Ja'far

Ja'far, Jafar, or Jaffar is a common male given name, especially among Shia muslims. It may refer to:

In historical persons:

• Ja`far ibn Abī Tālib (died 629), cousin and companion of Muhammad
• Ja'far al-Sadiq (702–765), sixth Shia Imam
• Ja'far ibn Yahya (767–803), the vizier of Caliph Harun al-Rashid
• Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787–886), Persian scholar
• Khawlah bint Ja'far

In modern persons:

• Jafar Khan (died 1789), shah of Persia (1785–1789)
• Jafar al-Askari (1887–1936), prime minister of Iraq
• Onn Jaafar (1895–1962), Malay politician
• Jafar Sharif-Emami (1910–1998), Prime minister of Iran
• Ja'far Pishevari (died 1947), Azerbaijani politician
• Jaafar Nimeiry or Gaafar Nimeiry (born 1930), President of Sudan (1971–1985)
• Jafar Zafarani (born 1947), Iranian mathematician
• Jafar Panahi (born 1960), Iranian filmmaker

In music

• "Jafar", a 2009 song by Salt the Wound from their Ares album

Places

• Ja'far, Hadhramaut

• Jaffar tribe a Pashtoon / Afghan tribe in Balochistan (Pakistan)

See also

• Jafar, a character in Aladdin media
• Jaffar, a character in the Fire Emblem universe
• Jaffar, a character in Prince of Persia media