Maamar is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Maamar Bengriba (born 1982), Algerian long-distance swimmer Maamar Benguerba, Algerian politician Maamar Bettayeb (born 1953), Algerian control theorist, educator and inventor Maamar Mamouni (born 1976), Algerian footballer Maâmar Ousser (1935–2023), Algerian footballer Maâmar Youcef (born 1989), Algerian footballer

Surname Ali Maamar (born 2005), Moroccan footballer Lassaad Maamar (born 1968), Tunisian footballer Nora Hamou Maamar (born 1983), Algerian footballer

See also Maamor, Hebrew expression meaning "teaching/lesson/discourse" Maamarim (Chabad), texts in Chabad Hasidism