Al-Ja'fari

Ja'fari (Arabic: الجعفري Persian: جعفری) is a surname commonly associated with descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq, an important Muslim scholar and the 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of Sayyid. Descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq can most commonly be found amongst the Shi'i of Iraq, Iran and the Indian subcontinent. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Ja’fari.

Variant transliterations include Ja'fari, Jaafari, Jafari, Jafri, Jafry, and Jaffrey.

Notable people with the surname

Jafari

Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin (born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist
Azra Jafari (born 1978), Afghani politician, mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan
Bashar Jaafari (born 1956), Syrian diplomat
Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Iranian politician, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs
Hadi Jafari (born 1982), Iranian footballer
Ibrahim al-Jaafari (born 1947), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister of Iraq
Jonathan Aryan Jafari, known as JonTron (born 1990), American comedian, internet personality, and video game critic
Kamal Aljafari (born 1972), Palestinian filmmaker
Mehran Jafari (born 1985), Iranian footballer
Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957), Iranian military figure, commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (1923–1998), Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian

Jafri

Abbas Jafri (born 1991), Pakistani politician and model
Abdel Fattah Jafri (born 1950), Moroccan footballer
Ada Jafri (1924–2015), Pakistani poet
Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000), Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
Aqeel Jafri (born 1957), Pakistani writer, poet and architect
Azfar Jafri, Pakistani film director
Ehsan Jafri (1929–2002), Indian Muslim parliamentarian
Husain Mohammad Jafri (1938–2019), Pakistani historian
Liaqat Jafri (born 1971), Indian poet and scholar
Meezaan Jafri (born 1995), Indian actor
Muhammad Abbas Jafri, Pakistani politician
Murtaza Jafri (born 1958), Pakistani artist
Sacha Jafri (born 1977), British artist
Syed Ali Aslam Jafri (1943–2021), Pakistani judge
Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri (born 1955), Indian journalist and politician
Wasim Jafri, Pakistani gastroenterologist
Zamir Jafri (1916–1999), Pakistani poet
Syed Imran Raza Jafri (born 1979), Pakistani writer and scholar

Jaffri

Ainy Jaffri (born 1981), Pakistani actress and model
Naila Jaffri (1965–2021), Pakistani actress and director
Rizwan Ali Jaffri (born 1992), Pakistani model, actor, and singer
Saman Sultana Jaffri, Pakistani politician

Jaffry

Waqar Jaffry (born 1980), Pakistani academic and scientist

Jaffrey

Javed Jaffrey (born 1963), Indian actor, dancer, and comedian, son of Jagdeep
Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress and food writer
Naved Jaffrey (born 1969), Indian television producer, son of Jagdeep
Raza Jaffrey (born 1975), British actor and singer
Saeed Jaffrey (1929–2015), Indian-born British actor
Sakina Jaffrey (born 1962), Indian-American actress
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey, stage name Jagdeep (1939–2020), Indian actor and comedian

Notable people with the middle name

Masoud Jafari Jozani (born 1948), Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer