Tanvir (also spelled Tanbir, Tanveer, Tanweer, Tanver or Tanwir; , romanised: ; Pashto/Persian/Urdu: , romanised: ; , romanised: ) is a unisex given name and surname, derived from Arabic meaning "enlightenment", also derived from Hindi and Punjabi languages in India meaning "strong in body, brave from body".
Notable people with this given name Tanveer Ghani, British actor Tanveer Abbasi (1934–1999), Pakistani poet Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (born 1939), Bangladeshi politician and former state minister Tanvir Gill, Indian Gujrati News Anchor Tanvir Mokammel (born 1955), Bangladeshi film director Tanveer Imam (born 1960), Bangladeshi politician Tanweer Hasan, Bangladeshi vice-chancellor Tanvir Ahmed (born 1972), Bangladeshi cricket umpire Tanveer Aslam Malik (born 1972), Pakistani politician Tanveer Ahmed (born 1975), Bangladeshi-Australian psychiatrist and journalist Tanvir Shakil Joy (born 1976), Bangladeshi politician Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir (born 1978), Bangladeshi politician Tanvir Ahmed (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer Tanwir Afzal (born 1988), Hong Kong-Pakistani cricketer Tanbir Hayder Khan (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer Tanvir Islam (born 1996), Bangladeshi cricketer Tanveer Faiz (born 1958), former vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy Tanveer Ahmed (boxer) (born 1968), Pakistani boxer Tanveer Ahmed (footballer) (born 1976), Pakistani footballer Tanvir Tareq, Bangladeshi music composer, director, singer, and television anchor Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed (born 1952), Pakistan Air Force officer Rana Tanveer Hussain (born 1949), former Minister in Pakistan Tanvir Hussain, English terrorist convicted for the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot Tanveer Ashraf Kaira (born 1960), Politician Tanvir Ahmad Khan (1932–2013), Pakistan Air Force officer Tanvir Mehdi (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer Tanveer Naqvi, Pakistani general Tanvir Sadiq, Indian politician Tanveer Shahnawaz, Canadian politician Tanveer Zaidi (born 1975), Indian film actor and educationist
Notable people with this surname Habib Tanvir (1923–2009), Indian theatre director Nial Tanvir (born 1965), British astronomer Shehzad Tanweer (1982–2005), English Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the 7/7 attacks Sohail Tanvir (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
See also Tanwir al-Miqbas, Islamic study book
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