Surname العسكري (Askari 
, العسكري 
, Askri ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname العسكري is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common surname, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, Egypt, and Morocco. Much less frequently, العسكري is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Askari, Askri | Iran, India, Tunisia, Morocco, Pakistan |
| العسكري | Egypt, Yemen, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Laskri | Algeria, France, India, Morocco, United States |
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جعفر العسكري 3rd and 6th prime minister of Iraq (1885–1936), IQ (b. 1885) |
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سيد مرتضى العسكري Islamic Scholar, IQ (b. 1909) |
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| تحسين العسكري former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1892) |
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| حسان العسكري DZ (b. 1900) |
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خالد العسكري football goalkeeper, MA (b. 1981) |
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| علي العسكري Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1936) |
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| عمار العسكري film director (1942-2015), DZ (b. 1942) |
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| سامي العسكري Member of the Iraqi National Assembly, IQ (b. 1953) |
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| زينب العسكري actor and model, BH (b. 1974) |
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| عبير العسكري Egyptian journalist, EG |
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| علي رضا العسكري former Iraqi and ottoman military officer, IQ |
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| يوسف العسكري Kuwaiti swimmer, KW (b. 1994) |
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