| Pronunciation | [ˈjaːsir] | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic | 
| Meaning | derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "to become easy", "to be rich": "one who makes things easier", "one who directs to the right path", "one who goes against the tide"; related to Hebrew yashar "just, upright" | 
Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yasir, or Yassir; Arabic: ياسر, Yāsir) is an Arabic male name meaning “to be of ease” or “of wealth”.[1]
Notable people with this given name
- Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American gridiron football player
 - Yasir ibn Amir (died 615 C.E.) is known in the Islamic traditions as the second person in history to be martyred for having adopted the faith of Islam.
 - Yaser Abdel Said (born 1957), Egyptian fugitive wanted for the murder of his two daughters
 - Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer
 - Yaser Salem Ali, Emirati footballer
 - Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
 - Yasir Arafat (disambiguation), multiple people
 - Yasser al-Azma, Syrian writer and actor
 - Yasser Al-Baadani (born 1986), Yemeni football defender
 - Yasser Al Borhamy (born 1958), Egyptian Muslim activist
 - Yasser Ibrahim Farag (born 1984), Egyptian shot putter
 - Yasser Al-Habib, Shia Muslim Scholar and founder of Fadak TV
 - Yasser el Halaby, Egyptian squash player
 - Yaser Kasim, Iraqi footballer
 - Yasser Khalil (born 1972), Egyptian journalist
 - Yasser Al Mosailem (born 1984), Saudi Arabian professional football player
 - Yasser Portuondo (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player
 - Yasir Qadhi, American Islamic Scholar of Pakistani origin
 - Yasser Al-Qahtani (born 1982), Saudi Arabian professional football player
 - Yassir Raad, Iraqi footballer
 - Yasser Abd Rabbo (born 1944), Palestinian politician
 - Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1971), Iranian politician
 - Yasser Seirawan (born 1960), American chess player
 - Yasir Shah (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
 - Yaser Shigan, Syrian boxer
 - Yassir al-Sirri, Egyptian militant
 - Yaser Yıldız, Turkish footballer
 - Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (1984–2006), Saudi Arabian extra-judicial prisoner of the United States
 
Notable people with this surname
- Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
 - Hussein Yasser (born 1984), Egyptian-Qatari footballer
 - Ramadan Yasser (born 1980), Egyptian boxer
 
References
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