Ammar (name)

Ammar (also spelled Amar; عمّار, ʿAmmār) is an Arabic/Sanskrit masculine given name.

Notable people with this name include:

Given name

 * Ammar al-Basri, 9th century East Syriac Christian theologian.
 * Ammar al-Bakri, British-Iraqi lawyer
 * Ammar Campa-Najjar (born 1989), California Congressional candidate
 * Amar Ezzahi (1941–2016), Algerian singer
 * Ammar Habib, Syrian footballer
 * Ammar al-Hakim, Iraqi politician
 * Ammar Hassan, Palestinian musician
 * Amar Jaleel, Pakistani writer
 * Amar Gegić, Bosnian basketball player
 * Ammar Jemal, Tunisian footballer
 * Amar Lal, Pakistani politician
 * Amar Osim, Bosnian football coach
 * Ammar Nakshawani, Islamic lecturer
 * Amar Ramasar, American ballet dancer
 * Ammar Rihawi, Syrian football coach
 * Ammar al-Saffar, Iraqi politician
 * Ammar Siamwalla, Thai economist

Surname

 * Ali Ammar, Algerian guerilla leader
 * Ali Ammar, Lebanese politician
 * Ali Ammar, Canadian actor
 * Michael Ammar, American magician
 * Sonia Ben Ammar (born 1999), Tunisian-French model and singer
 * Tarak Ben Ammar, Tunisian-French film producer