Jaafari
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Jaafari may refer to:
- Jaafari, adherent of Twelver Shi`ism
- Ali Jafari, Head of Iranian Revolutionary Guards
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari, (born 1947), Iraqi politician
- Bashar Jaafari, Syrian Diplomat
- Azra Jafari, First Female Mayor of a City in Afghanistan
- Sheherazad Jaafari, Syrian president's advisor
Name
Jafar is used as a male first name while Jaafari is used as a family name in Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and South Asia. The last name "Jaafari" is highly respected in the Middle East[citation needed], especially in Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon, etc. and it may mean "belong to Ja'far", a reference to Ja'far al-Sadiq, the holy Sixth Imam and a revered figure by Sunni and Shiite Muslims alike. Some "Jaafari" trace their lineage directly to the holy Sixth Imam.
See also
- Ja'far al-Sadiq (702-765), holy Sixth Imam
- Ja'fari jurisprudence
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