{{wikt}} '''Jabir''' (Arabic: جابر {{IPA|ar|ˈd͡ʒaːbɪr|pron}}) is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter".<ref>''Behind The Name''. [http://www.behindthename.com/name/jabir "Jabir"]. Retrieved on 8 January 2016.</ref> Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:
{{TOC right}} ==Given name== *Jaber I Al-Sabah (1770–1859), Kuwaiti political leader *Jabir Al-Azmi (born 1970), Kuwaiti politician *Jabir al-Kaabi (1789–1881), Arabian political leader *Jabir al-Sabah (1926–2006), Emir of Kuwait *Jabir Herbert Muhammad (1929–2008), American businessman *Jabir Husain (born 1945), Indian politician *Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607–697), Arab companion of Muhammad *Jabir ibn Aflah (1100–1150), Spanish-Arab astronomer *Jābir ibn Hayyan (died c. 806–816), early Islamic alchemist *Jābir ibn Zayd (died 711), Arab theologian *Jabir Novruz (1933–2002), Azerbaijani writer *Jabir Raza (born 1955), Indian historian *Djabir Saïd-Guerni (born 1977), Algerian athlete *Jabir Shakir (born 1987), Iraqi football player *Sultan Djabir (c. 1855–1918), ruler of a region on the Uele River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
==Surname== *Balla Jabir (born 1985), Sudanese football player *Fathi Jabir (born 1980), Yemeni football player *Malik Jabir (born 1944), Ghanaian football player
==See also== *Arabic name *Geber (disambiguation) *Jaber
==References== {{reflist}}
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