Zakariya (name)
Zakariya is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/Yahweh has remembered".
Ancient times
Medieval era
- Zakariyya al-Ansari, Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
- Zakariya al-Qazwini, Persian physician
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes", Persian physician, philosopher and scholar
- Baha-ud-din Zakariya, Pakistani Sufi saint
- Abu Zakariya, founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya
Modern times
Given name
- Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish singer
- Zakaria al-Agha, Palestinian politician
- Zakariyya Ahmad, Egyptian musician and composer
- Zakaria Alaoui, Moroccan football goalkeeper
- Zakaria Amara, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
- Zakaria Ariffin, Malaysian playwright, theater director and educator
- Zakaria Azmi, Egyptian politician
- Zakaria Botros, Coptic priest from Egypt
- Zakaria Charara, Lebanese footballer
- Zekeria Ebrahimi, Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
- Zakariya Essabar, Moroccan al-Qaeda member
- Zakaria Goneim, Egyptian archaeologist
- Zakaria Khan, birth name of Indian actor Jayant
- Zakaria Labyad, Moroccan Footballer
- Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Zakariyyā Mūsawiy, French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
- Zakaria Al Omari, Syrian footballer
- Zakaria Pintoo, Bangladeshi footballer
- Zakaria Tamer, Syrian author
- Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian militant leader
- Zakaria Zuffri, Indian cricketer
Middle name
- Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot
- Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi, Sunni Muslim scholar of the Indian subcontinent
- Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, birth name of Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter P. Ramlee
- Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes, Indonesian doctor
- Samia Zakaria Gutu, Harari-Ethiopian diplomat
Surname
- Arif Zakaria, Indian actor
- Asif Zakaria, Indian politician
- Damane Zakaria, Central African warlord
- Denis Zakaria, Swiss footballer of Congolese descent
- Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
- Ibrahim Zakaria, multiple people
- Mohammed Zakariya, American calligrapher
- Moufdi Zakaria, Algerian poet and writer
- Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer