Maher (given name)

Maher (ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her."

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Maher al-Agal, a Syrian ISIS commander
 * Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him
 * Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
 * Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete
 * Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
 * Maher Fayez, Egyptian Oud Player, Gospel Music Singer and Coptic Christian Preacher
 * Maher Hamza, Egyptian fencing coach known as Mauro Hamza
 * Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
 * Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule
 * Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
 * Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer
 * Maher Zain, Arab-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin