Saqr

This article is about the Arabic human name. For other uses, see Sakr (disambiguation).

Sakr (Arabic: صقر 'hawk') or Saqr is an Arabic given name for tony Ben sakr and surname. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name[edit]

### Saqr[edit]

* Saqr Geroushi, Chief of Staff of the Libyan Air Force
* Saqr Ghobash, Emirati politician
* Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi (c. 1920–2010), Emîr, ruler of Ras Al Khaimah
* Saqr bin Muhammed bin Saqr Al-Qasimi (died 2007), a member of the royal Al-Qasimi family, was deputy ruler of Sharjah till 1994
* Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi (1924–1993), Emir, ruler of Sharjah (1951 to 1965)
* Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1887–1928), third ruler of Abu Dhabi

### as bin Saqr[edit]

* Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi (fl. 2009), Chairman of the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Customs and Seaports
* Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi (fl. 1958–2003), former Crown Prince and deputy ruler of Ras al-Khaimah
* Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (18th century–1866), ruler of the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (1803–1840, 1840–1866)

### as bint Saqr[edit]

* Asmaa bint Saqr Al Qasimi (2008–2013), UAE female poet

## Surname[edit]

### Sakr[edit]

* Antoine Sakr, Lebanese footballer
* Abd El-Karim Sakr (1918–1994), Egyptian football player
* Habib Abou Sakr, Lebanese Maronite academic
* Joseph Sakr (1939-1997), Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor
* Karol Sakr (born 1969), Lebanese singer
* Laila Shereen Sakr (born 1971), known by her moniker VJ Um Amel, Egyptian–American digital media theorist and artist
* Naomi Sakr, British professor, author and public speaker
* Okab Sakr (born 1975), Lebanese journalist and politician
* Pascale Sakr (born 1964), Lebanese singer
* Yasser Sakr (born 1977), amateur Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler

### Saqr[edit]

* Ahmed Al Saqr (born 1970), Lebanese football player
* Etienne Saqr (born 1937) also known by his nom de guerre "Abu Arz", far-right, Lebanese nationalist leader
* Ihab Saqr, believed to have coordinated the 1995 bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad
* Mohamed Saqr (born 1981), Qatari football player
* Muhammad Jamal Saqr (born 1966), Egyptian writer, academic and poet

## See also[edit]

* Sakhr (disambiguation)
* Sakir

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