Ja'far

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Ja'far (Arabic: ‎) is an Arabic name, variously tranliterated as Jafar, Jaffar, Jaafar or Giafar. It is the name of several historical and fictional characters:

Ja'far ibn Yahya, the vizier of Caliph Harun al-Rashid,who also featured in several Arabian Nights tales. Many "evil vizier" stereotypes were based on him, including:
*Jafar (Aladdin), the villain of Disney's Aladdin
*Jaffar (Fire Emblem), in the Fire Emblem series
*Jaffar (Prince of Persia), the villain of the ''Prince of Persia series

Other name affiliations include

Ja'far ibn Abu Talib, companion of Muhammad
Ja'far al-Sadiq (702-765), sixth Shi'i Imam
Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787-886), Persian scholar
Jafar Khan (died 1789), shah of Persia (1785-1789)
Jafar al-Askari (1887–1936), prime minister of Iraq
Jafar Pishevari (died 1947), Azerbaijani politician
Onn Jaafar (1895-1962), Malay politician
Jafar Sharif-Emami ((1910-1998)), Prime minister of Iran
Gaafar Nimeiry (born 1930), President of Sudan (1971-1985)
Jafar Panahi (born 1960), Iranian filmmaker

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