Sakir Khader (b. 1990, NL) is a Palestinian-Dutch documentary photographer and filmmaker. His work primarily focuses on the relationship between life and death in conflict zones, particularly in the Middle East. In 2015 and 2017, he was nominated for a Tegel Award for his reportage work for de Volkskrant.

Khader has developed several short films, and in 2020 his first documentary series, The Ruins of Iraq (De puinhopen van Irak), was released in collaboration with VICE Studios and VPRO. His documentary Obada was selected for a Golden Calf nomination at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2021.

In 2022, he won the prestigious Silver Camera Award for his photograph of an eleven-year-old Afghan boy selling his kidney to buy food for his family. He also won the Silver Camera Award in 2023 for his photo series Life in the West Bank.

Before October 7. Khader is especially known for his raw yet intimate cinematic signature style, always seeking to illuminate the poetic sorrows of everyday life.

Khader joined the prestigious Magnum Photos in 2024.