Yasser

Yasser

Pronunciation	[ˈjaːsir]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	derived from Arabic يسر (yasira): well to do; rich; one who makes things easier; to become easy

Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yaseer, Yasir, or Yassir; Arabic: ياسر, romanized: Yāsir) is an Arabic male name meaning "to be of ease" or "of wealth".

Given name

• Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American gridiron football player.
• Yaser Abdel Said (born 1957), Egyptian fugitive wanted for the murder of his two daughters.
• Yasser Abd Rabbo (born 1944), Palestinian politician and former Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee.
• Yassir Abdul-Mohsen (born 1988), Iraqi footballer.
• Yasser Abu Shabab (1993–2025), Palestinian militia leader
• Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
• Yasir Arafat (disambiguation), multiple people.
• Yasser al-Azma (born 1942), Syrian writer and actor.
• Yasser Al-Baadani (born 1986), Yemeni football defender.
• Yasser Al Borhamy (born 1958), Egyptian Muslim activist and Salafist leader.
• Yasser Al-Habib (born 1979), Shia Muslim Scholar and founder of Fadak TV.
• Yasser Ibrahim Farag (born 1984), Egyptian shot putter.
• Yasser el Halaby (born 1984), Egyptian squash player.
• Yaser Kasim (born 1991), Iraqi footballer.
• Yasser Khalil (born 1972), Egyptian journalist.
• Yasser Al Mosailem (born 1984), Saudi Arabian professional football player.
• Yasir Naqvi (born 1973), Canadian politician who served as Attorney General of Ontario (2016–2018) and is currently a Member of Parliament.
• Yasir ibn Amir, known in the Islamic traditions as an early martyr for the faith of Islam.
• Yasir Qadhi (born 1975), American Islamic Scholar of Pakistani origin.
• Yasser Al-Qahtani (born 1982), Saudi Arabian professional football player.
• Yassir Raad (born 1983), Iraqi footballer.
• Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1971), Iranian politician and son of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
• Yaser Salem Ali (born 1977), Emirati footballer.
• Yasser Seirawan (born 1960), American chess Grandmaster.
• Yasir Shah (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer.
• Yaser Shigan (born 1976), Syrian boxer.
• Yassir al-Sirri, Egyptian militant.
• Yaser Yıldız (born 1988), Turkish footballer.
• Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (1984–2006), Saudi Arabian extra-judicial prisoner of the United States.

Surname

• Ammar ibn Yasir (died 657), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
• Emelia Yassir (born 2003), Australian rules footballer
• Hussein Yasser (born 1984), Egyptian-Qatari footballer
• Omar Yaser Ismail (born 2005), Palestinian taekwondo athlete
• Ramadan Yasser (born 1980), Egyptian boxer