Jafri
Jafri is a surname commonly associated with Shia Muslims who are the descendants of the 6th Imam, Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, who was a direct descendant of Imam Ali and the prophet Muhammad. Since the Jafri clan trace their lineage to Fatima Az-Zehra, they often use the prefix Syed (or its synonyms) in front of their name. Many Shia Jafris lived in the Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Jafri.
- Note
- Jafri is also spelled as Jafari, Jafry or Jaffery in Urdu / Persian, and al-Ja'fari in Arabic.
Notable people with the surname Jafri
- Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, Professor of Medieval Indian History, the University of Delhi
- Mohd Murtuza Jafri, a filmmaker from India
- Ahsan Jafri, an Indian Muslim ex-Parliamentarian
- Ali Sardar Jafri, an Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
- Dr Nazim Jafri, an Urdu writer, poet from India,known for writing Urdu poetry in Shakespeare type II for the first time in world history.
- Syed Hasan Imdad Jafri, a shia Islamic scholar and poet, who translated many renowned books of Fiqah from Arabic to Urdu
- Azra Jafri, was mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan
- [[ Amna jafri doctor in cuba
- [[ Zahid ali jafri vice-chairman perfusionist council pakistan
- Daud Danish Jafri, was the Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of Iran
- Hussain Mohammad Jafri, is the Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University of Karachi, Pakistan
- Ibrahim Jafri, is an Iraqi politician
- Javed Jafri, is an Indian actor
Hadi Jafri Doctor in USA
- Liaquat Ali Jafri (Maulvi Liaquat Ali), was a Muslim religious leader from Allahabad, India
- Madhur Jaffrey, is an Indian actress
- Masoud Jafri Jozani, is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Mehdi Jafri, is an internationally acclaimed Iranian (Persian) film director
- Mohammad Ali Jafri (Aziz Jafri), is the commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in
- Saleem Jafri -Poet and organised poetry festivals known as mushairas in Dubai and Pakistan. Saleem Jafri award for poetry named after him.
- Khurram Jafree A Senior Pakistani Banker
- Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Pakistani journalist
Iran
- Mohammad Taqi Jafri, was an Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian
- Saeed Jafri, is an Indian actor
- Mujahid Husain Jafri, is a spiritual leader (Imam) of Mashaykhi Momin community of Gujarat
- Zamir Jafri, a Pakistani poet
Iraq