Zafar (name)

Zafar is both an Arabic given name and an Arabic surname meaning "victory". Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Zafar Ali Khan, Pakistani writer
• Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian politician
• Zafar Bangash, Pakistani writer
• Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), various people
• Zafar Mehmood Mughal, ASC, Chairman Executive of Punjab Bar Council
• Zafar Saifullah, Indian politician

Surname:

• Ali Zafar, Pakistani musician
• Bahadur Shah Zafar, who used the pen name Zafar, last Mughal emperor of India
• Shakila Zafar, Bangladeshi singer
• Wasi Zafar, Pakistani politician

Fictional characters:

• Zafar Younis, character in the British BBC drama Spooks