Muneer (also spelled Moneer, Monir, Mounir, or Muneyr, , meaning illuminating, lightsome, bright, luminous) is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to: Given name Muneer Ahmad, American professor of law Munir Akram, Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008 Munir al-Rayyes (1901-1992), was a prominent Syrian newspaper editor and writer Munir Awad, citizen of Sweden who has fallen under suspicion of an association with terrorism Muneer Ahmed Badini, Pakistani writer Munir Bashir, Assyrian musician Münir Ertegün, Turkish politician Muneer Fareed, American scholar Münir Göle (born 1961), Turkish photographer Münir Hüsrev Göle (1890–1955), Turkish politician Munir El Haddadi, Moroccan footballer Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-Moroccan footballer Monir Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani nuclear engineer Mounir Maasri, Lebanese actor Mounir El Motassadeq, Moroccan al-Qaeda member Mounir Mourad, Egyptian artist Munir Bin Naseer, citizen of Pakistan who was detained in Guantanamo Bay Munir Niazi, Urdu poet Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, Egyptian politician Münir Özkul, Turkish cinema and theatre actor Munir Ahmad Rashid, Pakistani mathematician, and nuclear scientist Muneer Sait, Indian field hockey goalkeeper Münir Nurettin Selçuk, Turkish classical musician and tenor singer Munir Said Thalib, Indonesian activist Mounir Yemmouni, French middle distance runner Mounir Zeghdoud, Algerian footballer Munir Sarhadi (1931–1980), Pakistani instrumentalist and Sarinda-player Surname Asim Munir, Pakistan Army general Mazhar Munir, British television actor Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian singer Muhammad Munir, Pakistani judge Qusay Munir, Iraqi footballer See also Munira Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Bosnian masculine given names