Timur is a masculine Turkic and Mongolic given name which literally means iron. It is a cognate of the Turkish name Demir. In Indonesian, timur translates to east, and symbolizes hope by the rising sun.
Timur (Russian: Тиму́р) is also a popular name for boys in post-Soviet states, due in part to its usage in the novel Timur and His Squad by Arkady Gaidar.
Notable people with the given name include:
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Rulers
Timur (1336–1405), Central Asian ruler also known as Tamerlane
Timur II, real name Neku Siyar (1679–1723), a de facto Mughal emperor
Timur Shah Durrani (1746–1793), an Afghan ruler
Modern world
Timur Beg (1886–1933), Uyghur rebel leader
Timur Bekmambetov (born 1961), Kazakh film and advertisement director
Timur Bekmansurov, Russian school shooter
Timur Bilyalov (born 1995), Russian hockey goaltender
Timur Dibirov (born 1983), Russian handball player
Timur Dzhabrailov (born 1973), Russian footballer
Timur Faizutdinov (2001–2021), Russian ice hockey defenseman
Timur Frunze, Russian fighter pilot
Timur Gareev (born 1988), Uzbekistani chess player
Timur Ibragimov (born 1975), Uzbekistani boxer
Timur Kapadze (born 1981), Uzbekistani footballer
Timur Kulibayev (born 1966), Kazakh billionaire
Timur Kuran (born 1954), American economist and political scientist
Timur Mindich (born 1979), Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur and film producer
Timur Miroshnychenko, a Ukrainian TV presenter
Timur Mutsurayev (born 1976), Chechen singer and bard
Timur Naniev (born 1994), Russian weightlifter
Timur Pradopo (born 1955), Chief of the Indonesian National Police
Timur Rakhmatullin (born 1983), Russian footballer
Timur Rodriguez, Russian showman, singer, TV and radio personality
Timur Selçuk (1946–2020), Turkish musician
Timur Taymazov (born 1970), Ukrainian weightlifter
Timur Tekkal (born 1981), German rugby union footballer
Timur Yanyali (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Timur Yunusov, Russian singer