Asmar (name)

Asmar (الأسمر) is a unisex given name and a surname which is mostly used by Muslims. It has two meaning: brown and a dark-skinned person.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Asmar Asmar (born 1930), Lebanese Syriac physician and politician
 * Asmar Bilal (born 1997), American football player
 * Asmar Latin Sani (c. 1975 or 1976–2003), Indonesian al-Qaeda member

Surname

 * Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar (1455–1575), Muslim saint
 * Andre Afram Asmar, American hip hop producer
 * Driss El-Asmar (born 1975), Moroccan football player
 * Fouzi El Asmar (1937–2013), Palestinian American journalist, writer and poet
 * Hamad Al-Asmar (born 1987), Jordanian football player
 * Hassan El Asmar (1959–2011), Egyptian actor and singer
 * Maria Theresa Asmar (1804–c. 1870), Iraqi Chaldean writer
 * Maya Hossam Asmar, known as Maya Nasri (born 1976), Lebanese singer
 * Nidal Asmar (born 1969), Lebanese-born Australian sport shooter
 * Simon Asmar (1943–2019), Lebanese television director and producer
 * Yoland Asmar (1930–1988), Syrian actress and singer