Yar (name)

Yar is a Persian name meaning "friend". Notable people with the name include:


 * Ahmad Yar Khan (1902–1979), final Khan of Kalat
 * Asfand Yar Khan Kakar, Pakistani politician
 * Ali Ahmad Yar-zada (born 1985), Afghan footballer
 * Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, Anglo-Indian disability rights activist
 * Dewan Shah Jahan Yar Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
 * Khadija Aamir Yar Malik, Pakistani politician
 * Mahfooz Yar Khan (born 1950), Pakistani politician
 * Muhammad Yar Khan (died 1774), Nawab of Bareilly
 * Muhammad Yar Shah (1913–1990), Pakistani Twelver cleric
 * Nawab Alam Yar Jung Bahadur (1890–1974), Hyderabadi judge
 * Pakhtoon Yar Khan, Pakistani politician
 * Rahim Yar Khan (1858–1866), Nawab of Bahawalpur
 * Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin (1757–1835), Urdu poet
 * Waheed Yar Khan (born 1942), Pakistani cricketer
 * Yar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi politician
 * Yar Mohammad Khan (1920–1981), Bangladeshi politician
 * Zain Yar Jung (1889–1961), Chief Architect of Hyderabad State