Farooq
| Farooq |
| Pronunciation |
[faːˈruːq] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Language(s) |
Arabic |
Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Faruq, or Farouq, Arabic: فاروق, Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of Umar, an early Muslim leader.
Given name
- Farouk I of Egypt, King of Egypt and the Sudan
- Farooq Abdullah, Indian politician
- Farouk El-Baz, scientist
- Faruk Çelik, Turkish politician
- Faruk Cömert, Turkish Air Force generals
- Faruk Gül, Turkish and American economist, a professor of economics at Princeton University
- Farouk Hosny, painter
- Farouk Janeman, Fijian athlete
- Farouk Jiwa, Canadian African development activist
- Farooq Kathwari, United States businessman
- Farouk Kaddoumi, Palestinian leader
- Farouk Kamoun, Tunisian scientist
- Farouk Lawan, Nigerian politician
- Farooq Leghari, eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997
- Farooq Naek, Pakistani lawyer
- Farouk Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer
- Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman
- Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian politician
- Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor
- Farooq Shah, Pakistani footballer
- Faruk Süren, Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray
- Faruk Türünz, Turkish luthier
- Faruk Yiğit, Turkish footballer
Surname
See also