What is "gareev"

Gareyev or Gareev is a surname, derived from the ethnonym Qaray. It may refer to:

• Makhmut Gareev, Russian General of the Army, a historian, and a military scientist
• Musa Gareyev (1922-1987), Bashkir Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Timur Gareev (born 1988) is a chess Grandmaster from Uzbekistan