Zakariya (name)

Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/YHWH has remembered".

Ancient times

 * Zakariya, the father of John the Baptist (Yahya)

Medieval era

 * Zakariyya al-Ansari (c.1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
 * Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
 * Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes", Persian physician, philosopher and scholar
 * Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Pakistani Sufi saint
 * Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya

Given name

 * Zakaria Abdulla (born 1956?), Kurdish singer
 * Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), Egyptian musician and composer
 * Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
 * Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
 * Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
 * Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Coptic priest from Egypt
 * Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
 * Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
 * Zakariya Essabar, Moroccan al-Qaeda member
 * Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
 * Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
 * Zakaria Labyad, Moroccan Footballer
 * Zakaria Mohieddin (born 1918), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
 * Zakariyyā Mūsawiy (born 1968), French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
 * Zakaria Al Omari, Syrian footballer
 * Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian author
 * Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian militant leader
 * Zakaria Zuffri, Indian cricketer

Middle name

 * Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
 * Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, Sunni Muslim scholar of the Indian subcontinent
 * Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (1929–1973), birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
 * Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (1895–1952), Indonesian doctor
 * Samia Zakaria Gutu, Harari-Ethiopian diplomat

Surname

 * Arif Zakaria, Indian actor
 * Asif Zakaria, Indian politician
 * Damane Zakaria, Central African warlord
 * Denis Zakaria, Swiss footballer of Congolese descent
 * Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
 * Ibrahim Zakaria, multiple people
 * Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
 * Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer
 * Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer