Al-Masri
Masri, Masry, Misri or Al-Masri and El-Masry is Semitic language last name that literally means the Egyptian. The surname is commonly found in modern Egyptians and can be found in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Sudan, Israeli Jews and Arabs and among Hindu Brahmins and Muslims in Indian Kashmir.
In the Kashmiri context
In the Indian Kashmiri context, the surname Misri has historical significance tied to occupational roles during periods of foreign trade and influence. Specifically, it was a nickname given to a Kashmiri Pandit employed in the service of a trader from Egypt. Over time, this occupational nickname evolved into a hereditary surname.Al-Masri
- Amir El-Masry, Egyptian-British actor.
- Ibrahim El-Masry, Egyptian handball player for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team.
- Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam, an Egyptian judge, religious scholar, founder of Emam family, a noble Egyptian family from which many judges and princes appeared in the Middle Ages.
- Mahienour El-Massry, Egyptian human rights lawyer and political activist from Alexandria
- Sama El Masry, Egyptian actress, singer and belly dancer
- Munib al-Masri, Palestinian industrialist, and patriarch of the Palestinian Masri family
- Hadi Al Masri, Syrian football player
- Hamdi Al Masri, Syrian football player
- Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Egyptian al-Qaeda member
- Abu Hamza al-Masri, Egyptian-born British cleric
- Abu Khayr al-Masri, Egyptian al-Qaeda leader
- Abu Osama al-Masri, Egyptian jihadist and leader of the Islamic State branch in the Sinai Peninsula
- Abu Ubaidah al-Masri, Egyptian al-Qaeda operative
- Abu Walid al-Masri, Egyptian journalist and Islamic militant
- Abu Zubair al-Masri, Egyptian al-Qaeda operative
- Bashar Al-Masri, Palestinian-American businessman
- Khalid al-Masri, suspected al-Qaeda member
- Khalid El-Masri, German and Lebanese torture victim formerly detained by the United States after extraordinary rendition
- Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim, known as Abu Jihad al-Masri, propaganda chief for al-Qaeda
- Mohammed Deif,, Palestinian militant and military leader of Hamas
- Munib al-Masri, Palestinian industrialist and statesman
- Hisham Al-Masri, Syrian former swimmer
- Majida Al-Masri, Palestinian politician
- Maram al-Masri, Syrian-French writer
- Mutaher al-Masri, Yemeni politician
- Nader al-Masri, Palestinian Olympic athlete
- Saeed al-Masri, Egyptian suspected al-Qaeda member
- Saif al-Islam al-Masri, al-Qaeda member
- Taher Masri, Jordanian politician
- Yasmine Al Massri, Palestinian Egyptian actress and human rights advocate
- Yasser Al-Masri, Kuwaiti-born Jordanian-Palestinian actor
- Zafer al-Masri, Palestinian businessman
- Samer al-Masry, Syrian actor
- Dato Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al-Masri Sheikh Mustapha Al-Masri, Malaysian astronaut
El-Masri
- Abdalla El-Masri, Lebanese-Russian composer
- Iris Habib Elmasry, Egyptian Coptic Historian
- Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian former professional rugby league footballer
- Samer El Masri, Lebanese-Australian former rugby league player
- Rafed El-Masri, German-Syrian swimmer
- Sherif El-Masri, Canadian-Tunisian football player
Misri
- Vikram Misri, Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service, currently serving as the 35th Foreign Secretary of India since July 2024.
- Esa Misri, Indian professional bodybuilder
- Angela Misri, Kashmiri Canadian novelist and journalist