Yavar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Yavar Abbas (born 1920), British-Indian soldier and filmmaker Yavar Aliyev (1956–1992), National Hero of Azerbaijan Yavar Jamalov (1949–2018), Azerbaijani politician Guillermo Yávar (born 1943), Chilean football manager Tomás Yávar (1834–1881), Chilean cavalry colonel Rehane Yavar Dhala (born 1969), Indian fashion designer Ali Yavar Jung (1906–1976), Indian diplomat Zehra Ali Yavar Jung, Indian social worker