Nadir (name)

Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader.

In the Arabic language, it is a boy's name meaning "dear", "scarce" or "precious." (Arabic writing: نادر)

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Nadir Afonso (born 1920), Portuguese painter
 * Nadir Belhadj (born 1982), footballer
 * Nadir Çiftçi (born 1992), Turkish footballer
 * Nadir Godrej (born 1951), Indian industrialist
 * Nadir Kouidri (born 1975), professionally known as Ridan, French singer

Middle name

 * Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer
 * Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933

Surname

 * Asil Nadir (born 1941), Turkish Cypriot businessman
 * Kerime Nadir (1917–1984), Turkish writer
 * Moyshe Nadir (1885–1943), American writer and satirist

Fictional character

 * Zain Nadir, a The Bill character
 * Abed Nadir, a Community character
 * Nadir Khan, Known as "The Persian" in the Gaston Leroux novel The Phantom of the Opera, given this name in the 1990 adaptation by Susan Kay, Phantom.