Zubayr (; variants include Zobayer, Zubair, Zoubir, Zübeyir or Zuberi) is an Arabic masculine name and a surname from the root Z-B-R, meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.

Given name

  • Zubayr ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, founder of the Hilf al-Fudul and an uncle of Muhammad
  • Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Arab Muslim military commander
  • Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (788–870), Arab historian
  • Ahmed Al-Zubair al-Senussi (born 1934), a Libyan politician and prince of the Senussi house
  • Zubair Ahmad Khan, living Pakistani academic and engineer
  • Zubair Ali Zai (1957–2013), Pakistani scholar
  • Zubayr Al-Rimi (1974–2003), Saudi Arabian terrorist
  • Zubayr Amiri (born 1990), Afghan football player
  • Zubayr Hamza (born 1995), South African cricketer
  • Zubair Hoque (born 1996), British racing car driver
  • Zubair Khan (Indian politician) (1963-2024), Indian politician
  • Zubair Mahmood Hayat (born 1960), Pakistani army general
  • Zubair Mohamed Salih (1944–1998), former Sudanese Vice President and soldier
  • Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur (1830–1913), Sudanese slave trader and pasha of the Egyptian Khedivate
  • Zubair Shah (born 1977), Pakistani journalist
  • Zubair Torwali, living Pakistani Dard community activist and educator
  • Zubaira Tukhugov (born 1991), Russian professional mixed martial artist

Surname

  • Aasiya Zubair (1972–2009), American television executive
  • Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692), Arab military commander
  • Amina Zoubir (born 1983), Algerian artist
  • Mohammad Zubair Khan, Pakistani economist
  • Mohammad Zubair (Pakistani cricketer), Rawalpindi cricketer
  • Mohammed Zubair (journalist) (born 1983), Indian journalist and fact-checker
  • Muhammad Zubair Umar also known as Mohammad Zubair, Pakistani politician
  • Muhammad Zubair (field hockey) (born 1988), field hockey player
  • Nabila al-Zubayr (born 1964), Yemeni writer
  • Qasim Zubair (born 1987), Emirati cricketer
  • Rabih az-Zubayr (1842–1900), Sudanese warlord
  • Shafia Zubair (born 1967), Indian politician
  • Urwah ibn Zubayr (644-713), Arab historian
  • Zubairi, a family name in South Asia and the Middle East
  • Roohi Zuberi (born 1959), Indian politician
  • Itrat Husain Zuberi (1910–1964), Pakistani academic
  • Iqbal Zuberi (1932–2002), Pakistani journalist

See also

  • Al-Zubayr (disambiguation)
  • Zubayr (disambiguation)