Habib
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| Habib | |
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| Pronunciation | [ħɑbiːb] |
| Gender | Male |
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| Meaning | Beloved |
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| Related names | Habiba |
Habib (Arabic: حبيب, Ḥabīb) is an Arabic male name with the meaning "beloved", or "sweetheart",[1] it also appears as a surname. The name is popular in the Middle East, Africa, and France. In other countries, especially in Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid (a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad) families.
Given name
- Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971), Islamic scholar
- Habib Beye (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer
- Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000), Tunisian politician
- Habib Bourguiba Jr. (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat
- Habib Dehghani, Iranian footballer
- Habib Esfahani, Iranian poet, grammarian and translator.
- Habib Habibou (born 1987), French footballer
- Habib Kashani, Iranian businessman
- Habib Koité (born 1958), Malian musician
- Habib Munzir Al-Musawa, Indonesian Islamic cleric
- Habib Mohebian, Iranian pop singer and songwriter
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Islamic scholar
- Habib Wahid (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician
- Habib Zargarpour, Iranian art director
- Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist
Surname
- Aftab Habib, English cricket player
- Brian Habib, American football player
- Dina Powell nee Habib (born 1973), Egyptian-born American government official
- Irfan Habib, Indian Marxist historian
- Mamdouh Habib, Australian once held at Guantanamo Bay
- Philip Habib (1920–1992), American diplomat
- Rafik Habib (born 1959), Christian (Coptic) Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician.
See also
- Habibi (disambiguation)
- Habibullah (disambiguation)
- Habib ur Rahman (disambiguation)
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