Jafri
"Jafari" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Jafari, Iran.
Jafri (Arabic: جعفری ) is a surname commonly associated with those who are the descendants of the 6th Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, who was a direct descendant of Ali and Muhammad. Since the Jafri clan trace their lineage to Fatima Az-Zehra, they are a form of Sayyed who are the direct descendants of Muhammad. Many Shia Jafris lived in the Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Jafri.
Variant transliterations include al-Ja'fari, Jafari,Jaffrey or Jaffery
Notable people with the surname Jafri
Afghanistan
- Azra Jafari (born 1978), mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan
Britain
- Raza Jaffrey (born 1975), British actor and singer
India
- Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000), Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
- Ehsan Jafri (1929–2002), Indian Muslim Parliamentarian
- Saeed Jaffrey (born 1929), Indian-born British actor
- Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress and food writer
- Javed Jaffrey (born 1963), Indian Dancer
Iran
- Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (1923-1998), Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian
- Masoud Jafari Jozani (born 1948), Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of Iran
- Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957), commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
- Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin (born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
- Hadi Jafari (born 1982), Iranian footballer
- Mehran Jafari (born 1985), Iranian footballer
- Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari (born 1947), Prime Minister of Iraq
Pakistan
- Zamir Jafri (1916–1999), Pakistani poet
- Aqeel Jafri Born 1957), Pakistani writer, poet and architect
- Husain Mohammad Jafri, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University of Karachi, Pakistan
USA
- Sakina Jaffrey (born 1962), Indian-American actress
- Jonathan Aryan Jafari, known as JonTron (born 1990), American comedian, internet personality, and video game critic
See also
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