Fakir (disambiguation)

Fakir (disambiguation)

A fakir is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

Fakir may also refer to:

People with the given name Fakir:

* Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer
* Fakir Aziao-Din (16th century), one of Akbar's chief advisors
* Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843-1918), Indian writer
* Fakir Musafar (born 1930), American photographer

People with the surname Fakir:

* Ajan Fakir (17th century), Sufi saint and poet
* Allan Fakir (1932-2000), Pakistani folk singer
* Jamal Fakir (born 1982), rugby league player

ee also

* Al Fakir


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