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Afşar is a surname derived from Turkish.
[1] It has several variants such as Afshar and Avşar. Notable people with the surname include:
Amīr Aṣlān Afshār (1919–2021), Iranian diplomat and politician
Amir Khosrow Afshar (1919–1999), Iranian diplomat and former foreign minister
Ebrahim Afshar (died 1749), Shah of Persia during the Afsharid Empire
Esin Afşar (1936–2011), Turkish singer and stage actress
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar (1944–2022), Iranian British life peer in the House of Lords
Hamid Ullah Afsar (1895–1974), Indian Urdu poet and writer
Hoda Afshar (born 1983), Iranian-Australian photographer and artist
Hülya Avşar (born 1963), Turkish actress, singer, and businesswoman
Iraj Afshar (1925–2011), Iranian historian and scholar
Jamshid Afshar , Iranian fighter pilot
Kamran Afshar Naderi (born 1959), Iranian architect
Kerim Afşar (1930–2003), Turkish actor
Mahnaz Afshar (born 1977), Iranian actress
Nader Shah Afshar (1688-1747), Shah of Iran, founder of an Iranian empire and the Afsharid dynasty
Nazak Afshar , French-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran
Shahriar Afshar (born 1971), Iranian-American physicist