List of Famous people named Munir
Münir Özkul
Münir Özkul was a Turkish cinema and theatre actor. He has been awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey". In 1972, he won a Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sev Kardeşim.
Munir El Haddadi
Munir El Haddadi Mohamed, known simply as Munir, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sevilla FC.
Munir Said Thalib
Munir Said Thalib was an Indonesian activist. Founder of the Kontras human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht University to pursue a Master's degree in international law and human rights. He is one of Indonesia's most famous human rights and anti-corruption activists.
Munir Akram
Munir Akram is a Pakistani diplomat who is appointed as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. Earlier, he held the post from 2002 to 2008, during which he also served two terms as President of the United Nations Security Council. On 23 July 2020, Munir Akram was elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Munir Mohand Mohamedi
Munir Mohand Mohamedi El Kajoui, known simply as Munir, is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Hatayspor.
Münir Nurettin Selçuk
Münir Nurettin Selçuk was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer.
Munir Nayfeh
Munir Hasan Nayfeh is a Palestinian-American particle physicist, renowned for his pioneering work in nanotechnology. Nayfeh was born in December 1945, in the neighborhood of Shweikeh in Tulkarem city, in what was then Mandatory Palestine. Following the 1948 Palestine war and Palestinian exodus, Nayfeh's family was compelled to settle in Jordan, where he received his Thanaweyeh Ammeh. He received his Bachelor's degree in 1968, and his master's in physics in 1970 from the American University of Beirut, after which he won a scholarship to pursue his PhD at Stanford University in the USA, which he successfully completed in 1974.
Munir Bashir
Munir Bashir, the King of Oud was an Iraqi Assyrian musician and one of the most famous musicians in the Middle East during the 20th century and was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system.
Münir Ertegün
Mehmet Munir Ertegun was a Turkish legal counsel in international law to the "Sublime Porte" of the late Ottoman Empire and a diplomat of the Republic of Turkey during its early years. Ertegun married Emine Hayrünnisa Rüstem in 1917 and the couple had three children, two of whom were Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun, the brothers who founded Atlantic Records and became iconic figures in the American music industry.
Munir Mangal
Munir Mohamad Mangal was an Afghan general whose professional military career spanned more than 40 years. Mangal served in high-level military and government positions, most latterly as the Commander of the Afghan National Police, before his retirement in 2016.