Surname البصري (Basri 
, البصري 
, Al-Basri 
) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The last name البصري is habitual in Iraq, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, and Indonesia (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, البصري is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Basri | Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Turkey |
| البصري | Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Al-Basri | Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Iraq, Malaysia, Bahrain |
| مُحمَّد بن سيرين البصري Muslim Mufassir, IQ (b. 653) |
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| أبو عمرو بن العلاء البصري 8th-century Qur'anic Scholar and Arab linguist, SA (b. 689) |
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عمرو بن بحر بن محبوب الكناني البصري Arabic writer, IQ (b. 775) |
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| أبو الحسين البصري Qadi Abd al-Jabbar disciple, IQ (b. 980) |
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| أبو الحسن العبدي البصري Abbasid Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1130) |
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محمد البصري Moroccan activist, MA (b. 1925) |
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عبد الجبار داود البصري Iraqi novelist and poet, IQ (b. 1930) |
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| محمد زكي البصري former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1894) |
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| سليم البصري Iraqi comedian (1926-1997), IQ (b. 1926) |
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| إدريس البصري Moroccan politician (1938-2007), MA (b. 1938) |
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| قصي البصري Iraqi artist, actor and director, IQ (b. 1943) |
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| عبد الستار البصري Iraqi actor, IQ (b. 1947) |
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| حامد عبد الصمد البصري Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1950) |
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| منى البصري IQ (b. 1950) |
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| عائشة البصري Moroccan writer, MA (b. 1960) |
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