What is "mazhar"

The mazhar (; plural mazāhar, مظاهر) is a large, heavy tambourine used in Arabic music. The mazhar's frame is generally made out of wood. The instrument's brass jingles are quite large (4-5 inches / 10–13 cm in diameter). It is played with a shaking technique that gives it a raucous sound. Its single head is considerably thicker than that of the riq, its smaller cousin.

The Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy is a notable performer of the mazhar.

Mazhar in Arabic means = Reflection; Resemblance; Appearance.

Mazhar may refer to:

• Mazhar, a tambourine used in Arabic music
• an Arabic male given name, meaning "light":
  • Mazhar Alanson (1950– ), Turkish actor and pop musician
  • Mazhar Ali Khan (disambiguation)
    • Mazhar Ali Khan (Journalist) , Pakistani left-wing journalist
    • Mazhar Ali Khan (painter) - 19th century artist from Delhi.
    • Mazhar Ali Khan (Singer) , Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana
  • Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim (1979– ), third wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
  • Mazhar Hussain (1967– ), Pakistani cricketer
  • Mazhar Kaleem (1942– ), Pakistani novelist
  • Mazhar Khaleghi (1939– ), Kurdish singer
  • Mazhar Khan (1964– ), Pakistani cricketer who played for Oman
  • Mazhar Khan (actor) (1953–1998), Bollywood actor and director.
  • Mazhar Krasniqi (1931– ), Muslim community leader in New Zealand
  • Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–?), Urdu poet
  • Mazhar Munir , television and film actor
  • Mazhar Raslan , Prime Minister of Jordan from 1921–1923
• a family name:
  • Ahmed Mazhar (1917–2002), Egyptian actor
  • Ahmed Mazhar (paša) , ruler of Ottoman Bosnia in 1878
  • Mohammad Mazhar , cricketer from Bangladesh.
  • Osman Mazhar (paša) , ruler of Ottoman Bosnia from 1859–1861
• Mazhar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan's fourth largest city