Mahir (also spelled Maher or "Mihir-A", ) is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Mahir Agva (born 1996), German basketball player
  • Mahir Alkaya (born 1988), Dutch politician
  • Mahir Amiraslanov (born 1997), Azerbaijani wrestler
  • Mahir Çağrı (born 1962), Turkish Internet celebrity
  • Mahir Çayan (1946–1972), Turkish communist leader
  • Mahir Darziev (born 1957), Georgian politician
  • Mahir Domi (1915–2000), Albanian linguist
  • Mahir Emreli (born 1997), Azerbaijani footballer
  • Mahir Ünsal Eriş (born 1980), Turkish writer
  • Mahir Günok (born 1963), Turkish footballer
  • Mahir Habib (born 1977), Iraqi footballer
  • Mahir Halili (born 1975), Albanian footballer
  • Mahir Hassan (born 1963), Iraqi-Kurdish actor
  • Mahir Iftić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
  • Mahir Jasarević (born 1992), Hungarian footballer
  • Mahir Jasem (born 1989), Emirati footballer
  • Mahir Karić (born 1992), Bosnian footballer
  • Mahir Muradov (1956–2023), Azerbaijani judge
  • Mahir Oral (born 1980), German boxer
  • Mahir ul Qadri (1906–1978), Pakistani religious writer, poet, and novelist
  • Mahir Sağlık (born 1983), Turkish footballer
  • Mahir Savranlıoğlu (born 1986), Turkish footballer
  • Mahir Shukurov (born 1982), Azerbaijani footballer
  • Mahir Tomruk (1885–1949), Turkish sculptor
  • Mahir Ünal (born 1966), Turkish politician
  • Mahir Ünlü (1926–2017), Turkish author
  • Mahir Yağcılar (born 1961), Turkish Kosovar politician
  • Mahir Yousef (born 1988), Qatari footballer
  • Mahir Zeynalov, Azerbaijanian-American journalist
  • Mahir al-Zubaydi (died 2008), al-Qaeda military commander

Middle name

  • Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888–1945), Egyptian politician, Prime Minister of Egypt 1944–1945
  • Aly Maher Pasha (1882–1960), Egyptian politician

See also

  • Maher (disambiguation)
  • Maher (surname), including the Arabic surname<!-- Please, leave it as it is, with main category and subsets. Thanks. -->
  • Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people<!-- Same. There is only one more Arab on general list, Osama; all the MANY others bear the Irish name. -->
  • Mahershala Ali, American actor