Ja'fari ( ) 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
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 academician 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
See also
Ja'far
Jafar (disambiguation) Ja'fari jurisprudence, the school of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Twelver and Isma'ili Shia Islam, named after the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq Ja'far al-Sadiq, an 8th-century Muslim scholar and scientist