Azar (disambiguation)

Azar is a common given name and surname in English, in Arabic (written as عازار) and in Persian (written as آذر)

It may refer to:

Months

• Azar or Qaws, ninth month of the Iranian calendar. It means literally fire in Persian
• Azar or Āḏār, Arabic name of the month of March of the Gregorian calendar. Refer to Arabic names of calendar months
• Adar, Hebrew month, the sixth of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar

Places

Iran

• Azar, Iran, village in Iran
• Azar Key, village in Iran
• Azar Khvaran, village in Iran
• Gaz Azar, village in Iran
• Gol Azar, village in Iran

Israel

• Kfar Azar, moshav ovdim located in the Ono Valley in central Israel
• Fauzi Azar Inn, guesthouse in Nazareth, Israel with location on the popular path of the Jesus Trail

People

• Azar, father of Abraham in the Quranic version of the story

• Azar, derivative of Elazar, Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

Given name

• Azar Gat (born 1959), Israeli researcher and author on military history
• Azar Karadas (born 1981), Norwegian football player of Turkish descent
• Āzar Kayvān, (b. between 1529 and 1533; d. between 1609 and 1618), the first name sometimes transcribed Adhar, was a Zoroastrian high priest of Istakhr and native of Fars who emigrated to the Gujarat in Mughal India during the reign of the Emperor Akbar and became the founder of a Zoroastrian school of ishraqiyyun or Illuminationists
• Azar Lawrence (born 1952), American jazz saxophonist
• Azar Majedi, Iranian communist activist, writer
• Azar Shiva (born 1940), Iranian actress
• Azar Nafisi (born 1955), Iranian academic

Middle name

• Mehdi Azar Yazdi (1921–2009), Iranian writer

Surname

• Amado Azar (1913–1971), Argentine boxer and Olympian
• Alex Azar (born 1967), American politician and Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Assi Azar (born 1979), Israeli television personality
• Betty Azar, teacher and the author of several English grammar workbooks that are a staple in the English as a second language teaching industry
• Caroline Azar, Canadian director, actor, and playwright. Lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column
• Dina Azar, Miss Lebanon 1995, television personality and host, fashion designer
• Edward Azar (1938–1991), Lebanese professor of government and politics
• Elsa Firouz Azar (born 1983), Iranian film actress
• Emilè Azar (born 1985), Swedish singer of Lebanese origin
• George Azar (born 1959), Lebanese American photojournalist and documentary film maker
• Habib Azar (born 1979), American film, theater and television director
• Ignatius Isaac Azar, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch during 1709–1722
• Jacobo Majluta Azar (1934-1996), Dominican politician of Lebanese origin. President of the Dominican Republic, Vice president and senator
• Joseph Azar (prince), Jewish prince of the Anjuvannam in Cochin, South India
• Joseph Azar (singer) (born 1942), Lebanese artist and singer
• Jorge Azar, Uruguayan painter and sculptor
• Pablo Azar (born 1982), Mexican actor
• Raymond Azar (businessman), Lebanese businessman who reported abuse in Bagram, Afghanistan
• Raymond Azar (security chief) (born 1953), head of Lebanese military intelligence
• Rick Azar, American broadcaster
• Roberto Azar (born 1966), Argentine tennis player
• Rony Azar (born 1983), Lebanese football (soccer) player
• Steve Azar (born 1964), American country music artist
• Rustom Azar (1966-2015), Lebanese Ghanaian Executive Director at Azar Group Ltd. in West Africa

Objects

• In ancient Persia, fire temples names all starting with Azar, like Azarmehr, Azarnoosh, Azarbahram, Azaraeen, Azarkharin, Azarbarzin, Azarzardosht