Ansari or Al Ansari is a typically Muslim surname mainly found in the Middle East and South Asia. People with the surname Al-Ansari or Ansari are said to be the descendants of the Ansar tribesmen of Medina. Notable Ansaris include:
A–K
edit- Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter
- Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
- Abdolreza Ansari (1925–2020), Iranian politician
- Abdulaziz Rashid Al Ansari (born 1992), Qatari footballer
- Abdul Haq Ansari (1931–2012), Indian Islamic philosopher[1]
- Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1905–1973), Indian active in the freedom struggle of India
- Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian Muslim nationalist, freedom fighter, and a weavers revolution leader
- Afzal Ansari (born 1953), Indian politician
- Akbar Ansari (born 1988), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
- Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
- Ali Ansari (actor) (born 1987), Pakistani actor and musician
- Ali M. Ansari (born 1967), Iranian-British history professor
- Ali Al Ansari, Emirati paralympic athlete
- Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari, (1945–2006), Kashmiri writer and public speaker
- Amir Ansari (born 1970), American businessman and entrepreneur of Iranian descent
- Anousheh Ansari (born 1966), Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur
- Asad Ansari, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
- Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director
- Bushra Ansari, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright
- Doris Ansari, British politician and former chair of Cornwall County Council
- Faheem Ansari, Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Fahad Al Ansari (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
- Faridul Haq Ansari
- Faris Muslim al Ansari (born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo
- Furqan Ansari
- Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (born 1936-2014) Shia Cleric And Politician
- Imran Raza Ansari (born 1972), Shia Cleric and Politician
- Furkan Ansari (born 1948), Indian politician
- Gholamreza Ansari (born 1956), Iranian politician
- Hamid Ansari
- Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian footballer
- Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor
- Kamran Ansari (born 30/01/2002), Indian and software engineering
- Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian footballer
- Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist
- Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic
M–Z
edit- Majid Ansari (born 1954), Iranian cleric and politician
- Mariam Ansari
- Maria Sansaridou
- Maryam Afifa Ansari
- Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari, Pakistani politician
- Mateen Ansari (1916–1943), Indian soldier in British army
- Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (1936–2022), Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu and Kashmir
- Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari (born 1975), Shia Religious leader in Jammu and Kashmir
- Mohammed Zaki Ansari (born 1979), Indian Author philosophers
- Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people
- Mujib Rahman Ansari (1982–2022), Afghan mullah
- Mukhtar Ansari, Indian gangster turned politician
- Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader[2][3]
- Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi accused of terrorism
- Murtadha al-Ansari
- Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist in exile
- Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager
- Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet
- Sahar Ansari (born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholar[4][5]
- Salim Miya Ansari, Nepalese politician
- Saman Ansari (born 1974), Pakistani television actress
- Sarah Ansari, British professor of history
- Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician
- Shaukatullah Shah Ansari
- Siamak Ansari (born 1968), Iranian television actor and director
- Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician
- SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist
- Yassamin Ansari (born 1992), American activist and politician
- Zabiuddin Ansari a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Zeeshan Ansari (born 1999), Indian cricketer
- Zafar Ansari (born 1991), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
- Zafar Ishaq Ansari (1932–2016), Pakistani scholar of Islamic Studies
- Zohra Ansari
References
edit- ^ Former Jama'at-e-Islami Hind president passes away ZEE News website, Published 4 October 2012, Retrieved 18 January 2023
- ^ Profile of Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ^ "Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927". Congress Sandesh, Indian National Congress publication. Archived from the original on 7 March 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "127 awards conferred on Pakistan Day". Dawn (newspaper). March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ KARACHI: Aalmi Mushaira event of the day Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 April 2007, Retrieved 18 January 2023