Anwar
Anwar is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Muslim world: the male given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights". Both names may also be encountered as surnames, sometimes also with the accompanying "al" (the definite article "the") as in Al Anwar.
In Francophone countries, both names are usually transliterated as Anouar and Al Anouar with the definite article "al". The name is transliterated in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey as Enver.
Given name
Notable people with the name Anwar and Anouar include:
Anwar
- Anwar (singer), Indian playback singer
- Anwar al-Awlaki, Yemeni-American al-Qaeda leader
- Anwar Fazal, Malaysian environmental activist
- Anwar Haddam, leader of the Algerian Islamist Islamic Salvation Front
- Anwar Hussain (actor) (1928-1988), Indian film actor
- Anwar Hussain (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
- Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947), Malaysian politician
- Anwar Khan (cricketer), former Pakistani cricketer
- Anwar Maqsood, Pakistani television entertainer
- Anwar Pervez, Pakistan-born businessman
- Anwar Sadat, third President of Egypt
- Anwar Shaikh, Punjabi-born Pakistani author
- Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian football defender
- Anwar Wagdi, Egyptian actor, director
- Anwar Uddin (disambiguation)
- Anwar ul Haq (disambiguation)
- Anwaruddin (disambiguation)
Anouar
- Anouar Abdel-Malek (1924-2012), Egyptian-French political scientist
- Anouar Ayed (born 1978), Tunisian handball player
- Anouar Benmalek (born 1956), Algerian novelist, journalist, mathematician and poet
- Anouar Ben Naceur (born 1983), Tunisian swimmer
- Anouar Brahem (born 1957), oud player and composer
- Anouar Diba (born 1983), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
- Anouar Hadouir (born 1982), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
- Anouar Kali (born 1991), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
Enver
- Refer to Enver
Surname
Anwar
- Chairil Anwar, Indonesian poet
- Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist
- Gabrielle Anwar, English actress
- Joko Anwar, Indonesian film critic and writer
- Raja Anwar, Pakistani journalist, and minister
- Saeed Anwar, former Pakistani cricketer
- Tariq Anwar (film editor), film editor and father of Gabrielle Anwar
- Tariq Anwar (politician), Indian politician
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
- Anwar Kharral, character in the British drama series Skins
Films
- Anwar (2007 film), a 2007 Hindi film
- Anwar (2010 film), a 2010 Malayalam film
Media
- Al Anwar, Lebanese daily
See also
- MV Anwar, a coaster originally named Empire Cape
- Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar, a colonial order of merit of the Tajurah sultanate in French Somaliland
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviation ANWR is usually pronounced "Anwar")
- Enver