Najjar (Arabic: نجّار) is an Arabic and Sephardic surname and profession meaning carpenter. Notable people with surnames Najjar, al-Najjar, or al-Najar include:

Ancient

  • Habib Al-Najjar (c. AD 5-40), or Saint Habib the Carpenter
  • Yousef Al-Najjar (c. 90 BC-AD 18), or Saint Joseph the Carpenter, Jesus's legal father
  • Ibn Al Najjar a hanbali scholar of Sunni Islam

Modern

Fictional characters

  • Noore Najjar, a fictional character from 2014 Ubisoft video game Far Cry 4

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Najjar
  • Naggar
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