Najjar
For the villages in Iran, see Najjar, Iran.
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Najjar (Arabic: نجّار) is an Arabic surname and profession meaning carpenter. As a surname, it may refer to:
Ancient
- Habib Al-Najjar (c. AD 5-c. AD 30~40), or Saint Habib the Carpenter
- Yousef Al-Najjar (c. 90 BC-AD 18), or Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Jesus's stepfather
Modern
- Abdulhadi Najjar (born 1974), Syrian scientific writer and civil engineer
- Ahmad El Najjar, the economist who pioneered the formation of the Islamic Banking system by setting up the Mit Ghamr Savings Bank in Egypt in 1963
- Fadel Al-Najjar (born 1985), Jordanian professional basketball player
- Ibrahim Najjar, lawyer and a Lebanese politician and Cabinet Minister
- John Najjar, executive stylist at Ford Motor Company and creator of the Ford Mustang
- Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (born 1956), Interior minister of Iran and a former defense minister of Iran
- Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar (1930–1973), commonly known as Abu Youssef, a Palestinian militant
- Najwa Najjar (born 1965), Palestinian filmmaker
- Najjar, a nickname for Redha al-Najar an individual tortured by the CIA
See also
- Banu Najjar, one of the Jewish tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome or CNS is a rare disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin, a chemical formed from the breakdown of blood
- Jand Najjar, small village near the city of Gujar Khan, in the district of Rawalpindi in Pakistan
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