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Faqiri (Persian: فقیری; adjective form of Fakir or Faqir (Arabic: فقیر), a Sufi Muslim ascetic) is a Dari[1][2] surname. Faghiri is the romanization of its Persian equivalent.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Mohammad Nasim Faqiri (born 1958), Afghan politician and diplomat
- Mohammad Nazar Faqiri (born 1955), Afghan politician
References
edit- ^ "Faqiri Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
Approximately 26,316 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Afghanistan; Highest density in: Afghanistan.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Faqiri". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
Surname Faqiri is used at least 157 times in at least 20 countries.