Zakariya (name)

Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zachariah, Zekariya, Zakaryyaa etc, or ) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God/Yahweh has remembered".

Ancient times

• Zakariya, the father of Yahya (John the Baptist)

Medieval era

• Zakariyya al-Ansari (1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar
• Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203-1283), Persian physician
• Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes", Persian physician, philosopher and scholar
• Baha-ud-din Zakariya (1170-1262), Pakistani Sufi saint
• Abu Zakariya (1203-1249), founder and first ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya

Modern times

Given name

• Zakaria Abdulla (born 1956?), Kurdish singer
• Zakaria al-Agha (1942–2025), Palestinian politician
• Zakariyya Ahmad (1896–1961), Egyptian musician and composer
• Zakaria Alaoui (born 1966), Moroccan football goalkeeper
• Zakaria Amara (born 1985), accused of plotting terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario
• Zakaria Ariffin (1952–2025), Malaysian playwright, theater director and educator
• Zakaria Azmi (born 1938), Egyptian politician
• Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Coptic priest from Egypt
• Zakaria Charara (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
• Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996), Afghan actor known for The Kite Runner
• Zakariya Essabar (1977–??), Moroccan al-Qaeda member
• Zakaria Goneim (1905–1959), Egyptian archaeologist
• Zakaria Khan (1915–1975), birth name of Indian actor Jayant
• Zakaria Labyad (born 1993), Moroccan Footballer
• Zakaria Mohieddin (1918–2012), Egyptian military officer, former Prime Minister of Egypt
• Zakariyyā MÅ«sawiy (born 1968), French citizen convicted of conspiracy to kill
• Zakaria Al Omari (born 1990), Syrian footballer
• Zakaria Pintoo (1943–2024), Bangladeshi footballer
• Zakaria Tamer (born 1931), Syrian author
• Zakaria Zubeidi (born 1976), Palestinian militant leader
• Zakaria Zuffri (born 1975), Indian cricketer

Surname

• Arif Zakaria (born 1966), Indian actor
• Asif Zakaria, Indian politician
• Damane Zakaria (died 2022), Central African warlord
• Denis Zakaria (born 1996), Swiss footballer of Congolese descent
• Fareed Zakaria (born 1964), Indian-American journalist and author
• Ibrahim Zakaria, multiple people
• Mohammed Zakariya (born 1942), American calligrapher
• Moufdi Zakaria (1908-1977), Algerian poet and writer
• Zuzu Zakaria, Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and electronic music producer

See also

• Zechariah (given name)
• Zacharias (surname)
• Zechariah (disambiguation)

References