Nimr

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Nimr, al-Nimr or NIMR may refer to:

People[edit]

Surname[edit]

  • Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr (born 1994), Saudi Arabian protester sentenced to beheading and crucifixion, but later released, nephew of Nimr al-Nimr
  • Amy Nimr (1898–1974), Egyptian-born artist, writer and patron of the arts
  • Faris Nimr (1856–1951), Lebanese journalist
  • Khaled Nimr (born 1978), Jordanian footballer
  • Mek Nimr (died 1846), last mek (king) of the Ja'alin tribe of Shendi, Sudan
  • Nimr al-Nimr (1959–2016), Saudi Arabian Shia cleric beheaded for criticizing his country's government
  • Sonia Nimr (born 1955), Palestinian writer, storyteller, translator, ethnographer and academic

Given name[edit]

  • Nimr Saleh (1929–1991), Palestinian leftist figure

Other uses[edit]

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