Fakir (name)

Fakir is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer
• Fakir Aziao-Din (16th century), one of Akbar's chief advisors
• Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), Indian writer
• Fakir Musafar (born 1930), American photographer

Surname:

• Ajan Fakir (17th century), Sufi saint and poet
• Allan Fakir (1932–2000), Pakistani folk singer
• Jamal Fakir (born 1982), French rugby league footballer