Jaber

Jaber is an Arabic given name for males and a surname and may refer to:

Places

• Jaber, Iran, village in Iran, also known as Mian Rah-e Jaber
• Jaber-e Sofla, a village in Iran
• Shoaymit-e Jaber, village in Iran
• Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, multi-purpose sports stadium in Kuwait City
• Jaber-e Ansar Rural District, Iran
• Aqabat Jaber, Palestinian refugee camp in West Bank

People

Given name

• Jaber A. Elbaneh, (alternate spelling "Gabr al-Bana"), (born 1966), Yemeni-American labeled a suspected terrorist
• Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1926-2006), the former emir of Kuwait
• Jaber I Al-Sabah (1770–1859), third ruler of Kuwait
• Jaber II Al-Sabah (1860–1917), eighth Sheikh of Kuwait
• Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, a Kuwaiti Prime Minister
• Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian football player
• Jaber Rouzbahani (born 1986), Iranian basketball player
• Jaber Saeed Salem, born Yani Marchokov (born 1975), Qatari weightlifter

Middle name

• Mohammed Jaber Al-Ansari, prominent Bahraini philosopher and political thinker

Surname

• Muhammad Jaber Al Safa (1875-1945), Lebanese historian and writer
• Ali Jaber, Lebanese journalist, media consultant and TV personality
• Hala Jaber, Lebanese-British journalist
• Hisham Jaber, Lebanese Major General
• Rabee Jaber, Lebanese author, novelist and journalist
• Rabih Jaber, Swedish singer of Lebanese descent. Also earlier part of duo Rebound!
• Salih Jaber, Iraqi football player
• Tamara Jaber (born 1982), Australian pop singer-songwriter member of pop group, Scandal'us and of pop trio, then duo Scarlett Belle
• Yassine Jaber, Lebanese politician

Companies

• Jaber Ebne Hayyan Pharmaceutical Co., Pharmaceutical Company established 1960 Tehran,Iran

See also

• Qal'at Ja'bar, a castle in Syria