# Nasir

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{{Short description|Arabic masculine name}}

{{Infobox name|name=Nasir|gender=masculine|languageorigin=Arabic|meaning = helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker|alternative spelling=[Naser](/source/Naser_(name)), [Nasser](/source/Nasser_(name)), [Nassar](/source/Nassar), [Naseer](/source/Naseer), [Nacer](/source/Nacer), [Nasr](/source/Nasr_(name))|romanization=Nāṣir|language=Arabic: ناصر|feminine=[Nasira](/source/Nasira_(disambiguation))|related names=[Nasir al-Din](/source/Nasir_al-Din), [Nasrallah](/source/Nasrallah), Nasralla, [Nasrollah](/source/Nasrollah), [Nasiruddin](/source/Nasiruddin), Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah}}
'''Nasir''' ({{langx|ar|ناصر|translit=Nāṣir}}) is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name), commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of [consonantal verb root](/source/triliteral) ''n-ṣ-r''). The female form of the name is [Nasira](/source/Nasira_(disambiguation)) ({{Langx|ar|ناصرة|translit=Nāṣira}}). Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include [Naser](/source/Naser_(name)), [Nasser](/source/Nasser_(name)), [Naseer](/source/Naseer_(disambiguation)), and [Nacer](/source/Nacer).

== People ==

=== People with the given name ===
*[Ea-nasir](/source/Ea-nasir) (18th century BCE), copper merchant
* [Nasir ibn Alnas](/source/Nasir_ibn_Alnas) (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria
* [Nasir ad-Din Qabacha](/source/Nasir_ad-Din_Qabacha) (1150–1228), Muslim Turkic governor of Multan
* [Al-Nasir](/source/Al-Nasir) (1158–1225), Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225
* [Nasir al-Din Shah](/source/Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar) (1831–1896), ruler of [Qajar dynasty](/source/Qajar_dynasty) in present-day Iran
* [Nasir Kazmi](/source/Nasir_Kazmi) (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet
* [Nasir Valika](/source/Nasir_Valika) (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
* [Nasir Gebelli](/source/Nasir_Gebelli) (born 1957), Iranian-American video game developer
* [Naser Orić](/source/Naser_Ori%C4%87) (born 1967), Bosnian military officer during the [Bosnian War](/source/Bosnian_War)
* [Nasir Jones](/source/Nas), professionally known as Nas (born 1973), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur
* [Nasir Adderley](/source/Nasir_Adderley) (born 1997), American football player

=== People with the surname ===
* [Gamal Abdel Nasser](/source/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser) (1918–1970), second [President of Egypt](/source/President_of_Egypt)
* [Ibrahim Nasir](/source/Ibrahim_Nasir) (1926–2008), [Maldivian](/source/Maldives) [President](/source/President_of_the_Maldives)
* [Vali Nasr](/source/Vali_Nasr) (born 1960), [Iranian-American](/source/Iranian_American) Middle Eastern expert
* [Hakim Nasir](/source/Hakim_Nasir) (1947–2007), Pakistani Urdu poet also using the [takhallus](/source/takhallus) of Nasir
* [Clare Nasir](/source/Clare_Nasir) (born 1970), British weather forecaster
* [Serdar Nasır](/source/Serdar_Nas%C4%B1r), Turkish plastic surgeon
* [Felipe Nasr](/source/Felipe_Nasr) (born 1992), Brazilian [racing driver](/source/racing_driver)
* [Bachtiar Nasir](/source/Bachtiar_Nasir) (born 1967), [Indonesian](/source/Indonesia) [ulama](/source/ulama)

=== Fictional characters with the name ===
* Nasir, the main character in the video game ''[Lagoon](/source/Lagoon_(video_game))''
* Nasir, character in the TV series ''[Spartacus](/source/Spartacus_(TV_series))''
* Nasir, a playable character in both ''[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance](/source/Fire_Emblem%3A_Path_of_Radiance)'' and its sequel ''[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn](/source/Fire_Emblem%3A_Radiant_Dawn)''
* Nasir, a Saracen character played by [Mark Ryan](/source/Mark_Ryan_(actor)) in the British 1980s television series ''[Robin of Sherwood](/source/Robin_of_Sherwood)'' (aired in the US as ''Robin Hood'')
* Nasir Meidan, a fictional character in the ''[Android: Netrunner](/source/Android%3A_Netrunner)''
* Nasir Khan, a fictional character in the television miniseries ''[The Night Of](/source/The_Night_Of)''

== Places ==
* [Kalateh-ye Nasir](/source/Kalateh-ye_Nasir), Iran
* [Nasir, Shushtar](/source/Nasir%2C_Shushtar), Iran
* [Nasir, South Sudan](/source/Nasir%2C_South_Sudan), the administrative center of [Nasir County](/source/Nasir_County)

== Other uses ==
* [Nasir (album)](/source/Nasir_(album)), by American rapper Nas
* [Nasir (film)](/source/Nasir_(film)), a 2020 Indian film
* [Nasir (missile)](/source/Nasir_(missile)), an Iranian cruise missile

== See also ==
* [Abdul Nasir](/source/Abdul_Nasir)
* [Naseer (disambiguation)](/source/Naseer_(disambiguation))
* [Nasira (disambiguation)](/source/Nasira_(disambiguation))
* [Nasir al-Din](/source/Nasir_al-Din)
* [Nazir (disambiguation)](/source/Nazir_(disambiguation))
* [Arabic name](/source/Arabic_name)
* {{look from|Nasir}}

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Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Bosniak masculine given names
Category:Turkish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
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