What is "hira"

Protein HIRA is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIRA gene. This gene is mapped to 22q11.21, centromeric to COMT.

Hira is a cave where Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelations from Allah. Hira may also mean:

• Hira (surname)
• Hira Habibshah, a Big Brother 2009 (UK) contestant

• Al-Hirah, an ancient Arab city in Iraq
• Hira Mountains, Japan
• Hira, New Zealand, settlement north-east of Nelson, New Zealand
• Hira (ghetto), an old Jewish ghetto in Tunis, see History of the Jews in Tunisia

• The Hira Company Ltd, the parent company of Texet Sales Ltd, a British distributor of calculators and electronic devices
• "Hira", a song by Redgum from their 1984 album Frontline
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, a technique used to identify add address occupational safety and health risks

Hira is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Nari Hira, Indian publisher
• Rezaul Karim Hira (born 1942), Bangladeshi politician
• Roneel Hira (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
• Shūto Hira (born 1994), Japanese footballer
• Takehiro Hira (born 1974), Japanese actor