# Nasser (name)

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{{Infobox name|name=Nasser|gender=masculine|languageorigin=Arabic|meaning='granter of victory', helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker|alternative spelling=[Naser](/source/Naser_(name)), [Nassar](/source/Nassar), [Nasir](/source/Nasir), [Naseer](/source/Naseer), [Nacer](/source/Nacer),|romanization=Nāṣir|language=Arabic: ناصر|related names=[Nasrallah](/source/Nasrallah), Nasralla, [Nasrollah](/source/Nasrollah), Nasrullah, Al-Nasrallah,  [Nasr](/source/Nasr_(name)) [Nasri](/source/Nasri)}}
'''Nasser''' ({{langx|ar|ناصر|lit=granter of victory|translit=Nāṣir}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Nasser Name Meaning & Nasser Family History at Ancestry.com® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=nasser |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref> is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name), commonly found in [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language). Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include [Naser](/source/Naser_(name)), [Nassar](/source/Nassar), [Nasir](/source/Nasir), [Naseer](/source/Naseer), or [Nacer](/source/Nacer). People with this name may include:

==Given name==
* [Nassar](/source/Nassar_(actor)) (born 1958), Tamil actor and director, sometimes spelled ''Nasser''
* [Nasser al-Bahri](/source/Nasser_al-Bahri) (1972–2015), Al Qaeda militant
* [Nasser Beydoun](/source/Nasser_Beydoun) (born 1964/65), American business executive 
* [Nasser Biria](/source/Nasser_Biria) (1958-2025), Iranian Shi'a cleric
* [Nasser Eljahori](/source/Nasser_Eljahori), Yemeni army officer
*[Nasser Fahimi](/source/Nasser_Fahimi) (born 1974), political and ideological prisoner from Iran
* [Nasser Abu Hamid](/source/Nasser_Abu_Hamid) (1972–2022), Palestinian politician
* [Nasser Hussain](/source/Nasser_Hussain) (born 1968), former England cricket captain
* [Nasser Judeh](/source/Nasser_Judeh) (born 1961) Jordanian politician
* [Nasser Kanaani](/source/Nasser_Kanaani) (born 1970), Iranian diplomat
* [Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa](/source/Nasser_bin_Hamad_Al_Khalifa) (born 1987), Bahraini royal (also referred to as Sheikh Nasser or Prince Nasser)
* [Nasser Khalili](/source/Nasser_Khalili) (born 1945), British-Iranian collector, scholar and philanthropist
* [Nasser Al-Khelaifi](/source/Nasser_Al-Khelaifi) (born 1973), Qatari businessman
* [Nasser Mansour Hadi](/source/Nasser_Mansour_Hadi) (born 1947), Yemeni general
* [Nasser Minachi](/source/Nasser_Minachi) (1931–2014), Iranian politician
* [Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Nasser_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) (died 2008), Emirati royal
* [Nasser Ovissi](/source/Nasser_Ovissi) (born 1934), Iranian-born American painter
* [Nasser Al Qasabi](/source/Nasser_Al_Qasabi) (born 1961), Saudi Arabian actor
* [Nasser Al Saeed](/source/Nasser_Al_Saeed) (1923–??), Saudi Arabian missing dissident since 1979
* [Nasser Saidi](/source/Nasser_Saidi) (born 1950), Lebanese politician and economist 
* [Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud](/source/Nasser_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud) (1911–1984), Saudi royal
* [Nasser Al-Shamrani](/source/Nasser_Al-Shamrani) (born 1983), Saudi Arabian footballer
* [Nasser Sobbi](/source/Nasser_Sobbi) (1924–2018), Iranian-American Mandaean scribe
* [Nasser El Sonbaty](/source/Nasser_El_Sonbaty) (1965–2013), German bodybuilder
* [Nasser Taghvai](/source/Nasser_Taghvai) (1941–2025), Iranian film director and screenwriter
* [Nasser Yeganeh](/source/Nasser_Yeganeh) (1921–1993), Iranian jurist and politician

==Middle name/father name==
* [Abdul Nasser El Hakim](/source/Abdul_Nasser_El_Hakim) (born 1960), Lebanese-born Curaçaoan businessman, politician, minister and a founder of the political party [Movement for the Future of Curaçao](/source/Movement_for_the_Future_of_Cura%C3%A7ao) (MFK)
* [Amal Nasser el-Din](/source/Amal_Nasser_el-Din), (1928-2025), Druze Israeli author and former politician, former MP in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament)
* [Ammar Abadah Nasser al-Wa'eli](/source/Ammar_Abadah_Nasser_al-Wa'eli) (1977–2011), Yemeni wanted for terrorism by the FBI
* [Bashir Ali Nasser al-Sharari](/source/Bashir_Ali_Nasser_al-Sharari) (born 1970), Yemeni who became briefly wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI in connection with terrorism
* [Fadel Nasser Sarouf](/source/Fadel_Nasser_Sarouf), (born Valentin Sarov) (born 1976), Bulgarian-Qatari weightlifter
* [Hussein ibn Nasser](/source/Hussein_ibn_Nasser) (1902–1982), Prime Minister of Jordan from 1963 to 1964
* [Hussein Nasser Al-Huraiti](/source/Hussein_Nasser_Al-Huraiti) (born 1962), Kuwaiti politician and MP in its National Assembly
* [Hussein Nasser Walji](/source/Hussein_Nasser_Walji) (1920–2005), Tanzanian politician 
* [Mansour Nasser al Bihani](/source/Mansour_Nasser_al_Bihani) (died 2007), Yemeni fighter who died in Somalia in 2011
* [Mohammed Nasser Ahmed](/source/Mohammed_Nasser_Ahmed) (born 1950), Yemeni major general and government minister

==Surname==
* [Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser](/source/Abdelkarim_Hussein_Mohamed_Al-Nasser), alleged terrorist from Saudi Arabia
* [Amin H. Nasser](/source/Amin_H._Nasser) (born 1960), Saudi Arabian engineer
* [Farah Nasser](/source/Farah_Nasser), Canadian journalist
* [Fredy Nasser](/source/Fredy_Nasser) (born 1956), Honduran businessman
* [Hana Nasser](/source/Hana_Nasser) (born 1991), Israeli football player
* [Hanna Nasser](/source/Hanna_Nasser) (1936–2015), Palestinian politician
* [Hanna Nasser (academic)](/source/Hanna_Nasser_(academic)) (born 1935), Palestinian academic and political figure 
* [Jacques Nasser](/source/Jacques_Nasser) (born 1947), former CEO of Ford Motor Company
* [Jim Nasser](/source/Jim_Nasser), American politician
* [Jorge Nasser](/source/Jorge_Nasser) (born 1956), Uruguayan musician
* [Larry Nassar](/source/Larry_Nassar) (born 1963), former US gymnastics osteopathic physician who sexually abused and raped over 70 women in his career
* [Latif Nasser](/source/Latif_Nasser) (born 1986), American Canadian writer

==See also==
* [Nasser (disambiguation)](/source/Nasser_(disambiguation))
* [Gamal Abdel Nasser (disambiguation)](/source/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser_(disambiguation))

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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