Bashir

Bashir or Basheer or the gallicized Bachir or Bechir (بشير) is a male given name. Derived from Arabic, it means "the one who brings good news". It is also a surname.

It may refer to:

Mononym

 * Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
 * Bashir Shihab II (1767–1850), Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
 * Bashir III, ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (7th Emir, reigned 1840–1842)

Bachir

 * Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel (1947–1982), Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
 * Bachir Abdelouahab (1897–1978), Algerian politician and medical doctor
 * Bachir Ammoury (born 1983), American-born Lebanese basketball player
 * Bachir Attar (born 1964), Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
 * Bachir Bensaddek (born 1972), Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
 * Bachir Boudjelid (born 1978), Algerian football player
 * Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
 * Bachir Douadi (born 1953), Algerian football player
 * Bachir Moustafa Hammoud (1906–1945), a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
 * Bachir Mahamat (born 1996), Chadian sprinter
 * Bachir Mané (born 1997), Senegalese football player
 * Bachir Mecheri (born 1964), Algerian football player
 * Bachir Qamari (1951–2021), Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
 * Bachir Sebaâ (born 1949), Algerian football player
 * Bachir Yellès (1921–2022), Algerian painter
 * Bab Bachir (died 1254) was the spouse of last Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim.

Basheer

 * Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician

Bashir

 * Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Somali-Belgian athlete
 * Bashir Ahmed, many persons with the name Bashir Ahmad and Bashir Ahmed
 * Bashir Ahmad (mixed martial artist) (born 1982), Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist
 * Bashir Badr (born 1935), Indian poet of Urdu
 * Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
 * Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim (born 1961), Nigerian politician and businessman
 * Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
 * Bashir Jehangiri (born 1937), Pakistani judge
 * Bashir Levingston (born 1976), Canadian Football League player
 * Bashir Maan (1926–2019), Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
 * Bashir Makhtal (born 1977), Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty
 * Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959–2012), Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
 * Bashir Ali Mohammad (born 1947), Pakistani businessman
 * Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
 * Bashir Ramzy (born 1979), American long jumper
 * Bashir Safaroglu (1925–1969), Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor.
 * Bashir Salahuddin (born 1976), American actor, writer and comedian
 * Bashir Shah (born 1983), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
 * Bashir Tofa, Nigerian politician
 * Bashir Varaev (born 1964), Chechen judoka
 * Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
 * Bashir Yussuf (born c. 1905), Somali religious leader

Bechir

 * Bechir Hadidane (born 1984), Tunisian basketball player
 * Bechir Kiiari (born 1960), Tunisian judoka
 * Bechir Mardassi (born 1929), Tunisian cyclist
 * Bechir Mogaadi (born 1975), Tunisian football player
 * Bechir Tekkari, Tunisian politician

Béchir

 * Béchir Bouazzat (1908–1944), French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent

Middle name

 * Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
 * Khadra Bashir Ali, Somali politician
 * Souleymane Bachir Diagne (born 1955), Senegalese philosopher
 * Mirza Bashir Ahmad (1893–1963), an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
 * Nadim Bachir Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician and member of Parliament. Son of assassinated Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel
 * Aminu Bashir Wali (born 1941), Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bachir

 * Jamil Bachir or Bashir (1920–1977), Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
 * Oubi Buchraya Bachir (born 1970), Sahrawi ambassador
 * Salah Bachir (born 1955), Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
 * Yamina Bachir (born 1954), Algerian film director and screenwriter

Bashir

 * Aamir Bashir, Indian actor and film director
 * Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (born 1968), Singaporean association football referee
 * Abu Bakar Bashir (born 1938), Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
 * Ahmad Bashir (1923–2004), Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
 * Ahmed Bashir (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
 * Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (born 1949), Sudanese football player
 * Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
 * Amjad Bashir (born 1952) UK MEP
 * Asabe Vilita Bashir (born 1965), Nigerian politician
 * Atif Bashir (born 1985), Pakistani German football player
 * Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya's oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
 * Dara Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
 * Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch politician of Afghan descent
 * Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
 * Hassan Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani football player
 * Javed Bashir (born 1973), Pakistani playback singer
 * Jonis Bashir (born 1960), Somali-Italian actor and musician
 * Marie Bashir (born 1930), Governor of New South Wales
 * Martin Bashir (born 1963), British journalist
 * Mowaia Bashir (born 1986), Sudanese football player
 * Mohammad Bashir (1935–2001), Pakistani wrestler
 * Munir Bashir (1930–1997), Iraqi oud player
 * Nas Bashir (born 1969), English football player
 * Omar Bashir (musician), Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
 * Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
 * Palwasha Bashir (born 1987), Pakistani badminton player
 * Ruzwana Bashir (born 1983), British businesswoman & activist
 * Salman Bashir (born 1952), Pakistani diplomat
 * Shahzad Bashir (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
 * Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
 * Shoaib Bashir (born 2003), English cricketer
 * Tahseen Bashir, (1925–2002), Egyptian diplomat
 * Yousef Bashir (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist

Basheer

 * David Basheer, Australian sports commentator
 * Max Basheer (born 1927), former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
 * Thalekunnil Basheer (born 1945), politician from Kerala state, India
 * Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908–1994), Indian writer

Bechir

 * Azouz Bechir (born 1935), Tunisian boxer
 * Mohamed Bechir-Sow (1907–1976), Chadian politician
 * Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
 * Sayed Ali Bechir (born 1982), Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent

Béchir

 * Gabriel Béchir (1927–2001), French set decorator

Others

 * Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent

Fictional characters

 * The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
 * Julian Bashir, the Chief Medical Officer in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 * Ali Bashir, a flying carpet salesman mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Places

 * Bashir, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
 * Bashir, Iraq, a village south of Kirkuk
 * Béchir, a village in Algeria
 * Beni Bechir, a town and commune, Algeria
 * Sidi Bashir Mosque, former mosque in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
 * Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia, Morocco