Amir (name)

Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir, Arabic: أمير‎‎, Turkish: Emir, Persian: امير‎‎, Hebrew: אמיר‎, pronounced [aːmˈiːr]) is a masculine name with three meanings, one is Arabic/Hebraic origin derived from the three letters AMR which means 'to give orders' or a "Prince". The title Emir in Arabic, which is essentially the same word as Amir, therefore means: "one who gives orders". It also means summit of a tree in Hebrew or a pile of harvested wheet (עמיר); and other one in Persian is pronounced in the same way but it has a different meaning, it consists of two parts; "A" which means "Un" and "mir" which is the root of the verb "Mordan مُرَدن" ( to die ), so Amir in Persian means the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die.

Given name

• Al-Amir bi-Ahkami l-Lah, tenth Fatimid Caliph and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect
• Amir Khan, Hindustani classical vocalist
• Amir Khan, British professional boxer, of Pakistani origin
• Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown), Iranian diplomat
• Ameer Ali, Australian economist and community leader
• Amir Bagheri, Iranian chess grandmaster
• Amir Blumenfeld American comedian/actor
• Ameer Bux Bhutto, Pakistani politician
• Amir Derakh, American musician
• Amir Eshel, Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force
• Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, former member of Ansar-e Hezbollah and currently a peace and human rights activist living in Germany
• Amir Gal-Or, Israeli businessman and the managing partner of Infinity Group
• Amir Ganiel, former Israeli swimming champion and record holder in swimming
• Amir Ghalenoei, Iranian football coach and former player
• Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, Iraqi journalist
• Amir Haddad (born 1984), Israeli French singer and songwriter
• Amir Hamed, Uruguayan writer and translator of Lebanese descent
• Amir Hasheaami, Iranian footballer
• Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician
• Amir Johnson, American basketball player
• Amir Kabir, aka Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam, Atabak and Amir-e Nezam; chief minister to Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Shah of Persia)
• Amir Karić, Bosnian-Slovenian footballer
• Amir Reza Khadem, Iranian wrestler
• Amir Khan (British boxer), English boxer
• Amir Khusrow, Indian iconic musician, scholar and poet
• Amir Kror Suri, aka Jahan Pahlawan, Pashtun national history figure and a governor of Mandesh in Ghor
• Amir Mohebbian, Iranian politician, journalist and political analyst
• Amir Mohebi, Iranian footballer
• Amir Mokri, Iranian cinematographer
• Amir Nachumi, Israeli Air Force general
• Amir Naderi, Iranian film director
• Amir Ohana, Israeli politician
• Amir Peretz, Moroccan-born Israeli politician
• Amir Hossein Rabii (died 9 April 1979), Iranian Air Force commander
• Amir Sadollah, American mixed martial artist
• Amir Slama, Brazilian fashion designer
• Amir Spahić, Bosnian footballer
• Ameer Sultan, Tamil film director
• Amir Vahedi (1961–2010), Iranian-born American professional poker player
• Amir Mirza Hekmati, alleged American CIA operative

Middle name

• Mohammad Amir Khatam (1920–1975), commander of the Iranian air force
• Tengku Amir Hamzah (1911–1946), Indonesian poet

Surname

• Abdel Hakim Amer, Egyptian military commander during the Six-Day War
• Eli Amir (born 1937), Israeli writer
• Menashe Amir, Israeli Persian-language broadcaster
• Yigal Amir, the assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin
• Mohammad Amir, Pakistani cricketer banned for spot-fixing

See also

• Amir (disambiguation)
• Emir (disambiguation)
• Emir (name)
• Amira (name), female version
• Aamir (disambiguation)