Al-Ja'fari
Ja'fari is a surname commonly associated with descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq, an important Muslim scholar and the 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of Sayyid. Descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq can most commonly be found amongst the Shi'i of Iraq, Iran and the Indian subcontinent. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Ja’fari.
Variant transliterations include Ja'fari, Jaafari, Jafari, Jafri, Jafry, and Jaffrey.
Notable people with the surname
Jafari
- Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin, Iranian pop singer and songwriter
- Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist
- Azra Jafari, Afghani politician, mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan
- Bashar Jaafari, Syrian diplomat
- Davoud Danesh-Jafari, Iranian politician, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs
- Hadi Jafari, Iranian footballer
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraqi politician, Prime Minister of Iraq
- Jonathan Aryan Jafari, known as JonTron, American comedian, internet personality, and video game critic
- Kamal Aljafari, Palestinian filmmaker
- Mehran Jafari, Iranian footballer
- Mohammad Ali Jafari, Iranian military figure, commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
- Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari, Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian
- Sara Jafari, English novelist and editor
Jafri
- Abbas Jafri, Pakistani politician and model
- Abdel Fattah Jafri, Moroccan footballer
- Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet
- Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
- Aqeel Jafri, Pakistani writer, poet and architect
- Azfar Jafri, Pakistani film director
- Ehsan Jafri, Indian Muslim parliamentarian
- Husain Mohammad Jafri, Pakistani historian
- Liaqat Jafri, Indian poet and scholar
- Meezaan Jafri, Indian actor
- Muhammad Abbas Jafri, Pakistani politician
- Murtaza Jafri, Pakistani artist
- Sacha Jafri, British artist
- Syed Ali Aslam Jafri, Pakistani judge
- Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri, Indian journalist and politician
- Syed Imran Raza Jafri, Pakistani writer and scholar
- Wasim Jafri, Pakistani gastroenterologist
- Zakia Jafri, Indian human rights activist
- Zamir Jafri, Pakistani poet and humourist
- Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, Indian Historian
Jaffri
- Ainy Jaffri, Pakistani actress and model
- Naila Jaffri, Pakistani actress and director
- Rizwan Ali Jaffri, Pakistani model, actor, and singer
- Saman Sultana Jaffri, Pakistani politician
Jaffry
- Waqar Jaffry, Pakistani academic and scientist
Jaffrey
- Javed Jaffrey, Indian actor, dancer, and comedian, son of Jagdeep
- Madhur Jaffrey, Indian actress and food writer
- Naved Jaffrey, Indian television producer, son of Jagdeep
- Raza Jaffrey, British actor and singer
- Saeed Jaffrey, Indian-born British actor
- Sakina Jaffrey, Indian-American actress
- Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey, stage name Jagdeep, Indian actor and comedian
Notable people with the middle name
- Masoud Jafari Jozani, Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer