Akbar (name)

Akbar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Akbar

 * Akbar (1542–1605), the third Mughal Emperor.
 * Akbar II (1760–1837), second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India
 * Akbar-ur-Rehman (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
 * Akbar A'lami (born 1954), Iranian politician
 * Akbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor
 * Akbar Adibi (1939–2000), Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and professor
 * Akbar Agha (born 1943), Pakistani author, educator, and diplomat
 * Akbar Aghayev (1919–1944), Soviet-Azerbaijani servicemen, Army lieutenant
 * Akbar Ahmed, Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and diplomat
 * Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 1948), Indian politician
 * Akbar Al Baker (born 1962), Qatari businessman, CEO of Qatar Airways
 * Akbar Ali (1925–2016), Indian poet
 * Akbar Ali (born 1973), Indian cricket umpire
 * Akbar Ali (born 2001), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Akbar Ali Khan (1899–1994), Indian politician
 * Akbar Ali Khan (1944–2022), Bangladeshi economist and educationist
 * Akbar Ali Khondkar (1957–2005), Indian politician
 * Akbar Alizad (born 1973), Iranian theater director
 * Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921), Indian poet
 * Akbar Ansari (born 1988), Pakistani-British cricketer
 * Akbar Askani (born 1982), Pakistani politician
 * Akbar Atri, Iranian democracy and human rights activist
 * Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician
 * Akbar Babakhanlou (born 1939), Iranian sprinter
 * Akbar S. Babar, Pakistani politician
 * Akbar Badshah (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
 * Akbar Baig (born 1974), Indian-Ugandan cricketer
 * Akbar Behkalam (born 1944), Iranian-German painter and sculptor
 * Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player
 * Akbar Bugti (1927–2006), Pakistani politician
 * Akbar Djuraev (born 1999), Uzbekistani weightlifter
 * Akbar Eftekhari (1943–2017), Iranian footballer
 * Akbar Etemad (born 1930), Iranian engineer
 * Akbar Fallah (born 1966), Iranian wrestler
 * Akbar Firmansyah (born 2002), Indonesian footballer
 * Akbar Ganji (born 1960), Iranian journalist, writer, and soldier
 * Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (born 1979), American football player and television host
 * Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), Iranian politician and writer
 * Akbar Hermawan (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
 * Akbar Hossain (1917–1981), Bangladeshi novelist
 * Akbar Hossain (1941–2006), Bangladeshi politician
 * Akbar Hydari (1869–1941), Indian politician
 * Akbar Imani (born 1992), Iranian footballer
 * Akbar Ismatullaev (born 1991), Uzbekistani footballer
 * Akbar Jiskani (1958–1999), Pakistani writer
 * Akbar Kakkattil (1954–2016), Indian short story writer and novelist
 * Akbar Kalili (1956–2018), Iranian alpine skier
 * Akbar Kargarjam (born 1944), Iranian association footballer
 * Akbar Khamiso Khan (born 1976), Pakistani musician
 * Akbar Khan (1816–1846), Emir of Afghanistan (1842–1845)
 * Akbar Khan (1912–1993), Indian Army Major General
 * Akbar Khan (born 1949), Indian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
 * Akbar Khan (born 1962), Indian musician and activist
 * Akbar Khan Hoti (born 1956), Pakistani police officer
 * Akbar Khan Zand (died 1782), Iranian Prince
 * Akbar Khazaei (born 1980), Iranian bodybuilding judge
 * Akbar Khojini (1935–1995), Iranian boxer
 * Akbar Khurasani (born 1961), Afghan-Ukrainian painter
 * Akbar Kurtha (born 1970), British actor
 * Akbar Makhmoor (1956–2017), Pakistani poet and lexicographer
 * Akbar Masood, Indian academic administrator
 * Akbar Mass'oud (1885–1975), Persian Prince
 * Akbar Mirzoyev (born 1939), Tajikistani politician
 * Akbar Misaghian (born 1953), Iranian footballer and coach
 * Akbar Mohammadi (1969–2006), Iranian student who was a victim of the 18th of Tir crisis
 * Akbar Mohammadi (born 1975), Iranian footballer
 * Akbar Moideen Thumbay (born 1984), Emiratis businessman
 * Akbar Muhammad (1939–2016), American historian
 * Akbar Muradov (born 1968), Azerbaijani Paralympic sport shooter
 * Akbar Musazai (born 1996), Afghan cricketer
 * Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875–1938), Indian historian
 * Akbar Nawas (born 1975), Singaporean football coach
 * Akbar Nikzad (born 1969), Iranian politician
 * Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020), Indian artist and painter
 * Akbar Patel, Mauritian football coach
 * Akbar Poudeh (1932–2012), Iranian cyclist
 * Akbar Pray (born 1948), American writer, columnist, and drug kingpin
 * Akbar Radi (1939–2007), Iranian playwright
 * Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1934), Iranian politician and fourth president of Iran
 * Akbar Ranjbarzadeh (born 1965), Iranian politician
 * Akbar Rasyid (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
 * Akbar Riansyah (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
 * Akbar Sadeghi (born 1985), Iranian footballer
 * Akbar Saghiri (born 1982), Iranian footballer
 * Akbar Salubiro, a man who had gone missing in 2017 in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and his remains were found two days later inside the body of a Reticulated python
 * Akbar Sami, Indian dance choreographer, DJ, and musician
 * Akbar Shah (born 1996), Singaporean footballer
 * Akbar Subhani, Pakistani actor
 * Akbar Tandjung (born 1945), Indonesian politician
 * Akbar Tanjung (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
 * Akbar Torkan (1952–2021), Iranian mechanical engineer and politician
 * Akbar Torki, Iranian physician and politician
 * Akbar Turaev (born 1989), Uzbek football goalkeeper

People with the surname Akbar

 * Harris Akbar, English boxer
 * Hasan Akbar (born 1971), US soldier convicted of the murder of two officers
 * Rada Akbar (born 1988), Afghan-born visual artist, and photographer
 * Showat Akbar, one of the ringleaders of the murder of Richard Everitt
 * Skandor Akbar (1934–2010), ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Jimmy Wehba
 * Wahab Akbar (1960–2007), Filipino politician
 * al-Shaykh al-Akbar, title of Ibn 'Arabi

Fictional characters

 * One of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
 * Admiral Ackbar, Star Wars character