Attar (name)
Attar (Arabic: عطار, ʿAṭṭār) is both a given name and a surname with the original meaning of “perfumer” or “druggist”. Notable people with the name include:
- Abbas Attar (born 1944), Iranian photographer and photojournalist known by the mononym Abbas
- Attar of Nishapur (c.1142–c.1220), Persian Sufi poet
- Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent
- Bachir Attar (born 1964), leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka
- Chaim ibn Attar (1696–1743), Moroccan rabbi, Talmudist
- Muḥammad al-ʿAṭṭār, (fl. early 20th century) Syrian Jurist
- Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri (born 1950), Muslim scholar and spiritual leader
- Muhammad Said al-Attar (born 1927), acting Prime Minister of Yemen for five months in 1994
- Najah al-Attar (born 1933), current Vice President of Syria
- Sibille Attar (born 1981), Swedish singer songwriter
- Suad al-Attar (born 1942), renowned Iraqi painter
- Zayn-e-Attar (died c.1403), Persian physician
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