Shamshir (disambiguation)

The Shamshir, also Shamsher and Shamsheer, is a type of sword

Shamshir may also refer to:

Weapon systems

 * PNS Shamsheer, the name of three ships of the Pakistan Navy
 * IRIS Shamshir, a ship of the Iranian Navy
 * Shamsher, the name given to the SEPECAT Jaguar in Indian Air Force service

People

 * Shamsher Gazi (1712–1760), Bengali ruler of Roshnabad and Tripura
 * Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur (1852–1901), the third Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana Dynasty
 * Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929), the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty
 * Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (born 1862), Prime Minister of Nepal
 * Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1967), the prime minister and foreign minister of Nepal
 * Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1888–1960), the last Minister of Defense of Nepal from the Rana dynasty
 * Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1892–1964), field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army
 * Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910–1977), leading figure in the movement to overthrow the ruling Rana autocracy and to establish democracy in Nepal
 * Kiran Shamsher Rana (1916–1983), Nepalese army officer
 * Shamsher Singh Sheri (1942–2005), communist leader in India
 * Moosa Bin Shamsher (born 1945), Bangladeshi business magnate
 * Shamsher M. Chowdhury Bir Bikrom, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
 * Shamsheer Singh Manhas (born 1960), Indian Member of Parliament
 * Muhammad Shamsher Ali, Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor
 * Shamsheer Vayalil (born 1977), Indian physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Places and settlements

 * Shamshir, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran
 * Shamshir Rural District, an administrative subdivision in Kermanshah Province, Iran
 * Shamsher Nagar, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh

Other

 * Shamshir (horse) (born 1988), British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse
 * Shamshera, 2022 Indian period-drama action film