Tahar

Tahar is a male first name, which occurs in North Africa, particularly in the Maghreb. It can also occur as a family name.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Tahar Djaout (1954-1993), an Algerian journalist, poet and prose writer
• Tahar Haddad (1899-1935), Tunisian writer, scholar and reformer
• Tahar Ben Jelloun ( born 1944 ), Moroccan writer and psychotherapist
• Tahar Mansouri (born 1965 ), Tunisian Athlete
• Tahar Rahim ( born 1981 ), French actor of North African descent

Family name

• Amor Ben Tahar (born 1969 ), Tunisian football player
• Aymen Tahar (* 1989), the Algerian football player
• Lalla Abla bint Tahar (1889-1992), member of the Moroccan Royal Family
• Mohammad Ahmad Ali Tahar ( born 1980 ), Yemeni prisoner in Guantánamo