Bashir

Mononym

• Bashir I, Lebanese emir of the Shihab dynasty
• Bashir Shihab II, Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon
• Bashir III, ruler of the Mount Lebanon Emirate

  Given name

Bachir

• Bachir Gemayel or Bashīr al-Jimayyel, Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
• Bachir Abdelouahab, Algerian politician and medical doctor
• Bachir Ammoury, American-born Lebanese basketball player
• Bachir Attar, Moroccan American musician and leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.
• Bachir Bensaddek, Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent
• Bachir Boudjelid, Algerian football player
• Bachir Boumaaza, mostly known by the online pseudonym Athene, a Belgian internet personality and Twitch.tv streamer
• Bachir Douadi, Algerian football player
• Bachir Moustafa Hammoud, a Lebanese philosopher, poet and Shī‘ah religious leader
• Bachir Mahamat, Chadian sprinter
• Bachir Mané, Senegalese football player
• Bachir Mecheri, Algerian football player
• Bachir Qamari, Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright
• Bachir Sebaâ, Algerian football player
• Bachir Yellès, Algerian painter

  Bashir

• Bashir Abdi, Somali-Belgian athlete
• Bashir Ahmed, many persons with the name Bashir Ahmad and Bashir Ahmed
• Bashir Ahmad , Pakistani-American professional mixed martial artist
• Bashir Badr, Indian poet of Urdu
• Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya’s oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
• Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, Nigerian politician and businessman
• Bashir Isse, Somali banker and Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
• Bashir Jehangiri, Pakistani judge
• Bashir Levingston, Canadian Football League player
• Bashir Maan, Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
• Bashir Makhtal, Canadian citizen held in an Ethiopian prison, where he is accused of terrorism and faces the death penalty
• Bashir Mehtaab Urdu poet
• Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi
• Bashir Ali Mohammad, Pakistani businessman
• Bashir Ramathan, Ugandan boxer
• Bashir Ramzy, American long jumper
• Bashir Safaroglu, Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor.
• Bashir Salahuddin, American actor, writer and comedian
• Bashir Shah, Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
• Bashir Tofa, Nigerian politician
• Bashir Varaev, Chechen judoka
• Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, Somali politician
• Bashir Yussuf, Somali religious leader

  Bechir

• Bechir Hadidane, Tunisian basketball player
• Bechir Kiiari, Tunisian judoka
• Bechir Mardassi, Tunisian cyclist
• Bechir Mogaadi, Tunisian football player
• Bechir Tekkari, Tunisian politician

  Béchir

• Béchir Bouazzat, French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent

  Middle name

• Kausar Bashir Ahmed, Pakistani architect, town-planner and educationist
• Khadra Bashir Ali, Somali politician
• Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Senegalese philosopher
• Mirza Bashir Ahmad, an Ahmadiyya scholar and writer
• Nadim Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese politician and member of Parliament. Son of assassinated Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel
• Aminu Bashir Wali, Nigerian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Surname

Bachir

• Jamil Bachir or Bashir, Iraqi Assyrian musician and expert oud player
• Oubi Buchraya Bachir, Sahrawi ambassador
• Salah Bachir, Canadian patron of the arts, entrepreneur, philanthropist, magazine publisher of Lebanese descent
• Yamina Bachir, Algerian film director and screenwriter

  Bashir

• Aamir Bashir, Indian actor and film director
• Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir, Singaporean association football referee
• Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
• Ahmad Bashir, Pakistani writer, journalist, intellectual and film director
• Ahmed Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
• Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir, Sudanese football player
• Ala Bashir, Iraqi painter, sculptor, plastic surgeon and former medical counselor to Saddam Hussein
• Amjad Bashir UK MEP
• Asabe Vilita Bashir, Nigerian politician
• Atif Bashir, Pakistani German football player
• Bashir Saleh Bashir, former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya’s oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France
• Dara Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
• Farshad Bashir, Dutch politician of Afghan descent
• Halima Bashir, Sudanese human rights activist
• Hassan Bashir, Pakistani football player
• Javed Bashir, Pakistani playback singer
• Jonis Bashir, Somali-Italian actor and musician
• Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales
• Martin Bashir, British journalist
• Max Basheer, former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
• Mowaia Bashir, Sudanese football player
• Mohammad Bashir, Pakistani wrestler
• Munir Bashir, Iraqi oud player
• Nas Bashir, English football player
• Omar Bashir , Iraqi-Hungarian musician and oud player, son of Munir Bashir and nephew of Jamil Bashir
• Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan and Sudanese army field marshal
• Palwasha Bashir, Pakistani badminton player
• Rehana Bashir, Indian administrative service
• Ruzwana Bashir, British businesswoman & activist
• Salman Bashir, Pakistani diplomat
• Shahzad Bashir, Pakistani cricketer
• Shazia Bashir, Kashmiri Singer
• Shahid Bashir, Pakistan Army engineer and aviator facing court martial
• Tahseen Bashir,, Egyptian diplomat

  Basheer

• Thalekunnil Basheer, politician from Kerala state, India
• Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Indian writer

  Bechir

• Azouz Bechir, Tunisian boxer
• Mohamed Bechir-Sow, Chadian politician
• Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister
• Sayed Ali Bechir, Qatari football player of Mauritanian descent

  Béchir

• Gabriel Béchir, French set decorator

  Others

• Bichir family, a Mexican acting family of Lebanese descent

  Fictional characters

• The title character of Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière
• Julian Bashir, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television character
• Ali Bashir, a minor character mentioned in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book by J.K. Rowling

  Places

• Bashir, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
• Bashir, Iraq, a village south of Kirkuk
• Bashir, Libya, in the
• Béchir, a village in Algeria
• Beni Bechir, a town and commune, Algeria
• Sidi Bashir Mosque, former mosque in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia, Morocco