerian politician
  • Bashir al-Najafi (born 1942), Pakistani Twelver Shia Marja'
  • Bashir Niaz (1936–2002), Pakistani film story, dialogue, and screenwriter
  • Bashir Noorzai, Afghan drug lord
  • Bashir Ojulari (born 1965), Nigerian engineer
  • Bashir Ahmad Orchard (1920–2002), English convert to Ahmadiyya Islam
  • Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
  • Bashir al-Rabiti, Libyan politician
  • Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (born 1985), Afghan wrestler
  • Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
  • Bashir Rameev (1918–1994), Soviet inventor and scientist
  • Bashir Ramzy (born 1979), American long jumper
  • Bashir Saad (born 1991), Lebanese basketball player
  • Bashir Ahmad Saadat (born 1981), Afghan footballer
  • Bashir Saadawi (1884–1957), Libyan politician
  • Bashir ibn Sa'd (died 633), Arab companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Bashir Safaroglu (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor
  • Bashir Salahuddin (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
  • Bashir Saleh (born 1946), Libyan businessman and ambassador
  • Bashir Abdel Samad (1966–2023), Egyptian footballer
  • Bashir Shah (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
  • Bashir Ali Nasser al-Sharari (born 1970), Yemeni terrorist
  • Bashir Raghe Shiiraar (born 1965), Somali secular rebel leader and businessman
  • Bashir Suleymanli (born 1980), Azerbaijani human rights defender and political prisoner
  • Bashir Taraki (born 1980), Afghan martial artist and coach
  • Bashir A. Tahir, Pakistani banker and business executive
  • Bashir Tofa (1947–2022), Nigerian politician
  • Bashir Aliyu Umar (born 1961), Nigerian Islamic cleric
  • Bashir Varaev (born 1964), Chechen judoka
  • Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Indian politician
  • Bashir Yamini (born 1977), American football player
  • Bashir Yuguda, Nigerian diplomat and politician
  • Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
  • Bashir Yussuf (1905–1945), Somali religious leader
  • Bashir Zaib, Pakistani Baloch militant
  • Bashir Hussain Zaidi (1898–1992), Indian politician
  • Bashir Zubairu (born 1968), Nigerian politician

Bechir

  • Bechir Seid Djimet (born 1994), Chadian footballer
  • Bechir Guellouz (born 1946), Tunisian diplomat
  • Bechir Hadidane (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
  • Bechir Kchouk (1924–1983), Tunisian chess player
  • Bechir Kiiari (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
  • Bechir Mardassi (1929–??), Tunisian cyclist
  • Bechir Mogaadi (born 1975), Tunisian football player
  • Bechir Sahbani (born 1972), Tunisian footballer
  • Bechir Ben Saïd (born 1992), Tunisian professional footballer
  • Bechir Tekkari (born 1952), Tunisian politician

Béchir

  • Béchir Bouazzat (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent
  • Béchir Sfar (1856–1917), Tunisian nationalist campaigner and politician
  • Béchir Ben Slama (1931–2023), Tunisian writer and politician
  • Béchir Ben Yahmed (1928–2021), Tunisian-French journalist

Middle name

  • Aminu Bashir Wali (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
  • Khadra Bashir Ali (died 2021), Somali politician
  • Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
  • Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (born 1998) Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player
  • Nadim Bachir Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament.
  • Souleymane Bachir Diagne (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher

Surname

Bachir

  • Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
  • Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
  • Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
  • Yamina Bachir (1954–2022), Algerian film director and screenwriter

Bashir

  • Aamir Bashir (born 1970), Indian actor and film director
  • Abdul Bashir, Afghan murderer
  • Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
  • Abu Bakar Bashir (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
  • Ahmad Bashir (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
  • Ahmed Bashir (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
  • Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (born 1949), Sudanese football player
  • Neelam Bashir (born 1950), Pakistani novelist and poet
  • Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
  • Amjad Bashir (born 1952), UK politician
  • Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 1965), Nigerian politician
  • Atif Bashir (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
  • Dara Bashir (born 1960), Pakistani cricketer
  • Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch politician of Afghan descent
  • Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
  • Hassan Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani football player
  • Javed Bashir (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer
  • Jonis Bashir (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
  • Marie Bashir (1930–2026), Australian doctor and administrator, Governor of New South Wales
  • Martin Bashir (born 1963), British journalist
  • Mowaia Bashir (born 1986), Sudanese football player
  • Muhammad Bashir (disambiguation), several people
  • Munir Bashir (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
  • Nas Bashir (born 1969), English football player
  • Omar Bashir (musician) (born 1970), Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
  • Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
  • Palwasha Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player
  • Ruzwana Bashir (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
  • Salman Bashir (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
  • Shahzad Bashir (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
  • Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
  • Shoaib Bashir (born 2003), English cricketer
  • Tahseen Bashir (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
  • Yousef Bashir (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist

Basheer

  • David Basheer (born 1966), Australian sports commentator
  • Max Basheer (1927–2025), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
  • Thalekunnil Basheer (1945–2022), politician from Kerala state, India
  • Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908–1994), Indian writer

Bechir

  • Azouz Bechir (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
  • Mohamed Bechir-Sow (1907–1976), Chadian politician
  • Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir (born 1962), Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
  • Sayed Ali Bechir (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent

Béchir

  • Gabriel Béchir (1927–2001), French set decorator

Others

  • Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent

Fictional characters

  • The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
  • Julian Bashir, the Chief Medical Officer in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Ali Bashir, a flying carpet salesman mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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