Taimur is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

• an alternate spelling of Timur (1320s–1405), Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire, also known as Tamerlane

• Taimur or Timur Shah Durrani (1746–1793), second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire

• Taimur bin Asa'ad (born 1980), a member of the Omani royal family and banker

• Taimur bin Feisal (1886–1965), Sultan of Muscat and Oman

• Taimur Ali (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer

• Taimur Hussain (born 1974), Pakistani golfer

• Taimur Khan Jhagra (born 1977), Pakistani politician, former Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance and Health

• Taimur Ali Khan, Pakistani politician elected in 2024

• Taimur Khan (Balochistan cricketer) (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer

• Taimur Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketer) (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer

• Taimur Khan (Punjab cricketer) (born 1996), Pakistani cricketer

• Taimur Alam Khandaker, Bangladeshi politician and former chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation

• Taimur Rahman (born 1975), Pakistani political activist and musician

Surname

• Anwara Taimur (1936–2020), Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam

• Zarqa Taimur, Pakistani politician and cosmetologist, member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2021

See also

• Taimoor Sultan (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer

• Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly (1981–2010), prime suspect in the 2010 Stockholm bombings

• Timur (disambiguation)