Jafri

Jafri (Arabic: جعفری ‎) is a surname commonly associated with those who are the descendants of the 6th Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, who was a direct descendant of Ali and Muhammad. Since the Jafri clan trace their lineage to Fatima Az-Zehra, they are a form of Sayyed who are the direct descendants of Muhammad. Many Shia Jafris lived in the Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Jafri.

Variant transliterations include al-Ja'fari, Jafari or Jaffrey.

Notable people with the surname Jafri

Afghanistan

• Azra Jafari (born 1978), mayor of Nili, the capital of Daykundi Province in Afghanistan

Britain

• Raza Jaffrey (born 1975), British actor and singer

India

• Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000), Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist from India
• Ehsan Jafri (1929–2002), Indian Muslim Parliamentarian
• Saeed Jaffrey (born 1929), Indian-born British actor
• Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian actress and food writer
• Javed Jaffrey (born 1963), Indian Dancer

Iran

• Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari (1923-1998), Iranian scholar, thinker, and theologian
• Masoud Jafari Jozani (born 1948), Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer
• Davoud Danesh-Jafari (born 1954), Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of Iran
• Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957), commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
• Afshin Jafari, known as Afshin (born 1978), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
• Hadi Jafari (born 1982), Iranian footballer
• Mehran Jafari (born 1985), Iranian footballer
• Ali Jafari, Iranian computer scientist
• Ibrahim al-Jaafari (born 1947), Prime Minister of Iraq

Pakistan

• Zamir Jafri (1916–1999), Pakistani poet
• Aqeel Jafri Born 1957), Pakistani writer, poet and architect
• Husain Mohammad Jafri, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University of Karachi, Pakistan

USA

• Sakina Jaffrey (born 1962), Indian-American actress

See also

• Ja'fari jurisprudence