Taimur is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

  • an alternate spelling of Timur (1320s–1405), Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire, also known as Tamerlane
  • Taimur or Timur Shah Durrani (1746–1793), second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire
  • Taimur bin Asa'ad (born 1980), a member of the Omani royal family and banker
  • Taimur bin Feisal (1886–1965), Sultan of Muscat and Oman
  • Taimur Ali (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
  • Taimur Hussain (born 1974), Pakistani golfer
  • Taimur Khan Jhagra (born 1977), Pakistani politician, former Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance and Health
  • Taimur Ali Khan, Pakistani politician elected in 2024
  • Taimur Khan (Balochistan cricketer) (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
  • Taimur Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketer) (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
  • Taimur Khan (Punjab cricketer) (born 1996), Pakistani cricketer
  • Taimur Alam Khandaker, Bangladeshi politician and former chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
  • Taimur Rahman (born 1975), Pakistani political activist and musician

Surname

  • Anwara Taimur (1936–2020), Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam
  • Zarqa Taimur, Pakistani politician and cosmetologist, member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2021

See also

  • Taimoor Sultan (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer
  • Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly (1981–2010), prime suspect in the 2010 Stockholm bombings
  • Timur (disambiguation)